"I'm sorry that their season had to end like this," Rick Carlisle said after his fourth-seeded Pacers eliminated Cleveland despite the Cavs' 64 wins and Coach of the Year honors.

The Pacers shook off a cold first quarter, surging to beat the Cavaliers 114-109 in the deciding Game 5 on Tuesday. After the game, Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle gave his team credit for knocking off one of the NBA's top contenders.

Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle shredded himself for his decisions in the team's 126-104 blowout Game 3 home loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Pacers

The Indiana Pacers plan to maintain the same underdog mentality despite being one win away from returning to the Eastern Conference Finals with a 3-1 series advantage.

Rick Carlisle knows that the turn of events on Sunday was a major learning experience for 22-year-old Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin.

El entrenador Rick Carlisle, lo resumió mejor, al describir el golpe final que propinaron sus Pacers en las semifinales de la Conferencia Este. “El