The Cleveland Cavaliers won 64 regular-season games, saw both Kenny Atkinson and Evan Mobley win major NBA awards, and secured the top seed ahead of the defending champion Boston Celtics. Yet it took the Indiana Pacers just five games to eliminate the Cavs, ending their postseason journey in the second round for the second straight year.

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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 top-seeded Cavs lost Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals to the underdog Pacers, 114-105 — a failure that showed Cleveland how far it still needs to go.

The Cleveland Cavaliers ' 2024-25 season effectively came to an end on Tuesday night as a result of their rough Game 5 loss against the Indiana Pacers, 114-105– ultimately an abrupt and disappointing finish to the team's best regular season showing since the 2008-09 campaign.

With less than 30 seconds left in regulation, Gordon hit a 3 to tie the Denver Nuggets with the Oklahoma Thunder and send Game 3 into OT.