NEW YORK - Jimmy Butler was visibly the most thrilled player on Friday night, having led a fourth quarter fightback as the Miami Heat stunned the Boston Celtics II1-105 to take a 2-0 lead in their National Basketball Association (NBA) Eastern Conference Finals series.
The Miami talisman finished with 27 points as the eighth seeds grabbed a second straight victory at Boston's TD Garden to leave the Celtics with a mountain to climb if they are to reach the NBA Finals again.
The Heat had trailed by 12 points early in the fourth quarter and Boston led by as much as nine with under seven minutes of the final frame remaining.
But Butler then led a sensational 20-9 Miami run in the final minutes that turned the game on its head and left his team just two wins away from returning to the NBA Finals as the best-of-seven series heads to Miami for Games 3 and 4.
"We got some dogs, and I love it, I love every bit of it," an elated Butler said during an on-court interview after the win.
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