Cleveland Cavaliers Make Amazing NBA Playoff History vs. Heat

The Cleveland Cavaliers finished the regular season with the best offensive rating in the NBA, and the Miami Heat are learning the hard way why they're such a dangerous team.

The Wine and Gold got off to a slow shooting start at the beginning of Game 2 for their standards.

However, the Cavaliers picked it up in the second quarter and even set NBA playoff history with an offensive explosion in the 12-minute stretch.

The Cavaliers made 11 of their 16 three-point attempts (68 percent) in the second quarter of Game 2, which is the most three-pointers in a postseason quarter since the play-by-play era started (1997-98).

PLAYOFF HISTORY FOR THE CAVS ‼️

This Spida 3 gives them 11 in the 2nd quarter...

That's the MOST by any team in any postseason quarter in the play-by-play era (1997-98) 🤯 pic.twitter.com/X6NJCNv5AX
— NBA (@NBA) April 24, 2025

The most impressive part of this stat is that it wasn't just one player who took over the game; multiple Cavaliers got involved with the long-range shooting party.

Here's a breakdown of who made three-pointers in the historic second quarter:

Max Strus - three
Donovan Mitchell - two
De'Andre Hunter - two
Sam Merrill - two
Evan Mobley - one
Isaac Okoro - one

One of the key questions surrounding the Cavaliers heading into the postseason was whether they could keep shooting the three-ball at an elite rate.

Cleveland is seemingly answering that question with their impressive shooting through the first six quarters of the playoffs.

The Wine and Gold connected on 42 percent of their shots from behind the arc in Game 1 and are clearly off to an impressive shooting start in Game 2 as well.

Hopefully, this shooting will continue throughout the rest of the series.

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