Speaker 1: Well, damn, oh damn, that was ugly, folks, Yes, sir,
Speaker 1: it was. The Boston Celtics put down a drumming, a drubbing.
Speaker 1: I say on the Miami Heat comprehensive beat down one
Speaker 1: ten ninety seven at t D Garden to climb back
Speaker 1: into the series. Folks, Boston is now down only three
Speaker 1: to two as we head back to Amba Nito Amniamni.
Speaker 1: The Celtics came out the blocks and they just really
Speaker 1: never slowed down, did they. You know what was crazy
Speaker 1: to me as a quick aside is Joe Miszoula sure
Speaker 1: got good at calling time outs when the run came,
Speaker 1: didn't he all of a sudden he knows how to
Speaker 1: call him. They went up fifteen to five. Miami never
Speaker 1: got closer the entire game. The lead fluctuated between eighteen
Speaker 1: and twenty four. But I tell you what, it got
Speaker 1: down to twelve fifteen, and all of a sudden it
Speaker 1: was boom, quick whistle time for a time out. Most
Speaker 1: of the damage was done by mister my name's Kodok Black,
Speaker 1: But when you see me, I'm Derek White. Six threes
Speaker 1: for the first time in his playoff career. This team
Speaker 1: shot over forty percent from three again, and when they
Speaker 1: do that, they're nearly unbeatable folks thirty eight and two
Speaker 1: when they shoot forty percent or better from three. The
Speaker 1: Celtics they only got fifteen bench points. But the starters,
Speaker 1: when they're cooking, they don't need any damn rotation. The
Speaker 1: starters outscored the Heat starters ninety five till forty eight.
Speaker 1: How bad was it? Well, it was so bad that
Speaker 1: Jimmy and Bam sat for the entire fourth quarter, and
Speaker 1: Jimmy Butler didn't get his fucking eight rebounds to help
Speaker 1: me with my one game parlay. But you know what,
Speaker 1: I'm not complaining. We still got NBA basketball in the
Speaker 1: playoffs to go. The Heat hampered from the start because
Speaker 1: our man gave Vincent twisted his little ankle and was
Speaker 1: out for the entire game. Kevin Love still hobbled, Kyle
Speaker 1: Lowry still fat, unplayably bad. By the the first quarter,
Speaker 1: it was nine night sleep mask for the Heat. We
Speaker 1: had some guy named what is his name? Hunter high Smith.
Speaker 1: He's some undrafted guy that I had never heard of.
Speaker 1: Let's find out his name, Miami Haywood heigh Smith. What
Speaker 1: a fake ass name that is? He came off the
Speaker 1: G League or something. He's like a two K creative player.
Speaker 1: Lowry was replaced in the lineup by him Heywood high Smith,
Speaker 1: former D two player of the Year, yet another undrafted
Speaker 1: gem for the Miami Heat front office. Thirty five minutes,
Speaker 1: three for four from three fifteen points, one of the
Speaker 1: bright spots with a plus minus over zero with a
Speaker 1: plus two. He was so much better than Lowry. Look
Speaker 1: for him to play a lot more in Game six,
Speaker 1: quick pivot. Here's a little trivia question for you. Do
Speaker 1: you know the name of the general manager of the
Speaker 1: Miami Heat. If you don't know, join the club. He
Speaker 1: might be the most important person in the NBA you've
Speaker 1: never heard of. And his name is Andy Ellisburg. He
Speaker 1: is responsible for all of these undrafted free agents, along
Speaker 1: with of course pat Riley, because he's important. That's why
Speaker 1: you don't know Andy Ellisburg is because pat Riley dominates everything.
Speaker 1: He started as a public relations intern in nineteen eighty eight,
Speaker 1: basically has held every front office job since. He's like
Speaker 1: a part of the Eric Spolster Ilk came from the bottom,
Speaker 1: started from the bottom. Now, yeah, it's a musical night.
Speaker 1: He's been GM since twenty thirteen, and Riley repeatedly calls
Speaker 1: him the best in the business. Back to the game,
Speaker 1: it was ugly from start to finish, and when Boston
Speaker 1: hit third threes, they are hard to beat. Four of
Speaker 1: the five starters for Boston had twenty plus points, and
Speaker 1: when that happens, there's no way that they can lose.
Speaker 1: Here's the deal about Boston. I think they make this
Speaker 1: shit harder than it needs to be. When they play
Speaker 1: good basketball, they pass the fucking rock. They don't play
Speaker 1: Iso rock, they don't play io ball. They pass around,
Speaker 1: they pass up good shots for great shots, and they
Speaker 1: continuously do that with stifling defense. It's really hard to
Speaker 1: beat them. That's really the case. They just don't like
Speaker 1: playing that way because they are a bunch of ego maniacs.
Speaker 1: So if you're Miami, you're not feeling good because it
Speaker 1: feels like something is clicking. They head back to a
Speaker 1: critical game six Saturday night, and damn are we in
Speaker 1: for a wild ride. Boston has taken four or five
Speaker 1: in Miami, and now there is only way that the
Speaker 1: series does not go to the distance. The heat need
Speaker 1: bucks Game five, Jimmy Butler, that's the only way that's
Speaker 1: the only way that this thing ends. They can't have
Speaker 1: Butler putting up fourteen points and sitting for the entire
Speaker 1: fourth quarter. That's just not the way that it goes.
Speaker 1: If you don't believe me that that game five, Jimmy
Speaker 1: Butler from the Bucks series is the most important player
Speaker 1: that needs to show up. Take Drew Holiday's word for it.
Speaker 1: You know, Drew just probably one of the best lockdown
Speaker 1: defenders in the league. That's just what he is, especially
Speaker 1: on ball. Drew said this about Jimmy Buckets. I play
Speaker 1: defense to go against the best players, no matter what
Speaker 1: position or however it may be. While I was in it,
Speaker 1: I was hot. I was getting my ass busted, and
Speaker 1: then Butler started talking shit in the last game. And
Speaker 1: that's what competitors do. Jimmy ultimate competitor. But you hate losing.
Speaker 1: I hate losing a lot of players Jimmy Butler made.
Speaker 1: There was really nothing I could do. There's nothing that
Speaker 1: anybody could do. It didn't matter if it was Brooke
Speaker 1: on him, if it was Lebron James on him, Michael
Speaker 1: Jordan on him, it didn't matter. Jimmy was playing at
Speaker 1: a different level. If the heat don't get that Jimmy
Speaker 1: to show up in Game six. We are heading back
Speaker 1: to the Garden for Game seven, and possibly we're going
Speaker 1: to see the greatest comeback in NBA history. We're going
Speaker 1: to see something that's never been done before. And boy,
Speaker 1: oh boy, does that mean Joe Missoula might end up
Speaker 1: saving his job, saving his reputation, and getting me to
Speaker 1: issue a public apology Because the Heat letting the Celtics
Speaker 1: back into the series would be elite for business for
Speaker 1: the Heat check. That means I would be going to
Speaker 1: Game three and four, so I don't hate it.