Would you consider the heat blowing a 3-0 lead a choke job?

sammo89 · Post #21 » by **sammo89** » Fri May 26, 2023 4:00 am

It'll be a choke job, but I don't think people will crap on the Heat too much for it. It'll be more of a Tatum legacy booster

HoopsterJones · Post #22 » by **HoopsterJones** » Fri May 26, 2023 4:00 am

Miami has to play near perfect to win especially since their lack of depth with some key players out with injury. I wouldn’t consider it a choke job, more so the Celtics played to their abilities and pulled off an epic come back.

Liver_Pooty · Post #23 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Fri May 26, 2023 4:04 am

Ni Da Ye wrote:Your thread will be a choke job if Heat wins on Saturday.

Not really. Valid question at this point.

Hankey89 · Post #24 » by **Hankey89** » Fri May 26, 2023 4:09 am

Of course, outside of major injuries to your best players. You cannot be up 3-0, with 2 games left at home, and lose and it not be seen as a choke.

Jimmy Butler mouthing off after every win doesn't help either.

MrGoat · Post #25 » by **MrGoat** » Fri May 26, 2023 4:19 am

Liver_Pooty wrote:
Ni Da Ye wrote:Your thread will be a choke job if Heat wins on Saturday.

Not really. Valid question at this point.

Only 14 of the 150 historical 3-0 leads have been taken to 3-2 (this is the 15th). And only 3 of those to 3-3. That's not a huge sample size, that game 6 is big. If Cs force game 7 that would only be the 4th time in NBA history and the first time in 20 years (I remember sweating that Mav Blazers game 7)

Liver_Pooty · Post #26 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Fri May 26, 2023 4:30 am

MrGoat wrote:
Liver_Pooty wrote:
Ni Da Ye wrote:Your thread will be a choke job if Heat wins on Saturday.

Not really. Valid question at this point.

Only 14 of the 150 historical 3-0 leads have been taken to 3-2 (this is the 15th). And only 3 of those to 3-3. That's not a huge sample size, that game 6 is big. If Cs force game 7 that would only be the 4th time in NBA history and the first time in 20 years (I remember sweating that Mav Blazers game 7)

Sonics took the Bulls to 6 after being 3-0 in 96 if my old ass remembers correctly. Loved that Sonics team.

Finchination33 · Post #27 » by **Finchination33** » Fri May 26, 2023 4:36 am

I expect Miami to close it out in 6, but yes, if Boston can win this series it's a huge choke job.

DusterBuster · Post #28 » by **DusterBuster** » Fri May 26, 2023 4:41 am

Is this a joke thread?

Roger Murdock · Post #29 » by **Roger Murdock** » Fri May 26, 2023 4:41 am

I’d consider the Heat winning this series one of the most massive choke jobs (for the Celtics) and lopsided underdog victories in modern NBA history

I thought Celtics in 5 before the series started, only because the Celtics are inconsistent and lay stinkers. But this is a *massive* talent mismatch

I felt pretty good about the Celtics chances down 0-3. I texted some friends ‘maybe I’m delusional but I think the Celtics have a solid 15/20% chance here’

Heat winning would be a massive accomplishment. Pushing this to 7 is an accomplishment in of itself. The Celtics have like 8 of the 12 best players. It should have been over already.

I do hope the Heat win cause I’m #teamnuggets and I feel Nuggets will sweep them.

DusterBuster · Post #30 » by **DusterBuster** » Fri May 26, 2023 4:44 am

Is being the first team ever to lose a series when up 3-0 a choke job…. For real?! Lmao

Kobe187 · Post #31 » by **Kobe187** » Fri May 26, 2023 4:57 am

Lol giving up a 3-1 lead is a choke job, giving up a 3-0 lead is choking to death, shocking & unjustifiable.

Ckay · Post #32 » by **Ckay** » Fri May 26, 2023 5:00 am

DusterBuster wrote:Is being the first team ever to lose a series when up 3-0 a choke job…. For real?! Lmao

Yup. Not even Doc Rivers haven't gotten that yet.

DusterBuster · Post #33 » by **DusterBuster** » Fri May 26, 2023 5:01 am

Ckay wrote:
DusterBuster wrote:Is being the first team ever to lose a series when up 3-0 a choke job…. For real?! Lmao

Yup. Not even Doc Rivers haven't gotten that yet.

Which, tbf, is surprising.

Johnny Tomala · Post #34 » by **Johnny Tomala** » Fri May 26, 2023 5:04 am

I picked Celtics in 6.

Game 6 is a Game 7 for Heat, they won't win Game 7 in Boston. It's the only game that if Heat loses they choked. Come on we have pride, we are not Lakers, don't think You had Game 4 as Heat win? Game 4 and 5 were sure wins for Celtics, now it's basically the first interesting game since game 3 that it's hard to pick. I am still picking the Celtics, so Celtics in 7 and yes that will be big choke for Heat, because all they needed to do was basically prepare for Game 6.

SA37 · Post #35 » by **SA37** » Fri May 26, 2023 5:14 am

It would absolutely be a choke job if Miami lost this series after being up 3-0. How is this even a serious question?

NyKnicks1714 · Post #36 » by **NyKnicks1714** » Fri May 26, 2023 5:59 am

Yes of course, but at the same time not as big a choke job as one would expect in a vacuum for a blown 3-0 lead. In my view some blown 3-1 leads would still feel worse.

Fencer reregistered · Post #37 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Fri May 26, 2023 6:05 am

It would depend on how they did it.

Nothing in Games 4 or 5 seems particularly choke-y to me.

TheHartBreakKid · Post #38 » by **TheHartBreakKid** » Fri May 26, 2023 6:08 am

I think the Heat will win, and I’m def rooting for them as a laker fan, but yeah, this would be the definition of a choke job.

Bobbymcgee · Post #39 » by **Bobbymcgee** » Fri May 26, 2023 6:14 am

If they hadn't talked so much smack I would have given them a pass since they over achieved based on their regular season record and losing to the Hawks in the play in. But yeah, they talked a bunch so choke job if they lose this series.

Chuck Everett · Post #40 » by **Chuck Everett** » Fri May 26, 2023 6:18 am

No Herro, no Oladipo and then Vincent out? I mean, not easy to lose three backcourt players who all get minutes during a playoff run.

Would you consider Miami blowing a 3-0 lead a choke job?