Cavs Crush Heat 124-87, Miami on the Brink of Elimination!

Key Points Summary:

  • Cavaliers hand Heat the worst playoff loss in team history, 124-87.
  • Cleveland now leads series 3-0, one win away from advancing.
  • Jarrett Allen, De’Andre Hunter, Evan Mobley dominate the game.
  • Heat completely collapsed after the first 5 minutes.
  • Miami faces almost certain elimination in Game 4 on Monday.

NBA Playoff Shock: Cavs Destroy Heat, Miami Faces Brutal Exit!

The Cleveland Cavaliers came into Game 3 with one mission:
Step on the gas and don’t let Miami breathe.

Mission accomplished — and then some.

The Cavs absolutely humiliated the Heat, crushing them 124-87 on Saturday night.
This wasn’t just another playoff win — it was the worst playoff loss in the entire history of the Miami Heatfranchise.

And now?
The Heat are hanging on by a thread, one game away from a brutal sweep.


Cavs Take Over: A 33-5 Explosion That Broke Miami’s Spirit

It all started with Miami looking sharp.
The Heat jumped out early, leading 15-6 after the first 5 ½ minutes.
Everything looked fine.

And then?
The Cavaliers exploded.

Cleveland went on a jaw-dropping 33-5 run, absolutely torching the Heat:

  • 13-for-17 shooting during the stretch
  • Scoring on the first eight possessions
  • Five consecutive made 3-pointers in just over two minutes

Just like that, the scoreboard flipped:
From 15-6 Miami to 39-20 Cleveland.

And the Heat never recovered.

“We took the first punch,” said Cavs big man Evan Mobley. “And from there we just took the game over.”


Cavaliers Dominate Without Needing Their Superstars

Donovan Mitchell didn’t even have a great night — he scored only 13 points on 4-for-14 shooting.
Darius Garland didn’t even play (sprained toe).
And guess what?

It didn’t matter.

The Cavaliers were firing on all cylinders:

  • Jarrett Allen scored 22 points, bullied Miami in the paint.
  • De’Andre Hunter added 21 points with sharp shooting.
  • Evan Mobley put up 19 points and worked the boards.
  • Max Strus splashed from deep with 18 points.
  • Ty Jerome delivered a stunning 13 points and 11 assists in just 22 minutes.

Coach Kenny Atkinson was thrilled:

“Our guys knew rebounding was the key. We really executed defensively.”

Cleveland outrebounded Miami 46-29
and outscored them 60-30 in the paint.
Pure domination.


Miami’s Worst Playoff Loss in History

This wasn’t just a bad night.
It was the worst playoff loss in the history of the Miami Heat.

  • Previous worst: 36-point loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the 2013 NBA Finals.
  • Saturday’s embarrassment: 37-point defeat.

And that 2013 Heat team came back to win a title.
This 2025 Heat team?
They’re staring down the barrel of a first-round sweep.


Heat Collapse: No Answers, No Energy

Bam Adebayo did his best, leading Miami with 22 points.
Davion Mitchell chipped in 16 points.

But nobody else showed up.
The Heat offense was stagnant, defense was lazy, and body language was miserable.

“Clearly, a very disappointing day,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said afterward.

That’s putting it mildly.

The Heat wasted every chance they had, especially when Cleveland missed their first eight shots of the second half — yet Miami scored only four points during that stretch.

By the end of the third quarter, the Cavs led 88-64.
Game over.


The History Behind 3-0 Leads: Miami’s Fate is Almost Sealed

  • 159 teams have taken a 3-0 lead in a best-of-seven series in NBA history.
  • All 159 won the series.
    No team has EVER come back from a 0-3 deficit.

The Cavaliers have been here before too —
10 previous times under LeBron James, and every time they finished the sweep.

These Cavs want to write their own history.
And they’re just one win away.


What’s Next? Game 4: Heat’s Last Stand

Game 4 is set for Monday night in Miami.

If the Heat want to avoid complete humiliation, they need to:

  • Play with desperation
  • Fix their rebounding issues
  • Hit their shots early
  • Pray that Cleveland finally has a bad night

Otherwise?
The Cavs will sweep Miami out of the playoffs and move on to Round 2.


Cavs Rise, Heat Fall

The Cavaliers didn’t just win Game 3 —
They sent a chilling message to the rest of the Eastern Conference.

Miami?
They were bullied, battered, and broken by a team that didn’t even have its full stars firing.

Now, the Heat must look in the mirror and find something — anything — if they want to survive Monday night.

But from the looks of it?
The Cavaliers are marching forward — and Miami’s playoff dreams are burning to the ground.

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