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The Miami Heat are just one win away from the NBA Finals after a crushing 128-102 victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday.
With Jimmy Butler so far almost single-handedly dragging the Heat to this point, Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals was the night Miami’s role players took center stage.
Gabe Vincent scored a game high 29 points on 11-of-14 shooting, while Duncan Robinson and Caleb Martin added 22 and 18 respectively as Miami raced ahead early and never looked back.
Butler, the outstanding player so far in these NBA Playoffs, had a quieter night than usual, registering 16 points, eight rebounds and six assists in the demolition.
After needing two Play-In games to reach these Playoffs, eighth-seeded Miami is now just one win away from a second NBA Finals appearance in four seasons.
It has been an odds-defying run for the Heat, who were given little chance of progressing by bookmakers and NBA experts alike but are now a game away from adding a series sweep of the No. 2 seed to their list of scalps.
“That was a solid, mature, professional approach,” Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra told reporters. “You know, there’s a lot of pent-up stuff here and we’re getting closer, but we still have to finish this off.
