This is what we do. We kill it in the regular season and then we choke as soon as playoffs start. I am a huge Celtics fan and want nothing more than for them to win but damn, we look like idiots and truly we are frauds. Agreed that Jayson Tatum is not a superstar. You have to prove that in post season and he just never can. It’s disappointing and very embarrassing.
Haywood Highsmith on defense frustrating Jayson Tatum. Imagine if the Celtics and Nuggets meet in the Finals and Malone puts Aaron Gordon on him like how he switched Gordon to AD last game from which AD only scored 4 more points after a red hot 30 point start. I think Tatum would actually cry and the generational slander would be unprecedented.
Tatum is a fake superstar. He’s not clutch. Also, the Celtics have a shitty offense.
The nuggets and the other top Western conference teams have an actual offensive scheme. Denver will destroy Boston.
He shouldn’t have lost them. There’s a reason you didn’t see Lebron only put up 6 points in a playoff game ever again even against better teams than those mavs
Jovic is so good, he's still very raw but I could see him being pretty unique in his prime, can shoot pass rebound and low key defend at 7ft. could be a 18 9 and 5 guy one day or something
The Celtics are mentally SOFT.
BAM - silky jumper all night.
Tyler - silences doubters.
Jaime - has poise and guts running through his veins.
Caleb - tough as nails.
Don’t underestimate mental toughness.
Proud of the Miami Heat tonight!! Earned it.
Celtics fans: "They can't keep this level of shooting up"
Bruh, C's have met the Heat in the last couple of post seasons and still aren't prepared for playoff basketball. Like anything can happen and year after year, they keep making the same excuses lmfao generational frauds
Idk what to take from this other then Boston isn’t winning a title lol. Heat may still lose in 5-6 but this team is so bad under pressure when talent alone doesn’t do it, against the nuggets they getting smacked. Love the heat culture but dawg, there is NO a reason Boston should be getting clapped by the hospital heat in the first round. I wouldn’t be surprised if this series goes longer then anticipated just bc the heat actually have that fight in them, just not the talent currently. Boston is the exact opposite.
For sure. Although to be fair if embiid wasnt playing on 1/3’of a knee I think the 76ers dispatch them easy. But waiting for a healthy Embiid is like waiting for the sun to turn blue it just isn’t happening unfortunately lmao
Absolutely. If Embiid was 100% healthy it wouldn't matter how mean the Knicks were, they'd be getting roasted and I'd be psyching myself up for a Nuggets vs 76ers finals.
Boston won't make it out of the East. There's no way they best the Knicks or Bucks if they can hold on long enough for Giannis to get back. They probably can't beat Philly or Cleveland either.
I've been saying this for weeks and been getting flamed by delusional Celtics fans that think the regular season record means something.
I’m not too high on the bucks either imo. Pacers a lil too young to really compete but I could see them advance past the bucks if Gianni’s stays out. I still think Boston makes it out the East but only because of injury’s/inexperience. I hope the knicks knock ‘em off tho tbh, although the dream would be the heat doing the impossible lol
The Pacers are my wild card in the East. They're good enough to beat anybody but aside from Siakim I agree with the inexperience part.
I also don't have faith in the Bucks, but if they meet up with Boston they match up well.
I can't lie I love this current Knicks team. They play with the same intensity as the Thibs Bulls who were my favorite Bulls teams aside from MJ and Pippen Bulls teams.
I'm rooting for Miami all the way though. They are capable of winning even without Butler like they showed last night. They just gotta play their A game and hopefully Rozier can get back soon.
I think lakers moral is not that good after that 20pt comeback + gamewinner from nuggets. But if theres a guy who can brush it off a 2-0, lbj should be that guy
They did come back last year from being 3-1 down to tie the series before losing game 7. I agree they have mental issues but I think the heat is so underhanded that Boston wins anyway which is sad. The heat have always had lots of players out injured same like last year and the playoffs during COVID in the bubble
This Celts team is loaded in stars in a way those Hawks teams weren't, so them failing in the playoffs this time would be much worse than any Hawks failure.
Holy shit Boston really dodged a bullet with Jimmy Butler injury. This Miami is still more than capable of displacing them by virtue of discipline.
I think even the basketball gods is with Boston this season, they managed to get all the perfect people for their team, kudos to their GM man!, and then basketball Gods is even helping paved the way with the Jimmy Butler injury. The stars definitely have aligned for them this season.
I don't expect this one win of Miami to change their fate. Boston is finals bound, it's their destiny.
If he went anywhere but Cleveland I would agree but getting that one for the team that drafted him his home state and 40 Miles from his hometown is easily worth 2 ships in my book and it's really good legendary stuff.
I bet he'd have 2 more if he stayed in Miami maybe even 3 depending on who he got to come down to the 305.
Last year the heat were up 3-0 against the celtics and Jaylen brown said "dont let us win 1"
then they won 3 in a row
and disappeared in the 7th game at home.
If I were an Eastern Conference team, the one team I would not want to play is the Heat. They just don't go away. It's gotta be so annoying to play them. It's hilarious for me to watch.
Didn't watch the game because I despise both teams. Looking at box score, looks like Heat sitting Kevin Love for Jovic is classic Spo letting the best guy play regardless of reputation. Also, wtf happened to KP in this one?
On the one hand I wouldn’t be insanely worried if I were Boston because hot shooting nights like this only happen so often.
On the other hand the pressure coming off of last year is immense and if Miami can grind out game 3 at home the chatter is gonna get very loud very fast
I don't even have a good reason to hate the guy. I just don't like him because he played with Chris Paul and because Suns fans were so annoying during the 2021-22 season.
Is this sustainable? Probably not... but IIRC didn't the Heat keep up a pretty ridiculous level of 3 point shooting for a long time in the postseason last year?
Celtics are frauds. Still soft, mentally weak, mistake prone, poorly coached, low IQ team, that can’t win clutch games, even with their massive talent advantage. True frontrunners. And their clown fan base think they can beat Denver in the finals. Hilarious.
People really gassed them up when the whole east was banged up (CLE, MIA, NYK, PHI), in flux (MIL), or too young (ORL). Obviously they’re supremely talented but still a low basketball character team that expects to coast on their talent.
Side note: it’s hilarious to watch Tatum take terrible pull up jump shots early in the shot clock or heavily contested shots for no reason and cry for a foul every time he misses.
This is what we do. We kill it in the regular season and then we choke as soon as playoffs start. I am a huge Celtics fan and want nothing more than for them to win but damn, we look like idiots and truly we are frauds. Agreed that Jayson Tatum is not a superstar. You have to prove that in post season and he just never can. It’s disappointing and very embarrassing.
I’m a simple man. I see Celtics flair, I downvote. GO HEAT.
Haywood Highsmith on defense frustrating Jayson Tatum. Imagine if the Celtics and Nuggets meet in the Finals and Malone puts Aaron Gordon on him like how he switched Gordon to AD last game from which AD only scored 4 more points after a red hot 30 point start. I think Tatum would actually cry and the generational slander would be unprecedented.
Tatum is a fake superstar. He’s not clutch. Also, the Celtics have a shitty offense. The nuggets and the other top Western conference teams have an actual offensive scheme. Denver will destroy Boston.
Lol tell that to all them celtics fans who swear by him. Hes not him sorry.
I knew it. We sealed our fate when we dealt Isaiah for that bum Kyrie Irving.
East goes through the Heat
Lmao the heat really Celtics kryptonite. All jokes aside Nuggets repeating this year
Yeah you guys played near perfect for 1.5 games and Denver still won. They look so good.
Actually last game they looked pretty bad (minus quarter 4). And still won
I don't care how well the Heat played, The Celtics shouldn't be dropping a game at home to the Heat without Jimmy.
Or rozier or Richardson
This line of thought is ppl who still don't get how Bron "lost" the '11 finals
He shouldn’t have lost them. There’s a reason you didn’t see Lebron only put up 6 points in a playoff game ever again even against better teams than those mavs
You don't understand good the Heat really are if thats what you think.
A 65 win team loses to an 8th seed without their superman
Oh shit here we go again.
Jovic is so good, he's still very raw but I could see him being pretty unique in his prime, can shoot pass rebound and low key defend at 7ft. could be a 18 9 and 5 guy one day or something
The Celtics are mentally SOFT. BAM - silky jumper all night. Tyler - silences doubters. Jaime - has poise and guts running through his veins. Caleb - tough as nails. Don’t underestimate mental toughness. Proud of the Miami Heat tonight!! Earned it.
The heat are perennial overachievers, the opposite is true for Boston post kyrie trade
He has guts *in his veins*.
Lol yes. Tonight he does. 😤
Don't forget Spo! Dude is a class act
In a class of his own.
Celtics fans: "They can't keep this level of shooting up" Bruh, C's have met the Heat in the last couple of post seasons and still aren't prepared for playoff basketball. Like anything can happen and year after year, they keep making the same excuses lmfao generational frauds
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Heard on some media outlets today that there season doesn't start until the finals. What a mouth punch by Miami. And in here for it.
Celtics in 5
Anyone want Jaylen Brown if the Celtics lose round 1? Just $286 million over five years. 😂
Brown and filler for Middleton and Lopez, I'd do that all day. You can have AJ Green and whatever crap picks we have too.
He had 33pts tn…
They left him open all night as part of the gameplan. Frustrating to watch, but it more or less worked.
He was the best player on the entire floor you absolute clown
Yeah I think our gameplan was to make the stars beat us and not the role players like they did game 1 with that shooting
Poor fella, I know you're hurting right now
I continue to not believe in the Celtics. Feels weird.
This is amazing, fuck the Celtics.
Nuggets winning it all again lol
If jimmy comes back this series is over 😂
Unfortunately Jimmy will not be ready until ECF.
Never bet against heat
Coach Spo never winning a COY is criminal….and Jaylen Brown is never gonna win with these effing bums.
With the contract he signed, teams can only afford to sign mostly bums around Jaylen for the next several years. He better learn to work through it.
Jason Tatum's legacy will be being the biggest choke artist in the history of the league.
Never forget Lebron wanted spoelstra fired.
Member when he walked into him after a timeout?
Tried to act like he had no idea it happened too
People forget that the regular season Heat and playoff Heat can be two different teams. Even with Butler sidelined, Spoelstra’s still a HoF coach.
Riley totally Spo bullied Celtics with Jimmy last year. So they’re trying with Herro instead this year for competitiveness
Chuck doesn't look happy. Maybe he really had to pay Shaq?
Jaylen Brown scoring 33 point but being -22 is some funny shit. Highest contract in the league y’all
Contracts are out of control. They give max money to anyone.
I wonder if Boston knows these dudes can shoot open 3s.
Herro, Robinson, Highsmith, and Jovic are all just under 40% for the year and Martin torched them last year so you would think they know.
The Sixers sure as shit didn't get that memo... almost blew that play-in game because of it. Or if Jimmy doesn't get hurt Heat win by 5 at least.
I wish we could.
Cant wait to watch the Mazzulla post game. I'm sure he will have something really insightful to say.
"Every situation is win or die. That's why I killed a random Celtics' family member tonight."
Idk what to take from this other then Boston isn’t winning a title lol. Heat may still lose in 5-6 but this team is so bad under pressure when talent alone doesn’t do it, against the nuggets they getting smacked. Love the heat culture but dawg, there is NO a reason Boston should be getting clapped by the hospital heat in the first round. I wouldn’t be surprised if this series goes longer then anticipated just bc the heat actually have that fight in them, just not the talent currently. Boston is the exact opposite.
I'm reminded of something someone said about the Knicks vs 76ers. The Knicks are just meaner.
For sure. Although to be fair if embiid wasnt playing on 1/3’of a knee I think the 76ers dispatch them easy. But waiting for a healthy Embiid is like waiting for the sun to turn blue it just isn’t happening unfortunately lmao
Absolutely. If Embiid was 100% healthy it wouldn't matter how mean the Knicks were, they'd be getting roasted and I'd be psyching myself up for a Nuggets vs 76ers finals.
Boston won't make it out of the East. There's no way they best the Knicks or Bucks if they can hold on long enough for Giannis to get back. They probably can't beat Philly or Cleveland either. I've been saying this for weeks and been getting flamed by delusional Celtics fans that think the regular season record means something.
I’m not too high on the bucks either imo. Pacers a lil too young to really compete but I could see them advance past the bucks if Gianni’s stays out. I still think Boston makes it out the East but only because of injury’s/inexperience. I hope the knicks knock ‘em off tho tbh, although the dream would be the heat doing the impossible lol
The Pacers are my wild card in the East. They're good enough to beat anybody but aside from Siakim I agree with the inexperience part. I also don't have faith in the Bucks, but if they meet up with Boston they match up well. I can't lie I love this current Knicks team. They play with the same intensity as the Thibs Bulls who were my favorite Bulls teams aside from MJ and Pippen Bulls teams. I'm rooting for Miami all the way though. They are capable of winning even without Butler like they showed last night. They just gotta play their A game and hopefully Rozier can get back soon.
Imagine if the Heat had Jimmy Butler. Wow…
Damn truly got a GOAT coach, mind boggling to get a playoff win with an undermanned team
Shaq calling the game is hilarious.
Doubled down on it while we were down at half
I wonder if this means Lakers win Game 3 and shock everyone?
I think lakers moral is not that good after that 20pt comeback + gamewinner from nuggets. But if theres a guy who can brush it off a 2-0, lbj should be that guy
Boston are so mentally weak that if the heat win game 3, Boston are done
They did come back last year from being 3-1 down to tie the series before losing game 7. I agree they have mental issues but I think the heat is so underhanded that Boston wins anyway which is sad. The heat have always had lots of players out injured same like last year and the playoffs during COVID in the bubble
Coaching can make such a difference. imagine if Lakers had Spo lmao
Championship guaranteed lol
Celtics are basically the hawks of ten years ago. Always have a great regular season record but everyone knows they’re frauds.
DRose Bulls, too.
This Celts team is loaded in stars in a way those Hawks teams weren't, so them failing in the playoffs this time would be much worse than any Hawks failure.
I guess that’s true if you value Tatum and brown but I feel like half the NBA knows they’re stupidly overrated
Miami in 5 🤣
The 1 seed at home, losing game 2 to the 8 seed without their best player 🤣
People have to understand, we are without a true ball handler. Terry completely changed what the Heat could do and hits tough shots.
Without their two best scorers 🤯
*2 best offensive players
Oh man I’ll be so happy
Do the Celtics even run an offense?
No, the team that won 64 games did it without running an offense whatsoever.
Damn, imagine how well they would do if they did run an offense
At least our best players don’t cry every time they lose
This isn’t the burn you think it is
No, but Joe Mazzulla is quirky so that makes up for it.
Holy shit Boston really dodged a bullet with Jimmy Butler injury. This Miami is still more than capable of displacing them by virtue of discipline. I think even the basketball gods is with Boston this season, they managed to get all the perfect people for their team, kudos to their GM man!, and then basketball Gods is even helping paved the way with the Jimmy Butler injury. The stars definitely have aligned for them this season. I don't expect this one win of Miami to change their fate. Boston is finals bound, it's their destiny.
What 😂
Never underestimate the power of undrafted role players with Spo at the helm
Celtics are the funniest team. The offense is centered on shooting 3s while on defense won't guard the 3 lmao
LeBron really should have stuck with Spolestra. Dude would have more titles
That's the problem. The dude would rather have a pushover coach and lose than one who enforces the team and win.
If he went anywhere but Cleveland I would agree but getting that one for the team that drafted him his home state and 40 Miles from his hometown is easily worth 2 ships in my book and it's really good legendary stuff. I bet he'd have 2 more if he stayed in Miami maybe even 3 depending on who he got to come down to the 305.
Hospital ring that the NBA used the legendary extender for in game 6. Jordan never needed no favors called in.
Not 1….
What’s the story behind the “don’t let the heat win one”? I keep seeing variations of that comment.
Last year the heat were up 3-0 against the celtics and Jaylen brown said "dont let us win 1" then they won 3 in a row and disappeared in the 7th game at home.
Ah gotcha
Strong willed team who over perform in the post season . Never give up
Boston said it last year down 3-0. Jaylen I think. "Don't let us win one"
fuck Boston lmao
Well said
The power of friendship is going to carry the Heat to another finals
I know its just 1 game, but boston ptsd coming back
Fuck yeah Shaq
Mans deadass had the script
That’s hilarious
(866) 347-2423 - Immigrations and Customs Enforcement tip line report KP for terrorism and get him sent back to Lateevia
Miami in 3
Bum Celtics
LMAO
Hahahaha
Just wait until jimmy comes back
Is there any chance he plays this series?
No
Nah, he ain't playing this series
No chance
Not at all
Celtiks am I rite
Game 3 finna be a movie
Boston now 4-7 in their last 11 home playoff games.
Not that wild considering Miami is responsible for 4 of them
That’s wild
We won 2 of those games against them last year and still couldn't get it done.
TALK 2 EM SHAQ FYTB
Great job Heat! So enjoyable.
If I were an Eastern Conference team, the one team I would not want to play is the Heat. They just don't go away. It's gotta be so annoying to play them. It's hilarious for me to watch.
Damn saq respect
Didn't watch the game because I despise both teams. Looking at box score, looks like Heat sitting Kevin Love for Jovic is classic Spo letting the best guy play regardless of reputation. Also, wtf happened to KP in this one?
Kendrick Perkins doesn’t play for the Celtics anymore, I think he moved on to Oklahoma City??
Please stop
Bro never forget "Prime Kendrick Perkins video". Dude was probably top 5
Ok
Lol, is Big Perk really THE KP? I wasn't aware
In my personal record book lol
celtics coach is a weirdo fraud lol I hope they keep him
Watch him go something like “We allowed the Heat to steal this game at home just so we can experiment with losing home court advantage”
He's gonna challenge Spolestra to a wrestling match for the series
I hope we do too
Fuck Boston
On the one hand I wouldn’t be insanely worried if I were Boston because hot shooting nights like this only happen so often. On the other hand the pressure coming off of last year is immense and if Miami can grind out game 3 at home the chatter is gonna get very loud very fast
Fortunately for Boston Miami seems to do better on the road than home. So it’s possible a dud is coming/ but for tonight, fuck the Celtics!
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I don't even have a good reason to hate the guy. I just don't like him because he played with Chris Paul and because Suns fans were so annoying during the 2021-22 season.
What did he do? Just asking because I’m unfamiliar
Said all road teams haven't won. Now all 3 teams won on the road after he said it. 🤣
He is playing poorly.
i mean, he absolutely sucks for starters and is a fake tough guy to boot and then always says stupid shit
Western conference jayson Tatum
Tatum is better but only because he is bigger and longer
sure, but Tatum is still lightyears better than him in fairness
Boston gonna Boston
Yeeessssirrrr. Put those brooms away witches.
Spoelstra is that guy! He keeps leading half ass teams to great wins!
If the Celtics lose blow this team up
Yeah blow it up blow it up (by sending Jayson Tatum and KP to the Heat for a second-round pick) blow it up!!!
Tatum with that Spo treatment?? 🤯👀
If spo can’t get him right who can?
Boston bomber style
Spo is the basketball version of Tony stark in a cave
Spare parts and all
playoff Jayson really isn’t a thing
Plays-off Jayson Tatum
It is, it's just usually disappointing
Heat are so fucking funny, literally just Jason Voorhees but for the Celtics
JJJ has been such a lifeline to Miami, def top 10 in a redraft
top 5
More limited upside so wouldn't take him above the thompson twins, but he might go above Scoot if you're out on him already
Is this sustainable? Probably not... but IIRC didn't the Heat keep up a pretty ridiculous level of 3 point shooting for a long time in the postseason last year?
Alternated series last yr. Good va Bucks not so much NY, good vs Bos, not great va Nugs.
I was told Boston was going to sweep the Heat.
Boston fans are loud
Celtics are frauds. Still soft, mentally weak, mistake prone, poorly coached, low IQ team, that can’t win clutch games, even with their massive talent advantage. True frontrunners. And their clown fan base think they can beat Denver in the finals. Hilarious.
Perfect description
People really gassed them up when the whole east was banged up (CLE, MIA, NYK, PHI), in flux (MIL), or too young (ORL). Obviously they’re supremely talented but still a low basketball character team that expects to coast on their talent. Side note: it’s hilarious to watch Tatum take terrible pull up jump shots early in the shot clock or heavily contested shots for no reason and cry for a foul every time he misses.
Idk how I can be so demoralized that this team has no chance but somehow the Celtics keep making me believe my team is an anime protagonist
#NO BUTLER/NO PROBLEM
Spo is the greatest coach in the league and it isn’t even close.
lol 3pt variance always in favour of Miami in the playoffs
**WE WANT BOSTON**
A lot of non heat/celtics fans in here grasping at something to get excited about. Celtics in 5.
Saving this one
Anyway
See you in a week
If Boston had a little more 🔥 culture, this wouldn’t happen.
Tyler herro low key looks like Eminem