@MichaelSmyth@Marc_DAmico I agree, the Celtics were fortunate for the soft bounce. Most deep shots lead to deep bounces. End of the day, you play until the final horn and the Heat did not.
Bill Russell played 21 winner-take-all games in his career (NBA, Olympics, NCAA Tournament).
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His teams went 21-0.
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10 of those were NBA Game 7s, and in them, he played 488 of 495 minutes and averaged 29.3 rebounds.