Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler On Game 7: "I'm Not Going To Let Anybody Quit"

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler is fully embracing the role of leader entering Game 7 against Boston Celtics
Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler On Game 7: "I'm Not Going To Let Anybody Quit"
Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler On Game 7: "I'm Not Going To Let Anybody Quit" /

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler took most of the blame for Saturday's Game 6 loss to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals. 

He refuses to let it affect his preparation for tonight's Game 7 at TD Garden. Butler is already motivated enough, so he wants to make sure his teammates are hype. 

"I'm not going to let anybody quit," Butler said. "I don't give a damn what happens. We're going to go in there and make it happen."

A year ago on this day, the Heat fell just short of making the NBA Finals. They lost to the Celtics in Miami. This time, they want to flip the script by defeating them on their home court. 

"It's the first to four," Heat center Bam Adebayo said. "We knew this series wasn't going to be easy. People act like we're shocked that we're in a dogfight with the Boston Celtics." 

The winner faces the Denver Nuggets in the next round, with Game 1 Thursday in Denver. 

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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