Even though Jimmy Butler hasn't faced the Celtics yet in this first-round playoff series, he's still making an effort to inflame them.
The Miami forward, who is out for the season due to an MCL injury, made fun of the Celtics on Instagram following the Heat's 111-101 victory over them on Wednesday night at TD Garden.
In Butler's post, Jaylen Brown's body was photo-shopped to include his face. In the Eastern Conference Finals of the previous year, after the Heat had a 3-0 lead,
Butler made fun of this by utilizing the exact same image—a Celtics jersey—but with his face in place of Brown's.
In the series, Miami did allow Boston to win Game 4. The Celtics then forced a pivotal Game 7 at TD Garden, which Miami won to go to the NBA Finals.
Twenty years earlier in 2004, before Game 4 of the ALCS against the Yankees, Kevin Millar also uttered the words, "Don't let us get one."
The Red Sox defeated the Cardinals in the World Series by winning eight games in a row after winning the game. The victory lifted an 86-year curse.
Miami beat the Celtics at home Wednesday night without Butler and former Celtic Terry Rozier.
The Heat come back to Miami with a tied series and the energy of an unexpected victory, not down 2-0. just as Butler desires.
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