Miami-Cleveland undoubtedly left behind in the second round - and ended the most unbalanced series in NBA playoff history.
Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points and De'Andre Hunter stormed their Eastern Conference first-round series in four games on Monday night, crossing the Miami Heat 138-83.
Ty Jerome scored 18 points, Evan Mobley added 17 points, while Jarrett Allen scored 14 points, 12 rebounds and 6 steals for the Cavaliers, who led by up to 60 points.
Cleveland won four games with 122 points. Previous Record: Denver won a 121-point comprehensive series in five games that beat New Orleans in 2009.
The 55-point profit in Game 4 was the fourth-largest playoff victory ever. The record for the biggest playoff win was 58 points, twice: Minneapolis defeated against St. Louis in 1956 and Denver in 2009.
The Knight approaches. Pelle Larsson freed Miami from that mean history. He made a three-pointer, cutting Cleveland's lead by 55, with about 38 seconds left.
Nikola Jovic leads the Heat with 24 points. Ban Adebayo scored 13 and Andrew Wiggins added 12 to Miami.
Cleveland will play Indiana or Milwaukee in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Pacers led 3-1. Whether the Pacers or the Bucks progress, the first game of the series will be in Cleveland, not playing until Saturday at the earliest.
This is the third instance of Miami sweeping over the seven best series. Others: The 2007 confrontation against Chicago and 2021 against Milwaukee, both of which ended in the first round and both ended at home at the Heat.
it's over. Cleveland - Batting 3 games with an early run of 33-5 - led 43-14 later in the first quarter, Davion Mitchell beat the Buzzer with 3 points. The 26-point margin matches the worst quarter in Heat's playoff history. It's the second best margin for any quarter in Cavaliers' playoff history.
And leading will only continue to grow.
It all looks like a 64-win team, leading the Eastern Front docking line with the 10th-place champion, which requires winning two games to get into the game.
Cleveland's lead is 39-72-33 - the third biggest lead after two quarters in NBA playoff history. The only midfield time is greater than that: Cleveland went over 41 in Boston on May 19, 2017, while Detroit was 40 years old over Washington on April 26, 1987.