2024 NBA Playoffs - East 1st Round: #1 Boston Celtics vs. #8 Miami Heat (BOS WINS 4-1)

[jbsays]

Heat currently hold a 4-2 lead over the Celtics in playoff series.
This lead will soon be 4-3 assuming Celtics win this series.

Since the Heat's inception in 1988, the Heat have won 3 NBA titles and been to 7 Finals (7 EC Championships).
Since the Heat's inception in 1988, the Celtics have won 1 NBA title and 3 Finals (3 EC Championships).

It's nice the Heat and their fans will have something to fall back on when they are out of the playoffs on Wednesday.

Someone posted above the playoff series were 2 to 2. I was just pointing out it is actually 4-2 and soon to be 4-3.

[Joshyjess]

One thing I don't like about message boards is that it's too easy to take the comments of a few posters, and make that represent an entire fan base. Unfortunately there are bad posters / fans from every team, and often they are the loudest commenters, but saying things like "Heat fans are this or Celtics fans are that" is really doing injustice to the rest of the fan base who have nothing to do with the over-the-top comments made by the few.
I know that most of these in-your-face posters would also never do stuff like this in real life (hiding behind a key-board is just way too easy nowadays), so they get off by acting all tough from the protection of their own homes.
Thankfully there are way more classy fans from most fan bases who are willing to talk about the actual game without going all nuts or looking to cause trouble. I actually learn a lot from these boards through some of the well thought-out comments of many of the posters here, and try to just ignore the pot-stirring comments of the others.

[Froob]

“Save face”? Are you joking? It’s already hilarious you couldn’t sweep this injured ass team. Tatum and Brown have played like absolute ass, and the Heat have just been missing open shots left and right. You should be embarrassed.

The only thing hilarious is heat fans taking the regular season off and bitching about how injuries cost them the series.

Just remember, rolling Tatums ankle is the only reason the Heat beat the Celtics. Never forget.

Jimmy was playing with a bad ankle from the Knicks series. You lost to an 8th seed.

You've lost what 6 straight home playoff games? Pathetic.

[The Corey's]

The only thing hilarious is heat fans taking the regular season off and bitching about how injuries cost them the series.

Just remember, rolling Tatums ankle is the only reason the Heat beat the Celtics. Never forget.

Jimmy was playing with a bad ankle from the Knicks series. You lost to an 8th seed.

You've lost what 6 straight home playoff games? Pathetic.

Oh ****

[The Corey's]

Heat currently hold a 4-2 lead over the Celtics in playoff series.
This lead will soon be 4-3 assuming Celtics win this series.

Since the Heat's inception in 1988, the Heat have won 3 NBA titles and been to 7 Finals (7 EC Championships).
Since the Heat's inception in 1988, the Celtics have won 1 NBA title and 3 Finals (3 EC Championships).

It's nice the Heat and their fans will have something to fall back on when they are out of the playoffs on Wednesday.

Someone posted above the playoff series were 2 to 2. I was just pointing out it is actually 4-2 and soon to be 4-3.

It's about to be 2 to 2.

Wait, you wanna pull in history from the big 3 era?

Ok. Fine.

Celtics have 17 titles to the Heat 3.

I didn't know we could do that.

[Larry_Russell]

It's nice the Heat and their fans will have something to fall back on when they are out of the playoffs on Wednesday.

Someone posted above the playoff series were 2 to 2. I was just pointing out it is actually 4-2 and soon to be 4-3.

It's about to be 2 to 2.

Wait, you wanna pull in history from the big 3 era?

Ok. Fine.

Celtics have 17 titles to the Heat 3.

I didn't know we could do that.

[CoP]

One thing I don't like about message boards is that it's too easy to take the comments of a few posters, and make that represent an entire fan base. Unfortunately there are bad posters / fans from every team, and often they are the loudest commenters, but saying things like "Heat fans are this or Celtics fans are that" is really doing injustice to the rest of the fan base who have nothing to do with the over-the-top comments made by the few.
I know that most of these in-your-face posters would also never do stuff like this in real life (hiding behind a key-board is just way too easy nowadays), so they get off by acting all tough from the protection of their own homes.
Thankfully there are way more classy fans from most fan bases who are willing to talk about the actual game without going all nuts or looking to cause trouble. I actually learn a lot from these boards through some of the well thought-out comments of many of the posters here, and try to just ignore the pot-stirring comments of the others.

Threads like these are good because the trolls come out of their caves and then you can just add them as foes and better filter the content you see.

[Homerclease]

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[CeltsfanSinceBirth]

Heat culture …

No, make the Celtics play. Maybe one of their guys will get hurt.

We got Porzingis. Game 5 bounty is on JB, Tatum, or White we'll see if they can finish the job.

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[powerball1373]

Heat culture …

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Meh, if we can take out another one of your guys, it's cool imagine if you donk off a title run because you had to play one extra game

[KamikazeK]

I can't wait to hear the "if only we had butler and rozier!!" excuses for the next 20 years because after this year the Heat are donezo. It's over.

[London2Boston]

Can’t be screaming “We Want Boston” and then switch to “But Jimmy is injured”

[shi-woo]

Are there really Heat fans in here talking about how they want their team to actively hurt our guys? Mods, can you ban these people please?

What is going on this playoffs, i've seen more "take out player x" comments more than in any other playoff year.

It was disgusting last night listening to SVG talking about how Tatum deserved to get hurt for doing what every player in the history of the game does during a dead ball. It's classless, and there's no place for it in a series that was decided before it even began.

[Curmudgeon]

I won't go so far as to call the Heat a dirty team but they take advantage of the NBA's newly-swallowed whistles to get away with as much pushing, shoving, grabbing, reaching in and elbowing as possible. Derrick White would have scored 50 if they let him get to the line-- and they weren't touch fouls either. Makes me seriously question whether or not at least one of the officials bet the under on the spread. The next Donaghy is just waiting in the wings.

[al bondiga]

I'm a heat fan And I can tell you We all knew What Was up before the series Started and the rest was just smack talk

But we also knew That this is an unproven and under achieving Boston team That can only win A championship To be Viewed as solid And not lacking character.

So smack talk became one of our strongest allies And we backed it up for a while in a game 2.

Guys, a word of advice...
don't take games too heart...
Especially the one that other people play.

[CeltsfanSinceBirth]

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Meh, if we can take out another one of your guys, it's cool imagine if you donk off a title run because you had to play one extra game

Went from wanting another player to get injured into hoping for 2 wins. Heat Culture got some low standards.

Spoiler:

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[bisme37]

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[Castle Black]

What a bummer. Tough break for the C’s. Hopefully if they can advance to the ECF, that’d give him enough time to heal up and return.

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[AussieCeltic]

Looks like KP out for 2ish weeks. Hopefully Cavs/Magic does the distance and Celtics can finish off the Heat and one of those teams without him.

[Dirk]

We all known that a pretty great #1 seed lucked out with Terry Rozier missing the series, but let's please stop talking about injuries.

And certainly hinting about being happy guys go down or hinting you hope someone goes down.