The Cleveland Cavaliers won 64 games, finished atop the Eastern Conference and were viewed as a legitimate championship contender last season. Donovan Mitchell was piecing together an MVP season (and ultimately finished fifth), Evan Mobley established himself as one of the best defenders in the league and took home Defensive Player of the Year and the Cavaliers had enough depth to go toe-to-toe with just about any other top team.

They cruised through the first round of the playoffs against the Miami Heat , and then ran into a buzzsaw that was Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers . The Cavaliers were picked apart by Indiana's fast-paced offense, having no answer for their pace or 3-point shooting. Things got out of hand quickly, and it wasn't long before the Cavs found the

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