How Miami Heat’s Twitter Reacted To Game 5 Loss Against The Denver Nuggets Monday Night

The NBA season is over. The Miami Heat lost to the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of the NBA Finals after a highly contested showdown.

Despite the loss, many fans had nothing but admiration for their team after an unpredictable postseason run.

Went from one of the worst seasons to one of the greatest runs in NBA history. Proud of this team.

We’ll come back better and finish the job next year @Dame_Lillard pic.twitter.com/0cBqftdPyB
— 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙩𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 (@WadexFlash) June 13, 2023

It’s all good. Get yourself together & learn from this. See y’all next season. #HEATCulture
— Fabo (@FaboisMe) June 13, 2023

Things started off relatively favorable for Miami. Bam Adebayo was aggressive, ending the first 24 minutes with 18 points and nine rebounds. However, a seven-point halftime lead was not met with much happiness. Denver was 1 of 15 from 3-point range with Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon, and Jamal Murray all in foul trouble. The inability to take a bigger lead had many fans worried.

And that concern showed in the final result.

Y’all are not a serious team, unfortunately it ends tonight
— 𝒱𝐼𝐼𝒫𝐸𝑅 🐍 (@lvuexxx) June 13, 2023

Jimmy Butler only went 2 of 8 for eight points at the half, passing up many shots at the rim.

Does Jimmy know you dont get points for driving it all the way to the rim, passing up a middy and throwing a lob pass out to the 3pt line?
— Nash (@nashp01) June 13, 2023

imagine if Jimmy actually showed up this series😭
— ramado 🇲🇽🇨🇴 (@TAT1SSZN) June 13, 2023

He unfortunately never countered with a “Playoff Jimmy” performance. He had a good fourth quarter with 13 points in the final minutes. Still, he was inefficient most of the game and had a costly turnover that clinched the series for Denver.

It’s hard to imagine the day Butler would be ostracized by the fanbase and NBA Twitter. But we finally saw the day.

Butler pic.twitter.com/VuEHHF2JOD
— BigFlamesGuy (@BigFlamesGuy) June 13, 2023

Jimmy started contributing too late.
— D. Bell (@Deebell77) June 13, 2023

Jimmy Butler all smiles on the bench after Miami falls 4-1 to Denver in the NBA finals.

He’s unbothered 👀👀🔥 pic.twitter.com/WOgf1NPJdi
— cryptic incognito (@CrypticNoHoes) June 13, 2023

Bam Adebayo on the other hand scored two points in the second half, struggling to finish at the rim. But there were hardly any words toward him after a solid Finals performance.

It’ll be forgotten by most, but Bam Adebayo answered all the questions that were being asked about him in these Finals
— Silas P. Silas (@KennySpenceNBA) June 13, 2023

Jayden Armant is a contributor to Inside the Heat. He is a student at Howard University. He can be reached at jaydenshome14@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @jaydenarmant.