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Andy Nesbitt

Jimmy Butler Made a Very Confident Prediction after Heat’s Game 5 Loss to Celtics

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Jimmy Butler and the Heat failed again to close out the Eastern Conference finals against the Celtics on Thursday night, losing Game 5, 110-97, in Boston.

The Heat still lead the series, 3-2, and only need a win at home on Saturday to advance to the NBA Finals. But their losses in the past two games have allowed the moment to shift in a big way over to the Celtics, who are looking to become the first team in NBA history to come back from a 3-0 playoff deficit.

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Butler, who had just 14 points in Game 5, had a positive message after the loss and also made a very confident prediction about how things will play out at home on Saturday night:

"We can and we will win this series."

Jimmy Butler has confidence in the Heat closing the series out at home 👀 pic.twitter.com/1YcO2prcgh
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) May 26, 2023

Get your popcorn ready. Saturday’s Game 6 is going to be tremendous TV.

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