Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points, Pascal Siakam added 21 and the Indiana Pacers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals with a 114-105 victory over Cleveland, eliminating the top-seeded Cavaliers in five games.

The Indiana Pacers are in the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight season. Here is when they will play.

The Pacers are headed to the Eastern Conference finals for the second consecutive season after knocking off the No. 1 seed Cavaliers

Sixteen teams in total make the NBA playoffs, eight teams from both the Eastern and Western Conference. The top six seeds in each conference advance based on the regular season record. The final two seeds in each conference are determined by the NBA Play-In Tournament.

The Pacers are one game away from a return trip to the Eastern Conference Finals after building a 44-point lead and rolling past Cleveland. The top-seeded Cavaliers now trail the series 3-1 — and have star guard Donovan Mitchell, who didn't play in the second half on Sunday because of a left ankle injury, set for an MRI on Monday.

The second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs is here, and our NBA insiders have you covered for every game of the Eastern and Western Conference semifinals. The No. 4 seed Indiana Pacers kicked off the East semis by taking a 2-0 lead over the No.