After the Pacers' Game 4 mauling put the Cavs in a 3-1 series hole, Kenny Atkinson wasn't complaining about Indiana's physicality, he was admiring it.

Kenny Atkinson, recently named NBA Coach of the Year, took issue with the Pacers' physicality against the Cavaliers in Sunday's playoff game.

The East's top seed is on the brink of elimination. The Indiana Pacers blew out the Cleveland Cavaliers, 129-109, in Sunday's Game 4 to take a 3-1 lead in the second-round playoff series. The Cavs won 64 games in the regular season but are now one loss away from going home.

Speaking to reporters on Monday head coach Kenny Atkinson revealed two key Cavaliers—Evan Mobley and DeAndre Hunter—were questionable entering Game 2. Mobley tweaked his ankle

The Indiana Pacers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of their series. Some Cavs players came out of the action banged-up.

The Pacers dictated flow. Cleveland chased it. Although it’s not the same physicality that bounced the Cavs from the first round in a gentleman’s sweep against the Knicks two years ago ...

The Indiana Pacers boast a commanding 3-1 series lead over the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in their Eastern Conference Semifinals battle, and aside from Donovan Mitchell, the Pacers have done a solid job of containing Cleveland’s offense.

Donovan Mitchell was an unstoppable force in series' first three games. He wasn't in Game 4. A lot of that had to do with Pacers before he left injured.