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.

Udonis Haslem commended Donovan Mitchell for the way he handled the postgame interview after being eliminated by Indiana Pacers

For the second straight season, the Cleveland Cavaliers have failed to advance past the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs. And this time around, it's hard to label it as anything other than an abject failure.

Donovan Mitchell missed the second half of the Cleveland Cavaliers 129-109 Game 4 loss to the Indiana Pacers after what the team announced as a left ankle injury. It was a gut punch to what was an embarrassing loss for the top-seeded Cavaliers.

The Indiana Pacers are trying to close out the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5. It's a game that the Cavaliers have to win after an embarassing effort in Game 4 that resulted in a Pacers blowout. Indiana has benefited from certain injuries this series,

Indiana's depth shines through in clincher, Thomas Bryant becomes a force and Donovan Mitchell in disbelief his season is over.

Indiana has reached the Eastern Conference Finals for consecutive years. That's not lucky, this team is for real.