Location: Kaseya Center, MiamiOpponent: Miami Heat
Broadcast: National TV
Narrative: Rookie vs. Playoff Dogs
The Celtics arrived in South Beach cocky.
Five-game win streak.
Everyone was healthy enough.
Even Kyle was walking smoother. He'd been secretly doing cryo, acupuncture, hyperbaric—anything to keep that knee from buckling.
But across the court stood Miami.
Jimmy Butler.
Bam Adebayo.
Kyle Lowry.
Playoff vets with grudges.
They didn't care about Kyle's mixtapes, G League comeback, or Zion matchup.
They wanted blood.
First Quarter – The ToneMiami hit the Celtics like a bat outta hell.
Jimmy stripped Tatum first play
Bam bodied Porziņģis on the block
Heat role players—Duncan Robinson, Caleb Martin—hit three straight threes
Score: 18–4 (Miami)
Ime didn't call timeout.
He let them drown.
Kyle tried forcing the issue.
Drove into traffic.
Blocked by Bam.
Then Jimmy snatched his next pass.
Fast break.
Two-hand dunk. Crowd ERUPTS.
Mic picked up Jimmy shouting:
