But the Cavs will be facing off against a red-hot Indiana Pacers team who just quickly dropped off Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round. They are an incredibly young, athletic and confident team that absolutely shouldn’t be taken lightly.

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.

A Cavaliers veteran sent a key text message to a group thread for the team that reminded them of the job at hand. What followed was a historic win.