Celtics vs. Heat: Grant Williams poked the wrong bear, and Jimmy Butler ate him alive

After arguing with Williams, the star Heat player responded with nine points as part of a 23-9 advance that gave Miami the lead on the way to its second win over Boston in the Eastern final

Celtics Grant Williams Has Perfect Response To “Poking” Jimmy Butler

Celtics fans looking for villains or scapegoats found one in Grant Williams after a stunning Game 2 home loss in the Eastern Conference Finals put their season in peril. Williams had enraged green fingers pointing at him after he “poked the bear” by talking smack in the 4th quarter to the Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler, a move that looked in retrospect to be unwise. Butler responded by scoring nine of his 27 points after he and Williams first ja…

Heat's Jimmy Butler takes over after face-to-face altercation with Celtics' Grant Williams

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler said his fourth-quarter altercation with Grant Williams of the Boston Celtics got him going down the stretch of the game.

What Celtics, Heat said about Grant Williams trash talk to Jimmy Butler

BOSTON — Grant Williams has done his fair share of trash talk for the Celtics this season but the chatter did not work out well for him in Game 2 against the Heat.

Heat’s Jimmy Butler comes alive after heated exchange with Celtics’ Grant Williams: ‘I like that’

Grant Williams provided a spark for the Celtics in his return to the rotation on Friday night, but the lasting memory of him in their Game 2 loss to the Heat won’t be fond. Williams poked the bear, and it didn’t end well for the Celtics. The bear was Jimmy Butler, and an incident between the Heat star and Williams helped him will a Miami victory in Boston, sending the Celtics into a 2-0 series hole in the Eastern Conference Finals. The encounter…

Grant Williams 'poked the bear' and brought out a version of Jimmy Butler the Celtics weren't ready for

Grant Williams admitted that he "poked the bear" with the way he talked to Jimmy Butler in Game 2. Read more on Boston.com.