BOSTON, MA - MAY 27: Max Strus #31 of the Miami Heat celebrates during Game 6 of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals on May 27, 2022 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2022 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
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The Heat beat the Celtics in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals last night.
It wasn’t always smooth.
After hitting a big 3-pointer, Max Strus ferociously punched the air. With the exact opposite forcefulness, his mouthpiece trickled out of his mouth. Yet, in a perfect encapsulation of Miami’s do-whatever-it takes grit, he picked it off the floor and popped it right back in:
