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.

The Indiana Pacers visit the Cleveland Cavaliers for Game 1 of their NBA playoff series. Here is the start time, TV, odds, prediction, lineups.

December 9, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) shoots the basketball against Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) during the first quarter of the in-season tournament championship at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images / Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

Listing out our best bets, predictions, and preview for the Game 5 showdown between the Indiana Pacers and Cleveland Cavaliers.

As some fans wrap their heads around the end of Game 5 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Indiana Pacers, Abram Sykora said he feels defeated.

What the Pacers do have on the Cavs is speed. Their ability to get out and run. That paired with their size has been the wearing down factor that’s made Cleveland look preternaturally exhausted all series, like a team that’s been body-swapped with the one we watched ace the regular season with dexterity and aplomb.

Haliburton was the best player on the court. He was able to turn the tide of the game in the second quarter when he started getting hot from beyond the three-point arc. At one point, he was 6/7 from beyond the arc.