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Cavs vs Heat series ends with 55-point rout as Cleveland advances

The Cavs vs Heat series ended on Monday with a 55-point rout as Cleveland advanced with a majestic sweep in Miami.

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CAVS VS HEAT SERIES SAW CLEVELAND COMPLETE 4-0 SWEEP

The Cavs vs Heat series saw Cleveland complete a 4-0 sweep following a 138-83 victory in Game 4 in Miami.

Furthermore, the 55-point margin now serves as the fourth-lopsided in NBA playoff history.

Moreover, the top-seeds are so dominant they won all four games with a combined 122 points, the most for a playoff series in league history.

Cleveland opened the series with a 21-point victory in Game 1 and never let go of the gas pedal.

The Cavs won it with the league’s best offensive rating of 121 from the regular season, the NBA’s second-best since the 1996-97 season.

BALANCED SCORING POWERS CLEVELAND ONE MORE TIME

Balanced scoring powered Cleveland in this one, with six players in double figures.

Furthermore, Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points, Evan Mobley ad 17 and seven rebounds, while Ty Jerome added 18 points off the bench.

Moreover, DeAndre Hunter scored 19 points, Jarrett Allen had 14 and 12 boards for the Cavs.

Cleveland did it with a mix of high-powered and balanced offense and a defense.

The defense was led by reigning Defensive Player of the Year Mobley.

Additionally, the Cavs are eighth in defensive rating in the regular season.

MIAMI SWEPT IN PLAYOFFS FOR THIRD TIME

Miami was swept in the playoffs for the third time in its history.

Furthermore, the Heat were ousted in four games by Chicago in 2007 and against Milwaukee in 2021.

Moreover, Nikola Jovic finished with 24 points, while Bam Adebayo added 13 points for Miami.

Andrew Wiggins could only come up with 12 points for the Heat, who trailed 72-33 at halftime, and never recovered.

It was a whimper of an end for the Heat, the first No.10 seed in league history to enter the playoffs by winning two road play-in games only to get swept.

Cleveland awaits the winner of the series between the Indiana Pacers against the Milwaukee Bucks.