Cleveland Cavaliers entered this year’s playoffs as the top seed at the eastern conference. Cavs then drove through a first round series with Miami Heat.

But Cavs’ second round series with Indiana Pacers turned out to be much more challenging. Pacers’ 114-105 victory over Cleveland on Tuesday secured the eastern semi-final victory for Indianapolis. Indy is now waiting for the winner of the Knicks-Celtics series.

In the midst of the criticism of Cavs’ disappointing playoffs, the team’s star guard Donovan Mitchell was caught in former NBA player Kenyon Martin’s cross chairs.

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During a recent performance at Gilbert Arenas’ “Gil’s Arena Podcast,” Martin also aimed at Mitchell’s teammates, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and De’andre Hunter. Martin expressed his dissatisfaction with these three players’ lack of accessibility in the eastern semi -final.

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“You Don’t Suit Up, Bro, Give Me Something? We’re AlREADY DOWN DARIUS GARLAND, WE KNOW HE AIN’T HEALTHY. WE KNOW THIS GOING INTO IT, HE MISSED GAME 1. So him playing in game 2 is slim and none. We’ve got to this point deanfries, when you came in we started playing better. You nightly, it ain’t just your points, it’s your defensive presence, it’s you being out there, it’s something that we could use.

April 2, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Cavaliers Spider Evan Mobley (4) and Guard Donovan Mitchell (45) wait with head coach Kenny Atkinson to enter the game during the first half against New York Knicks in Rocket Arena. (Ken Blaze-Preferred Pictures)

“If I’m Donovan Mitchell, I go to the mother fr like, ‘yo, man, we have to do something. Whatever you have to go no matter what you have to get rid of.”

Pacers removed cavaliers in five matches.