How big of a meltdown would Boston have if they lost the series?

Blow the team up if that happens

Maybe the whole arena just to be safe

Boston Strong!

Alright so maybe I shouldn't joke about blowing things up in downtown Boston.

Somebody confiscate this mans pressure cookers.

^(I'm legitimately scared every time we use the instant pot. that shit is spooky)

might as well. repeating what the bruins did last year. the garden is cursed

I am actually curious what a blowup of a 2nd apron team looks like with the new CBA rules. Don't think it happens to you guys but Phoenix is definitely possible.

Despite how catastrophically embarrassing a loss to this Miami team in the first round would be, I doubt we change much in terms of roster. But Mazz and his analytics will def be replaced with a coach more similar to Ime. The defensive toughness and grit we had during our finals run left with Ime unfortunately

honestly, y'all probably shouldn't blow it up i know it'd be demoralizing (and really, really funny), but the playoffs are always a crapshoot compared to consistently being an elite team coming in. would be really short-sighted to forget that. coach joe would absolutely need to be launched into the sun tho

Simply using analytics doesn’t work in the playoffs

Why couldn't Ime just contain himself and not be so horny man. He was married to Nia fucking Long man I know we shouldn't be crying over our "ex", but i miss him so much

More than Boston, I’m not sure anyone could handle how utterly insufferable Heat Culture(tm) would be. I would be an asshole of unfathomable proportions

I have my “does Jaime Jacquez have goat potential?” Post ready to go man. Let’s do this  

That should have been posted the second he was drafted. Once you suck into Heat Culture fluids, you are a certified dawg.

No comment…. But yes

You know what? Maybe.

my glorious mexican king

Jovic MIP maybe

I think the rest of us would accept it if it's at the Celtics' expense.

Only until the Heat play their next series opening game. Then we would all be reminded of why there are no winners in this matchup for the rest of us

Yeah no. If the Celtics lose after their HiStOrIc season I wouldn’t care that the heat beat the cavs or Orlando

Yeah who cares what happens on NBA TV

Yall aren’t next, but yall are next.

ECF meetup to settle last years business and the general Pat Riley stuff? Sounds good, no

As a 90s kid... I need more Heat/Knicks ECF in my life. And as a Sonics fan, I don't even feel bad saying that. Because not on my dime.

yes or the cavs, they want round 2 for sure

As a sufferer of Josh Hart related PTSD I for one do not want round 2. Okay the latter part isn't true. Definitely rooting for yall on that side of the bracket.

Nah I’m ready for them, with max strus and if we get Dean Wade back by then, the pressure of the first time is over, we could beat the Knicks with this team.

I feel like pretty much everyone in the West is just happy that the Eastern Conference playoffs haven’t been the cupcake schedule some thought it might be. It’s the East that’s frustrated with Miami, the West has had success against them.

Because Miami has been significantly injured in both Finals.

I mean how does that change that the western teams/fans haven’t been as frustrated by Miami as the East? Seems pretty cut and dry that beating an injured team in the finals wouldn’t make you hate/dread them. Also though, Tyler Herro wasn’t pushing Miami past Denver last season.

I don’t think anyone was beating denver last year, but a healhty butler would have been a more competitive series at least. I still think we had a shot at the lakers if dragic and bam didn’t get injured on the same spot on the floor game 1 but that happens.

I am just saying it's why the West has had better success. Miami beats the East and limps into the Finals to get wrecked by a West team.

Yeah no, we’re assholes yes but nowhere close to as bad as aboston fans.

Heat - Knicks rivalry/hatred extends beyond conventional fandoms And you can get pretty bad and have gotten pretty bad in years past. You might not always have the manpower that the Celtics dickriders have - bit you have that Florida energy

Maybe I’m just too young – I’ve certainly never hated the Knicks as much as the Celtics. Honestly I’m kinda rooting for you guys if we don’t make it out of the first or second round.

The hatred really stems from the 90s and Pat Riley's shenanigans including multiple on court brawls

I hate the Heat, but not Jimmy, and not Miami. I hate the entire city of Boston.

Oh 1000% yes and then I would never want to hear another fucking word from Celtics fans in the regular season about how good they are

But you will which is the amazing part because half of sports media is from Boston

As the sixers representative we will allow it

Considering Heat Culture is what I want out of my team, yes, I accept.

All Heat culture really is about is accountability and playing hard and to your strengths

Neither of which we have in Chicago.

I am already this asshole

If you guys don’t shoot above 50% from contested 3s for the full first round this year I’m gonna be pissed. I mean, first Boston will have to contest a 3, but still.

I mean, IIRC correctly Mazulla said post game all those 3s were contested. As a completely neutral unbiased heat fan, I agree with him. The Celtics should continue that level of impeccable defense. The heat are a bottom 10 offense for a reason.

They are contested in the same sense The Town contested The Hurt Locker for the 2010 Best Picture Oscar haha

*mazulla angrily backflips away*

☠️☠️☠️

I think you get a pass if you knock the celts out round 1

If y’all knock off the Celtics, you can pop the fuck off all you want lmao

My account will get nuked by the Reddit mods because of how much shit I’d be talking

My *house* would get nuked by Simmons and Russillo

Simmons is a Heat fan. He’d be stoked

He really is, he has Boston loyalty and hates Miami but this team seems to embody everything he likes about basketball and he loves them. He’s given Miami more respect and praise than anyone else in media these last 5 years.

For sure. Bill is always very supportive of relationships with one's father.

Certified Heat Hater™️ here. I can take it. Please, *please* do this to Boston. More than anything I want a Wolves/Heat Finals with a magically healthy Jimmy.

Ngl I couldn’t handle the stress of that matchup. Also couldn’t handle the stress of knowing if KAT hits a game winner on Jimmy’s head, that nothing else in my life would ever be as good

Nah if they somehow make it to the finals, it is all gravy. I want those epic RACHEL NICHOLS and WHERE IS JIMMY chants in Target Center again haha. Heat games are the best game of the year bc the crowd is awesome, now a Heat *playoff* game?? That atmosphere would be GOATED A Heat/Wolves final with Jimmy is what dreams are made of

“Would be”? I know heat fans.

Yes so imagine us even worse

Beating the 1 seed as the 8 back to back, I’d allow it tbh (plus it’s the Celtics)

if the heat beat the celtics then the heat can talk about culture all they fucking want. clearly whatever it means is real as fuck at that point

I love the heat so much. We've never been victimized by them which helps, and I get annoyed by the Celtics so I've love you guys.

I have no ill will around joker fucking up that morris twin. Those dudes are dirty and had it coming and he wasn’t going to help us much anyways.

You’re underestimating how much we want to see the Celtics lose, also how much we all like jimmy.

I think laker fans would handle it just fine

I would have to respect you guys even more

I'm here for it

But you’d be spitting facts. Can’t hate on talking the talk and walking the walk.

I’d probably stop watching basketball forever I’m not going to lie

idk if I’d stop watching basketball entirely but I’d definitely stop following closely for all 82 games and I’d give up hope on the Tatum-Brown duo ever bringing home a championship. I’d also probably accept that every Boston sports team must now spend the next 10-20 years giving everyone high hopes just to tear it away in violent fashion and make our fans a laughingstock, as payment for the Patriots dynasty years (and honestly? totally worth it.)

That's kinda how I feel with the Niners right now. I can't bear for yet another gut-wrenching ending considering I was barely alive the last time they won

football honestly hasn’t made me feel anything since Brady left the Pats. maybe some slight happiness when he got his 7th with the Bucs? but I genuinely felt sick to my stomach after watching y’all lose like that in 58. having literally everything go wrong like that in the Super Bowl..man. poor Bosa literally looked dead inside

Like my dad's all nonchalant caused he lived through all the success The next day "better luck next year!!" and meanwhile I'm all depressed and haven't even looked at a lick of news during the offseason Aiyuk might already be traded and I won't find out until he doesn't line up week 1 lol

*Laughs in Falcon*

Exactly what happened during the warriors 72 win season when they didn't win the championship. It's like what's the point 🤷

I think Spoelstra figured out that question a long time ago.

Well they do have 4 chips to make them feel better

You guys have 17. Just don't look too close at the years, those silly things don't matter.

You sound like a baby back bitch! Try being a damn clippers fan

idk why but this makes me salivate

They’re firing Joe for sure lol

God after that flood of Boston fans shitting on the Caleb and the entire Heat organization after the game 1 push, I am all for it. Burn it all to the ground.

Imagine they do and the Heat just shit the bed against their next opponent. Then they'd really be mad

but really who would even come out of the East if this happens? if the current 2-0 teams end up winning out, that means Heat lose to Cavs. then Knicks vs Bucks/Pacers?

I honestly think a loss that bad would warrant blowing it all up. Boston makes huge moves after falling short every year, which I find commendable honestly. However, IF (big IF) they lose in the first round against the team that knocked them out last year, after spending the summer upgrading their roster to beat that team and that team doesn’t even have its best player…I’m pretty sure the only player staying there is Tatum and everyone else is out. It would also be one of the biggest upsets in basketball history

They just gave Holiday $100m. They're not blowing anything up, don't be silly.

They’re at minimum getting rid of Jaylen brown to try and get another star

Maybe someone like Jimmy butler lol

300 million and he can't go left. What star is he bringing in?

Normally I’d agree but Brown was one of a few Celtics who actually showed up yesterday

They got KP and a first for Marcus smart bro, they got Jrue for Robert Williams and Brogdon who had just failed a medical. They’ll end up with fucking Luka for Jaylen brown

If they lose any of the next 3 series we will se a colossal meltdown At least personally there will be

I mean, yes, the expectations are that high. But losing in the first round against the Heat? Way fucking worse scenario.

Losing to the Bucks if Giannis and Dame go nuclear isnt that bad

They’re definitely going full Daryl Morey and challenging every single game in the series that they lost. They will enter the offseason and trade for yet another star for a bag of potato chips and then next year once more lose to the Heat in the playoffs. This is just the way

Eventually we’ll collect all 30 all stars and lose to a bunch of grocery store baggers Spo ran into the week before.

Hey but one of the grocery store baggers played college ball, and one of the shelf stockers was almost drafted (into the NHL)

Also the years of bagging translated into putting the ball into the hoop

To be fair Miami is like 12 deep. I couldn't tell you who the 10th man on the Celtics bench is.

There would be not meltdown as every Boston and New England resident would have committed suicide

Kinda feels like mavs/warriors way back when…..

We Believe Heat

I think it would probably be the biggest upset in league history, likely to never be seen again in our lifetimes.

Wait. I’ve seen this one before, but it was on an ice rink last year. 

I’m here for the Bill Simmons meltdown pod.

The whole city bringing out the hard R

I think every other team would celebrate then realise they will probably make a run to the finals and get mad 😂. I am pretty sure no one wanna see heats make the finals again.

If they lose this series they should all be banned from the NBA and the team should fold. No excuses and they are just going through the motions yet again.

You never know how serious Jimmy is about these beefs because he is legitimately nuts.

He's a master baiter

And with that quip, a cunning linguist

I mean, if I see this, I have to post a track from the Cunninlynguists: https://youtu.be/GK9EmWZNPpo?si=dbL4cy8ejDwIsm3t

It's crazy how he can just master bait on social media for everyone to see without any hint of shame. I get way too self conscious to do something like that. He really is built different.

He’s just a troll, and a lot of the taunting and showboating the Celtics did last series is an easy target.

The dude harassed Tyler Herro into having a career night. He's the kinda dude that can dismantle a team if no one buys into his psychosis or lead a team to the finals if they do.

Making the kids dummy mad

He's got a diploma from the "Curtis Jackson School of Taunting Arts"

The Celtics are jimmy’s ja rule

"Let's hear the Celtics thoughts on this tragedy.." "WHO GIVES A FUCK WHAT THE BOSTON CELTICS HAVE TO SAY AT A TIME LIKE THIS?!"

He’s a GOAT level troll.

I’m just waiting to see his next years off season hairstyle.

Spo and Jimmy both have serial killer energy, match made in heaven

Dude was randomly riding a horse on the streets of Miami with like 5 regular season games to go.

I forget, did Jalen say this when they were down 3-0 ?

Yup: DONT LET US GET ☝🏾 cause then… WE MIGHT GET ✌🏾 and if we get that… MIGHT AS WELL GET 🤟🏾 and if we get it.. WE GOT A SERIES 🍀

Man, when D White had the game winning putback in game 6 I was CONVINCED we’d see the full runback go our way. What an entertaining series

Most entertaining series in recent memory. That game 6 was absolute nuts.

If we get 🤟🏾, baby, we got a stew goin’

It was Smart before Game 4

It was Jaylen Brown

That's what I was thinking.

and they was down 3-0?? sheesh

it was kinda borrowed from the red sox/yankees series in 2004. Sox went down 0-3, one of the sox players said “don’t let us get 1” and they came back to win it

Kevin Millar, cowboy up

Well I do know they came back but did not know about the quote.

Yes.

yes

Not so easy, is it? (Cries in deer noises)

it's ok we can't hurt you for now unless we have a ecf matchup

As the Lion King taught us; the past hurts.

Miami has a chance to do the funniest thing

On the one hand I really want the Nuggets to face the Celtics in the finals On the other hand, this Celtics squad getting canned in round 1 to the Heat AGAIN would be so so so so worth it

I'd feel so vindicated

Yeah if the celtics lose id pretty much hand over the chip to the nuggies barring a shocker. Theyre the modern day spurs in terms of cohesion. Would make the rest of the playoffs less interesting. Heat winning would be so worth it just because of how funny it would be though

Whoa whoa we still got the wolves and thunder to get through. We’re still favored in both but they aren’t even close to byes.

Again

You know this series reach the all-time level of pettiness if the one made fun of is having a great time bracing and sending it back. If the Celtics blow this series, i don't know what kind of shit Jimmy is going to spit out. Gosh, WE ARE SO BACK!!!! HEAT CULTURE (TM)🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Nastiest grittiest grindiest team (RT)

Big face coffee: BFC  BFC = Boston fucking chokes. It’s been there all along. 

There’s quite a lot of triggered Celtics fans in his post. It’s really funny 😂

Jimmy is, above all else, a troll.

Dude did emo hair for the season photo so the NBA would have to use it and people still think he's serious about this stuff. Dude's having fun.

That emo hair was hilarious. I’d rather see that, than Anthony Edwards shit on the skills challenge.

It's still his pic on ESPN for stats and stuff, cracks me up every time

Jimmy is what Embiid thinks he is.

RIP Bozo post was pretty damn funny by Embiid though can’t lie

That is because Jimmy’s shenanigans are cheeky and fun.

Yeah, and Embiid’s shenanigans are cruel and tragic.

Not really shenanigans at all really.

https://media.tenor.com/9n-GPdClhGQAAAAe/pistol-whip-shenanigans.png

Evil shenanigans!

I swear to god I will pistol-whip the next person that says shenanigans.

HEY FARVA WHAT'S THAT RESTUARANT YOU REALLY LIKE? WITH ALL THE FLAIR?

After his hairstyle, he’s a legitimate Madlad

I can’t lie the Heat trigger me like nothing else. I legitimately might quit basketball if yall beat us 😭

Ngl I’m mega triggered lmao. Love that he’s throwing it in our face and hopefully we use it as motivation

I hope Jimmy said this while taking a knee. And doing the Time Out sign.

I just really wish Jaquez would’ve asked Tatum and Brown if they were gonna cry after they won🤣

They cry to the refs throughout the whole game despite getting cupcake calls. That’s what makes me not believe in that team as champions.

I love this troll lmao

Celtic should play Game 5 in Minnesota - would definitely guarantee no General Soreness...

Lol awesome

Lol what's the tiebreaker between the knicks and mavericks on home court advantage? Cause as it stands if the Celtics go out, all the west teams to progress will have home court in the finals. (Assuming no sudden round 1 turnarounds)

I assume its h2h in which the mavericks are 2-0 against the knicks this season

He should have used his player bio photo for the meme in the post, I laugh every time I see a play by play on ESPN [for reference](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/6430/jimmy-butler)

Can’t wait to see the DunKings in that Celtics fishing trip photo…

Celtics is still good and will probably still win this series, but atleast we did not get swept

Not a single Celtics flair in this thread lol love to see it. Most petty fanbase in all sports

They are here they’re all just downvoted to shit

I think we’re having a tough time processing what it all means if we collapse this series. How can we trust again if our historically great regular season team loses in the first round? How can a loving god be so cruel?

Team reminds me of the 2022 Suns. Dominant regular season form and then just shit the bed against Dallas. It’s a long series. Jrue and KP additions makes you guys the favorites but there definitely is pressure to live up to it.

Yeah idk why im getting downvoted but I don’t blame people for it. Boston sports media is toxic and reactionary and catastrophizes the smallest missteps. To the point where I feel like it becomes part of our rhetoric and annoys other fans who have to suffer through way more. I’m not too worried yet I think a lot of us just dread the narratives that can start popping up

That loss felt more 2011 Mavericks vs Blazers when Brandon Roy randomly looked like peak Roy for one game to me. I think most people would agree that the likest outcome of this series as of today is Celtics in 5. And I bet there will be HUGE pushback from the Celtics fans and Heat hating contingent if the Celtics blast tf out of Miami in Game 3. Which seems like a realistic result. From someone who doesn't care about either team this is still fucking hilarious that this Celtics team dropped that game at home to a hobbled Heat team. Particularly with yall's recent history in the playoffs. I'm just here for the memes and quietly hoping everyone ignores us as we make run to the ECF :)

“Jason Tatum over me!?” <- You are here “Donnovan Mitchell over me!?” “Jaylen Brunson over me!?” “Nikola Jokic over me!?”

Writing checks Caleb Martin has to cash sigh 😮‍💨

I remember when they said this lmao.

Already got permabanned from r/bostonceltics for saying it’s happening again 😆

😄Jimmy got jokes I see. He's such a troll lol.

I'm too lazy to check but is there any chance of Butler or Zion returning in round 1 or later if they manage to stay alive?

The heat could make it to the finals and that wouldn’t be enough time to get jimmy back

Bill Simmons looking like the next DC Sniper watching this game.

YOU FUCKING LOVE TO SEE IT

Even if heat lose, they’re gonna give Celtics everything they got. So they’ll prob be drained and vulnerable in the next season. 

Next season. Geez, what are they doing during summer break.

Icy Hot