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Antoine Walker Says Heat Would Have Had A Better Chance Than The Celtics To Beat The Warriors In The NBA Finals

The Miami Heat came up short in their goal of returning to the NBA Finals after losing in Game 7 against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Golden State Warriors, on the other hand, did what the Heat couldn’t do, finishing the Celtics in Game 6 to win the 2022 NBA championship.

Former Celtics forward and three-time All-Star Antoine Walker now joined “Locked On Heat” podcast and shared an interesting perspective about the recent NBA Finals between the Stephen Curry-led Warriors and the defensive-minded Celtics team.

According to Walker, the Heat would have had a better chance than the Celtics to beat the Warriors had they met each other in the NBA Finals.

“I think they [the Heat] would have had a better shot,” Walker said. “I don’t know if they could have scored enough to keep up with the Warriors, but defensively they would have been so stingy. And that’s where the Heat and the game plan would have been a lot different than the Celtics. I hate to take away from Golden State, but if you go back and watch the film, Boston gave Golden State that championship.”

Antoine Walker (@WalkerAntoine8) says Miami would have had a better chance than the Celtics to beat the Warriors in the Finals.

“I hate to take away from Golden State but, if you go back and watch the film, Boston gave Golden State that championship.”

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— Locked On Heat (@LockedOnHeat) August 8, 2022