The Indiana Pacers emphatically pushed the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers to the brink of playoff elimination with a dominant 129-109 win to take a 3-1 series lead.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers are set to fight for their season on Tuesday night in Game 5 against the Indiana Pacers. Facing potential elimination, Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, and company will need to bring their best game of the series.

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The crushing Game 4 loss leaves the Cavaliers in a difficult 3-1 series hole, which is further complicated by a left ankle injury to star guard Donovan Mitchell. Cleveland’s clear leader throughout the series exited the game prior to the start of the second half and will undergo an MRI on Monday.

Rick Carlisle knows that the turn of events on Sunday was a major learning experience for 22-year-old Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin.