I know the work that we all put into it, so I know what we're capable of.

'I know that the group that they put around me at all times is going to give me an opportunity to do so.

'And that's to compete at a high level and to win championships. 'I just know why Coach Pat and Coach wanted me to be here,' Butler said after Monday's win, when asked about his comments from a year ago. He scored 28 points, grabbed seven rebounds and made six assists in 43 minutes in Monday's Game 7, earning the Larry Bird Trophy as the Eastern Conference finals MVP. next year, we will have enough and we're going to be right back in this same situation and we're going to get it done.'īutler's words have proved prophetic throughout the Heat's magical run this postseason. 'I think we had enough, I think we do have enough. 'Figure out a way to be consistent,' Butler had said after that Game 7 defeat in 2022 - one that ended with him missing a 3-pointer that would have potentially won Miami the game. 8 seed to make the NBA Finals after a dominant 103-84 victory over Boston in Game 7 of the conference finals on Monday night. Miami joined the 1999 New York Knicks as the second No. 8 seed to make FinalsĪ year to the day after Butler vowed to get the Miami Heat over the hump following a hard-fought Game 7 loss to the Boston Celtics in the 2022 Eastern Conference finals, he made good on his promise. Heat stomp Celtics in G7, become second No.

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