Playoff Live Thread: Cavs vs. Pacers, Game 4 (#BroomsOut)
2017-04-23
The Indiana Pacers has never been swept in four games in a best-of-seven series in NBA franchise history. The Cleveland Cavaliers have gone on to sweep an opponent all seven times they’ve lead 3-0 in a playoff series. Something’s gotta give.
Following the biggest second half comeback in NBA playoff history that the Cavs hung on the Pacers Thursday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, it would be understandable if Indy was too demoralized to put up much of a fight in Game 4. However, if Jeff Teague has anything to say about it, the Pacers will refuse to go quietly. And, while it would also be understandable if the Cavs took their foot off of the gas, and the Pacers’ collective necks, especially given their propensity for not finishing off opponents in the regular season… they could make things easy on themselves with a clean sweep. After all, the early round sweeps last year seemed to really benefit the wine & gold by affording them more energy in the tank to pull of their epic Finals comeback.
Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love should be plenty well rested for this one after sitting out the fourth quarter of Game 3. We’ll see if that development winds up being an outlier or a trend today.
Cavs probable starting lineup: Kevin Love, LeBron James, J.R. Smith, Tristan Thompson, Kyrie Irving. Pacers probable starting lineup: Paul George, Jeff Teague, Myles Turner, Thaddeus Young, C.J. Miles.
Prediction: It isn’t easy, but the Cavs sweep their way into the second round 122-118, and get a full week to prepare for whoever survives the Raps and Bucks series.
Catch all the action starting at 1pm (EST) on ABC, and don’t forget to chime in here…
[Editor’s note: The InstaCap for today’s game will be posted later this evening]
Wow Love played GREAT d on George
So who had LeBron’s 3-point shooting as the key to the Cavs’ offense in this series?
When in doubt… let LBJ shoot it…
We all knew he was making that.
Everyone not named LeBron or Tristan are playing like garbage.
Nonfense
19-4 run…
Mr 4th quarter collapse. Best get TT or Love out & D-Will in. We have 12 this quarter.
yeesh this is getting ugly…Cavs just ice cold and not rebounding at all….Kyrie just jacking low percentage shots
Love has got to box Young out on that… smh
this is frustrating. 4 points in the last 7 minutes? COME ON
This is comical.
The ball stops moving when Kyrie is in the game.
What is going on?
Great steal from Ky
Irving has zero assists & 1 board. Literally zip save points.
His d hasn’t been that bad actually
What! No. It’s awful. He does have three fast break breakups though.
Half court the Pacers have based their entire offense around finding Kyrie and scoring with the man he’s guard.
Cavs seem very scared of driving to hoop against Myles Turner….not sure why we are jacking up 3s here….drive to basket and get the points and/or fouls
I wonder if the fatigue of going late into the playoffs two straight years has worn this team out. I know, LeBron has been going for far longer, but he’s a genetic freak. Guys like Love and irving, not so much
This team is maddening.
Has LeBron scored this quarter?
Don’t like this lineup at all. Kyrie getting torched at one end and just jacking at the other
Just hold on to the ball, Kevin!
Ky jacked again. He needs to sit.
Maybe get the ball. To. LeBron?
Ky with a Jack & a TO
Love and Korver need to hit those 3s, its Lebron time
This is pretty normal for an elimination game but we could have made it easier
the Game 4s from last two first rounds were super close as well….teams don’t like getting swept especially at home…..getting into a dog fight
Figured the Pacers would have a last run in them… LBJ needs to restore some order here…
Id get Love or TT off the floor. D-Will on.
Take a GD foul, Kyrie! Ugh.
Same old Cavs hemorraging points in the fourth quarter… maybe they can only play from behind…
get Kyrie off and replace with DWill…..dont need a 3 just get a bucket and force them to foul…we got to be close to bonus right?
Great call, refs.
At least the refs caught that travel…
Kevin completely held on that rebound…
LBJ just giving away a rebound…
Leads to a Teague three…
Yeah. That was poor.
Honest mistake
If TT wraps up that offensive board this game is over. Huge swing
I’d find a way to get D- Will on the floor. For whom? Love, TT, or JR?
How about Kyrie?
Friday night’s minutes taking their toll on the old guys?
5 pt swing ow
Lance with a frustration foul. That should have been a foul on Bron.
get Kyrie off floor…he’s just jacking up crap now….put Lebron at point with bench guys like last game….finish them off…..too close for comfort
He’s a shooter, and he’s shooting 50%…
Great D from James there.
Sorry Lance!! Thanks for playing!
TT with some clutch freebies!
Clutch FTs from TT!
Oh wow… TT switched hands? Remarkable reporting… smh
Starters with Korver on the floor.
Kyrie back. Should be interesting. Need MFQ now.
Korver missing wide open threes…
Korver hasn’t been the same since his foot injury
Wtf was that fadeaway? Catch and shoot or go to hole,
Ky and Kev back in…
Get Shump out.
Some loose passimg, poor D, & too many Shump shots. Down to 6
Lance still cares…
Yikes Kyle…
Yep. So surprised he missed that.
Cj yolo
CJ Miles: master of double digit point differential three.
Cavs seem to be toying with Pacers, knowing, they can get a shot and make it nearly every possession…..9 more minutes left
LeBron is unreal
How did Lance not have a contract most of the year
Haha did you watch him play in Charlotte?
Seriously tho…we don’t need Kyrie anymore. Just let him rest.
CJ Miles is LeBron’s cape…
https://twitter.com/JoeNogaCLE/status/856221823784153101
Did Lance Stephenson and Paul George switch bodies before this game?
DWILL!!
Lol Shump, please no please
Oh man that was funny.
Think Kyrie sees the court again?
SHUMP spot up! Nice pass Channing!
Irving is a 2 with a 1’s body
Absolutely.