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The fourth-seeded Pacers will now await the winner of the matchup between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks to take on in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Indiana Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton put on a show with 31 points in Game 5 to seal the series 4-1 (AP)
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 on Tuesday night, eliminating the top-seeded Cavaliers in five games.
Donovan Mitchell, who missed the second half of Sunday’s game due to a sprained left ankle, led Cleveland with 35 points. Evan Mobley added 24 points and 11 rebounds.
The fourth-seeded Pacers will now await the winner of the matchup between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks. New York has a 3-1 advantage in the series with Game 5 on Thursday night in Boston.
Indiana rallied from a 19-point deficit in the first half and took control after halftime as it won all three games at Cleveland’s Rocket Arena.
It is the first time since a 2005 first-round series against Boston that the Pacers have won three road games in a playoff series.
The Cavs dropped three home games in a postseason series for the first time.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – Associated Press)
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