Cleveland Cavaliers exit NBA Playoffs, waste 35 points from injured Donovan Mitchell in Game 5 loss to Indiana Pacers.

In Mitchell's three-year tenure with the Cavaliers, the team has failed to get past the East semis. At this point, Mitchell and the Cavs have no other choice but to live through this heartbreak and use this painful loss to motivate them to do better next season. For now, though, Cleveland and its fans will be in a state of mourning.

Indiana has reached the Eastern Conference Finals for consecutive years. That's not lucky, this team is for real.

The Cavaliers are in a fairly good position heading into the 2025 offseason. 11 players are set to be under contract, including Garland, Mobley, Jarrett Allen and Mitchell—who agreed to a three-year, $150.3 million extension last offseason.

The Cavaliers won 64 games and captured the East's top seed. While a second-round exit is disappointing, Cleveland shouldn't do anything drastic.

In a back-and-forth potential close-out game, the Indiana Pacers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-105 on Tuesday, eliminating the East’s top-seeded team on their home floor by winning the series 4-1.

Donovan Mitchell pensó que este equipo de Cleveland sería el que lo llevaría a una final de conferencia por primera vez. En cambio, este viaje

The Cleveland Cavaliers' season is hanging in the balance, as they are down 3-1 in their second-round NBA playoff series against the Indiana Pacers with Game 5

The victory is the first domino to fall in setting up a potential Pacers-Knicks rematch in the conference finals, something that hasn’t happened in 25 years.

Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points and dished out eight assists as the Indiana Pacers eliminated the host Cleveland Cavaliers with a 114-105 decision in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday.

One of the main adjustments Atkinson made was a bigger reliance on depth, leading to fewer minutes for the team's primary stars. The strategy was fairly straightforward in the sense that it would help save tired legs for when the postseason rolled around.