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REACTION: Miami Heat’s Blowout Loss to Celtics Shows RIVALRY is OVER



REACTION: Miami Heat’s Blowout Loss to Celtics Shows RIVALRY is OVER

The Boston Celtics crush the Miami Heat as the rivalry fizzles—where do the Heat go from here?

Wes Goldberg and David Ramil break down the reality check for Miami, spotlighting the Heat’s defensive collapse in a 147-129 blowout loss, the loss of “rival” status against Boston, and a growing exhaustion in the post-Jimmy Butler era. With the Heat now sliding to 10th in the Eastern Conference, attention turns to play-in survival.

00:00 – Celtics Blow Out Heat
13:00 – Heat’s Defensive Collapse
22:54 – Listener Mailbag & Play-In Implications

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37 Comments

  1. @hoover133

    If the Heat won tonight, the rivalry would still be dead. Boston has been running circles around Miami ever since Steven’s became the GM.

  2. @Mac2Mon

    Thank God Bam is 29 and not 23. We only have 2 more years of this soft embarrassing nonsense. Thank goodness. The Bam era can’t end soon enough. Wanting to stay mid just to keep Bam for $50 mill has embarrassed the franchise

  3. @luigivincenz3843

    They're not listening to Spo. Just an observation. Any normal organization, Spo would be fired by now. and I'll even bet on Kalshi that the Wizards will win both games against the Heat. Lose all 5 games, get ready for the draft and have everyone, I mean everyone including Bam, available for trade in the off-season.

  5. @zobbie85

    Iam starting the SPO GOTTA GOOO!! CAMPAIGN!! TIME FOR CHANGE IN MANGEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT TO THE ROSTER!! LET'S GOO HEAT NATION 🔥🔥🔥💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

  7. @KevondrickBailey

    Spo is defeated with these small ball lineups. I thought Davion, Pelle, Dru Smith, and Nikola Jovic were them dudes. 😂😂

  9. @521Don

    HEAT PUBLICIST, BASHED JIMMY…. THE GUY THAT CARRIED AVERAGE AT BEST ROSTERS… SALUTE TO JIMMY 💪🏾

  10. @Dave91127

    it’s not about believing the players at this point, i just don’t trust the front office anymore to make the right decision for this team.

  12. @CoolingwitAC

    This should prove making the postseason would be another embarrassment and franchise mistake. We don't stand a chance against any of these playoff teams. Toronto would fold us in 5.

  18. @lennypena5587

    Wes, I AM FAULTING THE HEAT FOR THIS!! That FO has lost their foresight completely, since we beat the Celtics in the ECF in 2023 they’ve done nothing but make their roster better and better, Stevens hasn’t been afraid of making hard decision to improve they’re team and we’ve gotten worse. Riley, Nick Arison and company need to look at themselves in the mirror.

  22. @jacekdebski6722

    Had the same feeling, everytime we play Boston after Jimmy era they literally always toying with us and this is so annoying 😢

  23. @TheBest0704

    Erik Spoelstra's an embarrassment to Professional Sports, playing Mike Dan'toni And 1 run down the court as fast as you can offense where his own defense can then never properly get set. Except Spo's offense is And 1 one on one cringe hoops, where Dan'toni's was a beautiful orchestra centered around pick and rolls and passing. Erik Gase is giving up 150 points a game with 3 of the best defenders in the NBA in the starting lineup. Tells you all you need to know about a clown who was 28-94 as a player in college who shot 40% from the floor. He has no business coaching Professional Sports, never has, and never will

  24. @SteveTuggle-c1r

    Boston has better coaches and chemistry break this Miami team up starting with Eric Spo then Tyler Hero 😅😅 they will always be a play in team Jimmy Butler said it 😂 when he seen Tyler hero wasn't passing him the ball Jimmy asked what's going on and left as he should he got out just in time

  25. @Bennyblancofromthebronx

    Herro came back to earth on defense. He was cheeks on offense. He’s just useless on the floor when he’s not making shots. These glorified one dimensional players gotta go!!

  28. @MRXDS1989

    4:57 TYLER HERRO DIDNT EVEN PLAY VS BOSTON 2023. 😂😂😂😂 Himmy beat them boys WITHOUT tyler. Wes a lame

  30. @josuealbert7063

    Idk if ppl forgot beacuse of the play in but 10 seed is a lottery team and the Heat are that a Lottery team they are bad and it seems like now everyone seems to forget that because "oh they are a play in team". And this will be their second year finishing as a LOTTERY TEAM nowhere close to being a good playoff team

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