The Cleveland Cavaliers have no more margin for error.
They dropped Game 4, and it was never close.
However, as tough as this time might be, team owner Dan Gilbert isn’t ready to wave the white flag.
Following the loss, he took to social media to send an encouraging message to the fans:
“Hey @cavs fans… yes it was an ugly one, but we’ve been here before. Time to get 3 in a row, 2 of them coming at home. Let’s start with Game 5 on Tuesday,” Gilbert wrote on X.
Hey @cavs fans… yes it was an ugly one, but we’ve been here before. Time to get 3 in a row, 2 of them coming at home. Let’s start with Game 5 on Tuesday. #Believeland
— Dan Gilbert (@cavsdan) May 12, 2025
It’s hard to find a silver lining after such a bad performance.
The Indiana Pacers led by as many as 44 points, and the game was pretty much over at halftime.
The series will now return to Ohio, and the season will be on the line for the first time this year.
This might be a very disappointing and heartbreaking ending to a once-promising season.
The Cavs won 64 games in the regular season and swept the Miami Heat in the first round, and it seemed like they were finally ready to get the monkey off their backs.
Not having Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, and De’Andre Hunter in Game 2 was obviously a big blow, but they still had a chance to win that game despite that.
Donovan Mitchell has talked about how he loves adversity and how it brings the best out of the team and is a blessing in disguise.
He will now have to put his money where his mouth is and channel his inner LeBron James to pull off another epic 3-1 comeback.
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