I still think they have the edge on offense. Jimmy is one guy, Celtics as a team is much more better than the Heats.
even last yrs' playoff despite Tatum/Brown going off, the Heat were literally 1 Jimmy Butler Open 3 from going to the Finals in a very close Game 7. As long as Jimmy keeps playing like he does (and the role players continue to contribute), the Heat will be in every game this series
I don't like this type of tanking but if it works like that, fair enough, and big ups to the guy.
Jamal Murray does the same, 16 PPG regular season and 25+ PGG in the playoffs. imo any team would love to have a player like this, as long as you have role players that can hold the fort throughout the regular season
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Bubble Murray ain't no fluke XD
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Bron doesn’t miss all those open layups and Lakers win this game
AD is an unserious player. At least the pattern says that he’ll dominate in game 3 lol
yup Chuck calls him Peaks & Valleys (besides the infamous Street Clothes nickname) for that very reason
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even last yrs' playoff despite Tatum/Brown going off, the Heat were literally 1 Jimmy Butler Open 3 from going to the Finals in a very close Game 7. As long as Jimmy keeps playing like he does (and the role players continue to contribute), the Heat will be in every game this series
The Heat also have 35 "Clutch" Wins this regular season + playoffs (aka games within a 5-point margin in the last 5 minutes), the most since 2012-13 in (37) which they also won a championship 10 seasons ago. In other words, they make great decisions when the games matter
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also thanks to the Melo trade we did in the 2010-11NBA Trade Deadline...
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