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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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.