The Cavaliers are in a fairly good position heading into the 2025 offseason. 11 players are set to be under contract, including Garland, Mobley, Jarrett Allen and Mitchell—who agreed to a three-year, $150.3 million extension last offseason.

The Cavaliers were largely competitive in their second-round series with the Pacers, at least outside of Game 4's blowout, but the playoff margins are razor thin. All it took were a few poorly timed injuries,

The Cavaliers won 64 games and captured the East's top seed. While a second-round exit is disappointing, Cleveland shouldn't do anything drastic.

It's Cavs vs. Pacers in the 2025 NBA playoffs. Follow here for live updates of Game 5 of their 2nd-round Eastern Conference series from Indianapolis.

The Pacers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight year with a 114-105 victory over the Cavaliers.

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

Sam here, reporting at 10pm Tuesday from my tear-stained home office. The Cleveland Cavaliers have been eliminated from the NBA playoffs, vanquished by a pack of demon hellcats out of Indianapolis who evidently cannot miss.

The Cleveland Cavaliers were dealt some tremendous news ahead of Tuesday's Game 5 matchup against the Indiana Pacers. This comes in the form of Donovan Mitchell overcoming the ankle injury that forced him to exit their Game 4 loss on Sunday, allowing him to suit up for Tuesday's do-or-die clash.