The script would not be a task in Hollywood. By slamming the ball with a tenth of a second left in Game 6 between Boston and Miami, Derrick White gave the Celtics an unexpected win and Game 7 in a series where he and his teammates were leading 3-0 just a few days ago. History is on the move.
In 150 occasions, never has a team with such a deficit reversed this compromised situation, to win the series in seven games. This is what seems to be able to accomplish Boston, which will be favorite to win the final meeting, Monday at TD Garden, in front of its public, and validate a second consecutive presence on the last step of the championship, to better dream of a record 18th title.
A cursed rebound for the Heat
It was better not to be cardiac in Miami, for this sixth game of the finals of the Eastern Conference, which will undoubtedly remain in the annals. Because it didn't take much for the Celtics to fall by the wayside and for the Heat to carry out a funny hold-up, after hanging on until the end.
"We had our backs to the wall. I'm glad we won. We are a resilient group. We lift each other up. We fought for each other," said Derrick White.
"It's the only place where the ball could have bounced to hurt us. We anticipated a lot of things about this action and sometimes things don't go the way we would like," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said helplessly. On Saturday, success chose its side.
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