Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson was brutally honest about Darius Garland‘s status for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday. Basically, Atkinson wasn’t ready to predict whether Garland would play vs.
The Cleveland Cavaliers took care of business in the opening round of the NBA playoffs. Cleveland took care of the Miami Heat with a clean 4-0 sweep. Perhaps the most impressive part of the lopsided sweep for the Cavs was that they played the two road games without one of their best players.
After the Cleveland Cavaliers swept the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers dispatched the Milwaukee Bucks in five games, the two victors will meet in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
In a candid post-game press conference following the Miami Heat’s elimination from the 2025 NBA playoffs, forward Kyle Anderson didn’t hold back when discussing the performance of the Cleveland Cavaliers without star point guard Darius Garland.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers had the best offense in the NBA during the regular season, and it really wasn't close. This was on full display against Cleveland's playoff victory over the Miami Heat.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are fresh off a series sweep over the Miami Heat in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. However, the Cavaliers didn't just beat the Heat in four games; they dominated Miami through all 16 quarters the two teams played in the series.
The Cavaliers stifled Miami with brute force and defensive discipline. Now comes a very different test — and possibly a very different kind of series. Indiana, armed with the third-best offensive rating in the playoffs and fresh off dismantling Milwaukee, presents a challenge that could stretch Cleveland in new and uncomfortable ways.
The Cavaliers was better in the first round without Garland, but that’s because he wasn’t fully healthy. Beating an opponent by 92 combined points in two playoff games is impressive.
Following their sweep of the Miami Heat, Cleveland set a new record for the largest margin of victory in a playoff series. Let’s see how they pulled it off.
After defeating the Milwaukee Bucks in 5 games this postseason, the Indiana Pacers are set to face their toughest challenge yet as a team: a matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Semifinals.
Two tickets have been punched to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, and the Cleveland Cavaliers will square off with the Indiana Pacers. Cleveland arrives by way of a four-game sweep of the Miami Heat, while the Pacers needed one extra game to dispose of the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have dominantly swept the Miami Heat. Cleveland, the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 seed, did not disappoint. The Oklahoma City Thunder were the first team to win their series, and then the Cavs followed suit.
A huge confidence booster for the Cavs as they take care of business in the first round, and the real fight that begins now The Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t just win their first-round playoff series against the Miami Heat – they obliterated them.
There was an emotional moment on the court Monday, April 28, when Cleveland Cavaliers’ Tristan Thompson comforted Miami Heat’s Kevin Love. The Heat’s center was mourning the death of his father Stan Love who died on Sunday, April 27.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are fresh off a dominant series sweep of the Miami Heat in the playoffs' first round. However, one former NBA champion doesn't think the Wine and Gold are going to stop here.
The Cleveland Cavaliers became the first Eastern Conference team to punch their ticket to the second round after completing a ruthless 4-0 sweep of the Miami Heat.
There was no doubt among the minds of fans that the Cleveland Cavaliers would dominate the Miami Heat in the first round of the postseason. The team that finished at the top of the Eastern Conference should have no trouble taking down a team riddled with drama on and off the court.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have had a historic 2024-25 NBA season on many levels. From the team's multiple winning streaks, to their talented backcourt, this Cavaliers roster continues to enter the record books seemingly every night.
Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers clinched a 4-0 first-round series sweep with a 138-83 rout of the host Miami Heat on Monday night, the fourth-largest winning margin in an NBA playoff game.
The NBA began awarding the Defensive Player of the Year following the 1982-83 season. Since then, the award has been given out 42 times. How many of the 42 can you name in five minutes?
Tristan Thompson has gotten himself in some hot water after he received a court warning recently. The Cleveland Cavaliers center failed to appear at a court hearing, according to legal documents obtained by In Touch Weekly.
Max Strus joined the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2023 after spending three seasons with the Miami Heat. Strus, one of the top shooters in the NBA, was stunned by the Cavaliers’ lack of maturity when he joined the team.