It was quite the day for Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ty Jerome.
After being named a finalist for the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award earlier in the afternoon, the former University of Virginia guard took the floor for the Cavs in Game 1 of their playoff series versus the Miami Heat on Sunday night—and shined. He poured in 28 points on 10-for-15 shooting (including five-for-eight from three) while grabbing five rebounds and dishing out three assists in their 121-100 win.
TY JEROME IN HIS ELEMENT 🔥
The #KiaSixth finalist is responsible for Cleveland’s first 15 PTS in the 4Q…
In his playoff debut 🤯 pic.twitter.com/gWbMuiECLp
— NBA (@NBA) April 21, 2025
Jerome’s performance came in his NBA playoff debut—which naturally had NBA fans fired up. Here’s a look at some of the best reactions across X (formerly Twitter):
TY JEROME WITH 28 POINTS IN HIS PLAYOFF DEBUT pic.twitter.com/MM36hhRNmv
— Across The Cavs (@AcrossCavs) April 21, 2025
WHO IS TY JEROME?! pic.twitter.com/QuKi7hWvZN
— McNeil (@Reflog_18) April 21, 2025
— Dan Devine (@YourManDevine) April 21, 2025
Ty Jerome was the diff in this one.
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) April 21, 2025
Ty Jerome pic.twitter.com/Y4tMMOvwcx
— 𝙃𝙀𝘼𝙏 𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 (@HeatvsHaters) April 21, 2025
ty jerome looked tyler herro did in his eyes and said “who do you think you are?! i am!”
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) April 21, 2025
Ty Jerome in his first-ever playoff game pic.twitter.com/mQ0JdBKhEr
— Jordan Zirm (@JordanZirm) April 21, 2025
Ty Jerome in his NBA Playoff debut pic.twitter.com/1KTeotaCKc
— SportsBettingDime (@SBD) April 21, 2025
Ty Jerome this offseason 💰
— Numbers On The Board (@notbpod) April 21, 2025
Build the Ty Jerome statue and bestow an even higher honor: Dawg Pound Captain.
— Zac Jackson (@AkronJackson) April 21, 2025
TY. JEROME. HOOPS. pic.twitter.com/htH6rhYnvo
— Bryce (@mlbeuphoria) April 21, 2025
Jerome’s career night helped the Cavs build a 1-0 series lead over the Heat in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Game 2 is set for Wednesday night in Cleveland, with tip-off scheduled for 7:30 p.m. EST from Rocket Arena.
