Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson showed a lot of love to the Miami Heat after their demolition job against the Boston Celtics.

This came after the Jimmy Butler-led Heat won Game 3 with a score of 128 to the Celtics' 102. Johnson would tweet out a lot of praise for the Heat owners Nick and Micky Arison. The ex-Laker also gave Pat Riley and Erik Spoelstra their flowers for being one of the teams with a really high IQ throughout the NBA playoffs.

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Magic Johnson gave high praise for Jimmy Butler as well after he led the team to a commanding three-to-nothing series lead. In Game 3, Butler would total 16 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. His defensive prowess was still on show as he got two steals throughout the game. Overall, Butler was a +24 on plus-minus whenever he was on the floor. However, Gabe Vincent carried much of the scoring with a career-high 29 points in order to bury the Celtics in a lead they would never come back from.

The ex-Laker did not stop there. Johnson expressed how most Celtics fans were feeling during the devastating loss. He shared that most Celtics fans all over the globe must be “disgusted” and “devastated” after the loss.

With additional context, Johnson emphasized that he never thought that one of the franchise leaders for NBA championships would “quit” on a game like that. Notably, the Celtics only scored 17 points in the third quarter of a potentially series-deciding game. Game 4 of these Eastern Conference Finals are set to take place in Miami and a possible sweep is incoming.