After a late Myles Turner three-pointer put the game out of reach for the home team, Indiana star Tyrese Haliburton waved to the crowd. Considering how the Haliburton family celebrated beating the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round, this was actually kind of nice.

The Indiana Pacers lead the Cleveland Cavaliers in a best-of-seven East Conference semifinal series, 3-1, going into a May 13 Game 5 matchup. Will the Pacers be able to advance on the road?

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 Indiana Pacers and star point guard Tyrese Haliburton were able to eliminate the Cleveland Cavaliers and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second consecutive season on Tuesday night. In what was a very entertaining game all the way through, the Pacers came out on top by a final score of 114-105.

Tyrese Haliburton's efforts helped the Indiana Pacers secure a 114-105 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers and advance to the conference finals.

Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers surged held on late Tuesday night to grab a 114-105 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Arena in Game 5 of their series. That gave the Pacers the 4-1 series win and punched their ticket to a second consecutive finals, where they'll face the winner of the New York Knicks-Boston Celtics series.

The team will therefore head to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second year in a row, and two-time All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton has led the way. After Game 5 on Tuesday, he lauded his team. "It's a special feeling... this group is special," he said.

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