Cavaliers cap off historic sweep with 55-point win over Heat

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MIAMI -- 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.

Ty Jerome had 18 points, Evan Mobley added 17 and Jarrett Allen had 14 points, 12 rebounds and six steals for the Cavaliers -- who led by as many as 60 points.

Cleveland won the four games by a combined 122 points. The previous record: a 121-point combined series win in five games by Denver over New Orleans in 2009.

The 55-point margin in Game 4 was the…