The Miami Heat couldn’t keep that momentum going after going up 3-0 in the series, dropping back-to-back games to the Boston Celtics, and putting themselves in quite a tough spot.
The series will head back to South Beach for Game 6, and they should be concerned after Joe Mazzulla and company made some serious adjustments, mainly with their mindset and body language.
However, as confident as the Celtics feel ahead of this game, Jimmy Butler is 100% positive that the Heat will regroup and get the job done at home.
"We can and we will win this series."
Jimmy Butler has confidence in the Heat closing the series out at home 👀 pic.twitter.com/1YcO2prcgh
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) May 26, 2023
Butler pretty much guaranteed that the series won’t head back to Boston, and they better live up to that word.
No team has ever come back from a 0-3 deficit in the history of the NBA playoffs, but the Celtics sure have more than enough firepower and depth to put an end to that trend.
Jimmy Butler has been one of the best performers in the playoffs, but Bam Adebayo has been exposed in back-to-back games now, failing to make an impact on the post.
The Celtics have put the ball in Bam’s hands and have pretty much dared him to take jump shots, which obviously isn’t his biggest strength.
The Heat were also down another key piece in Gabe Vincent, who missed the contest due to an ankle sprain, and Kyle Lowry didn’t do much to help their case with all the turnovers.
Erik Spoelstra is one of the best coaches in the game and should have a couple of aces up his sleeve, but the Heat have gotten themselves into a difficult position.
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