Boston Celtics guard Derrick White celebrates with Jayson Tatum after defeating the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals. (Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports)
The Boston Celtics are one win away from history.
And yet, they were seconds away from losing out on the opportunity to make history, before Derrick White played hero to close out a 104-103 Celtics win in Game 6 over the Miami Heat. Jimmy Butler had just put the Heat up 103-102 with just three seconds, and it appeared that a Marcus Smart desperation heave would be the Celtics’ final shot, but White just barely got the putback off before the buzzer and the shot fell, saving the Celtics’ season from the brink.
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