The Cavaliers put a bow around their 4-game sweep of the Heat with a dominant 55-point win in Game 4. The Cavs celebrate after punching their ticket to the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Cleveland Cavaliers became the second team to advance in the NBA playoffs with their 138-83 win over the Miami Heat on Monday,

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.

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.