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,

Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers had their stellar season come to an abrupt end Tuesday night at home as they fell to the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 and lost the series 4-1.

Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers were the No. 1 seed in the East this season. They won 64 games in the regular season under first-year head coach Kenny Atkinson, who won the Coach of the Year Award.