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As the Cavs pack up their things at Cleveland Clinic Courts, they enter the offseason sooner than anyone hoped or expected.
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Complex on MSNCavs' Max Strus Said 'Believe or Don't Show Up'-Then Missed Every Shot in Elimination GameMax Strus told his team to "believe" in themselves or stay home, then missed every shot in a crucial elimination game.
The Cleveland Cavaliers ' 2024-25 season effectively came to an end on Tuesday night as a result of their rough Game 5 loss against the Indiana Pacers, 114-105– ultimately an abrupt and disappointing finish to the team's best regular season showing since the 2008-09 campaign.
The Indiana Pacers emphatically pushed the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers to the brink of playoff elimination with a dominant 129-109 win to take a 3-1 series lead.
The East's top seed has been eliminated. With their 114-105 win in Game 5 on Tuesday night, the Indiana Pacers knocked out the No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs and clinched a spot in the Eastern Conference finals for the second consecutive season.