A Cavaliers veteran sent a key text message to a group thread for the team that reminded them of the job at hand. What followed was a historic win.

Kicking off the opening round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, the top-seeded Cavaliers proved to be an unstoppable force against the eighth-seeded Heat. Cleveland pulled off a 4-0 sweep over Miami, punching their ticket to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Cleveland completed its first-round sweep of the overmatched Miami Heat with a dominant 138-83 victory in Monday's Game 4 at Kaseya Center. Next up is a matchup against the winner of the series between the Indiana Pacers and the Milwaukee Bucks.