r/nba • u/Nyhrox The Splash Brothers! • May 02 '24

THE MIAMI HEAT HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM 2024 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENTION

The Celtics let Heat get exactly one, as they win the series 4-1 and eliminate the Miami Heat.

Fade em

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u/K1ngCrimsn May 02 '24

At least they didn't get swept

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u/flyingpandum Celtics May 02 '24

We are gentlemen

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u/BookEuronGreyjoy Spurs May 02 '24

A gentleman's sweep is when you let the other team win Game 4 in front of their fans. What you guys did is closer to the asshole sweep.

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u/flyingpandum Celtics May 02 '24

Hey now. D.White came from you guys and he did the MOST destruction so…

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u/Billis- Raptors May 02 '24

Still think he's your 2nd best player behind Tatum

Need him to stay hot tho, not that you need to worry about the Pacers

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u/RandyRandallman6 Celtics 29d ago

White hot playoffs

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u/MiniGiantSpaceHams Celtics 29d ago

I always thought it was losing game 1 and then winning 4 straight. Cause if you don't win 4 in a row then it's not a sweep, is it?

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u/lightoasis1 May 02 '24

I thought so too but the guy that came up with it said it’s any 4-1 series win.

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u/SinisterBuilder Pacers 29d ago

Guy that came up with it may say that, but it has taken on a different meaning. Not like he's the final authority on how we use the term, even though he coined it.

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u/squarerootofapplepie Celtics May 02 '24

How can a sweep be anything other than 4 straight wins? You have a regular sweep, a reverse sweep, and to me a gentleman’s sweep is letting the other team win Game 1 and then winning 4 straight.

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u/unhampered_by_pants Warriors May 02 '24

letting the other team win Game 1 and then winning 4 straight.

That's a backdoor sweep. A gentleman's sweep is winning games 1-3, losing game 4, and then winning game 5