Teams that go up 3-0 in an NBA playoff series are 149-0 all-time.
If the Heat happen to collapse and change that record 149-1, NBA Twitter thinks they know who to blame.
Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez were both in attendance at the Kaseya Center for Miami's Game 4 loss to the Celtics, a coincidence that seemed almost too perfect for Celtics fans.
Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter are in the house, giving TNT the perfect transition. pic.twitter.com/d9R584Qsem
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 24, 2023
Jeter and Rodriguez were the two centerpieces of the Yankees when they infamously blew a 3-0 lead to the Red Sox in the 2004 ALCS.
Boston's Kevin Millar memorably said, "Don't let us win today," before Game 4, a statement Marcus Smart echoed ahead of the Celtics' Game 4 on Tuesday. The Red Sox inexplicably won four consecutive games to dethrone the Yankees, who had won six of the last eight American League pennants.
The Celtics need to pull off the same miraculous run if they want to reach the NBA Finals, and they took that first step with Jeter and Rodriguez in the building.
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Celtics fans are ready to get the pair of former Yankees to Boston for Game 5.
Give A-Rod and Jeter courtside seats in Boston on Thursday. pic.twitter.com/e7a0fnroR9
— Steve Perrault (@Steve_Perrault) May 24, 2023
Invite Arod and Jeter to Boston. pic.twitter.com/qXxpHPFxX8
— Savage (@SavageSports_) May 24, 2023
Plz keep showing Jeter & A-Rod.
— Johnny Congdon (@congdonsation) May 24, 2023
Wyc needs to fly them to Game 5 and put them both courtside.
Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez in the building when a Boston sports team is looking to overcome a 3-0 series deficit feels fitting ☘️ pic.twitter.com/wdfe6OfTfJ
— Jordan Moore (@iJordanMoore) May 24, 2023
The Miami Heat made a critical error allowing Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez to get into the mix while holding a 3-0 lead over a Boston team. It's the one thing you can't do.
— Kyle Koster (@KyleKoster) May 24, 2023
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Jeter and ARod being in the building for this has my brain thinking things
— Dan Greenberg (@StoolGreenie) May 24, 2023
If I were a Miami Heat fan, not sure I would have allowed Jeter & A-Rod in the building up 3-0. #BOSvsMIA
— Dan Kelley (@DanKelley66) May 24, 2023
It would be too eerie if the Celtics go on to win 4 in a row and Jeter and ARod were both there to witness the start of that comeback.
— Lucy Burdge (@LucilleBurdge) May 24, 2023
If the Celtics do get the series back to Miami with a Game 5 win, the Heat might want to have security stop Jeter, Rodriguez, and any other 2004 Yankees at the door just to play it safe.
