Game 6: Celtics @ Heat 8:30pm, 5/27/23

[oreon]

This is literally what separates pros from amateurs. Professionals are expected to perform and execute to the tightest of margins. This was a horrific gaff in the end by Spo and Strus.

Exactly. It’s the playoffs, do or die for the Celtics. I expected a close game down to the wire. There aren’t going to be any blowouts. This isn’t a good look for Spo, particularly.

Its not a good look for Spo, especially the decisions on that last play. But what can he really do when his stars look like that for 45 minutes of the game?? They were missing everything and shying away from the ball. What technically could Spo have done differently? I'm genuinely wondering what others think

It was a wrong decision in a key moment. But we've had 3 games to close it. It's nonsensical to look at one decision as what may potentially loose us the series.
The questions media needs to be asking Spo, is why he isn't figured out a way to get Butler back on track. Whether its schematic or motivational. He hasn't been able to push the right buttons. If we loose this series, the blame would go to Butler, Bam and Spo.

[Grumpy Heat Fan]

Front running bitch full of nothing but empty promises. He needs to shut his fuxking mout and work on his broke ass jumper. He’s getting clamped by role player.

Y'all need to chill out with this. Unless you can do it, just sit it out and let the pros do what they do

This dude is putting his body on the line, and even that you are not entitled to

No, you don't have to be an NBA athlete to know when someone isn't giving effort, he's not given much effort since he knew Miami was going up 3-0. Good lord, a lot of coaches weren't NBA players why are they coaching then?

It's usually pretty easy to see if Butler is giving effort or coasting for the game in the first quarter. I've watched him do this his whole career.

Okay, then I am sincerely interested in your opinion on why Jimmy is not giving effort? and why would he do this?

[Slot Machine]

Will y’all shut the fuxk up about Bosh and stop acting like this dude wasn’t putting up stinker after stinker damn near every fuxking playoff game?

We won 2 rings and he made key plays. If we win and Bam makes key plays he'd be remembered the same. And you're the one who started this Bosh Vs Bam thing. No one was making that comparison till you did

Give Bam LeBron and Wade and it’s a **** wrap lol. End of discussion, don’t quote me again.

Bam would be clogging the hell out of the paint for those guys. No ability to stretch the floor like Bosh could

[powerball1373]

Caleb was brilliant tonight. Duncan hit some big ones, but missed 2 open, crucial threes. Also gave up an and 1 to Brown down the stretch.

So many moments I want back. I feel hollow and depleted. This one is gonna haunt me.

Especially since part of the luck of what happened is Marcus Dumb taking an awful early shot.

[Shewasfly]

Read on Twitter

Lmao!!!

WTF???

I called this out immediately after the game. I was like why did it go from 2.1. FML. It just is what it is to be a Heat fan at this point.

[miamiballer]

Still wanna know why time was added to 3 seconds, they need to give us the w if it was done in error, I want an explanation

[MHeat0279]

Read on Twitter

Lmao!!!

Oh my God...

Doesnt surprise me, i have never seen a team more disrespected by the refs than the Heat, they kept on screwing us the whole game.

[BaffLer]

I've just been sitting on my chair mindlessly scrolling, speechless. Just, heartbroken

[Hallstar]

how did they get to 3 seconds though?

[Hallstar]

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[QUIZ]

I can’t believe we lost a game where we shot 47 percent from three and only had 5 turnovers

[Tony15]

Jimmy/Bam show any pride whatsoever, the refs aren't even a factor....I can't in good conscience pin anything on the officiating when MIA beats themselves time & time again.

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[3ballbomber]

This ian't the first sick feeling i've had watching refs rig a game. over 15yrs of this sh*t. You never get used to it.

Officiating was horrendous. They did the best they cld to get this to a game 7. Ratings will be HUGE....thus Revenue for NBA will be HUGE. Unfortunately they f*cked us up in the process which is extremely agitating.

The question now is are they satisfied w/ the gm7 profits or do they also want Boston too to advance to the NBA Finals. If they do and the calls continue to be the same then we're all going to feel very sick by the end of gm7.

[The Dawg]

One positive for Miami - Butler did seem to get some of those butterflies (or whatever the hell) out at the end there. The Heat had the pressure of closing them out after being up. Now there shouldnt be any nerves.

Heat have a chance.

This team had 3 chances to get it done, two chances at home. If I cant trust the stars to show up in the comfort of their home arena there is no way in hell I can trust them in what will be the most hostile environment we’ll see all year.

Understandable.

I still feel positive.

[HeatFanDan]

Not sure which is more dissapointing to me, losing the game, or the reactions from some of you so-called "Heat fans". Foh and go root for another team. Y'all ain't about this Culture.

Man **** off, Heat are on the verge of being the very first team to blow a 3-0 lead, fans have every right to be disheveled atm.

Nah, you f**k off, newbie fan. I've seen every Heat playoff game since 1992 and have had my heart broken by this team a million times. In a perfect world, we'd go 98-0 and win the chip every year, but pro sports doesn't work like that. I'm not a "blame game" type of fan. I take losses like a man.

[contract]

I'm not entertaining that statement. His defense is why he's a Heat player in the first place. We still have Lowry and love that could have been in instead of Strus.

In a world where any of them are in in place of Max and it works out, Spo would have been brilliant. In a world where any of them are in for Max and it doesn't work out, Spo would be moron. All of them have major warts. There's a reason why half our rotation's next job will be bagging groceries.

Maybe if Lowry was the one who was put in the game. But High Smith? literally, no one would have an issue with that. that's literally his only role on this team, as an athletic defensive player.

You realize that doesn't actually say anything right? Someone had to be on the team and we couldn't afford better players, so some guys like this stick. Can you say with any certainty that he's even still in the NBA in 6 months?

[Shewasfly]

Exactly. It’s the playoffs, do or die for the Celtics. I expected a close game down to the wire. There aren’t going to be any blowouts. This isn’t a good look for Spo, particularly.

Its not a good look for Spo, especially the decisions on that last play. But what can he really do when his stars look like that for 45 minutes of the game?? They were missing everything and shying away from the ball. What technically could Spo have done differently? I'm genuinely wondering what others think

It was a wrong decision in a key moment. But we've had 3 games to close it. It's nonsensical to look at one decision as what may potentially loose us the series.
The questions media needs to be asking Spo, is why he isn't figured out a way to get Butler back on track. Whether its schematic or motivational. He hasn't been able to push the right buttons. If we loose this series, the blame would go to Butler, Bam and Spo.

Schematically, I don't know what else spo can do for either of them. they are limited in terms of the places on the floor where they can effectively score the ball, and he's getting them the ball in those spots for the most part. Same as he had through the other series and for all the games in this one. Now, motivation wise, that's definitely not a strong suit that Spo has ever had, so I guess that's where the difference may lie.

[AirP.]

Y'all need to chill out with this. Unless you can do it, just sit it out and let the pros do what they do

This dude is putting his body on the line, and even that you are not entitled to

No, you don't have to be an NBA athlete to know when someone isn't giving effort, he's not given much effort since he knew Miami was going up 3-0. Good lord, a lot of coaches weren't NBA players why are they coaching then?

It's usually pretty easy to see if Butler is giving effort or coasting for the game in the first quarter. I've watched him do this his whole career.

Okay, then I am sincerely interested in your opinion on why Jimmy is not giving effort? and why would he do this?

I really don't know. Did you notice him picking up his dribble early because I did, he got stuck far away from the basket a few times, I saw him attack the paint and then... nothing. This looks like how he played in the 2021 playoffs when the Heat got swept, the easy shots he's missing now are exactly the same shots he was missing in 2021's playoffs and nobody mentioned him injured for that series.

Butler's game is built on high effort and for whatever reason he's not putting forth the effort. If he were hurt he should have sat a game or 2, because now it's game 7 and he's had 3 1/2 low effort games.

[Grumpy Heat Fan]

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[Grumpy Heat Fan]

Not sure which is more dissapointing to me, losing the game, or the reactions from some of you so-called "Heat fans". Foh and go root for another team. Y'all ain't about this Culture.

Man **** off, Heat are on the verge of being the very first team to blow a 3-0 lead, fans have every right to be disheveled atm.

Nah, you f**k off, newbie fan. I've seen every Heat playoff game since 1992 and have had my heart broken by this team a million times. In a perfect world, we'd go 98-0 and win the chip every year, but pro sports doesn't work like that. I'm not a "blame game" type of fan. I take losses like a man.

you seriously need to log out and take a walk, taking your anger out on other fans