Heat Veteran Dished Out Damning 4 Word Response to Draymond Green on Live TV as Jimmy Butler’s Men Forced Game-7 vs Celtics

Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat showed enormous mettle to win game 6 against the Boston Celtics in the TD Garden. This forces an interesting winner takes all game-7 to be played in Miami’s backyard. 

It was a masterclass performance from the Heat’s superstar Jimmy Butler in game-6. He scored a game-high and career-high 47 points to will his team to the victory. In game-7, the Celtics will definitely look to contain Jimmy for something less to have a chance.

The winner will face Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors in the NBA finals. The Warriors won the Western Conference Finals against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks 4-1 to reach the finals. 

After winning the Oscar Robertson Trophy, Draymond Green said that he expects to play Boston Celtics in the NBA finals. And of course, the Miami Heat took it personally. After the game-6 win, Heat’s veteran Udonis Haslem thanked Draymond because his words inspired the team.

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Veteran Udonis Haslem has won 3 NBA championships with the Miami Heat. While he wasn’t a superstar, he was a very good role player and helped the team whenever required. But in his current stint with the team, at 41, he is not signed for his on-court abilities. 

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The Heat signed him for his experience, winning mentality, and leadership abilities. And he’s definitely delivering on that front. During the regular season, there was a bust-up between Udonis, Jimmy, and head coach Erik Spoelstra. Safe to say that Udonis did spark Jimmy and got a response on the court. And Jimmy isn’t someone who despises tough love. Notably, Jimmy Butler has stated multiple times that he fits right in with the team because of the Heat’s culture. 

So after winning the game-6, Udonis Haslem wanted to respond to Draymond’s claims. He said on Live TV, “Tell Draymond thank you.” The Miami Heat found Green’s words disrespectful and are itching to prove him wrong.

After taking a 2-1 lead against the Celtics, the Heat lost the next 2 games and lost the lead. Prior to game-6, Jimmy Butler just had a combined score of 27 in the last 3 games. While Miami won the first of the three games, they lost the next two.

But it can be pinned down to the knee injury he suffered during game-3. The knee inflammation slowed him down and he was in pain as well.

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Then he showed what he could do in game-6 with his 47 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Heat fans will hope that he emulates the same in the all-important decider.

And with the Heat’s home-court advantage, the Celtics need to be at their best to reach the Finals.

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