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Heat's Jimmy Butler: Game 6 Performance vs. Celtics Inspired by Dwyane Wade Talk

Jimmy Butler credited Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade for providing motivation ahead of the team's Game 6 win over the Boston Celtics on Friday night.

Butler, who scored a game-high 47 points on the road to force a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference Finals, discussed the message Wade gave him:

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"Knee is banged up, nobody cares. Go out there and continue to build your legacy" ud83dudcaa <br><br>DWade's words of encouragement to Jimmy Butler before Game 6 <a href="https://t.co/Swg3hywmzZ">pic.twitter.com/Swg3hywmzZ</a>

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