Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers won 64 games during the regular season, captured the top seed in the Eastern Conference, and had two winning streaks of at least 15 games.

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, mounted above both of his brawny shoulders, with the full weight of this playoff loss thrust on them, was set to ESPN’s First Take. The panelists were bombastically debating a biting topic.

The Cleveland Cavaliers' season has abruptly come to an end. The Cavaliers were the No.1 seed in the Eastern Conference and were eliminated by their division rival, the Indiana Pacers, in five games.