The top-seeded Cavaliers dominated the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs by sweeping the eighth-seeded Miami Heat. After the Cleveland-Miami series ended April 28, the No. 4 Indiana Pacers won their Round 1 series against the No.

The top-seeded Cavs swept the Miami Heat out of the NBA playoffs Monday night, punctuating their first-round series win with a record-setting 138-83 Game 4 rout. It’s the largest point differential in Cavaliers playoff history. It’s also just the second time in the Erik Spoelstra era that Miami has been swept — and third time ever.

NBA playoff betting odds see the Cleveland Cavaliers installed as a heavy favorite to end their first round series with the Miami Heat on Monday night via 4-0 sweep.