Seth Johnson: The #Pacers defeat the Cavs in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals by a final of 129-109 to take a 3-1 series lead. IND finished with seven in double-figures led by Pascal Siakam with 21.
Source: Twitter
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Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Pacers crush the Cavs 129-109 for a Game 4 win. They now own a 3-1 series lead and could close it out Tuesday in CLE.
They never trailed and led by as many as 44 points.
Siakam, Turner, Toppin all scored 20+. Just a dominant showing. – 10:42 PM
Pacers crush the Cavs 129-109 for a Game 4 win. They now own a 3-1 series lead and could close it out Tuesday in CLE.
They never trailed and led by as many as 44 points.
Siakam, Turner, Toppin all scored 20+. Just a dominant showing. – 10:42 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Siakam in Game 4:
21 PTS
6 REB
9-10 FG
+29
The first Pacer in over 20 years with 20+ PTS and 90+ FG% in a playoff game. pic.x.com/iTroiElKaD – 10:29 PM
Siakam in Game 4:
21 PTS
6 REB
9-10 FG
+29
The first Pacer in over 20 years with 20+ PTS and 90+ FG% in a playoff game. pic.x.com/iTroiElKaD – 10:29 PM
Chris Fedor @ChrisFedor
#Cavs Max Strus and Pascal Siakam getting into it after the whistle. The officials have gone to the monitors for a potential hostile act. – 8:11 PM
#Cavs Max Strus and Pascal Siakam getting into it after the whistle. The officials have gone to the monitors for a potential hostile act. – 8:11 PM
More on this storyline
Scott Agness: Three incorrect calls on NBA’s L2M report. – Siakam’s missed FT — which led to Nesmith’s rebound slam — should’ve been waved off & jumped after double lane violation – defensive 3-seconds on Mitchell not called – double lane violation not called during Halibuton’s missed FT + rb -via Twitter @ScottAgness / May 7, 2025
From the time Pascal Siakam joined the team, the Pacers told him they were going to need something no other team had asked from him. They needed him to a speak up to a group that was desperate to hear what he had to say because he was an NBA champion and they were not. “It’s been challenging just because it’s not my personality naturally,” Siakam said. “It’s not who I am. I like to lead by example. But I’m just trying to use my voice a little bit more. It’s been great, though, because the reception has been good. It feels like when your voice is heard, it’s impactful.” -via Indianapolis Star / April 29, 2025
“It’s just ongoing growth of leadership capacity,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “The thing that I admire about Pascal is he understands when to interject at the right times and the appropriate times. It’s not like some constant voice or anything like that. There’s an art to great leadership. It’s something that is learned certainly at a lot of levels, but he’s just had a natural feel for it. He’s got a lot of experience and the guys respect him.” -via Indianapolis Star / April 29, 2025