Donovan Mitchell made a point in going back out onto the court at Rocket Arena minutes after suffering a Game 5 loss to the Indiana Pacers, which eliminated the

Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell was an image of misery when he talked to reporters after losing to the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of their second-round series, 114-105, on Tuesday. The top-seeded Cavaliers got eliminated by the fourth-seeded Pacers, ending what had been their best campaign in recent years.

For the second straight season, the Cleveland Cavaliers have failed to advance past the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs. And this time around, it's hard to label it as anything other than an abject failure.

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.

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.