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.

Cleveland took a 39-point halftime lead over Miami on Monday night in Game 4 of the teams' Eastern Conference first-round series, the third-largest lead after two quarters in NBA playoff history. The score at the break: Cavs 72,

Cleveland took hold of the game from the outset and never let go, leading Miami 72-33 at halftime. The Cavaliers, who once led by 60, shot 54.7 percent from the field, compared to