Pacers look to secure series win over Cavaliers
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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.
Tuesday, despite their injuries and absences, the Cavaliers were the more aggressive team. They ended up beaten and battered.
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.
The Pacers upset the Cavs in Game 1 of the East semifinals ... the level of being "dirty," he did suggest Indiana's level of physicality contributed to the injuries. "That line we've kind of ...
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The Indiana Pacers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of their series. Some Cavs players came out of the action banged-up.
It would have been easy to envision the Cavs rallying around an altercation in the 1st quarter of Game 4. Instead, the Pacers rolled to a blowout win.
After surrendering home court and control in a 121-112 loss to the Pacers on Sunday in the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Cavs return to Rocket Arena Tuesday night.
Throughout Cleveland's sweep of Miami, Cavs trailed for just 17 minutes, 10 seconds. In Game 1 vs. Pacers, they trailed for 40 minutes, 57 seconds.
He's not a bad defensive player.' Haliburton affected Game 1 on both ends 'I don't think they were dirty plays,' but Pacers' physicality may cost Cavs two more players to injury Pacers' ability to ...