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Ryan Blackburn: Aaron Gordon and the Denver Nuggets are showing respect for the Miami Heat: “We have the utmost respect for them. They fight. They have no quit in them. “They’re well coached, and they have some guys that have been there before.”
Source: Twitter @HarrisonWind

Jimmy Butler and Coco Gauff have spoken before and the Heat star attended Gauff’s match at the Miami Open in March. Even before the NBA season ended, Butler was exuding confidence in the team’s ability to make the NBA Finals despite the odds being stacked against them. “This was before [the Heat] were in the playoffs. … He offered me tickets to see the last home game of the [regular] season,” Gauff said. “Then he DM’d me a couple weeks later, asking if I wanted more tickets to see the postseason. Читать дальше...

Stadium: “I’m told that Robert Williams was throwing up during (Game 7).” Our NBA Insider @Shams Charania has the details behind another Celtics’ health matter.
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Clutch Points: “I’m sure the assalytics, assaholycs, or whatever they call themselves, probably had us not beating Milwaukee either in the first round.” Udonis Haslem on ESPN giving the Heat a 3% chance of beating the Celtics in the ECF 😤 (via @LeBatardShow) pic.twitter.com/NGt93A7Ixg
Source: Twitter @ClutchPointsApp

The spacing of games in the NBA Finals also could work in Herro’s favor, with a two-day break before Sunday’s Game 2 in Denver, and then another two-day break before Game 3 in Miami. By missing the first two games of the best-of-seven series, it would give Herro another week of build up. “We’ll see what happens. I don’t know,” he said. “My hand feels good. We’ll see what happens. I’m feeling good.” Just to see Herro with the opportunity for a return is heartening to teammates. “It’s great, man,” Vincent said. Читать дальше...

Jaylen Brown’s forgettable showing in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals may have little bearing on his future with the Boston Celtics. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported at the 16:57 mark of his Hoop Collective podcast he believes Brown, who’s eligible for free agency in 2024, will re-sign when the moment comes. “I would be stunned,” Windhorst said about the idea of Brown and Jayson Tatum having played their last game together Monday night. “In talking to people on both sides, I think there’s... Читать дальше...

Jared Weiss: Jayson Tatum on how important it is the Celtics extend Jaylen Brown: “It’s extremely important. He’s one of the best players in this league.”
Source: Twitter @JaredWeissNBA

Jay King: Jaylen Brown: “This is not the end. We’ve got a lot better to give. A lot better basketball to play.”
Source: Twitter @ByJayKing

Jorge Sierra: Oldest players to make the NBA Finals 1. Robert Parish (43 years, 275 days) 2. UDONIS HASLEM (42 years, 347 days) 3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (42 years, 51 days)
Source: Twitter @hoopshype

Clutch Points: “Nobody’s satisfied. We haven’t done anything. We don’t play just to win the Eastern Conference. We play to win the whole thing.” Jimmy Butler on the Heat’s mindset heading into the NBA Finals vs. the Nuggets 😤 pic.twitter.com/7f4rhdaCQG
Source: Twitter @ClutchPointsApp

Chris Haynes: Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (hand fracture) is ramping up workouts and is expected to make his return at some point during NBA Finals with Game 3 being the likely target, league sources tell @NBAonTNT, @BleacherReport.
Source: Twitter @ChrisBHaynes

NBA on ESPN: Jimmy Butler has been named the Larry Bird ECF MVP 🏆 pic.twitter.com/eb07sqCuiu
Source: Twitter @ESPNNBA

The Miami Heat stunned the Boston Celtics in Game 7, beating them 103-84 and not letting them make history.

Tom Haberstroh: Jaylen Brown’s 8 turnovers is a career-high and the most in a Celtics Game 7 in franchise history, per @stathead.
Source: Twitter @tomhaberstroh

The Nuggets-Heat Finals has the potential to be a very interesting one, but there’s no denying it’s a very surprising matchup for a championship series considering Miami barely made the playoffs and had to go through two play-in games to qualify for the postseason.

The Boston Celtics seemed set to be a title contender for a long period of time after a strong mid-season turnaround last year that resulted in an NBA Finals appearance. The team seemed unbothered by the unexpected coaching change during the regular season but it may have impacted them in the playoffs. While making the Conference Finals five times in the last seven seasons is a great accomplishment, they continue to fall short of their goal of winning a championship.

Keith Pompey: Nick Nurse met with Joel Embiid during the #Sixers coaching interview process, according to a league source. The source said the meeting went well. pic.twitter.com/eGUyFjlaV3
Source: Twitter @PompeyOnSixers