The Indiana Pacers fought back from a 19-point, second-quarter deficit to eliminate the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers from the NBA playoffs and reach the Eastern Conference Finals for a second straight year.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Andrew Nembhard and the Indiana Pacers were just happy to make the Eastern Conference Finals last year. After two straight convincing series victories and with a wide-open chase to the NBA title, the Pacers are going to be more confident this time around.

"I'm sorry that their season had to end like this," Rick Carlisle said after his fourth-seeded Pacers eliminated Cleveland despite the Cavs' 64 wins and Coach of the Year honors.

The Pacers shook off a cold first quarter, surging to beat the Cavaliers 114-109 in the deciding Game 5 on Tuesday. After the game, Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle gave his team credit for knocking off one of the NBA's top contenders.

With less than 30 seconds left in regulation, Gordon hit a 3 to tie the Denver Nuggets with the Oklahoma Thunder and send Game 3 into OT.

Keyshawn Johnson said the Pacers aren’t ready for New York and the Knicks. The Pacers won Game 7 at Madison Square Garden last year

This rally was led by the Pacers' star Haliburton. James saw this and took to social media, expressing his opinion on the 25-year-old. James referred to an old report that claimed NBA players voted Haliburton as the most overrated player in the league.

Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark was one of the tens of thousands of fans who were in Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Monday night to witness what turned out to be a brutal demolition job. The Indiana Pacers were coming off a 126-104 home loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday,