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Three takeaways from Heat playing with intent, beating Celtics in Game 7

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Is there a more Miami Heat way to win a series than going on the road and ripping the heart out of Boston fans in their own building in a Game 7?

Is there a more fitting way for this era of Celtics to lose this series than to play poorly until their backs are against the wall, then flip the switch and look like the best team in the NBA, only to not quite get all the way there?

In those ways the Eastern Conference Finals worked out the way it should have, with the Miami Heat taking charge of Game 7 in the first quarter and never looking back.

The Heat beat the Celtics 103-84 to advance to the NBA Finals (which start Thursday in Denver). Here are three takeaways from Game 7.

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BOSTON: The Miami Heat advanced to the NBA Finals on Monday (May 29) by routing Boston 103-84 and denying the Celtics a historic comeback from down 3-0 in the series.
BOSTON — After Jayson Tatum trudged to the podium inside TD Garden long after the Boston Celtics saw their season come to an end with a 103-84 loss in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals, there was a visible limp from the sprained ankle he suffered on the opening play of the game.
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