The Cavaliers were largely competitive in their second-round series with the Pacers, at least outside of Game 4's blowout, but the playoff margins are razor thin. All it took were a few poorly timed injuries,

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been pushed to the brink of elimination, and if they are knocked out, they face a terrible backlash.

Mitchell, visibly deflated by the postseason exit, said going down 2-0 in the series left them in a precarious situation of having to chase an Indiana team that was brimming with confidence. In the end, the Pacers, which made the conference finals last season, were far more experienced and composed than the Cavs were.

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Max Strus attempted to light a fire under his teammates prior to Game 5 of their second-round playoff series. Before Game 5 tipped off, TNT's Jared Greenberg revealed Strus texted the Cavaliers group chat: "If you don't believe, then don't show up for work."

Donovan Mitchell made a point in going back out onto the court at Rocket Arena minutes after suffering a Game 5 loss to the Indiana Pacers, which eliminated the

If there’s one thing everyone expected from the new CBA in 2023, it’s that it would force successful teams to make hard choices under increasingly oppressive salary-cap circumstances. On that front, it’s perhaps been a little too successful.

The Pacers await the winner of the Knicks vs. Celtics series in their second trip to the Eastern Conference Finals in consecutive seasons. Since Jayson Tatum has been sidelined for the rest of the season, in a series that the Celtics are already losing 3-1, it is hard to imagine the Knicks not imminently reaching the Conference Finals now.

On Tuesday evening, the Cleveland Cavaliers had their season come to an end when they lost to the Indiana Pacers by a score of 114-105. Despite being the first