Forget the shot for a moment — in some ways, Derrick White’s career has always been a miracle, writes ByJayKing. The Celtics love White because he will do anything for the team. And Saturday, he saved their season.
on a long jumper. The referees initially called the shot a 2-point attempt, which would have sent Butler to the line with a chance to tie the game, but a video review showed his feet behind the arc. The extra free throw gave Butler the chance to give the Heat a lead. He calmly sank all three free throws to put Miami ahead 103-102.“Whatever prayer I got, whatever Dua I got,” Brown said, “reciting it over and over in my head.
“I’m saying, ‘It went in! Good! Good! Good!’” said Williams. “I didn’t run to Derrick because I didn’t want to get hyped and then the next thing you know we’re disappointed. And then I just looked, looked up at the Jumbotron, waiting for to pull up, and then it showed that it got out of his hands and the red goes afterwards. And wherever D. White was, I ran to him.”
They needed to on Saturday. The Celtics shot 7 of 35 on 3-point attempts, their worst mark of the season for both makes and percentage. Outside of Smart and White, the rest of the team went 0 of 17 from long distance. In a stressful, desperate game for both sides, the Celtics’ final four minutes would have been remembered as a catastrophe.
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