Cavs center Jarrett Allen had a double-double in Game 2 and Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals before his production dropped vs. the Pacers.

Cavs center Jarrett Allen didn't use any excuses for his rebounding numbers late in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The Cavs fought. For stretches, they even looked like a team worthy of a deeper run. But for the second straight year, they fell one round short of the Eastern Conference finals. This time in five games to an Indiana Pacers team that exposed something more than just Cleveland’s tactical flaws — especially during the Pacers’ closeout win 114-105 on the Cavs’ home court.

From the way the Cavs handle injuries to the way the Pacers pushed them around, there’s a necessary level of nasty missing from this team.

Cleveland Cavaliers star guard Donovan Mitchell is having a hard time getting over Tuesday's Game 5 loss to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, which ended his season.

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Cleveland’s five-game defeat to the Indiana Pacers puts the Cavs’ future with this suddenly expensive roster in question. Jerome is a free agent the team might not be able to afford, and Hunter is a $24 million sixth man who similarly might not have a place in the team’s salary structure going forward.

The Indiana Pacers reach the NBA's Eastern Conference finals for the second year running as they beat top seeds the Cleveland Cavaliers in game five.