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The Cleveland Cavaliers started the season with 15 straight wins, which was one of the longest unbeaten streaks in NBA history. They looked like legitimate title contenders coming into the playoffs, and they even swept the Miami Heat in Round 1. Then, the team lost their second-round series to the Indiana Pacers in only five […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were having a very good season – until they weren’t. The Eastern Conference’s one seed had their season come to an end in the second round in only five games, as the Indiana Pacers looked vastly superior during their matchup against Cleveland. The Cavaliers have an impressive core, highlighted by their big […]

The East’s top seed is out. With a 114-105 victory in Game 5 on Tuesday night, the Indiana Pacers eliminated Donovan Mitchell and the No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers from the 2025 NBA playoffs, securing their second straight trip to the Eastern Conference finals. Indiana now awaits the winner of the Boston Celtics–New York Knicks […]

The script was supposed to be different for the Cleveland Cavaliers this year. A real fairy-tale ending seemed possible before the NBA playoffs started, but following injuries and two collapses, this franchise and its fan base remain stuck in Groundhog Day. A 114-105 loss to the Indiana Pacers officially plunges the knife through the season’s […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ season, once filled with promise and historic highs, came to a sobering halt in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. A 114-105 loss to the Indiana Pacers at Rocket Arena sealed a 4-1 second-round series defeat, and with it, the Cavs’ early playoff exit for the third consecutive year. After a […]

Donovan Mitchell may have missed some crucial free throws towards the end of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ season-ending 114-105 Game 5 loss to the Indiana Pacers, but he showed up with a steely determination and the resolve that they were not about to be sent packing just yet. He battled through an ankle injury, risked further […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ season came to a close in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, not with a dramatic surge or last-second heartbreak, but with a gradual unraveling that mirrored many of the challenges they faced throughout the series. In a 114-105 Game 5 loss to the Indiana Pacers, the Cavs showed flashes of potential and moments […]

Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers have run off back-to-back appearances in the Eastern Conference Finals, and have a very real chance at making their first NBA Finals appearance since 2000. The Pacers have reached the Conference Finals in consecutive years for the first time since 2013 and 2014, but Haliburton’s group has bigger goals […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were one of the best teams in the NBA all season long, but it all came crashing down in the second round of the NBA playoffs against the Indiana Pacers. A combination of injuries, a late-game collapse in Game 2, and a great Pacers team that was hot all series long led […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were a historically great team to begin the 2024-25 season. They won 33 of their first 37 games and went on three separate 12-plus game winning streaks during the regular season. From the looks of it, the stars were aligning for the Cavs to make it deeper than they ever have in […]

In a defining moment of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, Tyrese Haliburton delivered a memorable send-off to the Cleveland Cavaliers as the Indiana Pacers clinched a 114–105 victory in Game 5, eliminating the top-seeded Cavs from the Eastern Conference semifinals. With just over 25 seconds left on the clock and the Pacers holding onto a 111–105 […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers’ backs against the wall in Game 5 of their second-round matchup against the Indiana Pacers, they needed a herculean effort from Donovan Mitchell to avoid seeing their season come to such a premature end. Mitchell may have struggled shooting from the field, but his effort and will was undeniable, as he […]

The Indiana Pacers have become one of the peskiest squads in the league, using an onslaught of offense and an undying motor to shift momentum in their favor. Tyrese Haliburton has epitomized that style of play and set the tone for his team during the 2025 NBA playoffs. He knows what is asked of him […]

After sweeping the Miami Heat in the first round, the Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves in a shocking 3-1 hole against the Indiana Pacers. The Cavs’ injury struggles have contributed to the disappointment with Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland and Evan Mobley all missing time. With Game 5 on deck, Mitchell remains questionable with an ankle sprain. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ once-promising postseason now teeters on the edge of collapse, and the status of Donovan Mitchell looms large over what could be their final stand. Mitchell, the Cavs’ undeniable engine and emotional leader, is officially listed as questionable for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Indiana Pacers, a matchup that […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have struggled mightily in their second-round matchup against the Indiana Pacers. Despite dominating during the regular season and earning the one-seed, the team is down 3-1, and they were down by 41 points at halftime in Game 4. That deficit was tied for the largest at halftime in postseason history. The Cavaliers […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are down to their final hope as the Indiana Pacers lead their Eastern Conference Semifinals series 3-1, but this team was tested throughout the Regular Season and has all the tools necessary for a comeback. If there’s one person that can lift them over the edge, it’s Donovan Mitchell and the stellar […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell is in danger of missing Game 5 of their second-round NBA Playoffs series against the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night after suffering an ankle injury in Game 4’s 129-109 loss. Mitchell, who underwent an MRI on Monday morning, was diagnosed with a reaggravation of an ankle injury he’s been dealing […]

The NBA Playoffs continue, as the Indiana Pacers look to close out the series and head to the Eastern Conference Finals when they head to Cleveland to take on the Cavaliers in Game 5 of this semifinal matchup on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our NBA Playoffs odds series with a Pacers-Cavaliers prediction and pick. […]

Tyrese Haliburton knew Game 4 had to be different. Indiana’s flat performance in Game 3 left a sour taste, and head coach Rick Carlisle made sure the entire team felt it. You either step up or step aside. For Haliburton, that message hit home. The young guard understood that his role on the team meant […]

The defining moment of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ season arrived in Game 4, and the weight of it broke them. What was billed as a pivotal showdown in the Eastern Conference Semifinals turned into a devastating unraveling. The Indiana Pacers pummeled the Cavs 129-109 in Game 4, seizing a 3-1 series lead and leaving Cleveland on […]

For the Cleveland Cavaliers, there was no script for how this playoff series against the Indiana Pacers was supposed to go. Not after a 64-win season and blitzing the Miami Heat in the first round. Not with a roster full of talent, cohesion, and lofty expectations. But as the Cavs limped off the floor in […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers finished the 2024-25 NBA regular season with the best record in the Eastern Conference standings. The Cavs are now just a loss away in their second-round series against the Indiana Pacers from getting eliminated from title contention. That’s after a devastating 129-109 Cleveland loss to the Pacers in Game 4 on the […]

Donovan Mitchell provided optimism to the Cleveland Cavaliers despite sustaining an injury in the team’s 129-109 blowout loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 4 on Sunday night. Mitchell played 20 minutes throughout the first half, scoring 12 points. However, he shot 3-of-11 from the field, including 1-of-5 from beyond the arc. On top of […]

Pascal Siakam had a remarkably efficient night in the Indiana Pacers’ dominant 129-109 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the East Semis of the 2025 NBA Playoffs. In 21 minutes of action, Siakam finished with a stat line of 21 points, six rebounds, three assists, and a steal. He shot 9-of-10 from […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers walked into Sunday’s Game 4 against the Indiana Pacers hoping to even the series and reclaim momentum. Instead, they limped out, both literally and figuratively, staring down a 3-1 series deficit and the very real possibility of life without Cavs superstar Donovan Mitchell, who suffered a scary ankle injury during halftime. Mitchell, […]

If things couldn’t get worse for the Cavs, they have an injury concern to worry about with star guard Donovan Mitchell during their Game 4 matchup against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night. Mitchell and the Cavs were unable to contain the Pacers’ offense in the first half. They went down early, trailing 38-23 after […]

The first half of Game 4 was a nightmare for Cavs fans during the Cleveland Cavaliers’ matchup against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night. Cleveland knew that Indiana’s offense was lethal, having been one of the best in the NBA. However, they weren’t ready for what would happen throughout the first 24 minutes of the […]

Game 4 had a heated moment take place between the Indiana Pacers’ Bennedict Mathurin and Cleveland Cavaliers’ De’Andre Hunter on Sunday night. The moment took place with 4:32 remaining in the first quarter as the Pacers led 22-10 over the Cavaliers. Mathurin and Hunter were being physical with one another as the latter eventually went […]

For the first time in this playoff series, the Cleveland Cavaliers will have their full rotation intact as they face the Indiana Pacers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, a contest the Cavs are treating with the urgency and intensity of a Game 7. Following a convincing 126-104 win in Game 3, Cleveland […]

The NBA Playoffs continue, as the Cleveland Cavaliers look to even the series on the road in Game 4 after a dominant performance in Game 3 to keep themselves in the series. It’s time to continue our NBA Playoffs odds series with a Cavaliers-Pacers prediction and pick. The Cavaliers and Pacers head into a pivotal […]

After Darius Garland missed Game 1 with a toe injury, the Cleveland Cavaliers felt the guard’s absence. As a result, the Cavs trailed 2-0 to the Indiana Pacers before Friday’s Game 3. Following that game, it was a dominant showing and one that had Garland in the game. Although he didn’t have the best performance, […]

In Game 3 against the Indiana Pacers, the Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t just win a playoff game. Instead, it saw Evan Mobley and the Cavs rediscover who they are. With their season hanging in the balance and a daunting 2-0 series hole to climb out of, it wasn’t a high-flying dunk or a buzzer-beating three that […]

With their season teetering on the edge, the Cleveland Cavaliers walked into Gainbridge Fieldhouse for Game 3 knowing only one outcome would do against the Indiana Pacers. Thanks to the determined leadership of Donovan Mitchell and Max Strus, the Cavs didn’t just survive their playoff battle. They dominated. Behind Mitchell’s 43 points and a gutsy […]

Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers dropped Game 3 of their second-round series against Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The matchup saw Cleveland lead by double digits for most of the night, which surprisingly led to a James Johnson appearance for Indiana. Head coach Rick Carlisle decided to put his NBA veteran into the […]

After watching his team go down 2-0 on home court, Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers struck back like the Galactic Empire in Game 3, ripping off a 21-point lead heading into the half while maintaining that advantage on the way to a 126-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers. Mitchell, to his credit, has never […]

Cavs star guard Darius Garland made his return to the court in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ blowout win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 3 of the East Semis on Friday night. Head coach Kenny Atkinson had plenty to say about his performance. In 25 minutes of action, Garland finished with 10 points, three assists and […]

After storming back from a seven-point deficit in the final minute to steal Game 2, the Indiana Pacers couldn’t replicate the magic in Game 3. They never led, and while Rick Carlisle’s group briefly turned up the pressure early in the fourth, they faded late in a 126-104 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Rick Carlisle […]

Rick Carlisle did not hold back on the Indiana Pacers’ struggles in their 126-104 blowout loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of the East Semis of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on Friday night. The Pacers entered the game leading 2-0 in the series after stealing both games on the road. However, Indiana missed […]