{"id":43073,"date":"2025-05-19T13:37:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T13:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/43073\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T13:37:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T13:37:11","slug":"what-did-cleveland-cavaliers-exec-koby-altman-say-during-season-wrap-up-press-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/43073\/","title":{"rendered":"What did Cleveland Cavaliers exec Koby Altman say during season wrap-up press conference?"},"content":{"rendered":"

INDEPENDENCE \u2014 With the 2024-25 Cavaliers season<\/a> ending earlier than the franchise and its fan base expected, the spotlight has shifted to Cavs<\/a> president of basketball operations Koby Altman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here’s a million dollar question: How will Altman<\/a> approach this offseason after the Cavs<\/a> 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<\/a> to the fourth-seeded Indiana Pacers?<\/p>\n

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

Follow along here for updates from the news conference:<\/p>\n

How did the 2024-25 Cavs end their season in the NBA playoffs?<\/p>\n

The top-seeded Cavs defeated the No. 8 Miami Heat in a 4-0 first-round playoff sweep.<\/p>\n

Then the Cavs stumbled in the Eastern Conference semifinals and lost the Round 2 series against the No. 4 Pacers in five games.<\/p>\n

Here is a review of the series:<\/p>\n

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Cavaliers president of basketball operations Koby Altman talks during media day, Oct. 2, 2023, in Cleveland.<\/p>\n

What is the playoff history between the Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> and Indiana Pacers?<\/p>\n

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

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Here is a breakdown of the previous three series the two teams have shared:<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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

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