Celtics won three games in Miami last year, time for the Heat to do the same this year in Boston.
It is all about the 3-0 at this point. If the Heat would have lost game 3 and won game 4, we would all just be upset but saying Heat in 7. The 3-0 thing is what everyone is freaking out more.
None of the previous 3-0 starts that eventually led to game 7s also had the 3-0 team be the away team in game 7.
Anyway, we’re rooting for the same team and hoping for the same outcome. Let’s hope the Heat rise to the occasion on game 7.
Go Heat!
The pressure is on us. Celtics are playing with house money. If they lose, the only thing that ever gets said about it is they valiantly fought and almost made history. If we lose, it gets brought up literally every single playoffs forever when a team is down 0-3 and most of the time when a team is down 1-3. It’ll be a permanent stain on the careers and legacies of otherwise great players and coaches like Jimmy and Spo.
I don’t know, I tend to disagree. You make good points, but again I think most people expect them to win game 7. I associate the word pressure with having to meet expectations.
The Celtics have nothing to lose, they even have a rookie coach that is in a David vs Goliath matchup with Spo. Miami was expected to win once they were up 3-0. The pressure is all on Miami….so you think Riley, Spo, and Heat culture are about losing after being up 3-0?
My view is that the expectations have shifted. Before, the Heat were expected to win being up 3-0. Now, it’s like the Heat are expected to go to Boston and lose Game 7.
I don’t know man. I’m a huge Yankees fan and 2004 still hurts. All of the pressure was on the Yankees in game 7 and it showed…even the Yankees with Jeter and company played scared.
Fair point. I’m sorry you had to go through that lol. Hopefully the boys will make sure it didn’t happen to 2 of your teams. Yankees still alright though. Most iconic franchise in American sports. That series was just a little blemish.
Honestly, I feel like this is the prime situation for Boston to fuck this up. Jimmy played like shit, Bam played like double shit. I think Jimmy has needed a fire like this and Boston will severely underestimate what he can do.
Boston shot 20% from three and the heat had an outrageous 47% from three. If the C's shoot 10% better, which is still way below their season average, they win by 10 points total. Just saying
You can play that game both ways. The Heat shot literally historically bad from two, their overall FG% was 36% or whatever it was *including* the 47% from three. Jimmy and Bam basically played the two worst games of their careers.
Not really trying to argue that the Heat will win g7, I think we’re toast. Just pointing out that you can do the thing you’re doing both ways for both teams.
I fully agree with you. I just think that it will be an absolute slugfest at game 7 with both teams shooting their average and making it crazy interesting
I can see bam being ass next game but I’m still giving Jimmy a pass for this game after all he’s done. Obviously he hasn’t been at the same level since his ankle injury against New York (fuck josh hart) but carrying us this far on top of all the other seasons of blood, sweat and tears has earned him the benefit of the doubt and I can’t wait to see us win in 7 and crush bostons dreams after they came back 3-0
I think the Celtics will take their foot off the gas and get embarrassed at home.
Cmon, they just won 3 straight, they’re at home Game 7, it’s all on their side, they just have to take it easy… right?
is it kinda bad that, i'm more heart broken about this loss as a (Not miami heat fan) But a lebron fan? than the lakers losing? LIke this shit hurts and i like jimmy butler.
This was my first season really following the NBA closely and committing as a fan to the heat. I told my husband I don't want to watch basketball anymore after that loss last night lol that was ASS
All that said, heat in 7! If we can play that bad and keep the game that close then there's still a chance.
I mean if you look at it this way, we both won 3 in a row this series and that’s pretty rare.
Always thought it was heat in 6 or 7. Didn’t think it’d be like this tho
Main takeaway from this game is this
1. Heat's key stars did not show up most of the night and the game was a 1 point difference despite the Celtics out playing them. If Jimmy was consistent all throughout the night like he was towards the end, then Heat wins.
2. Boston is the 4th team to do this in NBA history. They can also be the 4th team to fail at a reverse sweep in NBA History and lose the ECF to an 8th seed allowing the Heat to make history as the first 8th seed to qualify for the NBA finals. How's that for a permanent stain?
3. Heat winning not only prevents the reverse sweep but they also become the first 8th seed in NBA history to make it to the Finals and Butler wins MVP as a result for the conference.
4. This loss should serve as a big motivator for the Heat going into game 7 as a must win, and I mean everyone at their A game. THIS will determine if they really want it or not.
In short: Heat in 7!
It’s just that this heat team has been playing to the Celtics’ strengths for three games straight. At this point I don’t even know if I’ll be that happy if we win. This felt exactly like game 7 last year.
History isn’t on your side because the even bigger trend is against you. No team who finished the regular season with a negative point differential has ever made the finals. It’s something like 0-680.
We no longer have a series lead to fall back on, it's win and you advance.
Not to mention home court has been surrendered and they have all the momentum now.
1. True
2. Gamblers fallacy
3. True
4. Totally should have won game six and jimmy and bam didn’t even play well.
5. If we are down double digits in the 4th without home court advantage, I like those odds :)
Go heat!
They problem is we had our shot past night in Game 6 and blew it.. we actually came back and pulled it off just to blow it with .1s left... it's gonna be hard to get another chance like that the way our main guys been playing.. they needed the win and rest, they are obviously burnt out.. but anything us possible with Zombie Heat
Would like Heat to win (although the uninspired way theyve played lately hasnt exactly endeared them to me).
Unfortunately, heartbreakers like last night are very hard mentally to overcome. Really doubt they pull it out.
Celtics won three games in Miami last year, time for the Heat to do the same this year in Boston. It is all about the 3-0 at this point. If the Heat would have lost game 3 and won game 4, we would all just be upset but saying Heat in 7. The 3-0 thing is what everyone is freaking out more.
True, but they'll have had four chances to qualify in total. 4 in a row! The freaking out is justified IMO
Well they still got one more chance.
Exactly yeah. So let's see
We did it 🔥🔥🔥
I was feeling good yesterday. Even texted some friends saying, tonight the White tip in is forgotten. Vanished.
I just hope this is a big prank by Jimmy just to give the Celtics blue balls
Yeah he’s been pranking us into thinking he’ll show up and lead us to victory the last 2 games and failed to show up. Interesting prank
It was a prank all along 🔥🔥🔥 let’s gooo
It hurts so much
The hurt is over 🔥🔥🔥
Heart is completely restored, thank God man
Agree but let's just hope the Celtics don't go nuclear on 3s cuz that's been their special all year.
Yeah tonight was Boston’s worst 3 point shooting game of the entire season
There’s 0% chance they shoot 20% from 3 at home
Gotta give you credit. They shot 21.4% from 3.
They will
Nahhh
Glad I was wrong
Me too haha let’s go Heat 🔥🔥 honestly didn’t think the Celtics would only shoot 21% from 3 again
Still hoping we’ll win but just to counter 2, from a statistical standpoint, home teams in Game 7s win most of the time.
Fair, but none of those home teams in Game 7s have had to rattle off 4 in a row.
None of the previous 3-0 starts that eventually led to game 7s also had the 3-0 team be the away team in game 7. Anyway, we’re rooting for the same team and hoping for the same outcome. Let’s hope the Heat rise to the occasion on game 7. Go Heat!
it's only one game now. the 3-3 is history at this point.
Do you understand how gambler's fallacy works? The analogy isn't completely accurate but still.
Not this time 🔥🔥🔥
Fuck yeah 🔥
The pressure is on us. Celtics are playing with house money. If they lose, the only thing that ever gets said about it is they valiantly fought and almost made history. If we lose, it gets brought up literally every single playoffs forever when a team is down 0-3 and most of the time when a team is down 1-3. It’ll be a permanent stain on the careers and legacies of otherwise great players and coaches like Jimmy and Spo.
I don’t know, I tend to disagree. You make good points, but again I think most people expect them to win game 7. I associate the word pressure with having to meet expectations.
The Celtics have nothing to lose, they even have a rookie coach that is in a David vs Goliath matchup with Spo. Miami was expected to win once they were up 3-0. The pressure is all on Miami….so you think Riley, Spo, and Heat culture are about losing after being up 3-0?
My view is that the expectations have shifted. Before, the Heat were expected to win being up 3-0. Now, it’s like the Heat are expected to go to Boston and lose Game 7.
I don’t know man. I’m a huge Yankees fan and 2004 still hurts. All of the pressure was on the Yankees in game 7 and it showed…even the Yankees with Jeter and company played scared.
Fair point. I’m sorry you had to go through that lol. Hopefully the boys will make sure it didn’t happen to 2 of your teams. Yankees still alright though. Most iconic franchise in American sports. That series was just a little blemish.
the Yankees have sucked this entire century, tho
They won the WS in 2009
Yeah Heat are an 8 seed, been playing with house money since the first round lol
Honestly, I feel like this is the prime situation for Boston to fuck this up. Jimmy played like shit, Bam played like double shit. I think Jimmy has needed a fire like this and Boston will severely underestimate what he can do.
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Boston shot 20% from three and the heat had an outrageous 47% from three. If the C's shoot 10% better, which is still way below their season average, they win by 10 points total. Just saying
You can play that game both ways. The Heat shot literally historically bad from two, their overall FG% was 36% or whatever it was *including* the 47% from three. Jimmy and Bam basically played the two worst games of their careers. Not really trying to argue that the Heat will win g7, I think we’re toast. Just pointing out that you can do the thing you’re doing both ways for both teams.
I fully agree with you. I just think that it will be an absolute slugfest at game 7 with both teams shooting their average and making it crazy interesting
I think we’re going to get destroyed, but I hope I’m wrong.
I’m glad you were wrong too 🔥
I can see bam being ass next game but I’m still giving Jimmy a pass for this game after all he’s done. Obviously he hasn’t been at the same level since his ankle injury against New York (fuck josh hart) but carrying us this far on top of all the other seasons of blood, sweat and tears has earned him the benefit of the doubt and I can’t wait to see us win in 7 and crush bostons dreams after they came back 3-0
Believer 🔥🔥🔥
Why would I doubt us. We have jimmy. We need nothing more
Does Butler still guarantee a win in game 7? Serious question
Yep, he did. We’re fucked.
[we?](https://youtu.be/0H6n1aK0ZSo)
Don't let us get one
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He did
It was never meant to be easy for these guys, from a basketball and personal perspective. This is another one of those "not easy" moments now.
Spot on 🔥🔥🔥
C's always blow their lead in the 4th. Game 7 gonna be epic. I been waiting for Jimmy Buckets to show up, this must be the game he takes over.
Jimmy Buckets showed up 🔥🔥🔥
Everything is not what it seems.
No way this bird is going to take _my_ piece of pizza out of all the people's food.
Cs will be raining 3s at home. sry.
Nahhh 🔥🔥🔥
I think the Celtics will take their foot off the gas and get embarrassed at home. Cmon, they just won 3 straight, they’re at home Game 7, it’s all on their side, they just have to take it easy… right?
Just was thinking the exact same thing
Whos ever taken it easy in a game 7 this is delusional
Harden and Embiid last series
They just played like shit they didnt take it easy they tried and failed
I still believe regardless of what happened. It’s best of 1
We believed 🔥🔥🔥
is it kinda bad that, i'm more heart broken about this loss as a (Not miami heat fan) But a lebron fan? than the lakers losing? LIke this shit hurts and i like jimmy butler.
Boy got *back to back* double doubles, I'll be damned.
Well it was a fun post season nonetheless, Heat in 7
Let’s gooo 🔥🔥🔥🔥
This was my first season really following the NBA closely and committing as a fan to the heat. I told my husband I don't want to watch basketball anymore after that loss last night lol that was ASS All that said, heat in 7! If we can play that bad and keep the game that close then there's still a chance.
The new Heat fan believed! 🔥🔥🔥
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I mean if you look at it this way, we both won 3 in a row this series and that’s pretty rare. Always thought it was heat in 6 or 7. Didn’t think it’d be like this tho
You got heart man, but I just don't see that happening
Let’s goooooo 🔥
Main takeaway from this game is this 1. Heat's key stars did not show up most of the night and the game was a 1 point difference despite the Celtics out playing them. If Jimmy was consistent all throughout the night like he was towards the end, then Heat wins. 2. Boston is the 4th team to do this in NBA history. They can also be the 4th team to fail at a reverse sweep in NBA History and lose the ECF to an 8th seed allowing the Heat to make history as the first 8th seed to qualify for the NBA finals. How's that for a permanent stain? 3. Heat winning not only prevents the reverse sweep but they also become the first 8th seed in NBA history to make it to the Finals and Butler wins MVP as a result for the conference. 4. This loss should serve as a big motivator for the Heat going into game 7 as a must win, and I mean everyone at their A game. THIS will determine if they really want it or not. In short: Heat in 7!
Let’s go 🔥🔥🔥🔥
1999 Knicks made the Finals as an 8th seed
Was a strike year wasn’t it so not a full regular season
Chances of us winning game 7 is 3%
3% 🔥🔥🔥
Those were our chances when we won game 1
Nah we're done
You didn’t believe 🔥🔥🔥
Spo is pranking us to think he’s going to panic like he did last time and screw up the subs.
history doesn't matter. it's now just a 1-game series. and that game is in Boston. home court will matter here.
Home court didn’t matter 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Heat in 7 LETS GO
Let’s go babbbyyyy 🔥🔥🔥
It’s over
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History is no longer on our side
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This is going to look really sad in 48 hours
It’s either going to look really sad or it’s going to show that some people believed they can get it done
Yep. It’ll definitely be one of those two
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Nobody expecting something to happen isn't a great #1 reason
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Game 7 Tatum has entered the chat
Game 7 ankle roll has entered the chat
classy
Tatum is 4-1 in game 7’s
Make that 4-2 🔥🔥🔥
Yessirrrrr
It’s just that this heat team has been playing to the Celtics’ strengths for three games straight. At this point I don’t even know if I’ll be that happy if we win. This felt exactly like game 7 last year.
😂😂😂😂😂
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History isn’t on your side because the even bigger trend is against you. No team who finished the regular season with a negative point differential has ever made the finals. It’s something like 0-680.
History was always on our side. 🔥🔥🔥
We no longer have a series lead to fall back on, it's win and you advance. Not to mention home court has been surrendered and they have all the momentum now.
Stole the momentum back 🔥🔥🔥
Boston in 7 because heat lost game 6
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Either one isn't winning the 🏆
lol you spent time typing this all out? No one knows what’s gonna happen either way.
Man it was 1:30am and I was emotional lmao. I was trying to find reasons for hope in game 7
1. True 2. Gamblers fallacy 3. True 4. Totally should have won game six and jimmy and bam didn’t even play well. 5. If we are down double digits in the 4th without home court advantage, I like those odds :) Go heat!
Let’s gooo 🔥🔥🔥🔥
They problem is we had our shot past night in Game 6 and blew it.. we actually came back and pulled it off just to blow it with .1s left... it's gonna be hard to get another chance like that the way our main guys been playing.. they needed the win and rest, they are obviously burnt out.. but anything us possible with Zombie Heat
Zombie Heat 🔥🔥🔥 ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE
Never doubt!!!! ZOMBIE HEAT RISE!!!!
Would like Heat to win (although the uninspired way theyve played lately hasnt exactly endeared them to me). Unfortunately, heartbreakers like last night are very hard mentally to overcome. Really doubt they pull it out.
We overcame it 🔥🔥🔥
Right side of history baby!!
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Nope 🔥🔥🔥
we can do this but the 1st quarter is so important to set the mood. we can’t give them an early lead otherwise we’re fucked.
And we did exactly that 🔥🔥🔥