The unplanned timing was impeccable. The backdrop diabolical. As sleepless Cavs star Donovan Mitchell reflected on the season’s abrupt exit, the muted TV in the corner of the media room inside Cleveland Clinic Courts,

Led by their All-Star, Tyrese Haliburton, the Pacers beat the Cavaliers in five games. Mitchell, considered one of the top shooting guards in the NBA, still hasn't reached the conference finals in his career.

Cleveland Cavaliers star guard Donovan Mitchell is having a hard time getting over Tuesday's Game 5 loss to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, which ended his season.