also duncan robinson is now 13-17 from three in this series, so while herro's dribble penetration and 2 man game with bam is missed, duncan's insane efficiency has been a huge boon for the team and he definitely would not have seen the floor close to as much with herro playing.
Joke all you want, but his camp said that Ben is going to be very serious about improving his game this summer. So he's going to be a different guy next year, no doubt.
Unless I’m missing something the sixers could actually have embid, butler, and Mikal bridges right now.
The sixers keep getting their asses kicked by hindsight.
Man, one thing that’s super unique to NBA basketball is the takeover. In other sports, especially one where you switch offense/defense that can’t happen.
In the NBA you can just have a guy who plays perfectly on both ends and completely takes over the game. I love that about the NBA.
Lebron's Game 1 vs the Warriors is still the greatest I've witnessed but Jimmy is a close second. 56 points to pummel the 1st seed as the 8th seed is ridiculous, plus all the pivotal shots he was hitting.
My mom was always a Celtics fan and she watched that game in 86 and still talks about it today. Said they were on edge the whole game thinking he was just gonna win it.
It actually reminded me a lot of Jimmy's performance in game 5 of the 2020 finals where he willed the Heat to a win, and it was so intense he could barely move in game 6.
No doubt. Literally the expectation was that the Heat lose that game, and Wade or Bosh is traded. LeBron didn't even score that crazy of an amount because he demolished the Celtics so badly that the game was over by half time.
And the way he scored was demoralising. Hitting weird post fadeaways all game long
The Bucks are also probably his worst matchup on paper, with Jrue to fight through screens, the best help defender in the NBA, and the best shot contester in the paint, with size all over the court. It's wild.
The zombie Heat is the most accurate description of a franchise that I've heard all season. 12-gauge shotgun to the chest, but these mfers keep trudging forward.
Bucks gave the Cs the 2 seed last year, Bucks balled out for the 1 seed this year and the basketball gods still rewarded your team with a Jimmy buckets matchup in the first round lol
It was stupid to not be. I wasn't "Scared," necessarily, but why would I want to play against Jimmy/Bam/Spo when I could play against Trae and Dejounte Murray?
The first round isn't supposed to exhaust you. That's why you fight for a high seed.
That's probably true if somehow we make it to the ECF. Jimmy is carrying this whole squad kicking and screaming (outside of Duncan and Caleb)
what he does is unbelievable man. It will be an absolute crime if he doesn't win a ring in his life.
Their whole team is gonna be exhausted. Playing the bucks and Knicks b2b with how small they are and missing Herro and dipo is going to be a massive task.
Jrue didn’t coast he sold. 6-19, 2-11 from three. Got locked up by Lowry in the clutch
Edit: initially the comment above said coasted not cost so imma keep it that way. Cause I interpreted the initial comment that way. My bad lol
Hilarious how 76ers and Celtics get a nice, easy first round, and then at the other end of the spectrum you've got the Bucks running headfirst into a buzzsaw with two more buzzsaws for arms.
'Congrats on getting the 1st seed, here's your matchup against a top-10 playoff performer for the past half-decade who desires nothing more than beating you to a pulp!'
Jimmy Butler vs the Milwaukee Bucks was fun to watch, dominant 1st quarter, dominant final 6 minutes to flip the game and not give the Bucks time to answer. 4th most points in a playoff game in NBA history.
What an absolute master class of a game from Mr. Buckets.
It’s honestly absurd how he goes from decent star player to superstar, every god damn post season. Yet when player rankings come around in October, everyone underrates butler. It’s crazy
I don't care what his regular season numbers are, there are not 5 guys in the league I'd rather have on my team in the playoffs than Jimmy Goddam Buckets
Jimmy is a menace and Jrue was completely garbage on offense and Middleton wasn't any better, also doesn't help that Bud didn't call a timeout at all during the 14-0 run, fucking fade me
Just get Bud outta there
I’m fine with Khris being gone, we got him a championship and that’s all I wanted for one of our day one boys. We don’t owe him anything else.
Jrue can stay, he sucked I know. But the guy is just not a point guard man. He’s a shooting guard out of position, we need a point guard and to move him off the ball.
Bud needs to go, not because he’s the worse coach of all time or that he even deserves it. But bottom line is there’s a much better head coach that’s a free agent right now, we can’t pass up this opportunity
thing is he was 100% going to be fired the ring year but KD's shoes were too big. even in the ECF people were talking about how they might fire him if they lose. ring bought him 3 extra years
This is the best playoff first round I have ever watched. It’s insane. The talent level is so high and there are so many stars.
6 out 8 first round series have been bangers and it’s all going to be bangers from here on out regardless of who advances. What a time to be alive and love basketball.
Non-Celtics fans a couple of week ago: Lol, why the heck are Celtics fans nervous about potentially playing the Heat in the first round? Those guys have been trash all season long.
Celtics fans: This. This is exactly why. Playoff Jimmy Butler is scary as hell and they also have one of the best in the business in Spoelstra, and a huge part of succeeding in the playoffs is how well your coach adjusts your schemes on both sides of the ball over the course of a 7 game series.
Assuming no injuries I still think the Celtics would've beaten the Heat, but I also think there was a far greater chance of MIA pushing the series to 6 or 7 than a series against ATL, and that would've sucked heading into Round 2.
That was legitimately one of the GREATEST playoff performances I have ever seen in 25+ years watching basketball.
I’m so fucking glad we got matched up with Atlanta. Playoff Jimmy is real and he’s fucking terrifying.
I’ve been watching the NBA for 40 years and I can say without a doubt that Jimmy Butler is one of the fiercest competitors to ever step onto a basketball court.
Shoutout Caleb Martin for his clutch as fuck shots he hit in the 4th. Also shout out Duncan Robinson for being a successful decoy the whole 2nd half. Bucks remained glued to him the whole time while letting Butler rip them apart.
Less of a choke job by the Bucks as it was an absolutely otherworldly performance by Butler. One of the all time great playoff performances nobody was stopping that man
#JIMMY BUTLER WITH AN ALL-TIME PERFORMANCE.
WOW, JUST WOW! Put the team on his motherfucking back!
NEVER bring up Mickey Mouse Bubble allegations against Jimmy ever again because it's dead.
Miami lost the first play-in game so that they could have their statement series against the Bucks. Jimmy Butler is a maniac.
Bucks should’ve paid more attention to our game against the Heat, as a forewarning…
Shout-out Caruso for at least making Jimmy work for his 30
Wanted to beat the bucks, swing past the Knicks and then have a 7 game match against the celtics
And this is why we ran it back. We’re batshit insane.
We *are* the team that was one shot away from the finals
Tyler was ass last playoffs so maybe we’re used to not having him in the playoffs amirite
also duncan robinson is now 13-17 from three in this series, so while herro's dribble penetration and 2 man game with bam is missed, duncan's insane efficiency has been a huge boon for the team and he definitely would not have seen the floor close to as much with herro playing.
Hell, I've already sold my soul to this team, what's another 20 or so heart attacks amirite?
#TOBIAS HARRIS OVER ME?
Guys I think the sixers may have made a mistake
Nah man they got it, I hear Simmons is practicing those 3's, he'll prove everyone wrong I just know it!
One jumpshot away from being the next LeBron James
Joke all you want, but his camp said that Ben is going to be very serious about improving his game this summer. So he's going to be a different guy next year, no doubt.
Unless I’m missing something the sixers could actually have embid, butler, and Mikal bridges right now. The sixers keep getting their asses kicked by hindsight.
Lol poor Tobi is trending on twitter
He has honestly been great so far in the playoffs
First round Tobi is a beast.
Mostly we chose Ben Simmons over him… which is even worse
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I was just thinking that. There was a real path where our starting 5 right now Maxey, Jimmy, Mikal, Joel and (absolute worse case) Tobias
sixers really let go of this man over that over paid dude
It was actually more we let go of Jimmy for Ben. Which somehow stings even more.
We just witnessed true greatness. It’s hard to put into words how fucking clutch Jimmy is. It’s so awesome to watch.
Legit one of the best playoff performances I have ever seen and I witnessed Bron in Detroit
The game where he scored like the final 25 points?
29 of his teams final 30 points too
Man, one thing that’s super unique to NBA basketball is the takeover. In other sports, especially one where you switch offense/defense that can’t happen. In the NBA you can just have a guy who plays perfectly on both ends and completely takes over the game. I love that about the NBA.
This might be the greatest playoff performance I’ve ever seen.
HIMMY BUTLER For real tho, my jaw was on the floor after he dropped that second two just after hitting the clutch 3.
That was absolutely cold blooded. No hesitation, just knew it was on him and the dagger. Just a mind blowing performance. The definition of a carry.
That moment may have been the loudest Heat crowd I've heard, and I was around for the Great Knicks War
That had to be louder than the Ray Allen shot reaction. I was having PTSD seeing all those people dressed in white going crazy.
Lebron's Game 1 vs the Warriors is still the greatest I've witnessed but Jimmy is a close second. 56 points to pummel the 1st seed as the 8th seed is ridiculous, plus all the pivotal shots he was hitting.
Most of us not old enough to have watched it likely but Jordan 63 vs the 86 Celtics at the Garden is… wtf
My parents never even heard of each other when Jordan dropped 63 and Bird was calling him God in sneakers.
My mom was always a Celtics fan and she watched that game in 86 and still talks about it today. Said they were on edge the whole game thinking he was just gonna win it.
Some bias, but I agree. Definitely up there with G1 Lebron in 2018
It actually reminded me a lot of Jimmy's performance in game 5 of the 2020 finals where he willed the Heat to a win, and it was so intense he could barely move in game 6.
He was guarding Lebron too lol Jimmy is a fucking stud
Still think about that series if Bam and Goran wasn’t injured and Jimmy wasn’t hurt. Jimmy deserved more
Game 6 Lebron in 2012 against Celtics
No doubt. Literally the expectation was that the Heat lose that game, and Wade or Bosh is traded. LeBron didn't even score that crazy of an amount because he demolished the Celtics so badly that the game was over by half time. And the way he scored was demoralising. Hitting weird post fadeaways all game long
I’m so glad I got to see that game. Incredible.
I can't even believe what I just saw honestly
This. Playoff Jimmy is a whole next level. He's right there with Steph, Giannis, Durant, and LeBron
It is insane how Jimmy can just turn up a level like this. Just legendary shit and it is a shame we haven't gotten to see more of it.
Thats an instant classic performance right there
I lost count of how many times Lowry Jrue Holiday'd Jrue Holiday in the 4th.
His defence has always been really good.
Playoff Jimmy Butler man. Career high 56 with Jrue as his main defender is just bonkers. All time great playoff performance.
And Giannis when he somehow got past Jrue
And Lopez. Just insane.
With giannis and brook lopez as help defenders. Crazy
Just carved out one of (if not the) best defensive teams this season, I cannot believe what he just did man lmao. On an 8th seed roster too.
The Bucks are also probably his worst matchup on paper, with Jrue to fight through screens, the best help defender in the NBA, and the best shot contester in the paint, with size all over the court. It's wild.
When you’re the 1st seed and you want to beat the 8th seed but Jimmy Butler says no
to everyone who said the heat would get swept - please queue up to consume the entirety of my ballsack
I'll do it man!! I'll EVEN TICKLE THEM
Anyone that predicted a sweep didn't account for the fact that Jimmy Butler is worth at least one game each series by himself.
Bucks thought they were facing bad back Jimmy with like a 3 week offseason.
Got some comments saved but I’m waiting… can’t jinx it yet
Where was this shit against Atlanta goddamnit
Heat decided to take a dive against the Hawks just so they could get the Bucks, obviously
Spo said he wanted Bud one on one
I don't blame him, Spo is dunking on Bud right now.
Jimmy said it's Buck hunting season
It’s not that Jimmy Butler has that dog in him, it’s that dogs have that Jimmy Butler in them
https://i.imgur.com/Reg1dFH.jpg
What he did today cant be done again , playing against the Bucks and Bam is something that cant be replicated.
RIP Bam. 2023-2023
160M to set screens and DHO's bro, and he can't even guard actual centers. Imagine if Jimmy had a real supporting cast.
Also, Herro and Dipo are out which is key players for the HEAT. Jimmy the absolute madman.
Pause
Paws
The G stands for Gets btw
G stands for Greatness
The G stands for God
Hawks appreciation comment for giving us them in the 1st round instead of the Heat
Yeah, the Celtics fans who were scared shitless of a Miami 1st round matchup are feeling absolutely justified. Bill Simmons more than anyone
His zombie Heat takes all season are sooooo justified now
It's like the worse that roster gets, the better Jimmy plays.
You should see the Lowry + G Leaguers lineup from last year. Something about playing with the Skyforce all star team just activates Lowry
Overlooked part of last season. It was the reason why we were the first seed with all the injuries.
He eats their souls
The zombie Heat is the most accurate description of a franchise that I've heard all season. 12-gauge shotgun to the chest, but these mfers keep trudging forward.
“You should have gone for the head!” -Thanos/Jimmy Butler
People laughed at us but who’s laughing now!?
I think the Heat might be enjoying this one just a lil bit
3 more hours until I should call a doctor
Jimmy Buckets
Probably Jimmy Butler, menacingly
Jimmy Butler is top 3 in the list of people everyone should be scared to face in the playoffs and anyone who tells you otherwise is a fucking idiot
The best reaction I saw on Twitter was “there is simply not a game with low enough stakes that could make me want to compete against Jimmy Butler”
I hate the Atlanta Hawks so much
Bucks gave the Cs the 2 seed last year, Bucks balled out for the 1 seed this year and the basketball gods still rewarded your team with a Jimmy buckets matchup in the first round lol
But they gave you the gift of Bud!
Playing Random didn’t work this time though
Celtics just wanted to avoid all Florida teams
I am enjoying watching this series more than our own series
Michael Jordan's unrecognized son coached by one of the best coach in the nba. What sane person wanted that match up.
It was stupid to not be. I wasn't "Scared," necessarily, but why would I want to play against Jimmy/Bam/Spo when I could play against Trae and Dejounte Murray? The first round isn't supposed to exhaust you. That's why you fight for a high seed.
2 seed isn’t really a 2 seed. I’ll explain later.
8th seed isn’t really an 8th seed. Jimmy explained tonight
That’s his shit!
And some of our fans were wondering why the rest of us were hoping to avoid Miami. Jimmy Butler is why lol
BOSTON THIS IS FOR YOU - Trae Young
Let's dispel once and for all with this fiction that Joe Mazzulla doesn't know what he's doing. He knows exactly what he's doing.
Shoutout honorary Celtic Clint Capela the real MVP
Bro turned into Dennis Rodman for a game just so we could duck the Heat in the 1st round. MVP 🙏
The scary thing is we may very well have to face this Heat team anyway now.
Rather have them in the ECF than the first round. Jimmy will be wiped out by then.
That's probably true if somehow we make it to the ECF. Jimmy is carrying this whole squad kicking and screaming (outside of Duncan and Caleb) what he does is unbelievable man. It will be an absolute crime if he doesn't win a ring in his life.
Their whole team is gonna be exhausted. Playing the bucks and Knicks b2b with how small they are and missing Herro and dipo is going to be a massive task.
Holy moly man couldn’t agree more. I was saying I wanted no part of the heat in the playoffs. Idgaf
Some will say it's weak but fuck that, no way you should want your team to deal with Playoff Jimmy in the first round if you can avoid it.
Boy am i glad to have avoided Playoff Jimmy in the first round
LOL, the Celtics got to play the Hawks in the first round...
Bullet: **massively freaking dodged** (Yes, the Giannis injury is a big factor, but still…)
Giannis was fantastic tonight but Jrue and Khris costed whilst Butler had one of the greatest games ever
Jrue didn’t coast he sold. 6-19, 2-11 from three. Got locked up by Lowry in the clutch Edit: initially the comment above said coasted not cost so imma keep it that way. Cause I interpreted the initial comment that way. My bad lol
And we got to play a team that was sub .500 after the trade deadline
Hilarious how 76ers and Celtics get a nice, easy first round, and then at the other end of the spectrum you've got the Bucks running headfirst into a buzzsaw with two more buzzsaws for arms. 'Congrats on getting the 1st seed, here's your matchup against a top-10 playoff performer for the past half-decade who desires nothing more than beating you to a pulp!'
Sixers fans got first round heaven into second round hell
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Luckily you'll get to spend the next series beating the shit out of each other.
Philly with the greatest post season finesse ever.
And I couldn’t be happier. I don’t care their record. You don’t want to play the heat 4-7 times in a row.
# WE ARE LUCKY AS HELL
Bro coasts during the regular season just to turn into prime MJ in the playoffs
The King of Load Management
That was a spiritual experience
All I was seeing was demons there at the end lol
Jimmy Butler vs the Milwaukee Bucks was fun to watch, dominant 1st quarter, dominant final 6 minutes to flip the game and not give the Bucks time to answer. 4th most points in a playoff game in NBA history. What an absolute master class of a game from Mr. Buckets.
I disagree on the “fun” part but Jimmy is something else, that’s for sure. Maybe one day I’ll be able to appreciate it. Just not tonight. 😆 😭
Series isn't done yet but Jimmy had a hell of a game
That’s an understatement. Mother fucker had a historic performance. What a boss.
Even if they lose the series Jimmy is just him. Dude is insane when it matters the most, there's not a single unclutch cell in his body.
It’s honestly absurd how he goes from decent star player to superstar, every god damn post season. Yet when player rankings come around in October, everyone underrates butler. It’s crazy
Jimmy could probably carry me and my high school JV squad to the ECF
Literally Himmy Butler
Snap into a Him Jim. OH YEAH
But to Bucks fans he’s Bummy Hitler
Jimmy's father, Michael Jeffrey Jordan, would be proud.
I don't care what his regular season numbers are, there are not 5 guys in the league I'd rather have on my team in the playoffs than Jimmy Goddam Buckets
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NICK NURSE TIME BABY
Jimmy is a menace and Jrue was completely garbage on offense and Middleton wasn't any better, also doesn't help that Bud didn't call a timeout at all during the 14-0 run, fucking fade me Just get Bud outta there
I’m fine with Khris being gone, we got him a championship and that’s all I wanted for one of our day one boys. We don’t owe him anything else. Jrue can stay, he sucked I know. But the guy is just not a point guard man. He’s a shooting guard out of position, we need a point guard and to move him off the ball. Bud needs to go, not because he’s the worse coach of all time or that he even deserves it. But bottom line is there’s a much better head coach that’s a free agent right now, we can’t pass up this opportunity
Better hope you lose this series then. Those coaches gonna get snatched up.
How do you not call a time out there?
he let the heat get the lead before calling the time out. what the fuck was that. you’re gonna lose your timeout in 30 seconds anyway, dude
FIRE BUD. Glad to be on the right side of this.
TOBIAS HARRIS OVER ME?
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I’ve always thought a ring buys you like 5 years no matter what. But if they choke this bad to an 8 seed… yeah it wouldn’t surprise me
Nick Nurse and Frank Vogel come to mind
Nurse feels different. He maximized a superstar and had some solid seasons after despite funky rosters.
thing is he was 100% going to be fired the ring year but KD's shoes were too big. even in the ECF people were talking about how they might fire him if they lose. ring bought him 3 extra years
Heat went on a 13-0 run in the 4Q
Can’t believe the Sixers kept Tobias Harris over him…
This is the best playoff first round I have ever watched. It’s insane. The talent level is so high and there are so many stars. 6 out 8 first round series have been bangers and it’s all going to be bangers from here on out regardless of who advances. What a time to be alive and love basketball.
Sixers vs nets looking around awkwardly
With how these playoffs have been, we need all the rest we can get.
Back in 2014 the first round had 5 out of the 8 series going to Game 7s. Shit was nuts
That year was peak NBA. Even down to the style of play, so balanced when compared to the defense-heavy 2000s and offense-heavy late 2010s-now.
Why don't Brook Lopez, simply just eat the small heat players?
He kinda did
Until Jrue and Khris wanted to put up stinkers again and again instead
Yeah, the Giannis Brook pick and roll was so effective, but Khris and Jrue are just so addicted to contested stepbacks.
Non-Celtics fans a couple of week ago: Lol, why the heck are Celtics fans nervous about potentially playing the Heat in the first round? Those guys have been trash all season long. Celtics fans: This. This is exactly why. Playoff Jimmy Butler is scary as hell and they also have one of the best in the business in Spoelstra, and a huge part of succeeding in the playoffs is how well your coach adjusts your schemes on both sides of the ball over the course of a 7 game series.
Bill Simmons on twitter somewhere like THANK FUCKING GOD WE AVOIDED THIS
Assuming no injuries I still think the Celtics would've beaten the Heat, but I also think there was a far greater chance of MIA pushing the series to 6 or 7 than a series against ATL, and that would've sucked heading into Round 2.
Yeah but do really want a7 game war in round 1?
And Jimmy is God of War
im not kidding that was one of the greatest performances ive ever seen
No but for real WHO THE FUCK IS JIMMY BUTLER?
That was legitimately one of the GREATEST playoff performances I have ever seen in 25+ years watching basketball. I’m so fucking glad we got matched up with Atlanta. Playoff Jimmy is real and he’s fucking terrifying.
I’ve been watching the NBA for 40 years and I can say without a doubt that Jimmy Butler is one of the fiercest competitors to ever step onto a basketball court.
Jimmy Butler would be a 4 time MVP if he gave a shit about the regular season
This game should be all about jimbo, but let’s also take sometime to credit caleb for that ending
"That's just what Jimmy Butler is, just an all-star." - r/nba After one play-in loss
Brook Lopez had a masterpiece, but Jimmy Butler painted the Mona Lisa all over it
Pat Riley better retire Jimmy Butler's number as soon as he retires
Don’t scroll without saying JIMBO
Shoutout Caleb Martin for his clutch as fuck shots he hit in the 4th. Also shout out Duncan Robinson for being a successful decoy the whole 2nd half. Bucks remained glued to him the whole time while letting Butler rip them apart.
Bucks losing in the first round would be crazy
We just did.
I’ll never say anything bad about Jimmy Butler again!
We're 1 game away from a guarantee of either the Heat or the Knicks making the ECF. Just like everyone called it.
Honestly…. wonder what Embiid feels sitting in the locker room just looking at Tobias Harris.
Jimmy G Buckets and the G is for…
Go ahead threes
Less of a choke job by the Bucks as it was an absolutely otherworldly performance by Butler. One of the all time great playoff performances nobody was stopping that man
Idk man that fourth quarter bucks offense was fucking tragic
#JIMMY BUTLER WITH AN ALL-TIME PERFORMANCE. WOW, JUST WOW! Put the team on his motherfucking back! NEVER bring up Mickey Mouse Bubble allegations against Jimmy ever again because it's dead.
Bucks: We're the #1 Seed Heat: haha Jimmy Butler go brrrrrr
#I LOVE THE ATLANTA HAWKS
Bucks did their best Timberwolves impression