▁Indiana ▁Pac ers ▁in ▁four ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Round , ▁adv ancing ▁to ▁the ▁Sem if inals . ▁They ▁then ▁defeated ▁and ▁swe pt ▁the ▁Toronto ▁R apt ors ▁in ▁four ▁games , ▁adv ancing ▁to ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Conference ▁Final s . ▁▁ ▁They ▁defeated ▁the ▁Boston ▁C elt ics ▁in ▁five ▁games ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁NBA ▁Final s ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁straight ▁season . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁NBA ▁Final s , ▁the ▁Cav ali ers ▁faced ▁off ▁against ▁the ▁Golden ▁State ▁War riors ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁consecutive ▁year , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁teams ▁to ▁meet ▁three ▁consecutive ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁NBA ▁Final s . ▁The ▁Cav ali ers ▁would ▁lose ▁in ▁five ▁games ▁against ▁the ▁War riors ▁in ▁the ▁NBA ▁Final s . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁season , ▁David ▁Griff in ▁left ▁as ▁general ▁manager ▁and ▁Ky rie ▁Ir ving , ▁per ▁his ▁request , ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁Boston ▁C elt ics . ▁ ▁D raft ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁R oster ▁ ▁Stand ings ▁ ▁Division ▁ ▁Conference ▁ ▁Game ▁log ▁ ▁Pres e ason ▁ ▁| - ▁style =" background - color :# cf c ▁| ▁ 1 ▁| ▁October ▁ 5 ▁| ▁Or lando ▁| ▁ 1 1 7 – 1 0 2 ▁| ▁Jordan ▁Mc R ae ▁( 2 0 ) ▁| ▁C ory ▁Jefferson ▁( 1 1 ) ▁| ▁Le B ron ▁James ▁( 6 ) ▁| ▁Qu icken ▁Lo ans ▁Arena 1 8 , 7 8 9 ▁|