
With a 64-18 record, the Cavaliers finished first in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland had the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
They swept the Miami Heat in round one, but lost in five games to the Indiana Pacers in the conference semi-finals. Injuries derailed their chance to make a deep postseason run. Starting PG Darius Garland suffered a toe injury late in the season, and it bled into the playoffs. He was not 100% but tried playing through the pain. The team announced on Monday that Garland had successful surgery on his big toe. Garand is expected to miss roughly 4-5 months.