With a chance to force a Game 7, the Celtics wilted in the fourth quarter after opening a six-point lead and were sent home by the fifth-seeded Miami Heat, 125-113.
For the third time in four years, the Celtics’ season has come to an end in the Eastern Conference finals.
With a chance to force a Game 7, the Celtics wilted in the fourth quarter after opening a six-point lead and were sent home by the fifth-seeded Miami Heat, 125-113.
The Heat will open the NBA Finals against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night while the Celtics head back to Boston on Monday after being in central Florida since July 8.
The Celtics were in possession of a 96-90 lead with less than nine minutes to go in Game 6, but they were no match for the Heat with their season on the line, getting outscored, 26-6.
The offense fell apart after the Celtics had built their biggest lead of the night, and the defense was unable to stop Bam Adebayo and the Heat in an embarrassing final…
