Pascal Siakam had 21 points and Miles Turner and OB Topin lifted each to each, Indiana pacers in Indianapolis on Sunday in the 129–109 route of Cleveland Cavalers in game 4 of the semi-final series in Indianapolis.
The fourth seed pacers took a 3–1 lead in the best-seven series over top-finished cavaliers. Indiana can punch her ticket in the final of her second direct conference with a win in Game 5 on Tuesday in Cleveland.
To add an injury to the cavaliers, Donovan Mitchell sat out of the second half with a left ankle injury. The six-time all-star finished 3-off-11 from the floor with 12 points on shooting.
Turner, Ciacam and Toppin combined 25 out of 25 shots from the floor and 7 out of 10 from the 3-point range for pacers, who rebounded with a loss of 22 points in Game 3.
Indiana excluded cavaliers from a margin of 42–16 in the second quarter, with a lead of 80–39. Pacers set an NBA Postsen record for a half (25) in a franchise-pelf record and a half (25) in the Play-Play Era (1998).
Ben Shepard scored 14 points, TJ McConel added 13 and Aaron Nemith 12 for pacers.
Indiana shot 52.7 percent strong from the floor and took advantage of 58-32 in the points in paint.
Darius Garland scored 21 points for cavaliers, who performed 22 turnover.
Indiana’s bendict Mathurin was evaluated a gust and dishonesty of a gust and left with 4:32 in the early stages after igniting a change with D’Endre Hunter. East hit the latter in the chest, shook Mathurin in response to Hunter. Turner was also assessed a technical dishonesty.
Pamens joined 3-point range out of five of their first six attempts to lead a 33–14 lead in the first quarter.
Siakam dried a pair beyond the arch and established the toppin for a vigorous sting as Indiana scored the first 10 points of the second quarter and extended its profit to 48-23.
Turner submerged a 3-pointer trio during the last two minutes of the second quarter and Nemith made a basket in Bajar, which was at stake at Haftime with a lead of 80–39 to Indiana.
The result was not in doubt in the rest of the way.
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