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[Post Game Thread] The Boston Celtics (2-3) fight to live another day and force a game 6, as they defeat the Miami Heat (3-2) by 110 - 97. Jayson Tatum puts up a 21/8/11 stat line in a winPost Game Thread (self.nba)

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97 - 110
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo
 
GAME SUMMARY
Location: TD Garden (19156), Clock: Final
Officials: Bill Kennedy, Marc Davis, and David Guthrie
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Miami Heat 20 24 28 25 97
Boston Celtics 35 26 29 20 110
 
TEAM STATS
Team PTS FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OREB TREB AST PF STL TO BLK
Miami Heat 97 40-78 51.3% 9-23 39.1% 8-10 80.0% 10 41 20 13 6 16 2
Boston Celtics 110 40-79 50.6% 16-39 41.0% 14-19 73.7% 12 43 23 9 13 9 4
 
PLAYER STATS
Miami Heat MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Jimmy ButlerSF 33:35 14 5-10 0-2 4-6 0 5 5 5 2 0 2 1 -24
Kevin LovePF 13:44 6 3-7 0-1 0-0 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 -11
Bam AdebayoC 31:53 16 8-15 0-0 0-0 2 6 8 3 2 1 6 2 -15
Max StrusSG 24:10 3 1-5 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20
Kyle LowryPG 30:18 5 2-6 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 4 1 -5
Caleb Martin 31:49 14 5-12 2-5 2-2 1 4 5 0 0 0 2 2 -8
Cody Zeller 04:07 4 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 -3
Duncan Robinson 27:44 18 7-10 2-3 2-2 0 3 3 9 0 0 1 5 7
Haywood Highsmith 36:00 15 6-9 3-4 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 2 2
Nikola Jovic 03:20 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Omer Yurtseven 03:20 2 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 6
Udonis Haslem 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tyler Herro 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Victor Oladipo 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabe Vincent 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boston Celtics MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Jaylen BrownSF 36:52 21 9-18 3-5 0-0 2 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 16
Jayson TatumPF 40:52 21 8-16 1-6 4-6 0 8 8 11 2 0 4 2 19
Al HorfordC 29:01 6 3-7 0-3 0-0 5 6 11 5 1 1 0 0 10
Derrick WhiteSG 37:05 24 8-11 6-8 2-3 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 3 18
Marcus SmartPG 29:55 23 7-12 4-6 5-6 1 2 3 2 5 0 2 0 20
Grant Williams 26:49 6 1-4 1-4 3-4 2 2 4 0 0 1 0 3 -9
Malcolm Brogdon 07:55 0 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Robert Williams III 17:55 6 3-3 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 10
Payton Pritchard 04:32 0 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 -8
Sam Hauser 03:20 3 1-4 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -6
Luke Kornet 03:20 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -6
Justin Champagnie 02:22 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2
Blake Griffin 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Muscala 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danilo Gallinari 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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[–]Trail BlazersDIXtICon 3986 points3987 points  (82 children)

somehow only ended up being a 13 point game but it was never even close

[–]Celticscerealman2020 2329 points2330 points  (43 children)

I started feeling nauseous when they cut it to 10 with 50 seconds left

[–]CelticsI_Set_3_Alarms 1156 points1157 points  (24 children)

Yeah I felt more relieved by that Hauser 3 than I expected to be lol

[–]Celticsjohnnybarbs92 376 points377 points  (13 children)

Same. I said that was the dagger and my wife was very confused.

[–]Celticsrikki-tikki-deadly 337 points338 points  (10 children)

She was probably confused because thanks to the announcers this postseason she thinks a "dagger" can happen repeatedly before halftime.

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        [–]Celticsrikki-tikki-deadly 215 points216 points  (4 children)

        I was NOT comfortable seeing that lead slide to 10 inside two minutes left.

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          [–]CelticsDungeonsAndDuck 463 points464 points  (21 children)

          that's because the final third of the 4th quarter was the miami heat vs the maine celtics lmao

          [–]Celticsw311sh1t 322 points323 points  (6 children)

          It’s still a crime against humanity that they changed it from the Maine Red Claws

          [–]CelticsInAingeWeTrust 173 points174 points  (6 children)

          it was also the bench players on the Heat

          [–]CelticsDungeonsAndDuck 618 points619 points  (3 children)

          yeah but that goes against my narrative, so please delete your comment

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                  [–]Thunderhomefree122 4856 points4857 points  (200 children)

                  Jimmy Butler only took 10 shots. I simply do not understand how that’s possible.

                  [–]HeatErik5858 857 points858 points  (27 children)

                  Felt like he took the night off tonight.

                  [–]Celticsrikki-tikki-deadly 514 points515 points  (6 children)

                  Jimmy "I'm Not Even Supposed To Be Here Tonight!" Butler

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                    [–]AustraliaWasProbablyBanned 2639 points2640 points  (61 children)

                    too busy pump faking

                    [–]WarriorsMC-Jdf 1477 points1478 points  (28 children)

                    Honestly one of those games where Butler tries to fish for fouls too much, which almost never goes well.

                    [–]Celticselcapitandemundo 151 points152 points  (4 children)

                    Celtics have also stopped biting on them so often

                    [–]HeatMySilverBurrito 833 points834 points  (18 children)

                    It’s annoying as fuck. Because guy is insanely good at finishing through contact. But every now and then, he does this bait for fouls all game, not even attempting to shoot the ball.

                    Edit: his touch around the basket is insane through contact. But games like tonight, it’s like he just chucks the ball at the basket, more concerned about the contact than scoring.

                    [–]WarriorsMC-Jdf 455 points456 points  (7 children)

                    I mean Butler trying to draw fouls so often is a big part of why he gets so much space in jumpshots, that and his elite deceleration.

                    But yeah it’s gross to watch when he tries to only flail backwards and not try to shoot.

                    [–]HeatMySilverBurrito 136 points137 points  (2 children)

                    That’s the thing, you can see when he actively trying to finish through the contact after getting his guy to fake.

                    Compare that to just straight up flopping, where all his touch around the basket disappear because he’s not even attempting to make the basket.

                    [–]bodhibell02 91 points92 points  (1 child)

                    I'm very happy to see a Heat fan noting this. I'm a C's fan and my god I like Jimmy a lot...but when he resorts to the leg flailing and falling down on jumpers...kill me man. It's such lame fucking basketball

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                            [–]ColdPressedSteak 273 points274 points  (10 children)

                            He was legit bad for long stretches. There were some possessions where he couldn't decide what he wanted to do and just dumped the ball off to someone else with 5 sec left to go in the clock

                            He's going to need to be great again if they want to avoid this epic collapse. That or Duncan Robinson continues to trend upwards and just nails 10 3's in game 6

                            [–]ZdenekTheMan 102 points103 points  (3 children)

                            Robinson struck the fear of God in me every time he touched the ball

                            [–]Celticslferreira86 46 points47 points  (3 children)

                            Duncan has honestly been extremely good on offense. Celtics gotta start putting him on switches and having him guard Brown/Tatum to keep him off the floor.

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                              [–]GokuVerde 280 points281 points  (7 children)

                              The dog has left the building

                              [–]NBAFlabbypuff 140 points141 points  (3 children)

                              He legit pump faked on almost every jump stop and stood there to look for someone to bail him out. Shit was weird, like the entire Celtics team except for Rob Williams knows you're not gonna shoot that.

                              [–][SAS] Bryn ForbesTomShoe02 432 points433 points  (16 children)

                              Celtics finally stopped letting him switch onto their weaker defenders for easy points.

                              Good to see Mozzarella finally getting it.

                              [–]CelticsWickerShoesJoe 272 points273 points  (13 children)

                              Celtics finally stopped letting him switch onto their weaker defenders for easy points.

                              That's part of it. Ben Taylor mentioned in this week's Thinking Basketball how he is pretty much done with this "switch everything" defensive idea, beacause it gave the offense whatever matchup they wanted. He pointed out that when JT stayed on Butler, shots were much thougher. Now that the team realized that, they're doing better.

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                                [–][BOS] Jayson TatumJayson_Tatum 145 points146 points  (1 child)

                                Hunting for fouls doesn't help

                                [–]GokuVerde 159 points160 points  (0 children)

                                Harassment: Harden hunting for fouls

                                Empowering: Dog-Master Butler

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                                  [–]CelticsTheSaltySloth 363 points364 points  (9 children)

                                  Kid in the back of Inside has a “Putin, ISIS, Kim Jong Un, Kyrie” shirt on lol

                                  [–]LakersRabbitWolfie 4954 points4955 points  (153 children)

                                  Mazzulla seems to have watched more film of the Heats and less of Ben Affleck this week

                                  [–]CelticsNoShameInternets 813 points814 points  (7 children)

                                  Brad called him into his office, put on the game films and blasted a fog horn every time Mazzulla should’ve called a timeout but didn’t.

                                  [–]CelticsCreatiScope 242 points243 points  (3 children)

                                  Then you must not remember that Brad was absolutely guilty of letting the guys try to stop opponent runs on their own too.

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                                    [–]RaptorsTraanPol 186 points187 points  (5 children)

                                    The spirit of Jeremy Renner possessed him

                                    [–][BOS] Tony AllenDriveByStoning 153 points154 points  (3 children)

                                    Brad: We're going to hurt some people

                                    Joe: Whose car are we gonna take?

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                                      [–]Thunderhomefree122 1093 points1094 points  (109 children)

                                      But The Town is so fucking good still

                                      [–]Pacerspfqq 502 points503 points  (77 children)

                                      I like The Departed

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                                            [–]MavericksSterlingMallory 5860 points5861 points  (100 children)

                                            Boston winning this series and espn analytics being right after all would be hilarious

                                            [–]BullsZloggt 2193 points2194 points  (54 children)

                                            Imagine the smugness that’ll come from whatever nerds help crunch those numbers…

                                            [–]souttous 473 points474 points  (7 children)

                                            Could it possibly match the smugness of redditors tho? Seems impossible

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                                              [–]Bucksundermon 509 points510 points  (10 children)

                                              Analytics are always right, haven't you learned that from Jokic dominating the playoffs this year

                                              [–]Celticsponeil 351 points352 points  (8 children)

                                              And Derrick White being a fringe All Star level player, as per 538.

                                              [–]KingsDuke_Vladdy 120 points121 points  (3 children)

                                              Everytime I watch White he turns into Steph so I get it

                                              [–]CelticsRetroFrisbee 115 points116 points  (0 children)

                                              Please keep watching

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                                                      [–]LakersPalifaith 1550 points1551 points  (30 children)

                                                      I blame this on Shakira, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez.

                                                      [–]CelticsBurger_Gouger 662 points663 points  (12 children)

                                                      Jeter and Arod being in Miami is def the catalyst for all of this, and thats a fact

                                                      [–][GSW] Zarko CabarkapaIAmNotKevinDurant_35 223 points224 points  (9 children)

                                                      I know its his hometown team and all but ARod being one of the primary owners of the timberwolves and cheering for the Heat is kind of weird. Could you imagine if Joe Lacob was at the game today rooting for the Celtics?

                                                      [–]shangrila117 60 points61 points  (0 children)

                                                      What’s he gonna do, cheer for the Wolves?

                                                      [–]CelticsBurger_Gouger 80 points81 points  (4 children)

                                                      Thanks I hate it

                                                      [–][GSW] Zarko CabarkapaIAmNotKevinDurant_35 34 points35 points  (3 children)

                                                      It would be real weird right? He actually used to be a minority owner of the celtics lol

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                                                          [–]Celticsa_crappy_lite 203 points204 points  (6 children)

                                                          Taylor Swift in shambles

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                                                            [–]Celticslongconsilver13 768 points769 points  (34 children)

                                                            Schill game 6. Game 7 anything can happen

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                                                              [–]Kyler1313 2546 points2547 points  (43 children)

                                                              I'm not saying the Celtics are going to come back to win this series... But the Celtics have come back from 3-2 deficits in the playoffs twice in the past year. They are certainly making it interesting...

                                                              [–]CelticsDungeonsAndDuck 1271 points1272 points  (9 children)

                                                              they did it last week.

                                                              [–]Kyler1313 507 points508 points  (2 children)

                                                              Yep, and against Giannis last year, both series had somewhat close Game 6s on the road and pretty dominant Game 7s at home. We will see if this series follows that path.

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                                                                  [–]DuckDucks 384 points385 points  (4 children)

                                                                  The statistical models licking their lips rn

                                                                  [–][BOS] Jaylen BrownFredDupe 1912 points1913 points  (32 children)

                                                                  THE BUFFALO WANTS TO GO BACK TO COLORADO

                                                                  [–]SpursGGezpzMuppy 679 points680 points  (10 children)

                                                                  Let the man roam ffs. Stop holding him back and he can lead you to the championship

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                                                                    [–]Celtics1337speak 286 points287 points  (6 children)

                                                                    Hear me and rejoice! You Miami Heat have had the privilege of being saved by The Great Forehead. You may think this is suffering. No... it is salvation. The universal scales tip toward balance because of your sacrifice. Smile... for even in death, you have become children of Derrick White.

                                                                    [–]CelticsDafatveteran 617 points618 points  (3 children)

                                                                    If Derrick White has a million fans, then I am one of them. If Derrick White has ten fans, then I am one of them. If Derrick White has only one fan then that is me. If Derrick White has no fans, then that means I am no longer on earth. If the world is against Derrick White, then I am against the world.

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                                                                      [–]SpursJohnnyWinss 126 points127 points  (1 child)

                                                                      He's R O A M I N

                                                                      [–]Celticsjustamobileuserhere 76 points77 points  (0 children)

                                                                      Let him roam

                                                                      [–]Celticsbb15555 67 points68 points  (0 children)

                                                                      YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY. WHEN IN ROAM BABY

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                                                                        [–]Heatsmoltanboi 634 points635 points  (1 child)

                                                                        chris i'm sorry for talking so much shit a week ago can you please add me back to the group chat

                                                                        [–]Celticssaggysocks 152 points153 points  (0 children)

                                                                        N O

                                                                        [–]HawksBoth_Funny4896 4995 points4996 points  (274 children)

                                                                        If we’re ever going to see a 3-0 comeback, this is the chance

                                                                        [–]SpursJohnnyWinss 2968 points2969 points  (23 children)

                                                                        Well firstly through Derrick White all things are possible so jot that down

                                                                        [–]CelticsChadwiko 445 points446 points  (2 children)

                                                                        Great White Buffalo

                                                                        [–]Celticsguccimane333 232 points233 points  (1 child)

                                                                        Noted

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                                                                          [–]LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO101 1189 points1190 points  (119 children)

                                                                          Yeah this Celtics team is just so much more talented, especially with the injuries racking up for the Heat. It’s not even close, and they’d have the potential game 7 at home

                                                                          [–]Nuggetsdestroyerofpoon93 348 points349 points  (12 children)

                                                                          the other times a team came back from 3-0 and made it to game 7 they were all the visiting team. This would be the first time the home team forced a game 7.

                                                                          [–]BullsZloggt 64 points65 points  (0 children)

                                                                          All that matters is if we see a repeat of Game 3…or one of Game 4…

                                                                          [–]sidighjd 976 points977 points  (54 children)

                                                                          The Heats entire win condition is to shoot unsustainably hot from 3

                                                                          [–]Thunderhomefree122 350 points351 points  (0 children)

                                                                          Hey it’s kind of worked so far

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                                                                            [–]floatersforalgernon 168 points169 points  (22 children)

                                                                            If Miami cannot finish this off next game, Boston will take Game 7.

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                                                                                [–]Knicks TankwagonTomasRoncero 87 points88 points  (6 children)

                                                                                8 seed team up 3-0, makes sense

                                                                                [–][CHI] Zach LaVineUncircled_swag2 279 points280 points  (8 children)

                                                                                Jaylen Browns brain is so massive he purposefully played bad so he could be the first to come back 0-3

                                                                                [–]Thunderhomefree122 472 points473 points  (51 children)

                                                                                Said it last game and I'll say it again: if there was ever a team to come back 0-3, could be this Boston team. And I fucking hate it.

                                                                                [–]CelticsHorsNoises 523 points524 points  (39 children)

                                                                                Also logically it would make sense that the first team to choke it would be an overachieving 8 seed.

                                                                                [–]ColtCallahan 109 points110 points  (13 children)

                                                                                But Spoelstra as the only coach in history to do it would be wild.

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                                                                                    [–]CelticsTeaAndCrumpets4life 142 points143 points  (11 children)

                                                                                    Yeah people throw that 0-150 stat around but how many of those are higher seeded teams just blowing out lower seed teams?

                                                                                    [–]AcrobaticFeedback 66 points67 points  (3 children)

                                                                                    I always assumed the first time this comeback happens it will be due to massive injury changes that happen throughout the series. Just think it’s impossible for a team that is good enough to sweep to be down 0-3 without injury luck. Because the team literally has to sweep to win the series.

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                                                                                        [–][CHI] Cameron PayneSim888 7200 points7201 points  (167 children)

                                                                                        Sir, a second Celtics win has hit the Los Angeles Lakers.

                                                                                        [–]CelticsWilee_E_Coyote 2008 points2009 points  (36 children)

                                                                                        We won the morale finals, now we want to get to the real won

                                                                                        [–]SpursGGezpzMuppy 596 points597 points  (8 children)

                                                                                        They sitting at Cancun airport waiting for your delayed flight

                                                                                        [–]Thunderhomefree122 104 points105 points  (4 children)

                                                                                        Chris Paul also gonna fly in from Phoenix.

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                                                                                            [–]NetsOtaku_Instinct 164 points165 points  (2 children)

                                                                                            eastern conference's 9/11

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                                                                                              [–]SpursGGezpzMuppy 1005 points1006 points  (15 children)

                                                                                              Celtics has to realise they can only go so far as the Buffalo carries them.

                                                                                              Let the man take charge and he will carry the Jays to the promise land.

                                                                                              [–]CelticsWilee_E_Coyote 622 points623 points  (6 children)

                                                                                              This is not the Jay’s team, its the buffalo’s and his wild wings

                                                                                              [–]CelticsWickerShoesJoe 162 points163 points  (0 children)

                                                                                              This is not the Jay’s team, its the buffalo’s and his wild wings

                                                                                              Dammit, I love it. I was already happy with the win, now I'm laughing like a hyena and it's so late were I live lol

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                                                                                                  [–]CelticsLawful_Rebellion 947 points948 points  (16 children)

                                                                                                  You’re welcome for the additional Inside the NBA episodes folks

                                                                                                  [–]un5chanate 207 points208 points  (1 child)

                                                                                                  Single most important part of a Celtics wins for neutral fans. Once it goes all ESPN, unless the game are each awesome to watch, it will be annoying AF.

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                                                                                                    [–]Gnartopia 111 points112 points  (3 children)

                                                                                                    Who is wearing the bloody sock for game 6?

                                                                                                    [–]Celticsktgop 218 points219 points  (6 children)

                                                                                                    the celtics really had to go down 0-3 to play like they give a fuck

                                                                                                    [–][POR] Eric MaynorBlazeBloom 490 points491 points  (13 children)

                                                                                                    Celtics can complete the Reverse Sweep as long as they don't play any close games.

                                                                                                    [–]Celticscomfypillow 246 points247 points  (5 children)

                                                                                                    Also they can do it if they win them

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                                                                                                      [–]Bullsm4n715 278 points279 points  (8 children)

                                                                                                      At least it's a TNT series getting extended. If I had to listen to Mark Jackson through game 6 I'd be pissed.

                                                                                                      [–]NBAmtaylor808 1490 points1491 points  (13 children)

                                                                                                      It is very difficult to resist the masculine urge to say Celtics in 7

                                                                                                      [–]Heatbeamingleanin 1396 points1397 points  (84 children)

                                                                                                      if we choke a 3-0 lead im becoming a warriors fan

                                                                                                      [–]SpursJohnnyWinss 782 points783 points  (30 children)

                                                                                                      That's too easy. Start rooting for the Wizards

                                                                                                      [–]Celticsjts921 265 points266 points  (17 children)

                                                                                                      Fuck that, root for Orlando

                                                                                                      [–]Celticsigonnawrecku_VGC 194 points195 points  (15 children)

                                                                                                      At least Orlando has a future. The Wizards are a dumpster fire that’s been burning since 2017

                                                                                                      [–]Wizardswindando5736 24 points25 points  (2 children)

                                                                                                      At least Orlando has a future. The Wizards are a dumpster fire that’s been burning since 2017

                                                                                                      If by 2017, you mean 1979 (which was both the last time we won at least 50 games in a season and the last time we made it past the 2nd round of the playoffs - we've done neither since), then bet. 44 straight years of terrible-to-mid basketball since then.

                                                                                                      2017-present have actually been pretty "good" years by Wizards' standards. 2 playoff appearances (as 8th seeds, lost in 1st round both times). 1 40+ win season, and only 1 season below 30 wins. Compare that to the Wizards from a decade ago:

                                                                                                      2008-2013: 0 playoff appearances. 0 seasons above 30 wins. Only 3 seasons above 20 wins. Finished 15th, 14th, 13th, 14th, and 12th in the conference.

                                                                                                      And then you have an entire decade and a half that was awful before that:

                                                                                                      1988-2004: 1 playoff appearance (8th seed, swept in 1st round). 2 seasons above 40 wins. 9 seasons with 30 wins or less. 7 seasons with 25 wins or less. 2 seasons with less than 20 wins. Finished as a double-digit seed in 13/16 seasons, the 3 exceptions being the 2 years with above 40 wins (9th and 8th seed) and one more year as a 9th seed.

                                                                                                      No other NBA team comes lose to our consistency in mediocrity over the past nearly-half-century. Ownership refuses to rebuild, yet also refuses to try to bring in good players via FA or trades. They're just content with reaching the playoffs as a 7 or 8 seed once or twice a decade and get knocked out in the 1st round 90% of the time and the 2nd round the other 10%.

                                                                                                      If you want to become numb to pain and never feel let down again because you will never have even the slightest expectations of success, there is no better way than by becoming a Wizards fan.

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                                                                                                              [–]Supersonicsneongem 364 points365 points  (6 children)

                                                                                                              Regardless of who wins, I'm just glad the Celtics have decided to make this a series. Two sweeps with over a week in between Finals starting would've been boring asf.

                                                                                                              [–]TimberwolvesZzyzx8 160 points161 points  (2 children)

                                                                                                              We were all clowning on Marcus Smart but he might have been cooking

                                                                                                              [–]Celticsjrlandry 781 points782 points  (20 children)

                                                                                                              This was an absolute masterclass by Tatum that the stat sheet won’t show

                                                                                                              [–]maize_and_beard 377 points378 points  (9 children)

                                                                                                              Incredible on defense and he ran the entire game on offense tonight. Not his best shooting night, but an incredible all around performance.

                                                                                                              [–]Celticstruth_2_point_0 105 points106 points  (1 child)

                                                                                                              We can only hope he's saving a signature Game 6 Jay 40 piece. How deep is the fuel tank man, this series is Tatum's story to write at this point. If he fizzles out so be it, but imagine if he can rise to it. Charge up that spirit bomb lads. Because Jimmy's gonna be looking to do the exact same thing and take over in game 6. He's mostly been chillin but he's well capable of summoning a 40 piece of his own esp at home.

                                                                                                              [–]Celticsjetpack_operation 27 points28 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                              As long as we don't let Jimmy just switch on to our weakest defender all game, I'll be happy with our effort against him.

                                                                                                              [–]Celticsigonnawrecku_VGC 48 points49 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                              He shot great from 2, just couldn’t hit a 3. Points were low because he didn’t take as many shots as he normally does

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                                                                                                                [–]NOPNOFNOG12 78 points79 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                                He set the tone with that monster first quarter, came out breathing fire.

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                                                                                                                  [–]CelticsSweetSmplAlchemy 1121 points1122 points  (28 children)

                                                                                                                  Mouthpiece Curry. Untucked Kyrie. Headband Lebron.

                                                                                                                  Elimination Game Celtics.

                                                                                                                  [–]CelticsVisitTheWind 744 points745 points  (14 children)

                                                                                                                  Below .500 Hawks

                                                                                                                  [–]champloo_express 308 points309 points  (7 children)

                                                                                                                  Below .500 Hawks is an all time great team, better than the 96 Bulls and KD Warriors. Change my mind.

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                                                                                                                        [–]ThunderOrdinaryFortune8690 150 points151 points  (22 children)

                                                                                                                        The nuggets are loving this…an absolute slug fest in the ECF

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                                                                                                                          [–][NYK] Jeremy LinLouieM13 595 points596 points  (31 children)

                                                                                                                          “Don’t let us get one.”

                                                                                                                          -Marcus Smart

                                                                                                                          [–]kob424 100 points101 points  (8 children)

                                                                                                                          “Don’t let us get one.”

                                                                                                                          -Kevin Millar
                                                                                                                          -Marcus Smart

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                                                                                                                            [–][BOS] Paul Piercejoebos617 398 points399 points  (12 children)

                                                                                                                            yankees fans are having ptsd

                                                                                                                            [–]ClippersStridingNephew 128 points129 points  (1 child)

                                                                                                                            "Sam Hauser with a dagger three, and the Celtics climb back to 3-2 against the Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals" is not a sentence I expected to see this season

                                                                                                                            [–][BOS] Jaylen BrownFredDupe 571 points572 points  (45 children)

                                                                                                                            This sub better hope we lose in game 6. Or else we will be insufferable

                                                                                                                            [–]Celticsktgop 380 points381 points  (35 children)

                                                                                                                            if we win this series i will never stop talking about it

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                                                                                                                              [–]HeatMiaCannons 390 points391 points  (26 children)

                                                                                                                              Thank you Highsmith, Caleb, and Duncan for actually showing up tonight.

                                                                                                                              Highsmith is definitely going to be in the rotation next game even if Vincent can play. He was an absolute dog on defense. Didn't bite on any pump fakes and stayed glued to his man.

                                                                                                                              Disgusted with what I saw from Jimmy, Bam, and Lowry. All of them were way too indecisive with what they wanted to do which lead to a ton of turnovers. Bam was probably the worst of them because most of his were due to having butterfingers instead of bad passes.

                                                                                                                              Spoiler: Dribbling half the shot clock away then passing the ball once for an iso isn't good offense. Neither is driving in the paint, instantly stopping, then pivoting a bunch to either put up a contested shot or trying to force a pass.

                                                                                                                              [–]NBAEarthWarping 90 points91 points  (6 children)

                                                                                                                              No Gabe and I think the series is over. Kyle isn't that guy anymore.

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                                                                                                                                [–]WizardsSolid-Confidence-966 303 points304 points  (7 children)

                                                                                                                                Another elimination game master class for Tatum

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                                                                                                                                  [–]Celticsarob770 109 points110 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                                                  4 Days in May

                                                                                                                                  [–]hellflower666 238 points239 points  (13 children)

                                                                                                                                  You'd think with all the Celtic lowlights and Heat highlights posted, the Heat were up by 20 in the 4th

                                                                                                                                  [–]gfatcho 97 points98 points  (9 children)

                                                                                                                                  Fr what was up with that? We’re jerking off highsmith while not even showcasing the lockdown defense from insert celtics player here??

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                                                                                                                                    [–]BucksJanice_Ant 182 points183 points  (6 children)

                                                                                                                                    Okay this is the PHI series all over again with the 3-2. Cmon Celtics lemme see a historic moment.

                                                                                                                                    [–]Nuggets Bandwagonlazy-waffle 44 points45 points  (1 child)

                                                                                                                                    Why don’t the Celtics just steal more often 🤔

                                                                                                                                    [–]RaptorsViscously-Organic 203 points204 points  (8 children)

                                                                                                                                    Oh god oh fuck they’re gonna do it aren’t they

                                                                                                                                    [–][BOS] Tom HeinsohnHornyHindu 403 points404 points  (10 children)

                                                                                                                                    TOP O' THE MORNING, MOTHERFUCKERS!!!

                                                                                                                                    p.s. the ROAMING BUFFALO brought the HEAT tonight!

                                                                                                                                    [–][CHI] Zach LaVineUncircled_swag2 224 points225 points  (19 children)

                                                                                                                                    They rewrote the script because some of you guys were getting wild saying Butler was better than Tatum all time

                                                                                                                                    [–]HeatKyleShanadad 33 points34 points  (6 children)

                                                                                                                                    I will move to the middle of nowhere, build a hut, live off the land, and never interact with society again if we are the first team to blow a 3-0 lead

                                                                                                                                    [–]CelticsMynamedoesntfuckingf 154 points155 points  (5 children)

                                                                                                                                    Ah yes, a series turnaround thanks to the help of

                                                                                                                                    checks notes

                                                                                                                                    Grant Williams

                                                                                                                                    [–]Nuggets BandwagonDreamlifehunting 73 points74 points  (1 child)

                                                                                                                                    The buffalo was roaming.

                                                                                                                                    Elimination game Tatum.

                                                                                                                                    Is this happening?

                                                                                                                                    [–]Tominio7 88 points89 points  (2 children)

                                                                                                                                    Gonna be embarrassing if ESPN predictions prove to be accurate after all

                                                                                                                                    [–]Celticsinstant_ostrich 84 points85 points  (7 children)

                                                                                                                                    Plenty of teams have come back from 3-2....

                                                                                                                                    [–]CelticsAmbitionExtension184 93 points94 points  (3 children)

                                                                                                                                    MIA stops shooting the best 3P% in conference finals history and 2 straight blowouts.

                                                                                                                                    [–]NetsTastyRainbows 26 points27 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                                                    "don't let us get one"

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                                                                                                                                    All I asked for was a bloodbath in the East and that's what we're getting.

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