Miami Heat managed to keep their NBA finals hopes alive on Friday night after beating Boston Celtics in a close game. The two teams will now meet in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals to decide who gets the title and the bragging rights.

The winner of Sunday’s game will meet Western Conference champions Golden State Warriors, who beat Dallas Mavericks in the finals just a day before. 

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In the most back-and-forth game of the series, Boston took a 97-94 lead on Derrick White’s 3-pointer with under five minutes to play — the first time the lead has changed hands in the fourth quarter. Kyle Lowry answered with a 3 and then added two free throws as Miami scored 11 of the next 13 points.

Jayson Tatum had 30 points and nine rebounds and Derrick White came off the bench to score 11 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter for Boston. The Celtics are trying to reach the finals for the first time since 2010.

The Butler did it, literally

While multiple Miami Heat players scored more than what they were expected to, Jimmy Butler was the star of the game. The forward player had 47 points, nine rebounds and eight assists on Friday. Not only did he become the highest scoring player of the night, he also registered a career-high score.

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Butler also managed to give his team a fighting chance, which was later turned into a victory. As time ran out, Butler’s 20-foot jump shot gave the Heat a six-point lead from which the Celtics could not recover.

Butler was still partly recovering from an injury he sustained in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. He was forced to walk off the court, compromising Miami Heat’s chances of making it to the NBA finals series.