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Miami Heat's Improbable Playoff Run | 8th Seed to NBA Finals 🔥
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- Published on Oct 1, 2023 veröffentlicht
- The Miami Heat's playoff path to the 2023 NBA Finals, from losing the first play-in game to the Hawks to Game 7 vs. Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals.
0:00 - Play-In vs. Hawks
0:56 - Play-In vs. Bulls
3:12 - First Round vs. Bucks
8:17 - Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Knicks
10:53 - Eastern Conference Finals vs. Celtics
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If the Heat somehow beat the Nuggets there needs to be a documentary about this playoff run by the end of this year.
And they need to have a statue of Jimmy outside of the arena before the start of next season
i doubt it..nuggets is just too much for the heat
That is what they said about all the other teams Miami played. I still think nugget win this but don’t underestimate Miami at this point. The nugget head coach sure doesn’t after what he said today.
@Juan Ramirez I think it's a team effort, that's why they're winning.
Nah you just jinxed it
Caleb and Vincent were the true x-factors for this team. Made a lot of difference on their run
Big shot after big shot! Holding down the scoring and playing great defense. Love to see it
Agree.
I have almost triplicate my bank by now thx to those two, I freaking love them
@Cruz F. Yeah, you had $20 now you have $58🤑🤑
Strus and Robinson too
Everybody who's not giving the Miami Heat a chance to win the NBA Championship against the Denver Nuggets is forgetting that the Miami Heat are an extremely well coached team. Anything can happen for the Miami Heat with Spo leading the way. 🏆
Nuggets just better tho
@MCRINNEY We shall see.
@MCRINNEY as were bucks knicks and celtics
@invalid username Nuggets are best in league tho
@MCRINNEY You keep saying "tho" as if that means anything.
“Butler. Long shot…GOOD!!!” Being there was something else. I can’t explain every time I remember that moment I get goosebumps
Harlan is on the Mount Rushmore of announcers for sure
Those Butler free throws in game 6 were simply beautiful
its crazy how clutch that is because most of the other star players, even one that most call the GOAT, would brick all of them free throws.
@Quetz dat da difference from being a durant and a kobe. both score at high levels but when it comes down to it whos gonna win when the lead looks far?
The Butler double dribble right before the 'foul' and leaning into a strange shooting position to steal 3 free throws were ALSO BEAUTIFUL... btw they lost at the end so who the fuck cares lol
That 56 point game 4 then the 42 points to seal the deal set the tone for the entire playoffs
Jimmy’s put back layup should go down in history as one of the most clutch plays ever
I started screaming my balls off when he made that, i didn’t care who I woke up 🤣
Anybody can easily see how Jimmy’s movements were severely weakened after the ankle injury in New York in Round 2. Josh Hart ruined a generational and historical playoff run that Jimmy Butler was on. One could only imagine how much better the finals would have been if Jimmy’s ankle was in at least decent condition.
If the heat win this, this will be the turning point of the league going forward… anything anyone thought that was needed to win a championship would look false
I agree, it would be a breath of fresh air for the league
It only applies if spo handles ur team
@ScarFACE Plays Yeah Spo easily becomes a top 5 coach of all time with a ring this year. I'd say Phil, Pat, Pop, Auerbach, Spo
Cool story bro Nuggets 🟡🔵
@JMHAI’m glad the Nuggets won, it was their first ever NBA championship
Funny thing about this team is through all the blown leads through the regular season they are really used to crunch time basketball. There’s also that weird stat when they are down 10 or more they comeback a lot.
As a Heat fan, if only you understood how frustrating it was watching the team this season lol
@William Scott Jr I’m a Heat fan too brother trust me I know. I’ve never been so bipolar for this team, still love em to death.😂
They lead the league this season for most clutch wins under 4 mins. Most of their wins this season are also close 32 wins. Spo said it an interview that these close wins really help the Heat what they became in the playoffs. Sometimes blowout wins will help you and those kind of close games on the season make them clutch. Leading the most comebacks this season including playoffs. They don't care about the score they just keep playing and they a great coach to do that. Heat always win in a close game. Maybe because they are so good in stops. They defend very well.
@J K last year they spoiled us with the 1 seed so we had high expectations 😂 but hell yea it was rough to watch the regular season, they’re back to lookin like last years team now with how they’e shooting it
The team is overachieving. goes to show that chemistry and good coaching can work even if with undrafted talents.
That bucks series will forever be in my memories, that was pure legendary experience. This team is just unreal in so many ways.
In the NHL, an 8th seed team, the Florida Panthers, beat the bruins in the first round in 7, beat the leafs in 5, and swept the Carolina hurricanes. They ended up not winning the Cup, but they still had a crazy playoff run
If the Heat pulls off the championship against Denver or not, this team deserves their movie👏
Na It’s the Nuggets time 🟡🔵
Miami have been playing so well and made it to the NBA finals as an 8th seed.
we know this 😉
maybe they were coasting through the season, testing different lineups, and wanted to be healthy for the playoffs. They were a 1 seed last year with relatively the same exact team
@Welder Lost dipo and herro anyways even if that were true lol
No shit
@Tiergasss they didn't lose herro
Watching this while playing "The Impossible Dream" by Andy Williams in the background. Man this team has been an inspiration for me to keep going, even when life's tough.
Same man.
this. 🔥🔥🔥
What a playoff run!!!
Honestly I am so proud of this team even if we don’t win it all
Seeing the heat go from fighting for the 8th seed to conference champions was like watching a movie.
The bucks series is one of jimmys best moments of his career so far that 56 point game was insane
i want a mini movie of this playoff run including the struggles in the regular season when we win it all
Agree
like the '06 championship movie. shit was epic
Relax don't jinx us we still got 3 games left to win
Just realized the Celtic's game 6 win was because of the refs. They added time back and gave them 3 seconds. But if you pause the foul at 3 seconds, Horford had yet to make contact with Jimmy. It was more like 2.5 seconds when they called it. Given that White got the rebound and shot off at around 0.2 seconds, the game should have been over after the missed shot.
The L2M report said the Heat should have a lane violation before that. Also, the 3 secs was also the right call. Celtics deserve to win that game
This will inspire every 8th seeders for years to come
Game 4 & Game 5 against the Bucks was special. Caleb & Jimmy ballin! What a run. Let’s go Heat!!
mIts so crazy to think that the Heat losing to the Hawks in the first play-in game turned out to be a blessing in disguise. If they faced the Celtics in the first round instead of the ECF I don't think they beat them in the first round. But as the playoffs went on Miami got hotter and hotter, which gave them the confidence of beating a Celtic team that was favored to return to the NBA Finals. Definitely a legendary run for the 2023 Heat 🔥
They should have waited two more weeks to release this video to include the Heats championship run.
never wait when you can make revenue today, that's the motto. they can release this again if the Heat win and it'll get even more views.
Denver in 5. Reality is about to hit hard. Ask Lakers & Suns fans.
@Harpo's Harp Heat not any of those teams you named. Heat in 6
correct
@RedHeadKi 😂😂😂
Incredible to see it all again. The heat came thru in the clutch over and over with BIG defensive and offensive plays!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Jimmy Butler is one of those high-caliber players that every team DREAMS they had. He's not showy, he doesn't throw up his hands to the refs, he seeks out contact, and when his shots aren't falling he involves his teammates to get their offense rolling again. Back when I first started watching basketball as a kid, I revered players like Alan Iverson and Kobe Bryant, the ones who showed up in big moments and left their stamp on the game. I think Jimmy will be that figure to kids now, due to his work ethic, intensity and heart. Seeing all the highlights like this in sequence leaves me just shaking my head. I know it's not just Jimmy who has carried this Heat team to the Finals, but he is the catalyst to set the whole thing in motion. I know that Denver are some stiff competition, but if he can find that one last reserve of energy for this series, he could pull off another improbable feat. I'm so pumped to watch them play tonight!
As a Nuggets fan im glad the Heat made it and not the Celtics. I think we will win but if we lose I would want Miami to be the ones to pull it off.
You think Boston would've gave y'all a tougher matchup than the Heat ? You're sadly mistaken. Miami is the best TEAM in the league. I say TEAM not about individual talent but about working as a unit, coaching staff and everyone knowing their role. I respect Denver too because they are also one of the best teams with the best player in the league and they don't play selfish basketball. This series should be fun.
@Salmane Bennani you right both woulda got stomped by the Nuggets 🟡🔵😂😂
What a playoffs journey for the Miami Heat. They will be destined champions this season.
Just have goose bumps watching this… man it would be the best run of the nba history if they won the title… Let’s go HEAT!
Jimmy Butler done so much for the heat. Huge respect for his effort and he deserves to win this year's championship.
By the time they beat Milwaukee im sure that they can beat anything and anyone.
Bam playing point forward is key to the series
Let's go Heat!!🔥🔥
exciting competition
this team is going in the historic special teams in 2k 💯💯 crazy work and deserving
Man watching Spo’s reaction live 8:37 to jimmy turning his ankle was the funniest shit ever as a heat fan 😭he hit the😐….. FUUUCK
For what the Heat organization, coaching staff, players have accomplished is something to marvel.....I cant believe the amount of cristiscm they getting for the finals.....Jimmy led the team from the front always the right attitude and mindset .....next level player
Great to re live this Heat Playoff run going into game 3!! Best Team in the EAST!!! LET GET THE BIG ONE AND SHOW THE WORLD HOW WRONG THEY ARE!!! GO HEAT!!!
The coldest celly I’ve seen in the playoffs was when Caleb hit the three on gianis and face palms his face 🔥🔥
Hope that Miami Win it all the way. . . it's been a hell of a run . .it would be a great documentary. From play-in to finals!! This team is tough!!
What an epic run so far ! Next stop, Denver! Let’s go heat!!!!!!!!!
Heat winning in 6. Smh 😂😂😂
Nuggets 🟡🔵
Miami's playoff run looks like Cavs 2018. Butler and James having the same mentality is insane. On the other hand, Nuggets also look like Dubs 2018.
lmao butler has way more help. Nuggets are no 2018 dubs. And the nuggets should still be the favorites here.
@electro pyro ..cavs have big 3
@Regie Cruz what? Kytie wasnt there 2018
@electro pyro so you think bron can win it all by himself? lol CASUAL FAN. Bron has Love, Korver, Smith, Shumpert, Thompson, Crowder, Frye, Jeff Green and more. That's a lotta help compare to Butler's Miami. And yes, Nugs were no 2018 Dubs but in comparison to this Finals matchup, they seem similar.
@electro pyro2018 Cavs without Lebron is a top 3 sharp shooting team that season. Stop acting like Lebron has no help.
The best games of the playoffs are mostly Miami Heat games. Let's go Heat!
From 8 seed to champions that's gonna make history cmon Jimmy buckets
Nope, they only joined the 1999 Knicks in also falling short
But the Nuggets deserved it, they were the better team and it was nice seeing them win their first ever NBA championship
@ryanblanche1726 there first ever damn fair enough And the nuggets were just amazing I loved the competitive competition they brought to the NBA. They actually might be able to get a back 2 back by the looks of it. We're see how these rookies go
This team is amazing, unpredictable 😮
What better team than the Miami Heat to be in the play-in and enter as the 8th seed and win it all.. That would be the epitome of Team spirit and commradory at the best, a story for the ages.
If Miami pulls this off, in my opinion it'll be the greatest playoff run ever. After having played 2 playin games. Then knocking off the bucks and celtics. Then Denver (best team in the league) 🤯🤯 with a team that consists of just Jimmy and friends 😂 (like nick put it)
If they win the championship this might top the 06 trophy.
@Charles Johnson it would
I was there when Jimmy put 56 points against the Bucks. One of the best sports moments!
You are sooooo lucky
This current heat roster really defined what is the meaning of heat. They can play with high pressure.
beautiful story this season. I will be satisfied and fkn happy for Jimmy and for Joker. Both of them deserve to win the Ring by most of any other player in the League right now. PERIOD.
They were the best team in the playoffs even thought they didn’t win they proved everyone wrong
The thing about this Heat is they never give up, after dropping 3 games in a row to Boston they acted with a confidence that it didnt matter as the knew they were winning it
Just notice the 12 point lead before Giannis even went down. Whether he was healthy or not it was going to be tough for the Bucks
The heat being through a lot im so glad to have this team now.
They deserve a movie for this journey.
They went up at least 3-1 in each one of these series, and they were the underdog in every one of them. THINK ABOUT THAT!
HEAVY underdogs in 2 of them.
Heat beating Nuggets in 6. 😂😂😂 Go Heat
Just the Miami Heat doin' the improbable things
One of the best runs ever, my boys the heat
Nuggets had a better one
@Big DOGE yes sir
@Big DOGE as a 1st seed rather than a 8th seed
The breakout point for this entire playoff run is that game 4 win in miami against the bucks after being down ten with five minutes left
BUTLER LONG SHOT GOOOD 🔥🔥🔥
Historic playoff run in sports history
watching this confirms for me that jimmy was fighting through an injury against the nuggets. his intensity dropped drastically.
Look at those court side fans’ reaction at 12:02 😂😂😂 Lmaooo
That game 4 was full of crazy shots…
Grabeh talaga yong mga pinagdaanan nila.pra maabot yong final.nakaka proud being miami fans❤🎉
sa tingin ko parang napagod sila masyado pag dating ng finals.. hindi biro dinaanan nla sa playoffs..
One of the best playoff run ever
7:26 This is precisely the type of play that makes baseball fans like myself care about basketball. Like what the hell was that and how did it fall?
One of the nost iconic turnarounds & Post season runs of all time
The most entertaining sports franchise in any sport, over the last 20 years.
Just imagine if the heat beat the hawks to play the Celtics in the first round and Boston ended up losing 😂
Grant Williams will forever be tied to this historical run.
While I knew my Heat would beat the Bulls, only the people in that organization felt they had all they needed to get to the Finals!
Martin is the next thing for sure!!
If Miami somehow pulls these finals off….greatest underdog story in NBA history
Can’t get enough of this run
I keep replaying this for Bucks Jimmy. Shame his ankle is not good this finals.
If the Heat win the chip, this might be the greatest playoff run in nba history
Fantastic editing for this video! Go Heat!
Crowd was special in Game 4 of the 1st Round of the Eastern Conference. Playing in a chaotic crowd must be tough 😅
This Video should be put in a golden glass case and let it be there for the Future Generations!!!!
This Heat team is UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!
GO HEAT!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
If The Heat win Jimmy’s playoff run would be up there with the likes of 2018 LeBron, 2011 Dirk, 2019 Kawhi.
Imagine the battles of Miami they went trrough it's unbelievable! All d way Heat!!!
game 4 against milwaukee has to be one of the greatest, most electrifying environments i've ever seen
when you look back at the regular season with all the injuries and inconsistencies, who seriously expected this team to be in the Finals?
11:20 that coach reaction was so me on that shot
Crazy one elimination game away from missing the playoffs to nba finals
Eric’s face when jimmy rolled his ankle 😭😂 8:32
Man a lot have happened after that playin game against Chicago! let's go HEAT!
No one believed in us im just happy we made it this far hopefully we can get dat ring🙏🙏🙏
8:38 exactly what I felt when Butler was lying on the ground
Holy cow the Heat are amazing - this coming from a raptors fan. Just goes to show it don’t matter how well u rank in the season - u Gotta show up in the playoffs otherwise it all means nothing.
I still think Heat are gonna beat the nuggets, they are mentally tougher and has more guys who will give their last drop of blood to win the trophy. Sometimes its more will power than talent
Daaang can't believe Miami lost finals 🤦
Lost their way from 6-8 in the last stretch of the season. Good thing the role players saved the whole thing and against the game plan made it interesting.
That's why Jordan said ' you can win 82 games in the regular season but you put them aside, Playoffs is Playoffs.' An 8th Seed team at the NBA Finals. Go Heat ♥
Great Effort by the Miami Heat organization, NBA FINALS knocking at the door!!!
LETS GO HEATAND WIN❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉
WATCHING this GAVE me CHILLS!!!
4:48 is one of the best moments in his career a real "IM HIM" Moment
The Bucks look silly for firing Budenholzer immediately after the series, only to see their opponent make the Finals weeks later and it doesn't look so bad
That buzzer beater in game 6 doesn't hurt so much anymore.
that game 3 against the bucks..
Heat Nation was soooo hype.
I’ll always remember this season
Jimmy game 4 against the bucks was the greatest I have ever seen that man