The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics each won 60-plus games, an average of 12 more than the lower-seeded Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks. As the East series take a day off before resuming Friday -- Indiana and New York take their 2-0 leads into Games 3 and 4 at home -- let's examine what has gone wrong for the favorites and what that tells us about the chances of Boston and Cleveland coming back to reach an East finals matchup that seemed inevitable a week ago.

Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle put it best in summing up his team’s finishing punch in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. “The winning team writes the script,” he said. The Pacers’ 114-105 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 on Tuesday night was similar to the first two games of the series.

Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers will renew acquaintances against Jalen Brunson and the Knicks on May 21. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points, Pascal Siakam added 21 and the Indiana Pacers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals with a 114-105 victory over Cleveland, eliminating the top-seeded Cavaliers in five games.

Wednesday’s two-game NBA DFS slate tips off at 7:00 p.m. ET with the New York Knicks taking on the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals. This matchup carries a 208 total, with the Celtics favored by 4.5 points.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are one of the most popular sports teams in the world. This has to do with one man and one man only: LeBron James. Since his arrival at the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003 ...