INDEPENDENCE — With the 2024-25 Cavaliers season ending earlier than the franchise and its fan base expected, the spotlight has shifted to Cavs president of basketball operations Koby Altman.

Here’s a million dollar question: How will Altman approach this offseason after the Cavs went 64-18 in the regular season and earned the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 playoff seed, only to flop with a 4-1 second-round series loss to the fourth-seeded Indiana Pacers?

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Altman will have a chance to shape the expectations of Cavs fans when he conducts his end-of-season media availability. Altman is scheduled to address reporters beginning at 11 a.m. Monday, May 19.

Follow along here for updates from the news conference:

How did the 2024-25 Cavs end their season in the NBA playoffs?

The top-seeded Cavs defeated the No. 8 Miami Heat in a 4-0 first-round playoff sweep.

Then the Cavs stumbled in the Eastern Conference semifinals and lost the Round 2 series against the No. 4 Pacers in five games.

Here is a review of the series:

Cavaliers president of basketball operations Koby Altman talks during media day, Oct. 2, 2023, in Cleveland.

Cavaliers president of basketball operations Koby Altman talks during media day, Oct. 2, 2023, in Cleveland.

What is the playoff history between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Indiana Pacers?

In the playoffs, the Cavs are now 10-10 against the Pacers. The record includes the results from this year’s Eastern Conference semifinals.

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Here is a breakdown of the previous three series the two teams have shared:

2018: LeBron James and the Cavs got past the Pacers in the first round, but it took seven games. The Cavs ultimately were swept 4-0 by the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals.

2017: Coming off Cleveland’s 2016 NBA title and led by James, the Cavs swept the Pacers 4-0 in the first round. The Cavs eventually lost 4-1 to the Warriors in the NBA Finals.

1998: The Cavs fell 3-1 to the Pacers in Round 1. The Pacers were eventually eliminated by the Chicago Bulls in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Michael Jordan and the Bulls then beat the Utah Jazz 4-2 in the NBA Finals.

Nate Ulrich is the sports columnist of the Akron Beacon Journal and a sports features writer. Nate can be reached at nulrich@thebeaconjournal.com. On Twitter: @ByNateUlrich.

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