Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo's Teammates Ripped As Heat Lose to Celtics in Game 7

If the best two words in sports are Game 7, the best four words in Boston might be no more Jimmy Butler.

While the Miami Heat star kept his team alive with 47 points, nine rebound, eight assists and four steals in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, his individual brilliance was not enough against the Boston Celtics in Sunday's decisive Game 7.

He missed a three that would have given the Heat the lead in the final seconds of their 100-96 loss.

He had 35 points and nine rebound, despite the miss. He kept his team within striking distance through sheer individual will, but Boston countered with the three-headed attack of Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart and Jayson Tatum.

The main issue for the Heat was the poor performance from their supporting cast, as they shot a combined 12-of-43 (27.9%) from the field.

Social media took notice of Kyle Lowry, and he drew a lot of ire.

Tom Fornelli @TomFornelli

Kyle Lowry pic.twitter.com/oen8GqxJvc

Hardwood Paroxysm @HPbasketball

You absolutely cannot bench Lowry because of his contract, veteran standing, etc. but every possession he’s inolved with is 2014-level painful.

Justin Phan @jphanned

Celtics' Big 3: Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Kyle Lowry

br_betting @br_betting

Kyle Lowry so far 😅 pic.twitter.com/NQhqAeXpfK

Master @MasterTes

Never wanna hear yall question whether Jimmy Butler is a superstar again

Tate Frazier @tatefrazier

Jimmy and Bam are playing NBA Jam tonight

ESPN Stats & Info @ESPNStatsInfo

Jimmy Butler has his 8th 30-point game of this postseason. That is the most in a single postseason by a Heat player since LeBron James in 2013 (also had 8).

Nick Friedell @NickFriedell

No matter what happens from here on out -- Jimmy can take solace in the fact that he has left everything out on the floor. This is reminiscent of the way he played against the Lakers in the Bubble Finals. He's emptying the tank in Game 7.

Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh

Give the CF MVP to Jimmy.

Boston jumped out to a 15-point lead by the end of the first quarter by forcing turnovers, running off misses, targeting Max Strus in switches and creating easy looks in transition. In the first quarter, Miami's offense was stagnant, with 17 points, and it was not until the second quarter that the team got going.

Even though Tyler Herro was less than 100 percent in his first action since Game 3 because of a groin injury, the Celtics had an answer for every one of the spurts by the Bulls.

The final spurt was almost enough for Miami to shock the Eastern Conference champ, as it went on an 11-0 run and had the ball down two in the final 20 seconds. The Celtics iced the game at the free-throw line after a missed pull-up three-pointer by Butler gave his side the lead.

The road team went 5-2 in this series, and it may need some of that magic away from home in the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors.