Despite a coaching change, the Cavs ended their season in the same place — Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. So all eyes are on the roster.

Tuesday gives us two Game 5s with wholly different vibes. In Cleveland, things seem to be narrowly and furiously constricting around the top-seeded Cavaliers. The 64-win Cavs are suddenly hobbling around the brink,

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

At +600 odds, the Timberwolves have a 14.29% implied probability of winning their first NBA Championship, according to FanDuel. After beginning the postseason as betting underdogs against the Lakers, they've seen a meteoric rise up the title odds list.

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.

In a must-win Game 5, the banged up Cavaliers are heavy favorites to keep the series alive vs. the Pacers. All eyes will be on the hobbled Donovan Mitchell.

The NBA’s second apron is basically a pair of handcuffs placed on franchises that consistently are over the NBA’s soft salary cap. But instead of it being just