Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell was an image of misery when he talked to reporters after losing to the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of their second-round series, 114-105, on Tuesday. The top-seeded Cavaliers got eliminated by the fourth-seeded Pacers, ending what had been their best campaign in recent years.

The Thunder tied their series with the Nuggets, while the Pacers blew out the Cavaliers in Game 4. Here are our takeaways from the action.

The Indiana Pacers are headed to the NBA Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight year. Indiana completed a 4-1 series victory over the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night. The Pacers earned their third win by nine or more points to become the first team into the Eastern Conference Finals.

Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers surged held on late Tuesday night to grab a 114-105 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Arena in Game 5 of their series. That gave the Pacers the 4-1 series win and punched their ticket to a second consecutive finals, where they'll face the winner of the New York Knicks-Boston Celtics series.

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.

Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points as the Indiana Pacers came from behind to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-105 and send the top seeds tumbling out of the NBA playoffs on Tuesday. Fourth-seeds Indiana will now meet either the Boston Celtics or arch-rivals the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals,