Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals didn't go exactly how Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell planned. Without three of their best players — Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, and De'Andre Hunter — the Cavs managed to control much of the game,

The last thing the Cleveland Cavaliers needed, even more than a heartbreaking loss on Tuesday night to the Pacers, was to see Donovan Mitchell on the ground writhing in pain. Momentarily during Game 2's fourth quarter, that's where Mitchell was after taking a hard fall and appearing to have his neck bent at an awkward angle.

Haliburton has now played the role of hero in two improbable Indiana postseason victories. He drove the final nail in the Milwaukee Bucks' coffin on April 29, and on May 6, the two-time All-Star delivered a severely damaging blow to the Cavaliers' championship ambitions.