Heat's Jimmy Butler takes over after face-to-face altercation with Celtics' Grant Williams

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With 6:37 left in the fourth quarter, Grant Williams hit a three-point shot to give the Boston Celtics a 96-87 lead over the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals. 

After knocking down the three, Williams had a few words for Miami star Jimmy Butler. 

Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat reacts during the fourth quarter against the Boston Celtics in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Finals at TD Garden on May 19, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts.  (Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

The six-time All-Star came down on the next possession and hit a shot of his own while being fouled by Williams. 

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The two players exchanged words, going face-to-face before being separated. 

And Butler took it personally. 

Following Williams’ shot and subsequent trash talk, Butler scored nine points to close out the fourth quarter and the Celtics as Miami took a 2-0 series lead with a 111-105 victory on Friday night. 

"Yes, it did," Butler said when asked if the exchange got him going down the stretch, per ESPN. "But that's just competition at its finest. He hit a big shot, started talking to me. I like that. I'm all for that. It makes me key in a lot more. It pushes that will that I have to win a lot more. It makes me smile. It does.

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Jimmy Butler, #22 of the Miami Heat, celebrates during Game Two of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics on May 19, 2023, at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.  (Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

"When people talk to me, I'm like, 'OK, I know