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.

The Cleveland Cavaliers‘ season is officially over. The team couldn’t get the job done when it mattered the most, and their once-promising 64-win season had the same disappointing ending as years past.

The Cleveland Cavaliers were supposed to be different this year. Stronger. Deeper. Finally ready to make a deep playoff push behind Donovan Mitchell and a retooled roster. But instead of celebrating a run to the Eastern Conference Finals,

Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers finished the 2024-25 NBA regular season with the best record in the Eastern Conference. They quickly swept the Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs and moved on to face the Indiana Pacers in round two.

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

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

Shortly after the final buzzer, Mitchell was seen having words with Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton, who went off for 31 points and eight assists to lead Indiana to the victory. The two superstars exchanged pleasantries after the game as they commended each other for a hard-fought series.

Donovan Mitchell gave it everything he had in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ second-round series against the Indiana Pacers, but an unfortunate sequence late in the decisive Game 5 may haunt him for a while.