Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell was an image of misery when he talked to reporters after losing to the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of their second-round series, 114-105, on Tuesday. The top-seeded Cavaliers got eliminated by the fourth-seeded Pacers, ending what had been their best campaign in recent years.

For the second straight season, the Cleveland Cavaliers have failed to advance past the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs. And this time around, it's hard to label it as anything other than an abject failure.

The Cleveland Cavaliers were supposed to be different this year. Stronger. Deeper. Finally ready to make a deep playoff push behind Donovan Mitchell and a retooled roster. But instead of celebrating a run to the Eastern Conference Finals,

"Cavs star Donovan Mitchell came back out of locker room and sat on bench one last time after game - and season - ended," he captioned the post. Fans took to the comments section, sad for Mitchell after the photo was shared.

Udonis Haslem commended Donovan Mitchell for the way he handled the postgame interview after being eliminated by Indiana Pacers

Indiana's depth shines through in clincher, Thomas Bryant becomes a force and Donovan Mitchell in disbelief his season is over.

Donovan Mitchell gave it everything he had in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ second-round series against the Indiana Pacers, but an unfortunate sequence late in the decisive Game 5 may haunt him for a while.

Indiana has reached the Eastern Conference Finals for consecutive years. That's not lucky, this team is for real.