Jimmy Butler delivered a bold message after the Miami Heat lost Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals to the Boston Celtics. The NBA star told reporters during his postgame media session that the Heat “are going to win” Game 6.

“The last two games are not who we are,” Butler said. “It just happened to be that way. We stopped playing defense halfway because we didn’t make shots that we want to make. But that’s easily correctable. You just have to come out and play harder from the jump. Like I always say, it’s going to be all smiles, and we are going to keep it very, very, very consistent knowing that we are going to win next game.”

The Heat’s lead has been trimmed to 3-2. Butler and Co. are looking to avoid being on the wrong side of history, as no team in NBA history has ever won a series after being down 3-0.

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Butler, one of the best players in the league, believes he and the starters have to set the tone early in Game 6 down in South Beach.

“We’ve just got to play better,” Butler said. “Start the game off better, on the starters, make it more difficult for them. They are in a rhythm since the beginning of the game. But we are always going to stay positive, knowing that we can and we will win this series. We’ll just have to close it out at home.”

The Heat lost Game 4 at home to the Celtics. However, Miami will likely be favored to win Game 6.

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Butler is averaging 24.2 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 5.8 assists in the conference finals while shooting 45.7% from the field, 25.0% from beyond the arc, and 84.2% from the free-throw line. The six-time All-Star is looking to advance to the NBA Finals for the second time in his career.

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