Two times, 7 points behind in the last 60 seconds! Pacers advanced 4-1 in two consecutive rounds and reached the Eastern Conference Final for two consecutive years

Although Mitchell played with injury and scored 35 points, the Cavaliers lost to the Pacers 105-114 in Game 5, and was eliminated 1-4 in the big score, stopped in the semi-finals, and missed the Eastern Conference Finals.

Cavaliers achieved an impressive record of 64 wins and 18 losses this season, ranking first in the Eastern Conference and also set the second best record in the team's history. They also achieved 15+ consecutive victories twice, which is also regarded as the favorite to win the championship this season, but they did not even make the Eastern Conference Finals, which is indeed a bit unexpected. Of course, the Cavaliers suffered from injuries in the semi-finals, which is also an important reason for their elimination.

In history, the regular season won 64 wins but stopped in the second round. There are not many teams missing the division finals. Including the Cavaliers this season, there are only 4 teams, and the other three teams are the Mavericks (Mavericks) in the 2006-07 season, the Spurs in the 21-22 season, and the Suns.

Among them, the Mavericks and the Spurs both won 67 wins that year, which is also ranked first in history, but both missed the Western Conference Finals. Since the Warriors won 73 wins that year, the Spurs could only rank second in the Western Conference, and they were defeated by the Thunder in the second round of the playoffs. The Mavericks ranked first in the West back then, but they were blackmailed by the Warriors in the first round and didn't even make the second round.

After the Suns reached the finals in 2021, they scored another best record in team history of 64 wins and 18 losses in the 21-22 season, ranking first in the Western Conference, but they lost to the Mavericks in the semi-finals, and suffered a crushing defeat in the tiebreak battle, missed the Western Conference Finals, and missed the finals for the second consecutive year.

It is also worth mentioning that this is also the second time Mitchell has achieved first place in the division in his career, but he missed the division final. In 2021, Mitchell led the Jazz to a record of 52 wins and 20 losses, ranking first in the Western Conference, but lost to the Clippers 2-4 in the semi-finals and missed the Western Conference Finals. Since this year is a shrinking season, I only played 72 regular season games, and if I play 10 more games, the Jazz are expected to win 60 wins. The

Cavaliers were eliminated, while the Pacers successfully reached the Eastern Conference Finals, which was their second consecutive year to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Pacers not only scored into the Eastern Conference Finals, but also advanced easily. They eliminated their opponents 4-1 in two consecutive rounds, eliminating the Bucks and Cavaliers respectively.

Pacers have several games in the playoffs this season to complete major reversals, two of which were even finished with a 7-pointer in the last minute. In the past 27 years, all teams have only 3 wins and 1,640 losses in the last 60 seconds, two of which have contributed to this year's Pacers. This also shows that the Pacers are indeed very strong this season, very powerful at critical moments, and are also good at fighting against the wind.