Heat Culture? 

By: BHS Sports Staff 

May 1, 2025

Miami, it is time to get your offseason plans prepared for Cancun.

Round one of the NBA playoffs is in the books, and the Cleveland Cavaliers dominated the #8 seed Miami Heat, sweeping them in four games and setting an NBA record for the largest point differential in a playoff series at 122. 

Let’s give a rundown of how each game unfolded in this first-round series. 

In game one, the Cavs came out firing and held an eight-point lead at the half. Cleveland held this lead for the entire game and pulled away in the end for a 121-100 victory to take a 1-0 series lead. The backcourt led the way with Donovan Mitchell scoring 30 points and Darius Garland scoring 27 points. Off the bench, Ty Jerome put up 28. 

In game two, the Cavs continued their dominance, but they had to earn it in the second half. They struggled a bit in the first quarter with the Heat jumping out to a 16-7 lead but warmed up and took a 17-point lead into halftime. Cleveland set an NBA playoff record with the most threes in a quarter, knocking down 11 in the second frame.  The Cavs held off a late Miami rally, defeating the Heat 121-112. The backcourt led the way once again with Mitchell scoring 30 points and Garland adding 21. Garland, however, suffered a toe injury that would eventually keep him out of games three and four.

As the series shifted to South Beach, the Cavs showed no mercy on the hosts as the Wine and Gold played aggressive and intense defense. After a quick start for the Heat, the Cavaliers came alive on both ends, handing the Heat a 124-87 loss, now just one win away from advancing to the second round. The frontcourt led the way in this one with Jarrett Allen scoring 22 points and Evan Mobley scoring 19 points. Off the bench, De’Andre Hunter scored 21. 

Prior to game four, Heat guard Tyler Herro stated that the series would not end in four games. Well, he was dead wrong with his prediction. The Cavaliers came out firing on all cylinders, blowing out Miami by 55 points, beating them by a final score of 138-83. Cleveland ended the first quarter up by 26 points and never looked back. Allen tied a franchise record for most steals in a playoff game with six. This is pretty impressive for a 6’11” big man. Mitchell led the team in scoring by tallying 22 points.

The massacre was officially complete!

With the sweep, the top-seeded Cavaliers will take on the #4 seeded Indiana Pacers with the second-round series tipping off this Sunday. 

Go Cavs!

In Brooklyn sports, the softball team (3-7) travels to Pepper Pike tonight to take on the Orange Lions. First pitch is at 5:00. 

The baseball team (4-9) hosts the Oberlin Phoenix tomorrow at 5:00. 

Go Canes!

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