Here’s a closer look at how the Cavs and Heat match up across the board — and what it will take to win four out of seven.

The No. 1-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers will face the No. 8-seeded Miami Heat in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs.

In one corner, the Cleveland Cavaliers stormed out to 15 wins in their first 15 games and never really looked back, capturing the East’s No. 1 seed and, along the way, becoming just the second team in history to produce three separate winning streaks of at least 12 games.