Do people forget that Lowry struss herro and Vincent were also hurt last year and still took Celtics to wire in game 7 and probably should have been in the finals

Amazing coaching job done by Erik Spoelstra. I’m glad to see him finally being recognized as one of the all time greatest coaches. Only the best coaches can lead a team that only has 1 star and a collection of role players to multiple finals.

Miami is giving 2011 Mavericks vibes. One superstar with a bunch of dawgs & vets + great coaching

Tatum quietly having a horrific series not being talked about. 3 straight turnovers game one late in crunch time. Then 6/18 shooting in a must win game 3? Dude hasn’t made a basket in the 4th q of the series yet.

I’ve never seen a team punked this bad. It’s like the pampered private school team getting ran off the court by the inner city team in high school hoops.

Glad Jimmy is getting the love that he deserves

Last year, the Heat beat the Hawks and Sixers rather easily. They took the Celtics to a game 7, which was still a very close game. The Heat's role players have come back better and more confident this time. They've beaten the Bucks (championship favorites), Knicks, and now the Celtics. They could have beaten any team in the east. I was skeptical about them beating them, but by the way the role players have been playing, I'm getting more confident about them matching up with Denver. Denver might have the offense, but Miami plays very solid, disciplined defense.

This series is personal to us. We couldn't get over what happen last year. But now this year we're taking the life out of the Celtics. But jobs not finished still got a lot of work to do

I love this Heat team so much but on paper, this team is crazy. Vincent, Martin, Struss, Robinson Love, Lowry, Zeller then you got Jimmy & Bam The Heat embody the culture of hard work and never taking a play off which is sorely missed nowadays

Funny how the Celtics are supposed to be so much more superior than this heat team. Same group of guys who took the Celtics to 7 games last year and was a 3pt shot away from a finals

Miami has always been a destination, but I can not help to think about what this is going to do for their future. What Spoelstra and their coaching staff have done is beyond incredible and masterful. The Heat will only get better in the next few years. There will be so many veteran players who will want to play for the Heat and Spoelstra. The one requirement will be the willingness to buy into hard work and the culture. The majority of the current and past Heat coaches are former Heat players.

As a lifelong Bucks fan, i was worried when we were paired with the Heat. We’ve only beaten them in only one series in the 3 times we’ve faced them. Butler is just a whole different beast in the postseason. He doesn’t flash much during the regular season (or at least the media refuses to cover them) but he lights up when playoffs happen.

I really can't pick a winner in a Nuggets-Heat matchup. They're both really good, a great offence against a great defence, a great duo in Denver, a great playoff superstar in Miami, both teams with great supporting casts. I really can't wait for these finals.

Both teams are loaded with post season experience and vets, but Coach Spo will get his flowers. I'm glad that he's finally getting the respect he deserves. He has his teams ready for war and makes adjustments on the fly.

The al horford and Jimmy side by side timeout funny asf 😅

Crazy how round 1 Kings vs Warriors has been the best series in these playoffs.

The celtics bench had more heart and confidence than they starters lol

Barring a miracle we're going to have an awesome NBA finals and idc who wins it. Butler or Jokic will add to their legacies.

You can be the better team and not be the most talented team. If the team does not have the right chemistry, talent means absolutely nothing.

Being in 1/4 of every NBA finals is an insane stat my god…

That Pat Riley stat was mindblowing!

I actually feel bad for Joe Mazzulla. He's still only 34. He's younger than Steph. He should be coaching a franchise like Orlando. Not Boston or LA. Too inexperienced.

As bad as the Boston Celtics were we have to admit that. That there was a large portion of time between the third and fourth quarter where the heat could not miss. To keep a 30 point lead throughout 2 quarters basically. That's demoralizing.

As a Sixers fan, Watching the Heat put Boston down 3-0 , the same Boston team that beat us , justifies the firing of Doc Rivers honestly.

They didn’t quit.. they just got out played and got there azz whoop 😂😂😂

Jimmy’s numbers don’t say he had a great game, but the Celtics started to go all in on doubling him, and he showed that he’s a good enough play maker that that won’t work. He led the team in assists and all the role players went off. That’s what happens when a star draws two or three defenders and can pass the ball

I'm excited for the finals. A #1 Seed vs a play-in team? Now that's a storyline.

Heat couldn't miss last night. They were like Omar Little from The wire, *"Even if I miss, I can't miss".*

The media has done everything it can to shove Lakers-Celtics down our throats, so I think there's a lot more people who'd prefer a Nuggets-Heat finals than Max thinks. The anti-media finals, and I'm here for it.

As a Sixers fan I’m both horrified we lost to these dudes and elated that Celtics fans get to feel what we felt after game 6-7

Nuggets v Heat might one of the most competitive finals in the last 10 years based on the play styles, and narratives/storyline

Miami been shutting down the mouths of the doubters. Mad respect for my fav Coach Spo, and MJ's long lost son, Jimmy ❤‍🔥

I think it's crazy to consider firing a head coach after having a great 1st season and getting your team to the conference finals. Crazy. Can we put some blame on the PLAYERS?

Imagine a Championship run from the 8th seed... Bucks-Knicks-Celtics-Nuggets. That would be ridiculously great. Beating the top 3 favourites and a young team with a bright future in the League to win it all on the run to a championship. I still think Nuggets in 5 but still a legacy post season for Butler and Bam.

Its actually sad to see Max Kellerman buried on some small scale show like this. ESPN fumbled the bag when they caved to SAS in getting Max off First Take. Aside from Mad Dog Wednesday's, First Take is a total dud. I used to love watching Max and SAS on First Take.

Did Jay watch the Suns against the Mavs last year?? 😂😂😂😂 He has "never" seen a team fold??? Luka took the soul of the entire Suns organization inside their own arena 😭😭😂😂😂

J Will needs to brush up on his Mortal Kombat characters.

Jays take on playing through the embarrassment is moronic The 2010’s Chicago bulls championship window exploded because their franchise guy played late in the 4th of game he had no business being in

shiiiii thank you so much espn for this long ahh videos man kjm is da best

They took the soul of both the Bucks and C’s, the 2 consensus favorites to win it all and the 2 elites of the East. Also looking likely that they’ll be partially responsible for 2 head coaches getting the axe in Budz and Mazzulla. This is easily among the best runs in NBA history.

"Get Over Here!" 😂😂😂

Ime Udoka is surely missed I’ll tell you that

The Scorpion "Come Over Here " Reference 😂👏👏👏👏

How jay gon say he never seen a team quit when suns did twice in 2 years😂😂

I said it once that I thought that clipboard incident was a bigger deal than we realize.

NBA doesn't look so rigged with the Nuggets and Heat up 3-0. The league would want Lakers vs Celtics in the finals for the storyline alone viewership alone would likely be double what the Nuggets vs Heat will be.

That one play when brown slips and wants the foul call sums up this series so far

Jimmy Butler is taking revenge on the Celtics for not allowing him to dish-out even a harder beatdown of the Philadelphia 76ers 😊

I also thought that was crazy. Almost the entire 4th they sat. In a critical PLAYOFF GAME!!! 😄 That's the plan?? You have no fight. Forfeit, just roll over now and say no more.

In over 40 years of watching NBA basketball, I've never seen a team have their hearts ripped out like Celtics did in Game 3. The players and the coach looked shell shocked and resigned to their fate. Like a totally deflated balloon. While it was clear that the Heat was the better team in the first two games of this ECF, to see how the Celtics collapsed and how the Heat totally dominated them in the crucial game 3 was still shocking.

This title is one of the biggest “AAAAAYYYOOOO” moments ever😂😂😂

Jay Will with that Mortal Kombat reference, even tho that was Scorpion (“get over here”)

I think firing Joe would be way out of pocket. Celtics still got the #2 seed and made it to the conf finals despite having to rewire the whole team after a system had already been put in place. Give the guy another year. Give Time Lord the chance to really integrate himself as a consistent starter. All things considered, the future is still bright for this team. And frankly, the Celtics' stars have looked terrible; a lot of, if not most of the blame, should be on them.

When I see “took their souls” I think of something else 😅😂

That Mortal Kombat reference was both hilarious and accurate

Never saw a basketball team quit like that ?? This year I saw at least 4 other teams quit the game like that 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Why would anyone younger than 50 give two shits about Lakers Vs Celtics? Seriously.

Lol Miami took it easy on Celtics in the last few minutes. It would've been a 40 plus game if they kept playing hard 😂. They even gave the Celtics free buckets towards the end of the game.

What’s crazy about the potential of both the ECF and WCF ending in sweeps is that it’s the Celtics and Lakers!

This is hilarious in retrospect lol

It’s time to admit that the Heat are the more talented team. Boston may have more *potential* but the Miami players are executing and producing under pressure. That’s talent.

A DEN v MIA Finals will not get the viewership the NBA wants as 'casual fans' won't tune in to watch.. They may just wait for highlights. BUT.. for hoop heads.. This is going to be an EPIC Finals.. Both respective Stars vying for their first Chip.. I'm going to go with DEN in 7 as I see both teams splitting their initial away games (1-1) then holding homecourt for the rest of the series.

Max said, "These guys, scratch my belly." Lol....

Best story about Jimmy beautiful story tell 🔥 🔥 🔥

If the Celtics had Ime Udoka as the head coach I believe he would have made a great difference, with that being said it still mostly comes down to the players and by the way this is no excuse for sure I'm just saying. Before this series started I was 50/50 thinking this series could go either way but I didn't expext this series to be this one sided. The work ethic of the Heat is overcoming the Celtics for sure so far. And talking about head coaches, Eric Spo has been one of the best coaches in the league for years. The Boston current head coach is a rookie and still has a lot developing to do. Jimmy is a selfless superstar who could take over at times when needed. One thing for sure nobody thought that the Heat would be one game away from making the finals. And for Denver everyone knows Denver is very good but nobody cares about that NBA market outside of that city or that state so because of that some ppl are not excited about Denver making the finals so these fans are casuals. The Nuggets organizations gets the same treatment like that former great team playing organization like the Spurs when they use to have Duncan, Ginobli and Parker.

Tatum only got 51 because 76ers didnt give an effort, just like the Celtics last night, souls were taken last game 6. Embiid was nowhere to be found!

we in here miami

Get over here!!!

Agreed Tatum and Brown should have played the last quarter. Even if they brought it back within 15, it wouldn't have broken their spirits as much. You need to play through thst pain. JT cannot say he's humbly one of the best players in the league, and then sit during the fourth quarter. You always have to fight. Delighted that Miami won. They deserve to advance. Excited to see Denver vs Miami.

Benching Brown, Tatum and Smart was insane tbh. How are they gonna learn if you bench when they're getting punched? Last year's Finals by Goldenstate wasn't enough. I'm a Heat fan and I was mortified by that bull right there. Leave them IN.

J Will... " you getting the Heat Nuggets" 😂😂😂

People forget that consistency is a talent too

Imagine what LBJ’s career could have been if he had stuck with franchise like Miami.

I've never heard Keyshawn Johnson say anything about sports that the average sports fan couldn't think of. He has the most basic takes of any "analyst" I've ever heard.

Hard Work beats talents when talent does not work hard enough !

This is so bad that if the tables were turned and it was the Heat that was down 0-3 everyone would be saying 'well they just don't have the personnel to match the Celtics'. 😳

Joe Schmo, Joe Blow, and Joe Mazzulla are synonyms to each other. They all describe ordinary or average. Boston needs extraordinary.

When you look at this Celtics team since Tatum & Brown got there, they’ve been consistently good over the years. Their talent combined with a good roster will always make them one of the best regular season teams in the NBA. However after the game last night, Shaq made a comment that they can be a little “too cool” at times. This is why I feel like they’ll always lose to a team with a little bit more grit than them.

Shoutout to max

I feel like the return of Doc Rivers in Celtic green is on the horizon.

I bet Boston execs. must be saying "Man whoever higher up wanna do dirty to Ime Udoka is to blame for this"

Shang Tsung to J Will: Am I a joke to you?

That Mortal Kombat analogy was spot on Jay 😂

Jimmy treated Celtics like he did Rachel Nichols in the Bubble Hotel Room 🫣

I think we can all see that Jason Taytum is just Paul George. Hes the second guy you want on your team following the alpha. Dude isn't that alpha right now. The moment he is defended well he just shrinks from the moment. Shoulders always slumped, head down, etc... compare thay to Jimmy on the other side. The Celtics won't win a title if hes their number one guy.

Wild that Vegas had Celtics -6.0 (when i placed my bet), after losing 2 straight at home and coming to Miami. If you didn’t get in on that Miami bet you missed out on free money.😂

Bout time ESPN wisened up & uploaded KJM clips smh! Best morning show.

This series is over

Shouldn't the national media be talking about *THEIR* Lakers this morning? Is LeBron the GOAT? Are they getting Kyrie? Blah blah blah.. 😂 Bye, Felicia. LeOver in 4.

Max: “Magic Johnson keeps it positive!” LMAOOO

Dude…that Pat Riley stat is insane

Finally someone in Key questioning wether the Celtics ACTUALLY have the more talented roster. That’s the kind of questions I’d like to see. Just because everyone was wrong about the undrafted players doesn’t make them worse hoopers then the blue chips. Talent has different facets and sometimes the underdogs are proven to be the better players.

Sidenote: Newark airport is amazing

I've never seen anything like it!

Hard work beats Talent when Talent doesn't work

JWill with the Mortal Kombat reference 👏

That pat stay is crazy 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

All year this team looked off nobody said anything cause they were winning games but the playoffs showed exactly what I thought I was seeing

Yk what’s crazy both them and the warriors had the wildest offseason drama of any team . With ime udoka situation and dray and Jordan Poole situation

Pat Riley is an all time legend for what he was able to do. Being successful as a player, coach, and President of a team