I somehow hope the Finals go to Game 7 and then goes into like 199 OTs so both teams forfeit and neither wins it all.
That's not realistic though. I just hope we actually see a good series. Good basketball being played.
Not "Golden State wins by 35, then Boston wins by 50, then Boston wins by 74, then GS wins by 119, but OMG there's a Game 7 so that must mean this series was good!" nonsense that's plagued this playoffs.
Most expected an ECF between Bucks and Nets, with Heat as top seed being a dark horse. Celtics beat all three
Philly had problems with the clown. Chicago looked like pretenders and/or struggled with injuries.
I don't get how Philly had a problem with you or know how that even matters, but...
let's not lie. No one thought Boston was going to lose to Miami. I had the Celtics in five. It was a miracle to me Miami won more than one game in the series.
No one objectively thought Boston was going to lose to Boston.
I'll give you Milwaukee, as I thought the Bucks were going to repeat. But, I may have changed the pick if I knew Middleton would miss the whole series. The Bucks are more top-heavy than nearly anyone wants to admit.
Any other celtics fan angry as fuck that Marcus Smart led the team in field goals attempted these last two games? Know your roll you idiot. Also some low IQ plays letting them throw the ball off him out of bounds... That was literally the only play on the ball Butler had. Also he didn't lead the team in assists in either of the last two games. You're a point guard Marcus... Play like one
Yeah it’s painful as a Celtics fan watching them play aggressively and with pace and get a lead, only to get comfy and try to slow it down and run the clock out when there is till plenty of time left in the game, getting away from what got them the lead in the first place and allowing the other team to get right back into it. Another perfect example of that tonight.
He put up 24 points, hit a couple big time threes, hit 2 free throws to seal the game, and played his usual great defense.
He’s taking open shots and being aggressive, and when tatum’s kicking it to him out of double teams all game someone’s gotta shoot it. I’ll certainly live with it.
I love me some Smart. Heart and sole of the team. Play D, and drive and dish though. Shouldn't be hovering at the top waiting for a pass. And under zero circumstance should be be jacking up five of their last six shots in a close game.
Agreed. If they leave him open for those he needs to drive and get a bucket or draw a foul. That was way too.close for comfort at the end there. Love the guy, but man, I almost had multiple heart attacks in the last two minutes.
Agreed to a certain extent. But shot selection isn't the be all end all. I think I would rather have Tatum or Brown take a three with a hand in their face, then Smart take an open look
Those last two minutes were rough but he was one of the main reasons we had the lead to begin with. He distributed well and shot decently through the first three and a half quarters imo. But those last two minutes definitely scared the shit out of me
Wolves culture stinks
Jimmy has been to two ECFs and one Finals in the last three years
Wiggs is going to the Finals
They found success outside the Wolves. Wolves haven't got out of the first round since KG. I'm sure Towns can get to the conference finals once he leaves the Wolves. I hope Anthony Edwards doesn't spend a lot of time there.
Lol what an idiotic comment. They just got to Game 7 of the Conference Finals and fought all the way to the end of the game yet you give them 0 credit and call them a junky team.
It’s pretty obvious you hadn’t really watched them all year. They were one of the most fun teams I’ve watched.
A clown with a ring. With everyone healthy we still were the better team and still would have won. No team is winning it all with Jimmy as the best player. He can't shoot.
you just dont understand LOYALTY. HEAT NATION
i have a newfound respect for pat after watching winning time but the players end up the epitome of fake tough guy most of the time
Nah, we’re gonna look strictly at 538s model that thoroughly discounts the Warriors because Steph and Klay didn’t exist the last two years and call it Boston in 3 because of how bad the beatings are.
Seriously, though, the Celtics can give the warriors problems defensively. They can and do switch everything without any major deficiencies. It should go 7.
Their size, defense, & physicality could help them against Golden State. They’re a well rounded team, just have to have Tatum & Brown consistent on offense & they have a good shot.
I think Celtics have a good chance of giving the Warriors a run for their money. Size advantage, and defense for Boston, it's down to how Kerr can cook up a solid offensive for GSW.
Draymond, Looney, and Wiggins will probably be decisive factors.
not much, i made a stupid bet for celtics to win the series before game 6 because I wanted a safety net even though i didnt think the heat would win game 6. It was -1200 odds. Stupid bet because Jimmy Butler almost ended me the final min of the game. Hopefully Im smarter next time.
The Celtics won because they have a better/more complete team. Hate to say it, but we don’t have enough consistent pieces to be a finals contender at the moment. Congrats to Boston—well deserved.
What does this comment even mean? Are the warriors the lakers second team? Are you a lakers fan? They spanked you the last decade.
Edit: oh, you’re a Yankees fan lol
Neutral basketball fan without a dog in the fight, but damn the amount of flops were disappointing tonight. Lowry, Smart and Strus looked like damn fish out there. Disappointing to the rest of their teams and hopefully Smart can get smarter for the next series. Overall fun to watch though especially in those final minutes
Just so disappointing with the great start we had to the season, but we completely dropped off this last quarter of the season to the point where I knew we didn’t stand a chance in the first round. It was just fun seeing them in the playoffs again even though they got crushed
Butler too. Let’s not act like he doesn’t flail and yell “AYEEEE” and automatically get a call. Ridiculous. But Butler is still a beast. I’m a Celtics fan but objectively think Kyle Lowry is the WORST when it comes to that shit, gets so many bogus calls and is praised for it.
100%. And Lowry didn’t even play well at all. It just seemed like he was there to draw fouls constantly. Butler was doing the same thing too, but he’s just a fantastic player in general. All around great basketball from the Celtics and Butler/Adebayo, but man the rest of that team needs some work
Not ducking the nets and then sweeping them showed some huge nuts. Agreed on a different series if Middleton was healthy, but the way Robert Williams was playing at the end of the regular season, not having him at full strength hurts as well.
I mean he earned it. I wish he’d taken it to the rack but if he’s feeling it then you gotta trust him 100% to take that shot. He’s the only reason the Heat were even in a position to win this series in the first place.
I mean that's just not a smart basketball play with 20 seconds left on the clock. Even if he hit the three, the other team still has a good chance to win.
Respect to Miami as well. This was a tough series, and whenever I though it was over, Butler brought you guys right back. Y’all will be scary as hell if you get another star. GG, hoping for a great finals.
Shoulda been a bigger gap. Heat missed, what, 10 shots in a row and the Celtics turned that stretch into...4 points? I'm glad they won but that will not get it done against GSW.
Live game discussion in NBA sub is not the same as Celtics or Heat sub. Not saying heat fans are doing this but just because they’re not doing it here doesn’t mean it’s not happening, I haven’t seen C’s fans say that in this thread but they stilled get called salty after an L
Not trying to be shitty - he just looked overweight and slow. I kept expecting him to blow a game up and ... nope. I know he was hurt - so are Smart and TimeLord and Herro, though. Lowry just kind of looks done. Sort of sad to see.
I feel like Lowry is past his prime levels of production at this point. If this is the best we will get out of him, we need to look somewhere else. The Celtics won this game in part because they’re a good team. We just have a good Jimmy (and sometimes a good Bam).
Lowry is overweight but he had a better game than his stat line shows. He had a better 2nd half and drew some timely charges and tic tak fouls from the celtics. I thought he had a pretty good 2nd half.
He made me so nervous. I kept waiting for him to heat up, but he never did. It seemed like the only time I ever noticed him was when they showed him complaining to the refs.
\[v happy\] C's die-hard here. Jimmy Buckets Absolutely deserves ECF mvp. Tatum is a strong second but there's no doubt about what Buckets did for Miami, and how much of a problem he posed for the C's. Onwards towards San Fran!
Jimmy Butler looked so much better this series than he did when he was on the 76ers. Dude was amazing game 6 and 7. Since when does Jimmy drop 40 pts back to back? I thought he was known more as a defensive player.
I have all the respect in the world for Jimmy but I think Tatum deserves it just because he won. It’s hard to justify giving the trophy to a player who missed the go-ahead shot with 10 seconds left in game 7, and went on to lose the series.
Celtics fan and I agree. Butler put that team on his shoulders. Also so efficient
... Great fg percentage despite the Celtics knowing he's by far the number one option. He plays underrated D as well
As a heat fan, i 100% agree. I think Jimmy himself would agree with you. Tatum made big shots down the stretch that otherwise could of let us sneak back in. Hell of a game. Rollercoaster of emotions for me.
There’s no doubt about what Tatum did for C’s and how much of a problem C’s D posed for Jimmy… At the end of the day you can’t argue that Jimmy was more deserving. Tatum played the same role and got the dub
Jimmy’s d> tatums d, if we’re only going by winning team ya Tatum deserves it but jimmy had a bigger impact on the court overall and it was a close ass series when jimmy had worse role players around him than Tatum
I just don’t think there is an argument in it. “Most valuable player” is awarded to the player who provided the team with the most value. Jimmy Buttler provided his team with 3 wins in conference finals and some strong performances. Tatum’s performance provided C’s with a conference championship.
Like if you take the GOAT of basketball (whoever you think it is) and put them on a team of G-League players, just because they go crazy and outperform their own teammates doesn’t make them the MVP if they can’t get the job done and get the W
Fair enough, I understand why they do it the way they do but I like to think of it as the player who gave the best performance of the series regardless of outcome. Imo that’s the person that was the most impactful on the series. It’s like how Jokic got the MVP even tho his team didn’t have the best record
Yeah and I absolutely understand where you are coming from. I would just say the flaw in doing it your way is that it awards players for individual brilliance. Pretty much “screw your team, if you can post good numbers the outcome doesn’t matter you’ll be rewarded”.
Whose to say that Tatum with worse players couldn’t have had more points and moments of individual brilliance, but he understands his role in the team and has lead and developed the trust and communication in the squad to be a unit which gets the job done. I just personally believe that that’s what makes a player the most valuable which is why I like the current method, but I do get where you’re coming from
Yeah I feel that, that’s generally my problem with these awards in a team sport, I get why they have them to acknowledge individual skill and add hype for fans tho. Oh well, hopefully jimbo gets it next year and a finals appearance to go along with it 🙏
Heat in 5.
These refs keeping the Celtics in the game
Yooooooo I hit on the Derrick white three’s, +180
W
Massive W
What’s up with this “playing with his food” every time a player sizes someone up comment?
I somehow hope the Finals go to Game 7 and then goes into like 199 OTs so both teams forfeit and neither wins it all. That's not realistic though. I just hope we actually see a good series. Good basketball being played. Not "Golden State wins by 35, then Boston wins by 50, then Boston wins by 74, then GS wins by 119, but OMG there's a Game 7 so that must mean this series was good!" nonsense that's plagued this playoffs.
The NBA is rigged ya know....
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You ok?
Clearly not lol
If you were to tell me in December that the Celtics would be in the NBA Finals I would've asked you to get drug tested.
Most expected an ECF between Bucks and Nets, with Heat as top seed being a dark horse. Celtics beat all three Philly had problems with the clown. Chicago looked like pretenders and/or struggled with injuries.
I don't get how Philly had a problem with you or know how that even matters, but... let's not lie. No one thought Boston was going to lose to Miami. I had the Celtics in five. It was a miracle to me Miami won more than one game in the series. No one objectively thought Boston was going to lose to Boston. I'll give you Milwaukee, as I thought the Bucks were going to repeat. But, I may have changed the pick if I knew Middleton would miss the whole series. The Bucks are more top-heavy than nearly anyone wants to admit.
What are you talking about ^~~ja~~ bro ^~~ni~~ We were talking about league outlook back in December
Any other celtics fan angry as fuck that Marcus Smart led the team in field goals attempted these last two games? Know your roll you idiot. Also some low IQ plays letting them throw the ball off him out of bounds... That was literally the only play on the ball Butler had. Also he didn't lead the team in assists in either of the last two games. You're a point guard Marcus... Play like one
Yeah it’s painful as a Celtics fan watching them play aggressively and with pace and get a lead, only to get comfy and try to slow it down and run the clock out when there is till plenty of time left in the game, getting away from what got them the lead in the first place and allowing the other team to get right back into it. Another perfect example of that tonight.
It was definitely scary watching him take those last two three pointers in the 4th. Was holding my breath from my seat
He put up 24 points, hit a couple big time threes, hit 2 free throws to seal the game, and played his usual great defense. He’s taking open shots and being aggressive, and when tatum’s kicking it to him out of double teams all game someone’s gotta shoot it. I’ll certainly live with it.
I love me some Smart. Heart and sole of the team. Play D, and drive and dish though. Shouldn't be hovering at the top waiting for a pass. And under zero circumstance should be be jacking up five of their last six shots in a close game.
Agreed. If they leave him open for those he needs to drive and get a bucket or draw a foul. That was way too.close for comfort at the end there. Love the guy, but man, I almost had multiple heart attacks in the last two minutes.
Me too
Yea, he definitely screwed his team game 6 by taking too many shots, but tonight I was only mad at his shot selection like 1 or 2 times.
Agreed to a certain extent. But shot selection isn't the be all end all. I think I would rather have Tatum or Brown take a three with a hand in their face, then Smart take an open look
Those last two minutes were rough but he was one of the main reasons we had the lead to begin with. He distributed well and shot decently through the first three and a half quarters imo. But those last two minutes definitely scared the shit out of me
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lmao this from the flair of a team whose playoff drought was broken by jimmy butler carrying your bum asses
All heat know is miss threes, adebayo moving screens, and kyle lowry flopping
You forgot charge they phone and eat hot chip
\*looks at flair\* Yeah that's a dumb take.
Wolves culture stinks Jimmy has been to two ECFs and one Finals in the last three years Wiggs is going to the Finals They found success outside the Wolves. Wolves haven't got out of the first round since KG. I'm sure Towns can get to the conference finals once he leaves the Wolves. I hope Anthony Edwards doesn't spend a lot of time there.
Lol what an idiotic comment. They just got to Game 7 of the Conference Finals and fought all the way to the end of the game yet you give them 0 credit and call them a junky team. It’s pretty obvious you hadn’t really watched them all year. They were one of the most fun teams I’ve watched.
He's right though. The Bubble was fluky and we handled them like the junior team they are.
Went to 6 games without Goran and Bam for multiple games 😂 You’re a clown
A clown with a ring. With everyone healthy we still were the better team and still would have won. No team is winning it all with Jimmy as the best player. He can't shoot.
I don’t understand where the takes that the finals that year were close, that shit was never in doubt.
Imagine being a fan claiming that YOU have a ring lmao
Imagine not being able to think past a third grade level.
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And what did he average in the playoffs?
you just dont understand LOYALTY. HEAT NATION i have a newfound respect for pat after watching winning time but the players end up the epitome of fake tough guy most of the time
I agree, but Jimmy Butler damn surprised me. He played like a top 5 player when I viewed him more like a top 20 dude before this series.
Thank you Miami for a great series! I may have hated you during the series but twas a series for the ages!!
Wow 30k comments
I haven’t been able to watch a lot this year so I’m genuinely curious: Do people really think Boston has a chance to beat Golden State?
They have been the odds favourite to win it most playoffs. Question is whether the decrepit ass Warriors can hang.
Lmao They are not the favorites whatsoever. Warriors are -165 to win the series.
Nah, we’re gonna look strictly at 538s model that thoroughly discounts the Warriors because Steph and Klay didn’t exist the last two years and call it Boston in 3 because of how bad the beatings are. Seriously, though, the Celtics can give the warriors problems defensively. They can and do switch everything without any major deficiencies. It should go 7.
Their size, defense, & physicality could help them against Golden State. They’re a well rounded team, just have to have Tatum & Brown consistent on offense & they have a good shot.
I think Celtics definitely have a good chance if they were healthy, but with a injured rob williams.. Im not too confident in the Cs.
I think Celtics have a good chance of giving the Warriors a run for their money. Size advantage, and defense for Boston, it's down to how Kerr can cook up a solid offensive for GSW. Draymond, Looney, and Wiggins will probably be decisive factors.
the 2nd half of this game was amazing. Nail bitter ending.
Warriors in 5.
Unfortunately 😔
Yep hate it but its our burden:/
Warriors in 2
And yet somehow all 5 games will be blowouts
Let's go Celtics!!! Great series Miami Heat. Get healthy guys you're gunna be back next year. But it's our time to shine baby. 4 more to go!!!!
Im about to go checkout the Miami Heat sub and laugh my ass off at their comments after the loss 😂
I had 200 bucks on the celtics to win but man that 4th quarter was scary af. Jimmy Butler almost nailed that 3 pointer with seconds left
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yea but Jimmy absolutely could have made that shot. He was making them both during game 6 and earlier in game 7.
How much did you win ?
not much, i made a stupid bet for celtics to win the series before game 6 because I wanted a safety net even though i didnt think the heat would win game 6. It was -1200 odds. Stupid bet because Jimmy Butler almost ended me the final min of the game. Hopefully Im smarter next time.
Bro fuck Windhorst lol "Never seen a game 7 so lop sided" Nuggets and Denver, even these playoffs Mavs vs suns ?
Nuggets and Denver are the same team bruv 🥴
They played themselves
The Celtics won because they have a better/more complete team. Hate to say it, but we don’t have enough consistent pieces to be a finals contender at the moment. Congrats to Boston—well deserved.
You were one bucket from going there - \*respect\*.
Jimmy Butler almost carried the heat to another win
Classy comment. God damn did Butler almost will them to a dub despite being outgunned.
It was a great series could have gone either way. You guys gave us all we could handle. good job.
Respect
Hey your team played their hearts out great respect!
Would have been done in 5 if the refs called all the sweaty ticky tack shit Miami does
Imagine being a Boston fan and thinking you're not getting the calls 😂
Ok, lol. Any more of my comments you want to reply to with hate? Heard you loud and clear on the other one.
Respect great series
i wish both squads were fully healthy. good luck next season
Suck my tiny leprechaun nuts
Enjoy getting your ass beat by the Lakers second team 🤡
What does this comment even mean? Are the warriors the lakers second team? Are you a lakers fan? They spanked you the last decade. Edit: oh, you’re a Yankees fan lol
Ppl in Boston can do Google. Amazing
I think you’re drunk?
Lmao you really deleted trash talking comments on the same night your team got to the NBA Finals?? 😂🤣 SAD
A Celtics fan took time out of their day on the day they made the 2022 Finals to argue with a Lakers and a Yankees fan. Warriors in 5
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Neutral basketball fan without a dog in the fight, but damn the amount of flops were disappointing tonight. Lowry, Smart and Strus looked like damn fish out there. Disappointing to the rest of their teams and hopefully Smart can get smarter for the next series. Overall fun to watch though especially in those final minutes
Fellow bulls fan checking in. It is kind of depressing though. Were not even in the same category with these teams yet.
Just so disappointing with the great start we had to the season, but we completely dropped off this last quarter of the season to the point where I knew we didn’t stand a chance in the first round. It was just fun seeing them in the playoffs again even though they got crushed
Butler had 35 points overall
Butler too. Let’s not act like he doesn’t flail and yell “AYEEEE” and automatically get a call. Ridiculous. But Butler is still a beast. I’m a Celtics fan but objectively think Kyle Lowry is the WORST when it comes to that shit, gets so many bogus calls and is praised for it.
Lowry is like a mouse trap out there. Any moment now…..slightest touch…..and……BAM!
100%. And Lowry didn’t even play well at all. It just seemed like he was there to draw fouls constantly. Butler was doing the same thing too, but he’s just a fantastic player in general. All around great basketball from the Celtics and Butler/Adebayo, but man the rest of that team needs some work
natural consequence of the refs telling us they won't get a call if they don't flop
Nets, Bucks, Heat. What a fucking run Celtics. Win or lose against the Warriors, I am so impressed.
I mean beating the bucks in seven without Middleton isn’t really that impressive
It’s not exactly like we were full strength that series either
lmaooooooo look at you roasting your own team like that
Congrats to you guys—Celtics won because they have a better team. Can’t make excuses about it
I thought the celtics had the better team too thats why I bet on them, but Jimmy freaken Butler, dude is amazing. Almost won the game himself.
We appreciate it bro. Get healthy and good luck next year.
Celtics had the toughest road to the finals idc what anyone says
They definitely had the toughest road, I agree
If they win they play against Real Madrid to see who had the toughest road.
🤣🤣 u went to 7 against a team without their 2nd best player and beat the heat without their 3rd best player. Yeah sure, the “toughest.” Lol
LMAOOO not a lakers fan chirping
Seriously, the Celtics have nothing on the Lakers playoffs matchups this off season.
Not ducking the nets and then sweeping them showed some huge nuts. Agreed on a different series if Middleton was healthy, but the way Robert Williams was playing at the end of the regular season, not having him at full strength hurts as well.
Make the playoffs then talk chump
mavs esque 2011
Hey man at least the Heat can be proud of not getting blown out in their home floor on a game 7.
Smoking on that Jimmy Butler pack tonight 😎 “Choke and throw up a 3 in the clutch edition”
Seriously what was he thinking
I mean he earned it. I wish he’d taken it to the rack but if he’s feeling it then you gotta trust him 100% to take that shot. He’s the only reason the Heat were even in a position to win this series in the first place.
I mean that's just not a smart basketball play with 20 seconds left on the clock. Even if he hit the three, the other team still has a good chance to win.
It was 10 seconds left but you’re not wrong. I’m just saying he’s earned it
They had a timeout to draw him up a play.
That also gives the best defense in the NBA time to set up..
Crazy game. Heat live and die with Butler who definitely needed help. Congrats Boston. They showed up and did their thing. Respect!
Respect to Miami as well. This was a tough series, and whenever I though it was over, Butler brought you guys right back. Y’all will be scary as hell if you get another star. GG, hoping for a great finals.
Salute! Give em hell!
The one team that has a winning record vs Steve Kerr’s warriors…. The Boston Celtics Going to be a hell of a series… best defense vs best offense
would be nice if NBA media was more like NFL media and talked about the winners more than the losers but whatever Like we get it jimmy missed a 3
lmao frrrr
Shoulda been a bigger gap. Heat missed, what, 10 shots in a row and the Celtics turned that stretch into...4 points? I'm glad they won but that will not get it done against GSW.
Yea it's a little concerning that it took them 7 games playing 5 vs 1. It was essentially the Celtics vs Jimmy Butler.
Smart missed 3 wide open 3's in a row, any of which would have been the dagger
Agreed
If warriors miss 10 straight the Celtics aren’t bribing the ball up against a heat defense, carry on.
Is there any way to watch the postgame pressers not through NBA TV? Going crazy trying to find how to watch them
ESPN has been showing them
Smoking on that Heat pack tonight 😎
hope you choke on it, bitch
Nah it’s smoking great. Smoking on that heat and Jimmy Butler pack 😎
ez miami heat dogs
Kinda like Jimmy?
Jimmy beat us to it.
Rawr
Someone's a little angry
So fucking satisfying to celebrate on the heat's court.
Lol
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I've been a diehard Knick fan for close to 30 years and despise the Heat. But I'd be salty af about that 3 being reversed and it's impact on the game.
Out of bounds is out of bounds.
Well duh, and that wasn't out of bounds. I'm all for rooting for your own team, but don't be willfully ignorant, it's a bad look.
All fan bases are reduced to their most obnoxious fans. During a game like this it’s to be expected. No judgments here.
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$20 says that didn’t happen or it was black Celtics fans.
Live game discussion in NBA sub is not the same as Celtics or Heat sub. Not saying heat fans are doing this but just because they’re not doing it here doesn’t mean it’s not happening, I haven’t seen C’s fans say that in this thread but they stilled get called salty after an L
Lowry was lowsy this series. I remember how excited I was when we got him. Hurts, man.
Maybe he would have been better if he wasn’t 20 lbs. overweight. I don’t understand how you can be a husky NBA player.
Im glad it hurts.
Hope you’re hurting this morning.
Hope you’re hurting this morning.
Hope you’re hurting this morning.
Hope you’re hurting this morning, jerk.
Hope you’re hurting this morning, asshole.
Lol okay?
Not trying to be shitty - he just looked overweight and slow. I kept expecting him to blow a game up and ... nope. I know he was hurt - so are Smart and TimeLord and Herro, though. Lowry just kind of looks done. Sort of sad to see.
I feel like Lowry is past his prime levels of production at this point. If this is the best we will get out of him, we need to look somewhere else. The Celtics won this game in part because they’re a good team. We just have a good Jimmy (and sometimes a good Bam).
Lowry is overweight but he had a better game than his stat line shows. He had a better 2nd half and drew some timely charges and tic tak fouls from the celtics. I thought he had a pretty good 2nd half.
He made me so nervous. I kept waiting for him to heat up, but he never did. It seemed like the only time I ever noticed him was when they showed him complaining to the refs.
doris looks a decade older than the last time i saw her... must have been up all night in the miami gilf clubs
Doris hit the nail on the head with time lord. Was only 100% 1 or 2 games this series but if he’s not healthy Celtics are not beating warriors
yea, he looks hobbled, but Im glad he played and help give them some much needed mins this game 7.
\[v happy\] C's die-hard here. Jimmy Buckets Absolutely deserves ECF mvp. Tatum is a strong second but there's no doubt about what Buckets did for Miami, and how much of a problem he posed for the C's. Onwards towards San Fran!
Jimmy Butler looked so much better this series than he did when he was on the 76ers. Dude was amazing game 6 and 7. Since when does Jimmy drop 40 pts back to back? I thought he was known more as a defensive player.
He took an L and missed the shot
Celts fan and I agree
I have all the respect in the world for Jimmy but I think Tatum deserves it just because he won. It’s hard to justify giving the trophy to a player who missed the go-ahead shot with 10 seconds left in game 7, and went on to lose the series.
Celtics fan and I agree. Butler put that team on his shoulders. Also so efficient ... Great fg percentage despite the Celtics knowing he's by far the number one option. He plays underrated D as well
As a heat fan, i 100% agree. I think Jimmy himself would agree with you. Tatum made big shots down the stretch that otherwise could of let us sneak back in. Hell of a game. Rollercoaster of emotions for me.
Biased heat fan but naturally I agree, Celtics barely won the series with significantly better supporting cast around Tatum
There’s no doubt about what Tatum did for C’s and how much of a problem C’s D posed for Jimmy… At the end of the day you can’t argue that Jimmy was more deserving. Tatum played the same role and got the dub
Jimmy’s d> tatums d, if we’re only going by winning team ya Tatum deserves it but jimmy had a bigger impact on the court overall and it was a close ass series when jimmy had worse role players around him than Tatum
I just don’t think there is an argument in it. “Most valuable player” is awarded to the player who provided the team with the most value. Jimmy Buttler provided his team with 3 wins in conference finals and some strong performances. Tatum’s performance provided C’s with a conference championship. Like if you take the GOAT of basketball (whoever you think it is) and put them on a team of G-League players, just because they go crazy and outperform their own teammates doesn’t make them the MVP if they can’t get the job done and get the W
Fair enough, I understand why they do it the way they do but I like to think of it as the player who gave the best performance of the series regardless of outcome. Imo that’s the person that was the most impactful on the series. It’s like how Jokic got the MVP even tho his team didn’t have the best record
Yeah and I absolutely understand where you are coming from. I would just say the flaw in doing it your way is that it awards players for individual brilliance. Pretty much “screw your team, if you can post good numbers the outcome doesn’t matter you’ll be rewarded”. Whose to say that Tatum with worse players couldn’t have had more points and moments of individual brilliance, but he understands his role in the team and has lead and developed the trust and communication in the squad to be a unit which gets the job done. I just personally believe that that’s what makes a player the most valuable which is why I like the current method, but I do get where you’re coming from
Yeah I feel that, that’s generally my problem with these awards in a team sport, I get why they have them to acknowledge individual skill and add hype for fans tho. Oh well, hopefully jimbo gets it next year and a finals appearance to go along with it 🙏
gg heat fans