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Illustration Of Derrick White's Tip-In Shows How Luck Of The Irish Could Have Helped Boston Celtics In Game 6

Internet photo displays how close the Miami Heat were to advancing to the NBA Finals against the Celtics in Game 6
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Illustration Of Derrick White's Tip-In Shows How Luck Of The Irish Could Have Helped Boston Celtics In Game 6
Illustration Of Derrick White's Tip-In Shows How Luck Of The Irish Could Have Helped Boston Celtics In Game 6

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 The Miami Heat are playing a Game 7 against the Boston Celtics tonight but it almost didn't happen. 

The teams play once more to decide the Eastern Conference champions because of a late tip-in by Celtics guard Derrick White. The moment caused one artist to show the power of the luck of the Irish

Artist Jack Perkins drew raves for him image on social media. It has a small leprechaun standing on the backboard while White makes the shot just before time expires. 

"That was incredible," Celtics forward Jayson Tatum said of the final play. "Man, we drew up a play. They kind of took away that -- I was trying to get the ball. Jimmy and Strus jumped out to me, Smart came and shot it, and we just crashed the glass. Everything was like a blur after that. D-White tipped it in, but that felt like the longest 10 seconds ever waiting for confirmation if he made it or not."

The Heat were less than a second from advancing to the NBA Finals to face the Denver Nuggets. Now, they must defeat the Celtics on their home floor.  

"I don't think there's any regrets on that," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "It's just a shame. But look, this is the way this season has been. This is one hell of a series."

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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