Derrick White tipped-in a missed shot attempt as time expired in regulation to lift the Boston Celtics over the Miami Heat in Game 6, 104-103. Jayson Tatum (31 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists) and Jaylen Brown (26 points, 10 rebounds) combined for 57 points for the Celtics, while Jimmy Butler tallied 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists for the Heat. This best-of-seven series is now tied, 3-3, with Game 7 taking place on Monday, May 29 (8:30 p.m. ET, TNT).
Tonight marked Jayson Tatum’s 7th game this postseason with 30+ points, 10+ rebounds, and 5+ assists, tying LeBron James (2017-2018) for the most such games in a Single postseason.
The Celtics are now the 4th team in NBA history to force a Game 7 after trailing 0-3 in a series, joining:
1951 New York Knicks vs. Rochester Royals (Finals)
1994 Denver Nuggets vs. Utah Jazz (2nd Round)
2003 Portland Trail Blazers vs. Dallas Mavericks (1st Round)
The Miami Heat and Boston Celtics will now face off in a Game 7 in back-to-back seasons, becoming the first teams to do this since:
Houston Rockets & Phoenix Suns (1994-1995)
Indiana Pacers & New York Knicks (1994-1995)
The Miami Heat and Boston Celtics are the first teams to face off in Game 7 of a Conference Finals series in back-to-back seasons since:
Boston Celtics & Philadelphia 76ers (1981 & 1982)
Tonight marked the Celtics’ 5th victory this postseason when facing elimination, becoming the 6th team in NBA history with at least 5 wins while facing elimination in a single postseason, joining:
Denver Nuggets (2020): 6
Denver Nuggets (1994): 6
Miami Heat (1997): 5
Houston Rockets (1995): 5
Phoenix Suns (1993): 5
Boston Celtics (2023): 5
Joshua Woodard
May 27, 2023 at 11:51 pm
White saved Tatum’s legacy. He was a no show in the 2nd half.
TR Hansen
May 28, 2023 at 11:21 am
@Jay Are Because I know basketball is not always about ‘stats’, which can be very misleading. Brown is the better player. Get rid of Tatum. Get a quality big man or point guard, since they have neither. That will make the team much better. Any real fan of basketball can see it.
TR Hansen
May 28, 2023 at 11:25 am
@Tensei He was worse than invisible the second half. He was a detriment. The very basketball minds can tell Tatum needs to go. Brown needs to stay. Get a quality big man that can actually make a difference in the middle AND score. Or get a real PG. Giving him points for scoring so much on ref bailout fouls in the first half? LOL You do realize that about half his points came from the charity stripe. Right? It wasn’t like he was hitting all kinds of pressure shots. You rookie.
Jay Are
May 28, 2023 at 12:48 pm
@TR Hansen go to bed dude lol
TLang
May 28, 2023 at 6:24 pm
@Tensei There’s nothing Brown does better than Tatum. NOTHING. Scoring is lierally the only thing he comes close to being better at.
Tensei
May 28, 2023 at 8:15 pm
@TLang agreed
SNSD ONLY
May 28, 2023 at 12:01 am
Tatum disappeared and bricked a lot of 3’s in 2nd half. Thanks to D.White saving the Celtics.
Juanjo
May 28, 2023 at 12:01 am
Ngl I wanted Jimmy to get his first ring but I have dreamed ALL MY LIFE to see a 0-3 comeback in the NBA! Anyways, it doesn’t matter if Heat or Celtics gets to the finals, any of them are gonna get destroyed and swept by the Nuggets.
Império Tolkien
May 28, 2023 at 10:50 am
Nuggets is not that good bro, Celtics can be Champions and neither would be swept
Sandino Osawa
May 28, 2023 at 12:03 am
Lotta celtics haters in the comments
Zyyz
May 28, 2023 at 12:04 am
Butler Video Poinst ?????????
Jay Are
May 28, 2023 at 3:02 am
Why would we want to see that loser?😂
Dejuan Johnson
May 28, 2023 at 12:07 am
Ghost Tatum leaving us in the second half and thank you white for being clutch
Maria Cristine Palmones
May 28, 2023 at 7:28 am
Look at the depense they put on Tatum,.imao😂
steve654577
May 28, 2023 at 12:08 am
Absolutely cooked jimmy in the first half, joe needs to make sure tatum keeps attacking though because he didnt even have a shot attempt in the 3rd quater which cooled him off
Jay Are
May 28, 2023 at 2:48 am
Miami doubles Tatum in the second half of most games
Tatum is smart enough to be patient and trust his teammates
Graham Strouse
May 28, 2023 at 12:12 am
The Heat shot 30% from two point range over the course of the game—Ouch!
TheOmengod
May 28, 2023 at 12:13 am
Tatum is good but he never gets anything done in the clutch. (From a Celtics Fan)
Jay Are
May 28, 2023 at 2:56 am
Tatum is statistically the best clutch player EVER (from a real Celtics fan not some obsessed hater pretending to be one)
Maria Cristine Palmones
May 28, 2023 at 7:32 am
If it’s not for Tatum performance ,u think celtics will out scored Miami for the rest of the game?😂
YKTV Entertainment
May 28, 2023 at 12:15 am
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May 28, 2023 at 12:37 am
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TR Hansen
May 28, 2023 at 1:13 am
Dominant? LOL He was bailed out by the refs so many times. He was terrible. But he made his FT’s. I’ll give him that.
Jay Are
May 28, 2023 at 2:45 am
@TR Hansen 31 pts on 21 shots is dominating
Are u 12? Lol
Ashley Vereker
May 28, 2023 at 3:13 am
@TR Hansen I don’t want to hear nothing about Tatum getting calls when the refs did everything in their power to give the game to Miami gtfoh
TR Hansen
May 28, 2023 at 11:19 am
@Ashley Vereker You will hear it. A guy had his hand on Tatum’s back, not pushing at all and he was called for a foul? And that was very late in the game! It affected the game. He wasn’t fouled. But he fell out of bounds like he was hit by a tank! More Tatum theatrics. He’s worse than Lebron. He cries every time he doesn’t get a call. Every single time. Without fail.
sourPlum
May 28, 2023 at 12:57 am
Imagine losing a 3-0 lead
TR Hansen
May 28, 2023 at 1:11 am
I love how they showcase Tatum, who was virtually invisible when it counted and was bailed out with some phantom fouls.
Jay Are
May 28, 2023 at 2:41 am
Tatum had 31 pts in 21 shots which is very good efficiency you weirdo
Miami doubles Tatum every 4th quarter and Tatum is smart enough to give up the ball when doubled
Dick Blaster
May 28, 2023 at 11:30 pm
@Jay AreThats absolutely not good u crackhead math mofo.
Lynh Ru
May 28, 2023 at 1:30 am
Tatum is +3 in game 6. Give him some credit, NBA fans.
Leopoldo Racraquin Jr
May 28, 2023 at 1:49 am
mvp
Mikayla Rivera
May 28, 2023 at 2:01 am
Damn nba if you’re gonna post Tatum at least post brown damn smh
Mikayla Rivera
May 28, 2023 at 2:21 pm
@Jay Are tatum is not a better defender than brown and brown has been EXTREMELY MORE efficient than tatum has this whole playoffs. oh and brown has also been more consistent than tatum has been this whole playoffs
Jay Are
May 28, 2023 at 2:25 pm
@Mikayla Rivera u realize these statistics take 10 seconds to look up right?
You 🤡
Tatum has a higher true shooting percentage and is WITHOUT QUESTION the better defender.
If you don’t even know Tatum is a better defender than brown you literally don’t know what ur watching
Jay Are
May 28, 2023 at 2:29 pm
@Mikayla Rivera jaylen has a true shooting percentage of 58.3
Tatum has a true shooting percentage of 59.7
And that’s with Tatum drawing WAAAAAAY MORE ATTENTION from the defense.
Tatum gets doubled CONSTANTLY. He was doubled the entire second half of last game
Brown NEVER EEEVER gets doubled
Tatum also averages over 6 assist a game on 2.5 turnovers a game these playoffs
Jaylen averages 2 assists and 2.5 turnovers a game these playoffs
It’s not close buddy
Mikayla Rivera
May 28, 2023 at 2:35 pm
@Jay Are that double team is just flat out bullshit and it’s literally just an excuse to cover up the fact that tatum has no handle and literally makes terrible decisions. brown hit double teamed a lot this whole series as well especially in the paint so i suggest watching the game with your eyes open
Jay Are
May 28, 2023 at 2:45 pm
@Mikayla Rivera ok dude I’m obviously arguing with a moron so I’m done wasting my time lol
bioxyblu
May 28, 2023 at 6:23 am
Tatum is one of my favourites, great game! ❤
James Rankins
May 28, 2023 at 6:57 am
They gave Jason Tatum a phantom rebound!!!! Blew up my ticket!!! That’s some bull####
Maria Cristine Palmones
May 28, 2023 at 7:34 am
Butler cant guard tatum one on one..thats the fact😂
Brando Manetti
May 28, 2023 at 10:25 am
8-22 0-8 from 3 overrated
Mr Bingo
May 28, 2023 at 11:18 am
Defense plus rebounding plus passing. All you people are 3 point shots. It’s so many other things you need to do to win not just shoot 3s. What did jimmy do against JT ? Y’all keep talking about 3s
Mr Bingo
May 28, 2023 at 11:19 am
Defense plus rebounding plus passing. All you people see are 3 point shots. It’s so many other things you need to do to win not just shoot 3s. What did jimmy do against JT ? Y’all keep talking about 3s
W
May 28, 2023 at 9:57 pm
Jason Tatum cooked everybody. Period. That’s what I call road rage. Straight road rage!!!
Dick Blaster
May 28, 2023 at 11:29 pm
Its actually surprising if Tatum makes a 3