The Cleveland Cavaliers had a disappointing exit in the playoffs after a historically great regular season.
Losing to the Indiana Pacers in five games, Cleveland wasted homecourt advantage and showed mental weakness in their third consecutive postseason shortcoming. The Cavs' league-leading offense fell apart, and the perimeter defense - or lack thereof - allowed the Pacers to eviscerate Cleveland on the arc.
At this point, the Cavaliers' regular season successes will mean nothing without postseason wins. In three playoff runs, the Cavs have only secured 11 wins. For a franchise touting contender status, the standing core has not even won enough accumulative postseason matchups to reach the Finals.