The Heat became the first play–in team in NBA history to win a playoff series.Giannis Antetokounmpo missed 13 free throws in game 5 against the Heat, marking the most free throw misses in a playoff game since DeAndre Jordan in 2015, and the most misses in any game (regular season or playoffs) since Ben Simmons in 2017.The New York Knicks won a playoff series for the first time since 2013.Devin Booker and Kevin Durant became the first duo in playoff history to each score 25+ points in each of their first six games of a postseason. Devin Booker became the third player since 1997 to score at least 25 points in a quarter in a playoff game, joining Damian Lillard (25 in 2019) and Allen Iverson (26 in 2001).Jimmy Butler became the sixth player in NBA history to score 56 or more points in a playoff game, joining Michael Jordan (twice), Elgin Baylor, Donovan Mitchell, Charles Barkley, and Wilt Chamberlain.Ja Morant scored 22 straight points for the Memphis Grizzlies in game 3 against the Los Angeles Lakers, becoming the first player to score at least 22 straight points for their team in a playoff game since Kobe Bryant in 2010.This was the 183rd series sweep in NBA playoffs history. The last time a sweep did not occur was in 1976. The Philadelphia 76ers swept the Brooklyn Nets, marking the 47th year in a row that a sweep occurred.
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