Heat popular underdogs entering Game 1 at Celtics

Heat star Jimmy Butler is known for speaking his mind, and he didn't disappoint the day before eighth-seeded Miami visits the second-seeded Boston Celtics for the opener of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday.

Butler insisted this Miami team will not be deterred on its way to the NBA title.

"This year is our year," Butler said. "We're going to go into this Game 1 and do what we're supposed to do and be the first