Pacers match playoff-record 41-point halftime lead, rout Cavs to close in on East finals

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Pacers match playoff-record 41-point halftime lead, rout Cavs to close in on East finals
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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers spent two days looking for solutions against top-seeded Cleveland. On Sunday, they delivered an emphatic answer.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers spent two days looking for solutions against top-seeded Cleveland.Pascal Siakam scored 21 points, Myles Turner and Obi Toppin each scored 20 and the Pacers tied an NBA playoff record with a 41-point halftime lead before blowing out the Cavs, 129-109, to take a 3-1 series lead.“We haven’t done anything yet,” coach Rick Carlisle said after earning his 33rd playoff win with Indiana, passing Larry Bird for the most in the franchise’s NBA history.

The Pacers built a 44-point lead before settling for an 80-39 halftime margin that matched the league’s previous best since detailed play-by-play was kept, set by the Cavs in Game 2 of the 2017 Eastern Conference finals against Boston. “Complete domination by them,” Atkinson said briefly, before explaining at least the Cavs have two of the final three games on their home court. “They dominated us in every facet of the game.”

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