Pacers getting national respect after taking down Cavs in just five game: 'This is a 1-seed and now they’ve taken the mantle from the 1-seed.'

Former Toronto Raptors star Pascal Siakam helped lead the Indiana Pacers to another Eastern Conference Finals berth on Tuesday

"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.

As D-West highlighted, the Pacers were a much bigger team than the Heat, who used to play without a natural center during their title runs. "The 17-foot Assassin" and 7'2 Roy Hibbert outweighed everyone by at least 20 pounds, so they had to do what they had to do.

On Tuesday night, the Indiana Pacers closed out the No. 1 seeded Cleveland Cavaliers. In Game 5, the Pacers faced adversity, but were able to pull off another comeback and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight season.

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