This is after the Cleveland Cavaliers suffered a heartbreaking 114-105 loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of their second-round NBA playoffs series. The Cavs failed to defend their home court on Tuesday night, as the Pacers secured an impressive win to close out the series, 4-1, and book their spot in the Eastern Conference Finals.

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.

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.

Mitchell scored five straight points and assisted a 3-pointer by Max Strus in an 8-2 run that put the Cavs comfortably up at 112-95. The Pacers never threatened again, and Cleveland finally got on board with a huge Game 3 win in Indianapolis, 126-104.