The Cleveland Cavaliers now place themselves on the wrong side of history after second-round exit against the Indiana Pacers.

The fourth-seeded Pacers will now await the winner of the matchup between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks.

Cavaliers had their season end at the exact same point of the NBA playoffs in which it concluded a year ago — Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Suffering a 4-1 defeat in a best-of-seven,

The series took a stunning turn when the Cavaliers blew a seven-point lead in the final 48 seconds of Game 2, sending them into a 2-0 deficit they were unable to fight back from. The Cavaliers also dealt with health issues as Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, DeAndre Hunter, and Evan Mobley battled injuries in this series.

The Oklahoma City Thunder, Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics combined to win 193 regular-season games. That sort of dominance from three teams at the same time is exceedingly rare. This season was the first since the 2008-09 campaign in which at least three teams won 60 or more games.

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.

Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points and dished out eight assists as the Indiana Pacers eliminated the host Cleveland Cavaliers with a 114-105 decision in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday.

The victory is the first domino to fall in setting up a potential Pacers-Knicks rematch in the conference finals, something that hasn’t happened in 25 years.

Haliburton’s girlfriend, Jade Jones, turned heads with her bold and stylish outfit and fans can’t stop talking about it. Jones celebrated courtside after the victory at Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The Pacers beat the Cavaliers 114-105 and are now heading to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs is in full swing, and the East's top seed now finds itself on the brink of elimination. The Indiana Pacers are up 3-1 in their best-of-seven against the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers after a blowout win on Sunday night in Game 4.