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The Cleveland riders made an exclamation point on their miami Heat scan on Monday evening with a historic victory of 138-83.
Cleveland will go to the second round of the playoffs.
Three starters and three bench players were two figures for the riders. Donovan Mitchell paved the way with 22 points and five assists, while Jarrett Allen collected 14 points and 12 rebounds. De’Andre Hunter led the score of the bench with 19 points. Ty Jerome added 18.
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Cleveland goalkeeper Donovan Mitchell, # 45, in the event of the Miami Heat Nikola attacker Jovic, # 5, in the first half of a match 4 of a series of NBA basketball playoffs on Monday, April 28, 2025 in Miami. (Photo / rhona wise)
Cleveland led by 60 points in the match. The 55 -point margin of match 4 was the fourth victory in the playoff series in the history of the NBA.
The margin of 92 points of the riders between matches 3 and 4 was the biggest differential of points in two games in the history of the playoffs, as well as the differential of 122 points in the whole series, according to ESPN.
“We came here with a goal in mind,” said Mitchell.
The heat goalkeeper Nikola Jovic led Miami with 24 points while Bam Adebayo added 13. However, the head coach of Miami, Erik Spoelstra, perfectly summed up the defeat.
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The Cleveland striker Cavaliers de’Andre Hunter, n ° 12, shoots around the striker of Miami Heat Andrew Wiggins, # 22, in the second half of match 4 of a series of NBA basketball playoffs on Monday, April 28, 2025 in Miami. (Photo / rhona wise)
“Damn, it was humiliating. This series was humiliating. The last two games were embarrassing,” said Spoelstra. “But Cleveland is also a very good team. … They showed us why we were not ready for that.”
The Charles Barkley basketball renowned temple stood at halftime.
“I try to never use the word leaving or strangled … that leaves his best here,” he said on TNT. “I bet that if we were going to them, all their belongings are already excited. … If you have lost (37) the last match, you cannot stay in Miami … If you lose by 37 and you come back to lose at 40 years, you cannot stay in town.”
Cleveland looked as dangerous as announced during the series.
Mitchell had the only 30 -point match for the riders during the series, making games 1 and 2. The team never had a match with less than 20 team assists. In match 4, Cleveland pulled 54.7% on the field.
Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson reacts in the second half in match 4 in a series of NBA basketball playoffs against Miami Heat on Monday, April 28, 2025 in Miami. (Photo / rhona wise)
“We came here with good mentality and, once again, our maturity, our leadership, everything we talked about all year round,” said head coach Kenny Atkinson. “We do not seem to have disappointment. It’s rare.”
