How thin is the line between motivating yourself and deluding yourself?
Jimmy Butler he got a taste of it during and after race 3 of the series among his Miami Heat hey Boston Celtics, which the Miami star is watching from the sidelines because he is a victim of the play-ins. Race 3 that i Celtics they have dominated far and wide 104-84, even a kind score given the difference on the pitch between the two teams.
Miami returned to earth on three-point shooting after the extraordinary and unrepeatable percentages of Game 2, and Boston he didn’t want to give the home team any chance to get into a rhythm. The Heat they scored 12 points in the first quarteralso put under physically by coach Joe Mazzulla’s men who closed the issue already in the second period with 42 points (42-27).
Before the tap-off, Jimmy Butler was interviewed by Chris Haynes on the sideline. And in addition to providing a vague update on his condition (“I’m working on it, but there’s no return date. I want to play“), he launched into one prophecy-challenge against everything and everyone: “We believe in it because no one else believes in us. And I’m tired of hearing on TV how good Boston is, let’s see if they still say it when we win tonight. We are 1-1 and soon we will be 2-1“.
Things are and very differently since prophesied by Butler. Furthermore, the difference seen during the season between the two teams was significant little hope in Miami even with Butler at 100%the Heat are also playing without Terry Rozier and in game 3 the veteran Delon Wright was also absent for personal reasons. Another veteran like Kevin Love struggles to stay on the pitch for defensive reasons, Tyler Herro is shooting poorly And Caleb Martin he is no longer the player who played as MVP of the series in the conference final a year ago. What miracles trust works.
Miami will have the opportunity to tie the series again in Game 4 at home. The feeling is that a good hand will be needed from the Celtics who, however, have exhausted the desire to joke, judging from game 3.
