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 completed a series sweep of the Miami Heat on Monday night, securing their place in the second round of the NBA playoffs. The 4-0 series result may not be surprising to many observers -- but the nature of the Cavaliers' first-round victory has captured attention.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers completed a four-game sweep of the Miami Heat in their first-round playoff matchup on Monday night, advancing to face the winner of the Indiana Pacers-Milwaukee Bucks series.
The Cleveland Cavaliers may have gotten off to a hot start in the 2025 NBA playoffs, but their job is far from over. Team owner Dan Gilbert said as much after the Cavs' sweep of the Miami Heat on Monday.
It felt like it was over before it even began. That sentiment applied not only to Game 4 for the Miami Heat but also to the entire first-round series.
The top-seeded Cavaliers and Thunder didn't just sweep their first-round playoff opponents; they drubbed them.
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.
The Cleveland Cavaliers took care of business on Monday night by eliminating the Miami Heat in Game 4 of their first-round NBA playoffs series. The Cavs
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.
Most expected the Cavaliers to make quick work of Miami, but Cleveland set numerous NBA and franchise records in the process.
The Cleveland Cavaliers completed their sweep over the Miami Heat with a dominant 138-83 win, a margin of 55 points. This was the Heat's final game of the season, as they went out worse than most people would've even predicted.
The Cleveland Cavaliers knew what they were getting into when their first-round series with the Miami Heat began a little over a week ago. Led by esteemed head coach Erik Spoelstra, the Heat are almost always a tough out this time of year.
The No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers continued their dominance over the No. 8 Miami Heat in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series. The Cavaliers, who already led the series 3-0 heading into Game 4, took a 72-33 lead over the Heat into the halftime break.
One playoff game ended almost before it started. Another came down to the wire. Let's look at the standout performance from Monday's playoff action.
The Miami Heat had to show out to avoid elimination in Game 4 against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Instead, they barely showed up in the first half.
The Heat embarrassed themselves on Monday, losing to the Cavs, 138-83, in one of the worst blowout losses in NBA playoff history.
Game 4 halftime on the Cavaliers’ road playoff game against the Heat … 1. The sweep is almost complete, as this has been a basketball slaughter. When the Cavs don’t score, it’s a stunner.
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?
Cleveland coach Kenny Atkinson understands the long-term benefits of his Eastern Conference No.1 seed Cavaliers completing a first-round sweep of the eighth-seeded Heat in Miami on Monday.
The Cleveland Cavaliers had multiple players step up in their Game 3 win against the Miami Heat. They needed the boost, too, as Darius Garland was sidelined with a toe injury and Donovan Mitchell struggled shooting from the floor despite Cleveland's victory.
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.
After nearly a decade-and-a-half, Charles Barkley is renewing his feud with Miami Heat fans.
Let’s hand it to the Inside the NBA crew. They know how to keep things fun in their final season. No less than Shaquille O’Neal did just that when discussing the sprained toe injury that sidelined Cavaliers guard Darius Garland ahead of Game 3 vs.
As we detailed on Thursday within our story about Evan Mobley earning Defensive Player of the Year honors, the award represented a major financial boon for the Cavaliers big man, who significantly increased the value of his contract extension by virtue of being named this season’s Defensive Player of the Year.
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