Donovan Mitchell already sounds prepared to get back to work for next season. The Cleveland Cavaliers star battled through an ankle injury to play in Game 5 of his team’s Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Indiana Pacers.

Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard Donovan Mitchell's injury status is revealed after his early exit from Game 4.

Indiana's depth shines through in clincher, Thomas Bryant becomes a force and Donovan Mitchell in disbelief his season is over.

Donovan Mitchell gave it everything he had in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ second-round series against the Indiana Pacers, but an unfortunate sequence late in the decisive Game 5 may haunt him for a while.

After the game, Cavaliers' star Donovan Mitchell was brutally honest about the disappointment he felt, saying that he knew the press was going to be very critical, but promised the Cavs would use it as fuel.

Indiana has reached the Eastern Conference Finals for consecutive years. That's not lucky, this team is for real.

The Indiana Pacers have the chance to return to the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday night. The Pacers have a 3-1 lead in their second-round playoff series against the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers and can close it out in Game 5.