A 13 Year Rivalry Explained In DETAIL (So Far..)

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The Celtics & Heat have built up quite the history in the past 13 years, with no clear end in sight.
In this video, I examine all the moments that have built this match up so far, as I believe it's fairly underrated.

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CONTEXT BEHIND THIS POST Just in case this comment lands me on a doubters KZbin video: IT WAS THE OFFSEASON AFTER THE HEAT WENT TO THE FINALS AS THE 8TH SEED AND I WAS HELLA CONFIDENT THAT WE WERE GOING TO LAND DAME SO I KNOW I KNOW THIS TAKE AGES LIKE MILK. Heat been snatching the Celtics chain since 2011. (UPDATE 5/29/2024 Before any Celtics fans clown on this comment, just a reminder, you only beat us because we didn't have a healthy squad. You don't get points for snatching Red's chain) (UPDATE 6/7/2024 4:01 AM CST: I can't even hate no more y'all (C's) got it this year)(UPDATE 6/12/2024 I can't lie y'all are legit. I won't delete this comment and I'm ready for whatever backlash that comes from this if they sweep)(UPDATE as of 6/18/2024 1:00 AM CST Congrats I can admit when I'm wrong.Just dont be annoying about your chip)(UPDATE as of 6/18/2024 PLEASE READ THE UPDATES)

[@kaykay9646]

Ayo😂😂😂😂😂

[@kb4231]

3% never forget

[@paulw.9015]

I remember when the Celtics thought they were gonna beat them in 2012

[@andresdelportillo9917]

@@confessionsofamoviefreak9580”demon mode “ but the heat went 2-2 in the finals weak ass squad

[@kdfan35]

@@kb4231Never forget Tatum being injured on the first play cause of a foul

[@huberthumphrey7499]

here making sure that bam’s legendary block in 2020 doesn’t get lost to time

[@sbinex]

As a Heat fan, the ending of game 6 hurt 10x more than losing the series to the nuggets.

[@dusk6159]

Of course. The 2023 Finals weren't even a contest.

[@michaelmontoya2784]

Facts, I knew the Celtics would beat us but the thought of Boston coming back 3-0 on us was haunting me til game 7😭😂

[@user-sd2gv8vz8f]

yeah after game 7, i knew were weren’t going to win, i was just thankful we didn’t blow a 3-0 lead

[@TheSCUBASteve711]

That rondo pass to pietrus after the block was one of the highest IQ plays I've ever seen. Rondo had one hell of a vision

[@dusk6159]

Celtics Rondo just made things happen and was an absolutely phenomenal (he was a PG stats machine too, triple doubles at that) madman at that.

[@jorgetrelles7056]

As a heat fan who started watching 2012 when I was 8 years old I’m so thankful you made this video man very cool

[@comedychrises]

I'm a Heat fan and born in the late 90s, so I never experienced the Knicks-Heat days. To me, the Celtics have always been the team I hate the most and also the biggest challenge in the East. We had battles with Detroit, Chicago, Indiana but the Celtics have always remained the consistently great team in the conference. It's why the Heat-Celtics playoff matchups have always resulted in that year's NBA Finals team. You gotta give credit to franchises that always manage to stay on top, and when they are rebuilding don't tank and don't stay down for long. Ofc Miami has won 3 titles to Boston's 1...

[@mprattyh3]

You know that the Celtics have 17 championships, right? Everything else you said was on point.

[@tacomaliciouso]

@@mprattyh3 he said that because Celtics only won 1 championship since 90s lol

[@arthurbisneto5034]

@@mprattyh3 Since the Heat have existed the score is 3 to 1, so there's your point.

[@SsjRedneck]

​@@mprattyh3i think he means in the time span since the rivalry started

[@mprattyh3]

@renzoriografilo2694 oh, the ol' "I wasn't alive, so it doesn't count"

[@micahheyward5342]

Lebron's famous Game 6 in Boston is by far the most memorable moment of this rivalry

[@dusk6159]

It's only right that a glorious team like the Boston Celtics was the strong opponent and giant of a team opposing Lebron here. What a historic NBA moment.

[@edward10619]

This has been THE rivalry of my entire sports fandom. I hate the Celtics, but it's out of respect. Whenever my Heat beats Boston, it feels good because the games we play vs them are always hard fought. People always talk about Celtics Lakers, but Heat Celtics is the modern best rivalry in the NBA

[@lmaoevan]

"I hate the Celtics, but it's out of respect." Is the PERFECT way to describe our rivalry, as a Celtics fan I think that's spot on. Even with the Lakers it's hard to view them as modern rivals because we've rarely been great at the same time.

[@theratingguy5659]

As a miami heat fan, completely agree as well. I was going to cry when derrick white hit that shot...

[@uncoolanon4158]

@@theratingguy5659 that shot broke my heart

[@tdjkhazard4522]

THIS. This right here. Easily the best rivalry in the NBA at this time. Been going on for well over a decade and yet people still talk ab Celtics v Lakers like it’s the 80s rn. Can’t believe we didn’t get Celtics v Heat this Christmas

[@terrillwill]

i know we won the series but that derrick white putback still haunts my dreams

[@perturbedbatman2009]

That 2023 series had me hyped for the Heat those first three games, wondering if I should start wearing paper bags over my face the next three, and then simply relieved we didn’t embarrass ourselves on a Biblical scale after Game 7. No team I respect and other times loathe more than Boston.

[@Thugg12]

Hopefully we can face you this year we have to make up for that disgrace 😂 yeah, I’ll have spirit and a good culture. I mean game seven of last year. We almost collapsed. Game 1&2 we have a lead we sell game six we did sell again but luckily we got billed out. Then game seven. JT rolls his ankle 1st play Jaylen Brown, absolutely shit his pants and Miami delivered unfortunately😢

[@ItsHughMungus]

As a Cs fan, I feel the same way about Miami since post Lebron. Always an insane matchup with those 2 teams

[@kingdeedee]

Bro I still remember being at my friends wedding party during game 6. I was having a great time trying to not think about the game at that point but then at one point during the night everyone started coming up to me saying “bro I’m so sorry” and I immediately knew what happened. I nearly walked out right then and there man. I’ll always love Miami, but you really can’t spell heart attack without H.E.A.T

[@dreamcage1801]

Most intense rivalry in today’s NBA in my opinion

[@20marvelman]

You missed when Jimmy said they’d be back there in the 22ECF

[@noyce.]

Damn I really forgot how nice the 11' 12' Heat Celtics games was. I only remember "Playoff Rondo" but seeming from clips here, the Pierce vs. Wade comparison might not be as far as people wanna claim.

[@gokusupersaiyan3inreallife937]

this is what I've been saying, this two teams are rivals especially this current Celtics and Heat but ESPN and other media didn't even talk about it make a drama about it. I hope they meet again in the playoffs.

[@Sheremu]

Can't lie, this video reawakened an intrest and passion for the game i haven't had since 2021. I think I took some of these great rivalries and moments forgranted.

[@janelly1810]

Oh man you brought me back to 2011. I sure have not forgotten how dirty Wade was to Rondo in that series. And Rondo was an absolute soldier carrying the team. Loved Rondo's persistence in that series.

[@Amm17ar]

Ah man, seeing that again genuinely brought back the rage lol. Ive grown to appreciate Lebron and Wade, but goddamn you can clearly see him pull Rondo down with him and then show no remourse for almost breaking his arm. How the league didnt do anything about that was beyond me.....still is lol.

[@OhyeahMrKrabz]

The Heat beat them 4-1 in that series though

[@boogerman1235]

I swear Wade is one of the dirtiest players of all time and nobody ever talks about it. Dude straight up tackled Rondo.

[@nature-kv3xe]

Wade broke his arm smh dirty

[@G_Martin]

@@OhyeahMrKrabz Yeah because dirty play Dwade pulled rondo arm outta socket

[@themightyguy7488]

The Heat been busting they ass in two separate decades is crazy

[@tj-23]

It really is lmao

[@StuTheDon17]

Then Boston absolutely bust their ass a few weeks ago. Made the play in team look like a play in team. Time for Miami to stop messing around and go out and get some decent players to keep this rivalry alive. Gentleman sweeps aren't good for rivalries.

[@Amm17ar]

In my opinion the best modern rivalry in the NBA. Theres just so much depth and complexity to it. Its definitely one that gets deeper and deeper the more you look into it and being a Celtics fan, its just that much more prevelent. Always a little sweeter when we beat the Heat, and always a little extra bitter when we dont. Awesome video, and this wasnt even covering all the off the court drama and things that were said by (mostly Paul lol) but KG, Wade, Lebron has said some things, Ray Allen situation and everything thats been said by members of these two teams since retirement.

[@UNSCconnor]

the rivalry goes even deeper than just the players on the court. When Danny Ainge was in Boston, he absolutely hated Pat Riley going back to the 80s Celtics/Lakers days. He played for Boston and Pat Riley coached the showtime Lakers. It really runs deep

[@eazymb.]

This gonna end up being the most significant rivalry of the 21st century

[@DeVoidAS]

Grant Williams is the best player in Heat history

[@Miles_305]

🤣🤣

[@tavarisp452]

I can watch Bron’s 45 and 15 game 6 a million times and still get chills like it’s the first time. Definitely a top performance from him. Very nice breakdown.

[@peoplearestupid4276]

I respect the Celtics as a Heat fan, I honestly wouldn’t be shocked if we meet again in the playoffs this coming season 😂

[@StuTheDon17]

You did. And the Heat got owned. Time for the Heat to make some moves on the trade table and get to the same level as Boston so we don't have any more gentleman sweeps and the rivalry can keep going.

[@TheVictorroque]

They are the modern Sixers vs Celtics but mostly Heat dominates the Celtics

[@rafikz77]

Yep

[@Intr0vertical]

Not really. Philly literally never beats us. We've beat miami multiple times

[@StuTheDon17]

Naaaah. Boston are light years ahead of Miami now. If Miami don't make any moves with trades, then the rivalry will disappear.

[@javianjohnson8746]

Its so crazy because after the 2020 Bubble series I considered the Celtics-Heat to be “a Rivalry restored”. Happy others are finally seeing it like that also 🔥

[@juicypanda677]

It pains me to watch that Butler 3 in game 7 22 it just felt like it was supposed to happen but sometimes sports are just brutal 😂

[@ColdHoops]

I always wish I could play that video (had it gone in) and Kawhi's shot vs Philly, at the same time, to compare the loudness of the fans

[@ChrisChanSajelan]

As a Heat fan, I can't forget most of these plays. I vividly remember that Paul Pierce game winning 3 in 2010, and that was brutal af. Also, that Derrick White put back was responsible for my anxiety to go way up high than it should be. Then I didn't watched game 7. Only the highlights. Heat-Celtics rivalry lives on

[@tdjkhazard4522]

I was the opposite. I didn’t watch game 6 cuz I was confident we’d close out and then after we lost I had to go to bdubs and watch game 7 myself with a group of my friends 😂 one was a Nuggets fan and the other was a Celtics fan

[@richborn6700]

Just a more interesting and fun feud than the reruns of Cavs vs Warriors four finals in a row. Heat vs Celtics always felt more high stakes IMO

[@user-rr7bu9fe3k]

Thank you so much for this vid Dom as a Heat fan I’ve always thought this rivalry was always incredibly enjoyable at the bare minimum and this video showed that certainly

[@newpancakeman]

Oh. My. Goodness. I have never seen that Wade block before that was BEAUTIFUL

[@ricardiocavalia31]

Thanks Dom! I appreciate your great content and updates! Every time I see an update I have to watch. You have great commentary and insight into the game! Thanks again man!

[@DJJUICEBOX15]

Bruh this video is so dope! Please keep dropping 🔥content

[@danielvasquez3758]

Let’s goooo Dom!! Another solid video!!

[@GiantFlamingClasher]

howd you watch it already the shit was uploaded 2 minutes ago xD

[@JTForThree.]

I remember as a celtics fan watching the Derrick White game winner in a hotel, if I wasn't in a hotel I probably would've screamed😂

[@garret16]

This rivalry has just been the Celtics getting stomped in heartbreaking fashion every single year since 2011 except 2022. Only reason its a rivalry is because Boston is the biggest NBA market fan wise

[@kobe2kallday]

No, it's the biggest because there is hate in it plus LA is the biggest fan market

[@garret16]

@@kobe2kallday Boston is the home to most of NBA media.

[@Intr0vertical]

​@@garret16lmao stop it. NYC and LA get more attention

[@G_Martin]

Celtics never got stomped by heat. 2011 dirty dwade broke rondo arm. 2012 Lost in 7 with Celtics big 3 out of prime. Last 2 years went game 7 you delusional hater

[@garret16]

@@Intr0vertical Youre joking. All the top podcasters and most media heads are from Boston. They are and always have been the top dog in the east. New York has been irrelevant forever

[@NotMichaelJ]

No wonder Celtics fans been so mad about Dame 😭

[@jadenwilliams5772]

I hope we can jus keep running this back in the wcf every year. Just build the lore

[@jadenwilliams5772]

Real hatred

[@mdaniels3rd]

Top tier content as always

[@stephenwa7417]

As a heat fan it feels good to own the celtics

[@StuTheDon17]

How was Cancun? Catch any of the Boston games after the thumped your ass?

[@xavierh6873]

As a diehard heat fan this rivalry has been one of the best in recent nba history the Celtics are the only team in the league I legitimately hate even though we are 4-1 in the series that loss in 22 still hurts to this day and I wish we swept this year. But there is some respect for them. Thanks for telling this story dom

[@danny9732]

I’m a heat fan. I most certainly do not hope this rivalry continues. My heart can’t take it

[@onetruesavage]

Man I love this game! And this channel!

[@KAMAII4]

Nothing beats the 2010-2012 Celtics vs Heat super tough rivalry at the time 💯

[@dreamcage1801]

Imagine if it came on NBC

[@jeffridge3727]

Dope video. Maybe make this a series?

[@otisyoungblood]

Great video

[@normangonzalez8999]

As a Heat fan theres no team a hate more than the celtics.

[@richborn6700]

Tatum is an easy guy to dislike and by extension his team. The same with Booker

[@nacho3253]

I re watched that bam block like 12 times

[@SuperNASCARrocks]

Some great games and memorable moments with these 2 teams

[@rayhanusmanu6457]

Never missed an upload

[@jaystone4660]

Great video I really appreciate the work Dom puts into his videos not just sells out like Bsolz becomes lazy af and only does Dumb reaction videos. I appreciate the consistency and integrity of Dom

[@sneakez993]

Gotta say I'm glad u made this vid. Me being from Boston and u being a Celtics fan, it seems like only pple like us realize this

[@rolandovera273]

i been a heat fan since i was 6-7 and my homies dad was from Miami so obv during the big three era introduced me into basketball and the first game I watched was a Celtics-Heat game in 2010-11 era and when I tell you being 19 yr old I"ve enjoyed beating the shit outta them celtics it feels better than anything watching all the games and matches each year

[@chrislavalle8791]

I’m glad u took me back even before the heats big three my heats was beef Boston back 09-10 season

[@Ty377951]

The best nba rivalry in the nba . I like the 2020 east finale, 2022 & 2023 east finale. I am a heat fan. It was so hype.

[@maadacoomber9090]

great vid

[@JayTeeAyy]

You can’t win wars with Doc Rivers as the general, better off hiring Benedict Arnold and giving him a max contract

[@chipaddict2227]

Was in the building during that Derrick white game winner and people were fighting down the stairs over the shot. Definitely my favorite rivalry in recent years

[@omarbahrour]

Has been a good rivalry, interesting and cool how lots of players have changed but the teams still compete

[@Ggver]

Heat fan here, it is no understatement that heating the celtics has been in my blood for a while now but this video made me appreciate how good of a product they help the heat provied to the leauge. Thank you and thats the kindest thing I'll ever say about bean-town

[@Qyu24]

Porzingis is cool but if jimmy bam and spo get dame it’s wraps lol

[@officialconch]

Lmfao leaving out Game 7 2023 is comedy 😂😂😂

[@dlp8690]

i was think I miss something lol

[@jasonapplebaum9871]

Heat vs Celtics will continue to be a rivalry for a long time, both front offices are probably the most competent and are always making their team’s competitive

[@michaeldaire5617]

Fire vid idea😂🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 all way

[@montehbiglari6914]

New Dom

[@ramonwells6647]

Dom you did yo thang 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@okokokokokokokokkook]

I gotta say when it comes to sports there’s not much shit more motivating than LeBron’s game 6 performance. There’s never been an NBA player under more pressure in my life than LeBron in that game. Like his whole career looked like it was building up a legacy defining failure; everything the dude had spent his life working towards up to that point appeared to be ending in total embarrassment (and this was at the height of the Heatles hate when the majority of NBA fans were chomping at the bit to see him fail). The point is if he can go out there and have the best moment of his career under all that weight and pressure then I can go out and there and do some mundane bullshit I’m scared of too

[@deadprecidents]

Definitely the highest pressure performance in terms of legacy ever. No one has ever been propped up to challenge Jordan (and Jordan didn’t have the pressure of being the GOAT when he started). He would have an 0-2 finals record, and 2 years with the heat that he left the Cavs (and was scorned for as a hometown hero) to accomplish nothing. DWade started declining shortly after. It’s very conceivable that they don’t beat the 13 spurs without this first championship. It’s just how he did it though, not only was it an insanely efficient and completely dominating all time playoff performance, but he just coldly knocked down jump shot after jump shot and vicious dunks. It’s just demoralizing.

[@dusk6159]

Definition of a glorious victory as far as sports goes. Still inspiring.

[@bates0957]

Dom… you a 🐐

[@sauce2kgod193]

I do feel like the Miami vs Boston series is like the modern day to the old rival series thats been in the league for so many decades: Heat vs Bulls, Lakers vs Celtics, Spurs vs Lakers. So this Heat vs Celtic series is forever the best modern day series that’s actually competitive from start to finish no matter how bad/good a team maybe the drive to win is what makes a great series

[@danielvasquez3758]

It’s the best rivalry of this century!!! What rivalry has more playoff meetings?? More games with a chance to go to the finals on the line?? Hatred spanning over two generations of basketball!! Here you go!!

[@swiftknowsbest2250]

As a Celtics fan who lives in LA I hate the heat and their fans almost as much as Lakers fans!!! Great video Dom as always. I personally hope they do get Dame so we can see them again this year and I hope Tatum takes it personal how they went at him after he was hurt in game 7! 🍀🍀🍀

[@bluecheckmiya]

The way Wade and Bron celebrated beating them niggas in 11… u know it was real smoke

[@zackmorris4773]

It’s coach Pat, Let’s go lakeshow 💜💛

[@Jamesgang23]

I loved watching jimmy destroy the Celtics 😂😂😂

[@Intr0vertical]

Nigga he destroyed your whole squad in 5

[@ColdHoops]

Idk if it's because NY are not really good, but the Knicks series was underwhelming Imo

[@CarlozTVFirstSon]

U should go to Boston with the Miami Gear 😅😅😅😅

[@The_favorite_Uncle]

Those were the Angriest 10 points ive ever. seen GOT DAMN LEBRON 😭

[@YaBoyyJohnNBA]

Elite rivalry and honestly one of the best rivalries in sports, but the Heat own the Celtics and are 2-1 over them in the last 3 Eastern Conference Finals matchups 🔥

[@balltalkchannel1.026]

Love the Celtics young duo. I want to see them as the next dynasty !!!

[@ColdHoops]

The amount of conference finals they've been too... If three seasons from now they haven't won 2 championships, basketball heads are going have to ask themselves, "How good were Tatum and Brown REALLY?" 🤷‍♂️

[@winterraven472]

I’m glad that you mentioned that this rivalry started in 2010, I was a huge D. Wade fan growing up, I hated the Celtics so much back then and I truly believe that both losses handed by the Celtics to the Heat and Cavs that Playoffs was pivotal to LeBron’s jump to South Beach.

[@unlimitedz2.014]

Fun fact over the past 5 years the team that has beaten the bucks proceeded to go to the nba finals and only one of those teams beat the bucks in the conference finals

[@ColdHoops]

I'm still not our my 2021 squad for losing game 3 in the ECSF

[@ShadDreyar]

Great video encapsulating what should be the league's backbone rivalry as we speak, yet somehow isn't (NBA media have golden goose and aren't trying to get as much eggs as they can out of it, crazy!). No teams have this amount of storied confrontations over what is close to 15 years now. As a Heat fan, I hope we get another playoffs series next season. Hopefully with Dame on our side to make it 5-2.

[@ButterI3ean]

Lowkey loved it that you skipped game 7 bc the Cs lost by 20 lmao

[@user-ex2hd1ew5g]

Miami and boston are the best rivalry in eastern conference finals ever since

[@JM-kk4wd]

best active rivalry

[@mattmogullI]

no cap i watching paul pierce highlights earlier today and the first one was that GW against miami in ‘10

[@shay_z6059]

i feel like u breezed by game 1 in 2023 too much that shot by Jimmy was so great

[@shounakc509]

never forget 2022 Jimmy man Game 6 in Boston was INSANE

[@dangsonwhereyoufindthis4979]

Noti gang

[@shounakc509]

6:44 lmao Boston made the ECF in 2018 💀

[@vvillieP]

44 points 10 assists 8 rebounds Rajon Rondo is one of the best points to ever do it

[@bbr11ann]

i remember watching game 6 2023. i was about to break everything in my house

[@georgiosgrigoriadis6200]

First of all, nice video. i am old enough to remember the Knicks-Heat rivalry of the 90's. It was more intense than the one with the Celtics, with all series decided to the last game, but the one with Boston has lasted more years. I am not a Heat fan (i like the knicks), but i wanred them to win the title this year, because of the heart they showed during the playoffs and because they crashed the bucks in the first round. I respect them as a team and i hope they will land Lillard and win the title next year. Pat Riley, the greatest basketball feature in the NBA, has created something special in South Beach and Jimmy is an old school dog, who i admire.I want another conference finals against Boaton, because this year's series were hilarious!

[@sconartist]

Recently in the east knicks haven’t been relevant, yeah phillys been good but felt like a little brother, but the f’n heat have been that big brother that I still fear for good reason

[@bl4ckuchiha]

As a Heat fan I hate yall but I heavily respect yall too

[@kennyallen6286]

As a Heat fan, and yet I thought the Rivalry was the Celtics or bulls Pistons are somebody, I don't see anything special about us

[@micahheyward5342]

1:52-2:07 I didn't even know about this moment until this video

[@Carlos-yn4it]

underrated rivalry the heat and the celtics are in my opinion the two most consistently successful teams in the last 17 or so years

[@envious1358]

I would love a part 4 if the heat land Dame

[@futureDreamer4]

Still waiting for Dom to finish the Bulls v. Celtics first round matchup back in 09.

[@tmass9184]

Im Celtics fan so i always think the refs suck lol but i feel like eiter 2011 or 2012 i was super unhappy with the officiating, there was a rondo fast break i remember being upset about. But i dont remember perfectly

[@logannagel1917]

I’ve never seen that Rondo hyperextention holy shittttt

[@ClareAmel]

If it weren’t for that red arrow, I wouldn’t have noticed Mario Chalmers was in the thumbnail. Thank you for the red arrow