For the second straight season, the Cleveland Cavaliers have failed to advance past the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs. And this time around, it's hard to label it as anything other than an abject failure.

Donovan Mitchell attacked the rim, took a mid-air bump, hung for an extra beat and spun in a layup while being fouled. Mitchell then catapulted off the floor and shrugged his brawny shoulders. On this night,

Donovan Mitchell wanted the home fans to keep it classy during Tuesday’s playoff game. Mitchell’s Cleveland Cavaliers faced Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers during Game 2 of their second-round playoff series at Rocket Arena in Cleveland,

Just before halftime of Game 2 against the Pacers, with the Cavaliers ahead by 10 points, Indiana guard Tyrese Haliburton was serenaded by “overrated” chants from a raucous fanbase. Except the home team’s star player wanted to hear none of that.

This comes in the form of a much-anticipated matchup between Donovan Mitchell and Tyrese Haliburton, who went head-to-head on Tuesday in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals. At one point in the game,

Tyrese Haliburton made a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining and the Indiana Pacers stunned top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers 120-119 to take a 2-0 lead.

Haliburton has been proving doubters wrong on his playoff run, and LeBron James gave him a vote of confidence on Tuesday.

Donovan Mitchell said he regretted letting down fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers in their NBA playoff loss to the Indiana Pacers.