The Indiana Pacers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games despite the Cavs being the best team in the Eastern Conference for the entire season. While Indiana has taken things one series, if not one game,

The Indiana Pacers led by coach Rick Carlisle turned out to be a temple of doom for the #1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers whipping them in the playoffs as they had in the regular season.

Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points to lead the Indiana Pacers over the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers and back to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight season.

The Pacers will play in the Eastern Conference Finals on the same day of the 500. But this isn't the first time it's happened.

This year was supposed to be different. It wasn’t. The top-seeded Cavs were eliminated from the playoffs in the Eastern Conference semifinals for the second straight season. This time, by the fourth-seeded Indiana Pacers in a 114-105 Game 5 loss.

Tyrese Haliburton reveals text exchange with LeBron James after Indiana Pacers advance to East Finals, eliminating Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Indiana Pacers fought back from a 19-point, second-quarter deficit to eliminate the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers from the NBA playoffs and reach the Eastern Conference Finals for a second straight year.

Pacers center Thomas Bryant scored 9 points in the third quarter of Indiana's Game 5 win over the Cavaliers on Tuesday night.

The Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 5 tipped off at 7 P.M. Tuesday in Cleveland. The me series is a 3-1 lead for the Indiana Pacers. The pressure was all on the Cleveland Cavaliers, who were 0-2 at home in this series.

Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers won 64 games during the regular season, captured the top seed in the Eastern Conference, and had two winning streaks of at least 15 games.