YouTube Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine have unearthed the data that shows Indiana is NOT to be messed with. The Big Number guys explain how the Pacers laid waste to the #1-seed Cleveland Cavaliers, and likely won't be stopped anytime soon.

After his team's season-ending 114-105 loss Tuesday, Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson was asked: How are these other teams going to deal with the Pacers?

Underestimate them at your own risk: The Pacers are back in the Eastern Conference finals, finishing off the Cavaliers with a 114-105 Game 5 win. Indiana is the only team to make the conference finals as a No. 4 seed or worse in consecutive years since the 1984 playoffs expansion.

O’Neal grabbed at least 20 rebounds twice during the 2023 NBA Playoffs, and this was a game in which the big man managed to make an impact on both ends of the court. During this 89-77 win over the Boston Celtics, O’Neal finished with 23 points, 20 rebounds and a block across 44 minutes.

Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle put it best in summing up his team’s finishing punch in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. “The winning team writes the script,” he said. The Pacers’ 114-105 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 on Tuesday night was similar to the first two games of the series.

Lance Stephenson played for eight NBA teams during his ten-season career and had some solid years with the Indiana Pacers in the mid-2010s. Known for his flashy play style and on-court antics, he became a meme in 2014 for blowing in LeBron James' ear during a playoff battle.

As D-West highlighted, the Pacers were a much bigger team than the Heat, who used to play without a natural center during their title runs. "The 17-foot Assassin" and 7'2 Roy Hibbert outweighed everyone by at least 20 pounds, so they had to do what they had to do.

The East's top seed has been eliminated. With their 114-105 win in Game 5 on Tuesday night, the Indiana Pacers knocked out the No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs and clinched a spot in the Eastern Conference finals for the second consecutive season.

LeBron James had a message on social media for the critics of Tyrese Haliburton after Haliburton's big performance against the Cavaliers in Game 5.

The Pacers are back in the Eastern Conference finals for a second year in a row. Here's a step-by-step construction of Indiana's roster.