After watching the Boston Celtics dismantle the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is convinced the South Beach franchise is no match to the Beantown team.

The Heat might be the best team in the East during the regular season, but the Celtics have shown in the playoffs that they are a deep squad that has players who can contribute on various areas of the floor. Game 5 is proof of that, with Boston leading by as much as 23 points before settling for a 93-80 victory.

All Celtics players who saw minutes in the contest played their roles. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown led the scoring, Al Horford and Robert Williams anchored the defense, while Marcus Smart, Derrick White and Grant Williams did everything asked of them to fill the other needs of Boston. In contrast, the Heat got some poor production from their starters and struggled offensively for the most part of the night.

With that, Embiid got brutally honest with his assessment of the series and highlighted how the Celtics have too much weapons for the Heat to handle.

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Now Joel Embiid is not saying the Heat no longer have a chance. They have already won two games, and that is by no sheer luck. However, it is quite clear that the depth of the Celtics are now showing and giving them a huge advantage.

The Celtics have an opportunity to close out the series in Game 6 at home, and for the Heat to have a chance of stopping them, they must first find a way to stopping their weapons.