From the way the Cavs handle injuries to the way the Pacers pushed them around, there’s a necessary level of nasty missing from this team.

The Cavaliers were largely competitive in their second-round series with the Pacers, at least outside of Game 4's blowout, but the playoff margins are razor thin. All it took were a few poorly timed injuries,

The Cleveland Cavaliers won 64 regular-season games, saw both Kenny Atkinson and Evan Mobley win major NBA awards, and secured the top seed ahead of the defending champion Boston Celtics. Yet it took the Indiana Pacers just five games to eliminate the Cavs, ending their postseason journey in the second round for the second straight year.