Only four teams have done it, with the last time coming when the Boston Celtics dug themselves out of a 0-3 hole to force a Game 7 in the 2023 East finals against the Heat. But the Heat won Game 7 in Boston to avoid the historic collapse before falling to the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 NBA Finals.

The Cavs were without Darius Garland, but it didn't matter, as they simply dismantled the Heat in Game 3 to take a 3-0 series lead.

In rolling to a convincing 3-0 lead in this Eastern Conference first-round series, the No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers handed Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat their worst-ever playoff loss.