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Derrick White's Tip-In At Buzzer Forces A Game 7 Between Miami Heat And Boston Celtics

The Miami Heat were so close to securing an NBA Finals berth but now have to do it in Game 7 at Boston Monday

Shandel Richardson

Derrick White's Tip-In At Buzzer Forces A Game 7 Between Miami Heat And Boston Celtics
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For a while, it looked like the Miami Heat were on the way to the NBA Finals. 

Boston Celtics guard Derrick White had other plans. 

White tipped in a Marcus Smart missed 3-pointer at the buzzer to push the Celtics to a 104-103 victory Saturday in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 31 points and 11 rebounds. 

The series is now tied at 3, with Game 7 Monday in Boston. 

The Heat appeared to have secured victory when Jimmy Butler hit three free throws with 2.1 seconds. Butler scored 14 of his 24 points in the final 3 minutes, 51 seconds. 

After winning the first three games, the Heat are one loss from being on the wrong side of history. The Celtics are now in position to become the first NBA team to rally from a 3-0 deficit. Teams were previously 0-150 in the position. 

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star.  TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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