Following the Miami Heat’s dismantling of the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, it seemed to be a foregone conclusion that the Heat would advance to the NBA Finals.
The question wasn’t if the Heat would advance. The questions that instead surrounded the series were, would the Celtics fire first-year head coach Joe Mazzulla? And would Boston finally break off their core of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart after six consecutive postseasons of coming up short of a title?
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