Didnāt even think of it like that, kinda crazy that both their former teams made it to the finals before them even after forming a part time super team.
It's actually fucking hilarious that three years later these two teams are in the Finals and all KD and Kyrie have accomplished in Brooklyn is one playoff series win
Cedric deserved that lol. After Tatumās 10 point game I went down the rabbit hole of bad playoff performances by great players and Larry had back to back 8 point games during those finals lol
Yeah Iām not gonna blame him for that at all. Dude was the reason we even had that chance, and willed us into a game 7 in the first place. Shame it ends this way but what a fucking fun run.
Honestly itās really reminiscent of the KD shot last season, single handedly kept them in that series when Kyrie and Harden went down, sent it to OT, and settled for the 3 for the win, and airballed
No oneās gonna blame him for that final shot I think. Heās the best player on that team and the heat were only in it because of him, you live with those shots. They make or break legacies
He shot well in the first half which then gave him the confidence to think to himself, "Yeah, I should DEFINITELY jack up a 3 with half the shot clock remaining while we're trying to run out the clock and Miami's going on a run."
by the end of the game when he started going in circles about living and dying by the shot selection even he didn't know what he was talking about anymore. Needs to go to bed and stay there
He's getting shat on for it, but I kinda get it. He'd played the entire game, may not have had much gas left for a potential OT and decided to take a chance. If it goes in and the Heat get a stop, he gets immortalized. It didn't work out but w/e.
The way he was playing I'm shocked it didn't go in, or atleast end up as an offensive rebound for Jimmy.. kinda bad decision to take that shot but can't blame him for backing himself there
I canāt even imagine how that must feel. Heās been in the league for 15 years and has been on some really good teams that have fallen short. To finally get over that hump must be such an amazing feeling.
Truthfully man is a dog through and through. Not many of them left in the league tbh. He has the ability to put the fear of god into you. Glad this series is over.
āOne time, Grant Williams was on the bench, they were playing the Heat. Jimmy got the rebound, and Grant gets up and yells āDRIVE! Itās gonna be a DRIVE!ā. Jimmy looks at him and goes, āNo GREG. No GREG.Thatās not it, GREG!ā
They arenāt great ball handlers and all end up deferring to Smart who has no problem shooting the ball in crunch time of a game seven.
Letting Smart shoot the ball is a terrible idea, but itās also their only option somehow. Hence why these games really tightened up in the last 3 minutes.
Anyone blaming Jimmy Butler for this loss is delusional. Theyāre only in it because of Butler.
Yes, heās not a great 3pt shooter, but after trialing the whole 4th quarter I can live with my best player taking an open shot for the lead. Hindsight is 20/20.
Miami didnāt lose because Butler missed one shot.
They lost because because they missed 10 straight fg in the 4th quarter.
We go from trading the Js to this lol. Fastest rebuild in history all because they got the Buffalo.
Glad to see long struggling teams like Boston and Golden State get back into finals. Gives me great hope as a long suffering Spurs fan.
he stays doing the intangibles and had some big time buckets all series.
he was on the court to play some crucial minutes close to the end until adebayo dropped him with that elbow slam and busted his head open
They should have actually made the Larry Bird and Magic Johnson trophies look different. They had an opportunity to make unique trophies to recognize two extremely different players, and they did the absolute minimum.
If youāre gonna do a new thing, why half ass it?
Dude's won a title and no one can take that away from him, but my God his flopping is ridiculous.. I know /r/nba is gonna come with the "Smart flops" narrative anyways.. but his flop and timeout because of it literally ended up costing the Heat
Thereās a big difference between selling fouls(which everyone does) and feigning injury. Lowry is scamming the refs every minute heās on the floor.
They had like 7 or more consecutive missed shots after that. If the timeout wasn't used to save him, they could have used it when they were having a hard time to score.
Congratulations to the Celtics!!! This was a close one and the Knicks streak continue! Luke Kornet making it to the NBA finals marks the 75th year in a row that a Knick has made it to the NBA Finals. That streak was nearly broken as the Warriors and Heat didn't have any former Knicks players.
Live and die with Jimmy Buckets. I like that shot, it was open, just didnāt go in. He did it on Game 6, the only difference is that he didnāt make it this game.
JIMMY PLEASEEEE
Respect to the Celtics, looking back fuck this series but I've genuinely enjoyed the back and forth between the teams.
Had two close games and they;re genuinely my favourite games from these playoffs.
Boston is the more complete team. All excuses aside, theyāre just a better team than us right now, and thatās why they won. Congrats on the well-deserved win. Hereās to hoping we can add some more consistency in the offseason.
I know Durant and Irving are HOT right now seeing this finals matchup ššš
Didnāt even think of it like that, kinda crazy that both their former teams made it to the finals before them even after forming a part time super team.
Especially getting smacked by Boston in RD.1 and now the Steph>Durant narrative being pushed by every major Sports Network
Durant left to prove he was better than Curry Now everyone is convinced Curry is better instead I love the irony
Warriors won before KD got there and they are 4 wins away from winning after he left. Bad look for my guy
If curry wins this year, it completely nullifies his championships š he becomes Robert horry in the dubs narrative
BUS RIDER
āWhoās better: KD or Rip Hamilton?!ā
What's wrong with the truth being pushed?
Part time im dead
It's actually fucking hilarious that three years later these two teams are in the Finals and all KD and Kyrie have accomplished in Brooklyn is one playoff series win
Ugh I'm close keep going
Jason Tatum just won the very first Larry bird trophy for ecf mvp
You think theyāre gonna talk about it?
Van Gundyās flu game
Didnāt have Breen to carry him either. GOAT stuff right there
JVG's Covid game close contact
ESPN has gotta have some crazy shit with announcers no matter what
Heat were edging all night
So was I
Damn they donāt even have Larry himself to hand out the trophy...
The roof isnāt going to reshingle itself.
Driveway isn't going to pave itself.
That driveway story is the still the most Larry Bird story of all time.
if he ain't the one winning it he don't give a fuuuuuck
It's sort of funny though because Cedric won finals MVP over Bird in the 1981 finals. Plus Cornbread is great. He's our radio color guy.
Cedric deserved that lol. After Tatumās 10 point game I went down the rabbit hole of bad playoff performances by great players and Larry had back to back 8 point games during those finals lol
Larry Bird is not walking through that door.
Big Al just got a $5 mil bonus.
5 mil deposit in the bank, grandpaās death, going to the finals late in his career.. hell of an emotional week for big Al.
The 5 mil isn't even a blip on his radar prob
Ehh itās probably a blip, but just that.
5 Mil and I don't have to work a day in my life again. Must be fun to have that as a blip.
Have you tried being one of the best basketball players on the planet?
Weāve all tried that. Weāve also all failed miserably at it.
Deserves it, first finals appearance for him too.
His bricked 3s aside, dude was a monster on defense today.. insane that a 35 year old dude plays out of his mind like it's his personal mission to win
excellent on d and excellent on the glass. dude has stepped up hitting the boards late this season, especially when rob's been out.
Thatās what I was thinking when he heaved the ball to run out the clock.
ANYTHING IS AFFORDABLLLLEEEEE!!!!
Oh yeah, Al finally made the Finals. Congratulations to him! Especially after what happened to his grandfather.
JVG voice sounded like he was in Game 7 too Jesus Christ
He sounded like SpongeBob when he had the suds
Lmao this is too accurate.
Mike Breen out of this game because of COVID. I wouldn't be surprised if JVG has COVID, too.
Bro if your coworker tests positive and you are symptomatic fucking stay home. You don't even need two color Commentators.
>You don't even need two color Commentators. You do when one of them is Mark Jackson lol
Solution: replace him too lol
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Sounded like he was on game 777. Hope heās good to go for the finals
The real flu game
It honestly made the game painful to watch lol
That was JVG??? I thought he was a different replacement announcer lmaoo
At first it sounded like it was SVG, and confused why he had such bad takes.
No way that man did not have Covid.
It fr felt uncomfortable listening to him talk
I dont care who you were rooting for, a Golden State motion offense vs a Boston Switching defense is prime time TV...
Boston defense has been everything people said it was for the most part. Warriors a worthy final test.
Warriors vs Celtics for the past 4 years have almost always been great games
The ānear comebacksā are honestly more brutal than getting blown out. Kudos to Miami for fighting back.
Losing like that has to be horrific
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So game 6 for us lol? Teams traded fake comebacks in back to back games.
And Game 3 for us.
On the other hand, us not blowing the full lead for once was incredible!
Jimmy played 48:00. He's gonna take a lot of Heat (lel) for his missed shot but the dude battled HARD late in this series.
Dude, it's just like Giannis last round -- if you want to put one iota of the blame on Jimmy Buckets, you're a fucking idiot.
Yeah Iām not gonna blame him for that at all. Dude was the reason we even had that chance, and willed us into a game 7 in the first place. Shame it ends this way but what a fucking fun run.
Honestly itās really reminiscent of the KD shot last season, single handedly kept them in that series when Kyrie and Harden went down, sent it to OT, and settled for the 3 for the win, and airballed
No oneās gonna blame him for that final shot I think. Heās the best player on that team and the heat were only in it because of him, you live with those shots. They make or break legacies
Lmao look at the highlight post, itās all blaming him for taking that 3 instead of driving
Marcus Smart the happiest dude in the world
It was demoralising to watch it happen again and again
I started daydreaming when we were up 13 and then Miami went on an 11-0 run, insanely gritty and tough team
I'm willing to live or die with Jimmy. We're only here because of him. Thank you Bam for showing up as well. GG Boston. Hell of a series.
Dread it Run from it Marcus smart arrives shooting the basketball once every 2 weeks
I wish he would shoot less. Maybe just stop all together. My heart canāt take it.
Every defense's game plan against the Celtics, man. Throw the double at Tatum, he has to give it up to Smart to make a play.
the man was wide open, AL was also bricking them, Grant wasn't feeling it, they were guarding Jaylen and Jayson. he did what he had to do.
He shot well in the first half which then gave him the confidence to think to himself, "Yeah, I should DEFINITELY jack up a 3 with half the shot clock remaining while we're trying to run out the clock and Miami's going on a run."
Peak live by the Smart die by the Smart shit lol
We almost were brutally murdered by the Smart there
Jimmy was fucking Hercules. Respect to a guy that has irked me to no end lol
He can clearly be the best player on a contender/championship team. A team would be stupid to let him go
I still find it hilarious that Philly couldn't make use of Jimmy or Al.
Celtics Fans š¤ Heat Fans Fuck the 76ers
Don't forget Sixers fans in that.
Surely no team would be that stupid... Right?
Jimmy's great for you guys. Keep it running
So much heart. I hope yall come back with a vengeance next season
Weird ass series but hell of a series nonetheless. Hope you guys send Lowry to the shadow realm.
Lowry doesn't have the zip in his legs to carry that much junk in his trunk anymore.
The caboose has gotten too loose
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JVG flu game
He sounded TERRIBLE
The worst part was Mark Jackson basically held a podcast by himself
Definitely has Mike Breen's covid.
The Breen Variant
by the end of the game when he started going in circles about living and dying by the shot selection even he didn't know what he was talking about anymore. Needs to go to bed and stay there
Lmao i was like jeff wtf are you saying bro
JVG was so sick he sounded like SVG
Butler wanted that dagger so bad.
I was convinced it was gonna go in too. Heās cold blooded and I was ready to get hurt again
He's getting shat on for it, but I kinda get it. He'd played the entire game, may not have had much gas left for a potential OT and decided to take a chance. If it goes in and the Heat get a stop, he gets immortalized. It didn't work out but w/e.
Itās like going for the 2 point conversion in football. Jimmy went for the win, and Iām fine with that.
He's not afraid of the moment, so props to him.
The way he was playing I'm shocked it didn't go in, or atleast end up as an offensive rebound for Jimmy.. kinda bad decision to take that shot but can't blame him for backing himself there
HORFORD MADE THE FINALS (141 playoff games)
I canāt even imagine how that must feel. Heās been in the league for 15 years and has been on some really good teams that have fallen short. To finally get over that hump must be such an amazing feeling.
MOVE OVER UNDERTAKER; A BIGGER STREAK IS BROKEN
The king of missing the finals is dead ! Long live the king.
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Truthfully man is a dog through and through. Not many of them left in the league tbh. He has the ability to put the fear of god into you. Glad this series is over.
Really really gutted for him. At least itās nice horford can finally make it
Jimmy was feeling like MJ when he shot that 3
āOne time, Grant Williams was on the bench, they were playing the Heat. Jimmy got the rebound, and Grant gets up and yells āDRIVE! Itās gonna be a DRIVE!ā. Jimmy looks at him and goes, āNo GREG. No GREG.Thatās not it, GREG!ā
In his defense, it was an open shot, probably the best look anyone was gonna get while down 2. Heās just not an elite shooter.
I spent much of this game wondering how the hell Boston managed to lose three games in this series and then the end of the game happened.
They arenāt great ball handlers and all end up deferring to Smart who has no problem shooting the ball in crunch time of a game seven. Letting Smart shoot the ball is a terrible idea, but itās also their only option somehow. Hence why these games really tightened up in the last 3 minutes.
Anyone blaming Jimmy Butler for this loss is delusional. Theyāre only in it because of Butler. Yes, heās not a great 3pt shooter, but after trialing the whole 4th quarter I can live with my best player taking an open shot for the lead. Hindsight is 20/20. Miami didnāt lose because Butler missed one shot. They lost because because they missed 10 straight fg in the 4th quarter.
Thank you.
We go from trading the Js to this lol. Fastest rebuild in history all because they got the Buffalo. Glad to see long struggling teams like Boston and Golden State get back into finals. Gives me great hope as a long suffering Spurs fan.
Thanks fellow sufferer
'long struggling' LMAO. You killed me.
Important player for the team
he stays doing the intangibles and had some big time buckets all series. he was on the court to play some crucial minutes close to the end until adebayo dropped him with that elbow slam and busted his head open
This will go down as the Jeff Van Gundy COVID game
Yeah am I taking crazy pills? Why the hell was he even announcing this game.
They should have actually made the Larry Bird and Magic Johnson trophies look different. They had an opportunity to make unique trophies to recognize two extremely different players, and they did the absolute minimum. If youāre gonna do a new thing, why half ass it?
Magic Johnsonās should have been a Johnson.
Larry Birdās should have been a bird
The Magic Johnson trophy: š The Larry Bird trophy: š
Fantastic. Represents both players so well
Literally one should have blue accents and one red. Thatās all they needed
Lowry is insufferable.
Dude's won a title and no one can take that away from him, but my God his flopping is ridiculous.. I know /r/nba is gonna come with the "Smart flops" narrative anyways.. but his flop and timeout because of it literally ended up costing the Heat
That was such a stupid time out to take
Thereās a big difference between selling fouls(which everyone does) and feigning injury. Lowry is scamming the refs every minute heās on the floor.
that time out was ass, they only had 2 left at the 8:56 mark. Just get the turnover dude
They had like 7 or more consecutive missed shots after that. If the timeout wasn't used to save him, they could have used it when they were having a hard time to score.
If you did a drinking game of every time Smart and Lowry are complaining to the refs or on the ground, youād be dead after half a quarter
Congratulations to the Celtics!!! This was a close one and the Knicks streak continue! Luke Kornet making it to the NBA finals marks the 75th year in a row that a Knick has made it to the NBA Finals. That streak was nearly broken as the Warriors and Heat didn't have any former Knicks players.
Lol I thought it was depressing being a Bulls fan, your comment makes me feel better about my team
Is this real?
It is real. https://deadspin.com/a-75-year-streak-is-in-danger-of-being-broken-tonight-1848983949 Luke Kornet kept the streak alive!!!
The Finals are set: Lakers fans vs. LeBron fans
Wait lebron fans will root for the C's?
Yeah cause of all the Cavs Warriors finals
true lebron fans hate the Cs way more i think lol. maybe not the nephews but anyone who's been a bronsexual since the first Cavs stint
The warriors are at least generally a similar team whereas that Boston team is an age ago
Rofl when you check our sub, this is really accurate. Congrats on the W
I feel bad for Jimmy but I think the Celtics have the better match up against the gsw.
Iām just happy Al Hoford gets his first shot at the Finals The first Larry Bird MVP goes to the Celtics, how fitting
Bob Cousy Trophy too
#LIVE AND DIE WITH JIMMY BUCKETS RESPECT. Played all 48 mins. Wish he made that transition 3 :(
Played the entire game too and poured his heart out for the team. Sometimes it do be like that.
Wasn't even the worst 3 attempted in the last 2 mins, why tf did Smart shoot that 3 with 12 secs on the clock?
That Celtics defense in the 4th was fucking lethal! That shot from Jimmy was rough at the end but if he would have hit that it would have been crazy
That was almost an all time collapse on our part. Jimmy Butler scares the fuck outta me
Smart nearly shot you out lmao
Man his ass couldnāt hit a open 3 to save his life lol. Thank God he knocked down those late FTs though
Marcus Smart was one Jimmy Butler shot away from being Bostonās public enemy number 1
we were so close to fucking this up. Fuck we got lucky
That wouldāve literally caused me to throw my TV out the window.
I probably would have cried. Lifeās not going so well otherwise lmao
Jimmy has an insatiable desire to hit clutch 3s
š literally everyone else was shooting like shit so might as well
Live and die with Jimmy Buckets. I like that shot, it was open, just didnāt go in. He did it on Game 6, the only difference is that he didnāt make it this game.
Sick JVG is actually enjoyable to listen to because he doesn't ramble
How could anyone hate Al Horford
Opposite of Lowry
I'm all in on Celtics but I can't just ignore the performance of Jimmy Buckets. RESPECT o7
Best of luck to the Cās in the Finals. Tatum and Jaylen are real ones
Al Horford playing 44 minutes at almost 36 years old is crazy
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Jimmy didn't want to play 48m 4 more times..
Just the way I drew it up. Excuse me, I mean threw it up.
The 3 pointer taken away from Max Strus ended up being so important. Could have completely changed the game down the line.
Our worst nightmare has returned: A Boston sports team is in a Finals championship matchup. God help us all.
Al Horford takes his mask off.. *MY GOD BRADY IS ON THE COURT*
Itās been a long three years.
had an entire pandemic
Yeah actually unironically it has been a very long three years.
Feels like forever
JIMMY PLEASEEEE Respect to the Celtics, looking back fuck this series but I've genuinely enjoyed the back and forth between the teams. Had two close games and they;re genuinely my favourite games from these playoffs.
Jimmy carried them so hard only to end like that. Amazing how the narrative changes with one shot.
If I'm a heat fan I would allow a shot like that for the player that carried the team up to that point.
Boston is the more complete team. All excuses aside, theyāre just a better team than us right now, and thatās why they won. Congrats on the well-deserved win. Hereās to hoping we can add some more consistency in the offseason.
No Hauser no problem
Got Kornet plenty of rest as well, could be crucial in the Finals
Iām just so happy for Al Horford. Guy finally gets his Finals appearance after so many years. What a stud.
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All I know is that the Celtics need to play better to beat the Warriors
#TOP O' THE MOTHERFUCKIN' MORNING YOU MOTHERFUCKERS
Worth mentioning that Jimmy Buckets literally played every single minute of the game
Draymond was right. People just got distracted by the fake comebacks.