"I'm sorry that their season had to end like this," Rick Carlisle said after his fourth-seeded Pacers eliminated Cleveland despite the Cavs' 64 wins and Coach of the Year honors.

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

The Indiana Pacers advanced to their second consecutive Eastern Conference Finals after defeating the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers 114-105 in Game 5 on Tuesday night. Overcoming a 19-point first-half deficit, the Pacers secured the series 4-1, eliminating the Cavaliers in Cleveland.

May 11, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) dribbles the ball while Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) defends during game four of the second round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images / Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

The Cavs led 31-19 after 12 minutes while shooting 0 for 5 from 3-point range. Zero makes. Five attempts. Philadelphia 76ers president Daryl Morey must’ve been watching in horror.

The Pacers don’t have some surplus of size on the Cavs. Aside from Turner and Siakam — the latter of whom doesn’t really use his size as an automatic extension for upped physicality — Mobley is bigger than Obi Toppin,

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

Cavs series, 48 of 50 predictions went with Cavaliers. "It's impossible to pick against them." The two who did? They work for IndyStar.