Celtics beat Heat to reach NBA Finals for the first time since 2010
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The Boston Celtics reached the NBA Finals for the first time in 12 years as they held off a determined Miami Heat for a 100-96 game-seven win. Boston failed in their last five playoff runs and almost did so again as Jimmy Butler missed a late three-point attempt that would have given Miami the lead. But the Celtics go on to face the Golden State Warriors in the Finals. The Celtics led by 17 at one point in the second quarter but a fourth-quarter flurry helped Miami repeatedly reduce the advantage. After Butler’s missed three-pointer, Boston’s Marcus Smart – who…