ITS THE OFFS BABY THE 2023 NBA PLAYOFFS

anyway very glad that challenge that gave jimmy an extra foul shot was be rendered a footnote

i think the refs prob would’ve gone to the monitor themselves anyway

ya true

got to be one of the most fucked up last couple of minutes of regulation game I’ve seen in some time

that challenge did put an extra 0.7 on the clock though so it did matter

game seven vibes in a game six next game game eight

pretty wild how many all-time insane sports moments the city of Boston gets to have

spoelstra saying they want to tip game seven off right now but idk doesnt seem like a good idea

chuck was clowning the celtics when they were down and its totally thrown him off his game, hes flailing now lol, he just needs to turn the page, never seen him in this state

Feels like Jimmys entire legacy is resting on this Game 7

naw jimmys certified, if he has a big game and they win thats def a feather in his cap tho

if he's the first guy to blow a 3-0 lead, it destroys his whole brand

cmon heat are the 8th seed even if they lose its a great run

yeah not saying it's fair

i mean jimmy stock is through the roof rn maybe we see a lil correction, or maybe he wins the finals and they build a statue idk

Right even if they lose by 50 they still massively overachieved but Jimmys rep is a guy who turns into Michael Jordan as soon as the playoffs start and having 4 straight bad games to blow the first 3-0 lead in history is probably gonna ruin that

he was never going to live up to that legend anyway its an unfair standard... or maybe he will

lol derrick white presser hes saying i thought i got it off but i wasnt sure overlaid with a clip of him making a very demonstrative its good gesture at the time

https://i.imgur.com/ac2EVKJ.png

haa

Derrick White asked about Celtics crunch time poise: "I don't know if poise is a great word to use for those last 4 minutes."

— Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) May 28, 2023

he was never going to live up to that legend anyway its an unfair standard... or maybe he will

― lag∞n, Saturday, May 27, 2023 11:57 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

it’s no sweat if he can’t, not everyone can be jokic

joker doesnt have to transform into the guy in the playoffs cause hes already the guy

i mean dont get me wrong jimmy is a great regular season player too

the narrative is tiring he had an alltime series vs the bucks and hes played about at his level since

Derrick White is the 2nd player in NBA history to make a game-winning buzzer-beater when facing elimination and his team trailed prior to the shot.

The other player to do this? Michael Jordan in 1989 vs the Cavaliers.

h/t @bball_ref pic.twitter.com/kQA6mJrOee

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 28, 2023

damn

derrick white == michael jordan

sort of surprised that hasn't happened more times

buzzer beaters are pretty rare but yeah def should happened more

I immediately thought of the kawhi shot but that was a tie game

Some solid replies on that one

Just threw my glass table at my 80 inch TV, shattering both of them. This team has humiliated my entire family. My wife and kids are in tears as 40+ guests clear out of my house. Just threw all of my jerseys into the firepit. I can’t do this any longer. Goodbye Heat fans. pic.twitter.com/3YEb6hrZiY

— Brent⚜️🦤🌊 (@BrentNOLA_) May 28, 2023

to me there is a more overarching storyline about the heat and celtics being in back to back barn burning 7 game ECFs with multiple classic games between them that with time will transcend discussions about any particular player’s legacy. it fits quite neatly into how NBA history is typically marked with these little mini eras of playoff rivalries

lol brents got pelicans in his bio

tbh this situation feels less desperate for miami than when they went up to boston last year down 3-2 after losing game 5 at home putting up 80 points with butler scoring 13 points on 4-18 shooting and looking like his knee was completely shot. 2 days later he had one of the best playoff games in history. so let’s see how game 7 plays out

safe to say hes gonna have a better game than he did tonight celtics gotta hit some threes

cant believe so many people are claiming this is a bobble, it makes no sense

I don't think this is a double-dribble. If you fumble the ball, you're allowed to recover it. Just can't dribble again. pic.twitter.com/m0KFPq090h

— John Schuhmann (@johnschuhmann) May 28, 2023

if youre bobbling the ball while picking it up generally both your hands are trying to pick the ball up but there one of jimmys hands wants to keep dribbling

one other thing is this game played out exactly like game 7 last year w/ boston being the better team, getting up double digits with 3-4 mins left, heat throwing funky defenses at them in complete desperation, boston missing like 10 straight shots & the heat pushing the game until the final buzzer. maybe it doesn’t play that way in boston if the game ends up in a similar position but the heat’s bare minimum goal has basically gotta be to have the lead be within like 6-8 points w/ a few mins left and see if you can finally steal it in the end

celtics just need to be up by 20 with five mins left nbd

lol the celtics are all so high from that shot

Marcus Smart taking in the Jayson Tatum post game press conference pic.twitter.com/ix9O4Xo4CJ

— John Karalis 🇬🇷🇦🇲 🇺🇦 (@John_Karalis) May 28, 2023

pic.twitter.com/m6LgfLq0Of

— Cindy (@mrsceltics) May 28, 2023

Omg that’s my boy

— Richard White (@RamblinWreck34) May 28, 2023

between robinson missing those two threes, tatum missing several open looks, jaylen brown missing an an and 1 FT, butler getting the and 1 on horford, smart missing one FT, jimmy maybe double dribbling, jimmy’s feet being behind the line, the refs adding time back on the clock, jimmy making three FTs, smart taking the shot for boston, the ball popping in and out just so that it falls right into white’s hands and white making the shot there were like 10 diff sliding doors moments in the final 60 seconds where like any diff outcome at any point changes the entire trajectory of the rest of the game

kornet knew

the moment the Celtics realized it's not over yet#BleedGreen #BeattheHeat #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/GbJiUuq0oE

— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) May 28, 2023

dewey defeats truman

look at TNT putting up "MIAMI WINS SERIES 4-2" while SVG says he thinks the tip isn't good and Harlan and Reggie are clueless lmao what a horrible call pic.twitter.com/jxzPs18tpp

— Cindy (@mrsceltics) May 28, 2023

the hater’s guide to watching game 7 pic.twitter.com/mikRnMxt6A

— sreekar (@sreekyshooter) May 28, 2023

so tonight i was, um, seeing taylor swift in new jersey, and the last score update i got before the network got too bad was heat 103, celtics 102 with the time reading “end of 4th.” so i thought they lost for about 25 minutes until a friend texted me. i’ll take this instead!

Bam and Caleb Martin knew immediately

cad explaining why he missed the game

https://i.imgur.com/XnWi2gH.png

crazy game

Coming into last night, NBA teams were 89-0 all time when they shot 45+% on 3s and their opponent <=25% and both took at least 30 attempts.

They are now 89-1.

Heat 47% on 30 3PA; Celtics 20% on 35 3PA.

— Ryan Bernardoni (@dangercart) May 28, 2023

The Celtics cam is incredible when they watch the replay that confirms it pic.twitter.com/pITvbcp3OZ

— Max (@lissnx14) May 28, 2023

35 attempts very low for boston iirc