The Cleveland Cavaliers rolled into Miami looking to finish off the Miami Heat in four games.
And in game three, the Cavaliers accomplished half their goal with a dominating 124-87 victory in game three of their Eastern Conference Quarter-Final series.
Six Cavaliers finished with double-figures, led by Jarrett Allen's twenty-two and DeAndre Hunter's twenty-one.
Cleveland can complete the sweep Monday night in Miami.
Swashbucklings
1) It's hard to imagine, but the Cavaliers were this destructive on a bad shooting afternoon by Donovan Mitchell, who finished with thirteen points on four for fourteen shooting.
2) As a team, Cleveland shot fifty-three percent from the floor while Miami shot forty-two percent.
In basketball, if you have a ratio of eleven points in shooting percentage, most of the time, you win.
3) Earlier, Evan Mobley was announced as the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year.
I was surprised that Mobley won and not because he didn't deserve it, he did.
Usually, players need a year of nomination for such awards before they actually win them.
4) Excellent game from DeAndre Hunter off the bench with his 21 points on six of eight shooting.
Hunter's plus-minus for the game was a stunning plus thirty-four,
5) Cleveland outscored Miami 33-5 at one point in the first half, and you could see the air release from the Heat, they knew early this game was over.
6) All of this was achieved without Darius Garland, who sat out with a toe injury,
Smart move by Kenny Atkinson to get Garland 100 percent for the future and I would sit him Monday as well.
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