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 missed the second half of the Cleveland Cavaliers 129-109 Game 4 loss to the Indiana Pacers after what the team announced as a left ankle injury. It was a gut punch to what was an embarrassing loss for the top-seeded Cavaliers.

Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell was an image of misery when he talked to reporters after losing to the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of their second-round series, 114-105, on Tuesday. The top-seeded Cavaliers got eliminated by the fourth-seeded Pacers, ending what had been their best campaign in recent years.

Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell is in the starting lineup for Cleveland’s must-win Game 5 of its second-round series against the Indiana Pacers despite dealing with a sprained left ankle.

Udonis Haslem commended Donovan Mitchell for the way he handled the postgame interview after being eliminated by Indiana Pacers

Use t he BetMGM bonus code NPNEWSGET, which gets you an exciting new user offer of $150 when you wager $10 and win your first bet. Mitchell is listed as a game-time decision and, if he doesn’t play, expect the line to drop even further in favor of the Pacers.

Donovan Mitchell has been relentless in attacking the rim so far in the Cavs semifinal series versus the Indiana Pacers. Heading into Game 4, Mitchell is averaging just over 41 points per game, but the Pacers lead the series 2-1 after winning the first two games in Cleveland while the Cavs took the first game in Indianapolis Friday night.