The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat by 55 points in the most lopsided series sweep in NBA playoff history, while Jimmy Butler returned from injury layoff to help the Golden State Warriors scri

Cleveland left no doubt on its way to Round 2 — and finished off the most lopsided series in NBA playoff history. Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points, De’Andre Hunter added 19 and the Cavaliers rolled past the Miami Heat 138-83 on Monday night to sweep their Eastern Conference first-round series in four games.

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.