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On Tuesday night, the Indiana Pacers closed out the No. 1 seeded Cleveland Cavaliers. In Game 5, the Pacers faced adversity, but were able to pull off another comeback and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight season.
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.
"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.
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"It was just one of those nights where you literally could not miss," Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark said during a postgame interview with Pacers radio host Eddie White (h/t Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files).
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Donovan Mitchell believes the Cleveland Cavaliers will bounce back from Tuesday's stunning Game 5 loss to the Indiana Pacers, ending their season in the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs for the second straight year.