Hey, Cavs Nation: It’s usually difficult to set aside the emotions of a stinging playoff loss, especially when the most recent flameout against Indiana — which will advance to the NBA Finals with a win Thursday night — felt so lopsided. It’s the kind of 4-1 series loss that requires a harsher mirror test and deeper evaluation.

How the Thunder and Pacers will give fans an NBA Finals first since Warriors' Stephen Curry and Cavs' Kyrie Irving. Thunder’s Gilgeous-Alexander and the Pacers’ Haliburton are making NBA Finals history,

The Indiana Pacers lost only four games in the postseason as they marched to their first NBA Finals appearance in 25 years, and they will match up against the Oklahoma City Thunder, another team looking to win its first title.

Ty Jerome and Sam Merrill are set to be free agents this offseason, but the team's young core of Garland, Mobley, Allen and Donovan Mitchell are all under contract for at least the next three years. With the integral pieces of the Cavaliers all in wine and gold for the foreseeable future, Cleveland's championship window is at no risk of closing.

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It’s the first time since 2015 — when James made first team and Kyrie Irving made third team — that Cleveland has had two players honored on the All-NBA teams. That 2014-15 season was the springboard to the Cavs’ only NBA championship the following year.

A Cavaliers front office led by Koby Altman is attempting to recover from disappointment and brainstorming about a path forward. Decisions await it.

Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley achieved what no Cavs duo has since LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, marking a new era.