The Miami Heat came out in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals and put the woodwork on the Boston Celtics, ending Boston’s chance to become the first NBA team to come back from a 0-3 deficit in the Serie.
Boston was icy from three-point range, shooting 4-21 from beyond the arc in the first half and finishing the game 9-42.
From left to right, Charles Barkley, Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal announce the game between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat during Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2023 NBA Playoffs on 27 May 2023 at the Kaseya Center in Miami (Eric Espada/NBAE via Getty Images)
They entered halftime down 52-41, and a member of the Basketball Hall of Famer charles barkley he was tired of watching Boston play.
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«Looking at these fools– the celts play It’s giving me a headache,» Barkley said on the TNT halftime show.
«I can’t let it go, man, because if you come into the game and say, ‘We’re going to make three and if we win, we’re going to win, and if we miss them, we’re going to lose,'» he continued.
«It’s so bad to watch them play. There’s no ball movement,» Barkley added. «There’s no body movement. It’s frustrating to see such a talented team play stupid.»
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In the last two games of the series, Boston has made just 16 of 77 from 3-point range after finishing second in the NBA in 3-pointers per game during the regular season.
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The Celtics trailed by as many as 23 points before losing 103-84 as Miami earned its second trip to the nba finals in four seasons.
Jayson Tatum, #0 of the Boston Celtics, after spraining his ankle during the first quarter of Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat at TD Garden on Monday in Boston on May 29, 2023 (Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)
«We got beat up,» Celtics forward Grant Williams told ESPN. «We didn’t play our game through and through. Defensively, we just lost everything. And then offensively, we were scrambling and trying to do everything ourselves and we just didn’t go our way.»
«You hate that that’s the end of your season, especially with the fight we’ve shown.»
It was a tumultuous year for the Celtics, who found their third coach in three years later. i am udoka he was suspended for the 2022-23 season for «violations of team policies.»
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The starting Boston Celtics sit on the bench as they lose 103-84 during Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat at TD Garden on Monday, May 29, 2023, in Boston. (Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)
joe mazulla he was named the interim manager before his interim tag was removed in February.
It took Boston six games to defeat the atlanta falcons in the first round before coming back from a 3-2 deficit against the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Celtics fell behind 0-3 to Miami before forcing a Game 7 on Monday.