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Miami's "Heart and Soul" brought her back to the NBA Finals: "We're Not Done yet"

After the big win over Boston, the Heat mostly complimented Bam Adbaio: "He's the reason we won the championship."

Butler is ready for a meeting with LeBron: "It's the test you have to pass to win the ring, as always."

The Celtics praise: "The best team in the East qualified for the final"

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Last season Miami finished in tenth place in the East.

At the end, the all-time great star Devin Wade announced his retirement from basketball, and no one was clear what would give birth to a day.

But if there’s one thing Pat Riley and Eric Spolstra’s hit has proven, it’s that they know how to build winning teams.

It started with the bringing of Jimmy Butler in the trade, continued with the selection of the great theft of the draft Tyler Hiro in 13th place, and came to an end with the thickening of the roster in veteran players such as Andre Iguodala.

Still: Even as Miami teamed up, finishing the bizarre corona season with a 29:44 balance, in fifth place in the East, few thought she would be able to get that far in the playoffs.

Few - except for players and club members.

Tonight (Sunday through Monday) Miami defeated Boston 113: 125, completed 2: 4 in the Eastern Conference Finals, and set itself a fiery date with the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals, which kicks off the night between Wednesday and Thursday.

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"I must put this club and this city on the most competitive team possible - one that will compete for the championship. I think bringing Jimmy Butler is a step in that direction," Riley said at a news conference on September 27, 2019, then presented his glittering reinforcement, and knew Exactly what he's talking about.

Butler, who fought the stigmas of being a bad member of the team, swept the hit and made sure to perform at all the important moments - even tonight, of course.

"Jimmy has the qualities of the club's greats - Alonzo Morning, Wade, Chris Bush, Judonis Islam," Spolstra said tonight.

"He just embodies that professionalism, the hard work, the responsibility. He is a leader and he should not apologize for who he is. We love him for who he is."

There are quite a few heroes in this Miami, but the biggest hero of Game 6 was the disappointment of Game 5 - Bam Adbaio, who took on the last loss and responded accordingly, with 32 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists.

In defense, the players he directly guarded managed to score only 8 points on him.

"He's the heart and soul of this team," Butler complimented the great chin.

"I keep saying - he will be the reason we win the championship. I love being around him so much. He cares about victories, he cares about the friends around him, he's just a good guy. I knew he would be the key in everything we try to do."

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"I disappointed my friends in Game 5," Adbaio himself said.

"The coaches believe in me and want me to do great things. But in the end, we have four more wins left. We have not yet completed the task."

This task will be fascinating - against the Los Angeles Lakers of LeBron James, the last man to lead Miami to the NBA Finals, until tonight.

"The key to the championship, as always, will be to go through a LeBron team," Butler said.

"That's how it happens all the time. But we must not focus only on LeBron, because there are so many good players around him. In the end it is always the same test - this test is LeBron James."

"In many ways, it was a seven-game series," Spolstra said.

"She was so competitive and it is an honor for us to be a part of her. Now we have the opportunity to compete in the next stage, and our guys are already waiting."

Goran Dragic, another of the playoff heroes for Miami, was very excited at the end: "Every night, you never know who will be our leading slingshot. We have great players who are not afraid of the big moments, and fun to play with. It's unbelievable. I was waiting for it all. It took so long, 11-12 years, and it finally happened. "

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Not for the first time in the series, Boston got stuck in the decisive moments and it cost her dearly.

In the 19 minutes of money in the series (in close games), the Celtics lost by 28 points, scoring 31 percent from the field, 7 percent from outside the arc and losing six balls.

"We just sinned," Kamba Walker said.

"It was the big difference - they made their moves, and we did not. Well done to them, they are very good."

"A lot of credit goes to Miami," concluded losing coach Brad Stevens.

"They are super physical, super tough, very, very smart. I think they are the best team in the East, and they deserve to be in the final based on how they played."

Stevens also complimented his opponent, Eric Spolstra, saying: "As much as he is a great coach, the biggest thing about him is modesty. He has greatness combined with modesty, and that is very impressive."

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Asked what he said to his players in the locker room, Stevens said: "I really appreciated the way we played this year, the way we competed, the way we blocked unrelated things. I appreciated the fact that we stayed together, that we managed to have fun and that my players used their voices."

Jason Taitum, who finished an excellent playoff for himself with 25.3 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists per game, concluded: "If you want to have expectations, if you want to be the key player capable of doing things in difficult moments, then there are things to learn from. "I think I can learn from this series, and also from this season. We had a piece of the year and I really enjoyed it. I appreciate everyone who is in this club."

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