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White’s putback as time expires lifts Celtics past Heat, forces Game 7 in East finals

White’s putback as time expires lifts Celtics past Heat, forces Game 7 in East finals
[Image: Associated Press]

Derrick White scored on a putback with 0.1 seconds left as the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of the greatest comeback in NBA playoffs history, holding off the Miami Heat 104-103 to force a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference finals.

Jayson Tatum scored 31 points, Jaylen Brown scored 26 and Marcus Smart added 21 for the Celtics, who became only the fourth NBA team to erase a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven series and force a deciding game.

The others in that club — the 1951 New York Knicks in the NBA Finals, the 1994 Denver Nuggets in the second round and the 2003 Portland Trail Blazers in the first round — all lost Game 7, all on the road.

Boston, however, is going home for its shot at history.

Game 7 will be played on Tuesday.

[Source: Associated Press]

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