The Pacers are headed to the Eastern Conference finals for the second consecutive season after knocking off the No. 1 seed Cavaliers

Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points, Pascal Siakam added 21 and the Indiana Pacers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals with a 114-105 victory over Cleveland, eliminating the top-seeded Cavaliers in five games.

The team will therefore head to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second year in a row, and two-time All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton has led the way. After Game 5 on Tuesday, he lauded his team.

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.

The Indiana Pacers rallied yet again to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, winning Game 5, 114-105, and advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight year. Point guard Tyrese Haliburton led Indiana with 31 points,

Indiana rallied from a 19-point deficit in the first half and took control after halftime as it won all three games at Cleveland’s Rocket Arena.

The victory is the first domino to fall in setting up a potential Pacers-Knicks rematch in the conference finals, something that hasn’t happened in 25 years.

The Pacers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight year with a 114-105 victory over the Cavaliers.

Hall scored on a breakaway set up by a stretch pass from Jack Roslovic at 8:24 of the third period Monday, giving the Hurricanes a two-goal cushion in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Second Round. It proved to be the game-winning goal in a 5-2 win against the Washington Capitals that gave Carolina a 3-1 lead in the best-of-7 series.

"If the 2024-25 season had gone poorly, the Knicks would have had strong interest in dealing for Antetokounmpo, Begley notes. The Knick focus at the moment is far from Antetokounmpo; they host Boston in Game 4 of their second-round playoff series and hold a 2-1 series lead," he wrote.