The Celtics are on the brink of a historic feat: led three wins to nil, they tied it at three everywhere, winning at the Heat (104-103) thanks to a tap dance by Derrick White at the buzzer, Saturday in the NBA playoffs. The Celtics will be favorite to win the final meeting, Monday at TD Garden, in front of its public, and validate a second consecutive presence on the last step of the championship, to better dream of a record 18th title.
The C's relied for a long time on Jayson Tatum (31 pts, 12 rbds), their main driving force with Jaylen Brown (26 pts) and Robert Williams III deploying a lot of energy.