The Pacers will play either the New York Knicks or the Boston Celtics in the conference finals. New York has a 3-2 series lead going into Game 6 on May 16. The Celtics' win Game 5 to stave off elimination assures that the series will not be moved up to May 19.

The Pacers are back in the Eastern Conference finals, finishing off the Cavaliers with a 114-105 Game 5 win. Indiana is the only team to make the conference finals as a No. 4 seed or worse in consecutive years since the 1984 playoffs expansion.

Indiana closed out a dominant series against the top-seeded Cavaliers in Game 5. "It’s a special feeling," Tyrese Haliburton said.