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

The Indiana Pacers fought back from a 19-point, second-quarter deficit to eliminate the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers from the NBA playoffs and reach the Eastern Conference Finals for a second straight year.

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.

Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell was an image of misery when he talked to reporters after losing to the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of their second-round series, 114-105, on Tuesday. The top-seeded Cavaliers got eliminated by the fourth-seeded Pacers, ending what had been their best campaign in recent years.

When the lights grew brighter, the Cavs showed their true colors, proving to be a fraudulent regular-season team.

Use t he BetMGM bonus code NPNEWSGET, which gets you an exciting new user offer of $150 when you wager $10 and win your first bet. Mitchell is listed as a game-time decision and, if he doesn’t play, expect the line to drop even further in favor of the Pacers.

The Cleveland Cavaliers were dealt some tremendous news ahead of Tuesday's Game 5 matchup against the Indiana Pacers. This comes in the form of Donovan Mitchell overcoming the ankle injury that forced him to exit their Game 4 loss on Sunday, allowing him to suit up for Tuesday's do-or-die clash.