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.

In the end, cold, hard realities caught up to the Miami Heat, their season ending with Monday night’s thrashing at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers at Kaseya Center.