NBA Play-offs: Miami Heat beat Boston Celtics 103-84 to reach finals

Butler was named bid MVP for his match-winning performances.

The Miami Heat halted the Boston Celtics' singular fightback successful the Eastern Conference Finals, clinching the deciding lucifer 103-84 to scope the NBA finals.

They volition play the the Denver Nuggets successful the best-of-seven finals with the archetypal crippled starting connected Thursday (01:30 BST Friday).

Derrick White's dramatic buzzer-beater successful crippled six had tied the series, giving the The Celtics anticipation of becoming the archetypal broadside successful NBA past to overturn a 3-0 shortage successful a play-off final.

But alongside Butler's efforts, Caleb Martin scored 26 points and Bam Adebayo recorded 12 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists arsenic the Heat silenced a passionate Boston crowd.

Butler, 33, was named MVP of the bid aft averaging 24.7 points, 7.6 rebounds and 6.1 assists.

"We stayed unneurotic arsenic a group," helium said.

"We talked astir going to get a pugnacious 1 connected the roadworthy and we did conscionable that. [My team-mates] are the crushed we're here. I cognize however bully a squad we are and we made it happen."

Heat manager Erik Spoelstra said helium ne'er doubted his squad's resilience.

"Sometimes you person to endure for the things you truly want," helium said.

"This radical has shown fortitude erstwhile determination are inevitable let-downs and failures, but had that perseverance to prime yourself up, that corporate tone to support connected forging ahead."

The Heat are seeking a 4th NBA rubric and archetypal since 2013, portion The Nuggets, who bushed the Los Angeles Lakers successful the Western Conference play-offs, are successful hunt of a maiden championship.