The Cleveland Cavaliers are going up against the Miami Heat in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs and took a 1-0 series lead with a 121-100 in Game 1 on Sunday night.

The team with the best record in the East takes on the team with the worst record in all the NBA Playoffs in a series that starts on Sunday, April 20, in which the Cleveland Cavaliers will host the Miami Heat at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.

The eighth-seeded Miami Heat and the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers open an Eastern Conference best-of-7 first-round playoff series Sunday.