Series Thread: 1) Cavs vs 8) Heat

[WiggyRuss]

This is such a good game

Go nba!!!

this is the best jackoff material since MSNBC on election day!

 

[Shanemansj13]

 

[Ojb81]

Pat Riley has to be absolutely livid right now. This is pathetic.

 

[ElPatron1]

Anyone take the Cavs -55.5?

 

[WiggyRuss]

Tristan Thompson - in 9 minutes- has more rebounds than any Heat player beside Bam. LOL

 

[thunderc]

Sadness

 

[ElPatron1]

Worst loss in NBA history they just reported

Damn

 

[WiggyRuss]

Tom Withers

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Cavs win by 55 points to sweep Heat and finish off most lopsided series in NBA playoff history

 

[trojanfan12]

You know there might be something to that. I forget who said this maybe Dusty Baker but the idea is after 10+ years it’s sometimes time to move on even if you’ve had a lot of success, it all gets stale. Spo would have his pick of teams and Miami could start fresh with new ideas

That's why Riley left the Lakers. Said his message had gotten stale and the players weren't hearing him anymore.

 

[Battlelyon]

Cavs' sweep of Heat by the numbers​

• Game 4 was the fourth-most lopsided game in NBA playoff history. (The three blowouts bigger than this one: The 2009 Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Hornets by 58 points, the 1956 Minneapolis Lakers beat the St. Louis Hawks by 58 points and the 1973 Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors by 56 points.)
• Game 4 was the single most lopsided series clincher in NBA history, eclipsing the 2015 Chicago Bulls' 54-point win against the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 6 of their first-round series.
• Game 4 was the most lopsided playoff victory in Cavaliers history, eclipsing their 44-point win against the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the 2017 Eastern Conference Finals.
• Game 4 was the most lopsided playoff loss in Heat history, eclipsing their 37-point loss to the Cavs two days prior.
• In four games, Cleveland cumulatively outscored the Miami by 122 points. This is the largest cumulative point differential in any series in NBA history. (The previous record was held by the 2009 Nuggets, who outscored New Orleans by a total of 121 points in a five-game first-round series.)
• The Heat lost its two games at Kaseya Center by a total of 92 points. This is the worst home point differential any team has ever recorded in a playoff series. (The previous record was held by the 2017 Celtics, who needed three games to be outscored by 90 points against the Cavs.)
• Miami's Tyler Herro was minus-44 in 31 minutes in Game 4. This is the worst plus-minus any player has recorded in a home playoff game in the play-by-play era. (Herro finished with four points on 1-for-10 shooting, including 1-for-9 from deep, and one assist.)
• Cleveland scored 73 bench points in Game 4. The Heat scored 83 total points.
• Miami scored 33 points in the first half. The Cavs scored 35 points less than 10 minutes into the game, and they scored 33 points on 3-pointers alone at halftime.
• Cleveland's 39-point halftime lead was the third-largest in playoff history and the largest in any series clincher.
• The Heat finished with more turnovers (19) than assists (17).
• The Cavs' Jarrett Allen recorded more steals (6) than the entire Miami team did (4).
• Darius Garland was sidelined due to a toe injury, but Cleveland's starting five -- Donovan Mitchell, Sam Merrill, Max Strus, Evan Mobley and Allen -- outscored Miami by 18 points in 11 minutes in Game 4. That unit scored 178.3 points per 100 possessions and allowed 104.5 per 100, which means it had a plus-73.7 net rating.
• The Heat are one of two teams in NBA history to lose back-to-back home playoff games by 30-plus points. (The other one: That 2017 Boston team against Cleveland.)
• The Heat have now lost eight consecutive playoff games at home. The Philadelphia 76ers (1968-71) and Detroit Pistons (2008-present) are the only teams with longer such streaks -- the Sixers lost nine straight, and the Pistons have lost nine straight and counting.
• This was the Cavs' first series sweep without LeBron James on the roster.

 

[Battlelyon]

So it was Cavs in 2

 

[trojanfan12]

Maybe the Heat are just confused about how Tanking works?

 

[PPhan]

Spo seat got to be a little warm entering next season. The last 3 seasons been unacceptable excluding the 2023 playoffs

Too many signs since the Jimmy trade that the team stopped listening to him

You can't blame Spo here. He's done the best he can with what he has. This team has always been mediocre at best. Jimmy's greatness was the reason why they made it to 3 ECF and 2 finals in the last 5 years. We needed a 2nd star like a Kyrie next to Jimmy, but unfortunately, it never happened.

It's time for a rebuild.

 

[bksballer89]

You can't blame Spo here. He's done the best he can with what he has. This team has always been mediocre at best. Jimmy's greatness was the reason why they made it to 3 ECF and 2 finals in the last 5 years. We needed a 2nd star like a Kyrie next to Jimmy, but unfortunately, it never happened.

It's time for a rebuild.

Miami doesn’t rebuild. You should know that

They will try to make a splash this summer somehow

10 game losing streak and these last 2 games showed they quit on him.

 

[dtgold88]

They are playing high level defense today. More minutes to Hunter and Wade makes a difference but Strus is the glue guy. He does everything.

I know @bksballer89 misses Strus

Really seems like the type Miami would have tried harder to keep if possible?

 

[dtgold88]

Miami doesn’t rebuild. You should know that

They will try to make a splash this summer somehow

10 game losing streak and these last 2 games showed they quit on him.

But tried really hard in the streak and the play in?

Makes sense.

 

[dtgold88]

@dtgold88 the personal reason love been out with

Yeah.....heard about this during broadcast. Awful news for him.

Didn't follow him too closely this season....would he have played in series if not for his father?

 

[dtgold88]

Worst loss in NBA history they just reported

Damn

close when we were up 60 (assuming you mean playoffs only) as record was 58....but was only 55.

Do have reg. season record at 68 against Miami.