Donovan Mitchell is hurting. And the Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers — three legitimate title hopefuls coming into these NBA playoffs — are all facing 3-1 deficits.

Tuesday gives us two Game 5s with wholly different vibes. In Cleveland, things seem to be narrowly and furiously constricting around the top-seeded Cavaliers. The 64-win Cavs are suddenly hobbling around the brink,

The Indiana Pacers fought back from a 19-point, second-quarter deficit to eliminate the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers from the NBA playoffs and reach the Eastern Conference Finals for a second straight year.