Après avoir frôlé l’exploit, ils ont finally cracké. The Boston Celtics started making the most incredible comeback in NBA history in the May 29 world championship, the matcho de los septième de la final de Conférence Est, face au Miami Heat (103-84) .
The Massachusetts franchise won’t be the first in North American basketball league history to signal a playoff series after losing its three premiership games, a feat of just 150 teams ahead of them if they’re equally broken in the teeth. La disillusion est d’autant plus grande que cette défaite fatale a eu lieu à domicile, et qu’elle deprive les Celtics d’une place en finale.
Ce sont les joueurs du Heat qui defieront, à partir du 1um June, the Denver Nuggets, qualified after several days, for the sacred final. After squandering the three wins of the advance, the Floridians assembled a good strength of character and began to revanche for the report à la season spent by the Celtics les avaient battus en sept match pour atteindre la final, perdue face aux Golden State Warriors .
Caleb Martin decisive
If star Jimmy Butler has finally rejoined his compteur with 28 points, this is Caleb Martin, turned titleholder, who cut a fine figure in Miami with 26 points with no more than one well-timed registered player, a joli quatre sur six à tre point et dix rebonds.
Du côté des Celtics who ran quickly after the score (22-15 à l’issue du première quarter-temps) without ever being able to comeback à moins de six points de leurs opponents, Jayson Tatum was limited to 14 points.
Malheureux finalist in 2020 in Orlando’s bull against the Los Angeles Lakers, Heat will attempt this year to report a four-time champion title and also write the story in developing the first-class franchise premiere in the regular season issue. sa Conference à reporter le sacre supreme.
Il faudra pour cela dominate des Nuggets neophytes à ce niveau de compétition, qui ont écarté à l’Ouest sans ménagement les Lakers. After également mené 3 victories to 0, the coéquipiers of Nikola Jokic were but avoided useless fraying in s’imposing dès le quatrième match. Ils accueilleront le premier match d’une finale which must offer entertainment and suspense.