Jimmy Butler’s 41 lift Heat over Celtics in Game 1 of Eastern Conference finals

• Butler scores 41 as Heat take Game 1 from Celtics 118-107
• Tyler Herro scores 18 and Gabe Vincent adds 17 for Miami

Jimmy Butler scored 41 points, and the Miami Heat turned things around with a huge third quarter on the way to beating the short-handed Boston Celtics 118-107 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday night.

Tyler Herro scored 18 and Gabe Vincent added 17 for the Heat, who outscored Boston 39-14 in the third quarter. Butler had 17 alone in the third, outscoring the Celtics by himself over those 12 minutes.