The Pacers await the winner of the Knicks vs. Celtics series in their second trip to the Eastern Conference Finals in consecutive seasons. Since Jayson Tatum has been sidelined for the rest of the season, in a series that the Celtics are already losing 3-1, it is hard to imagine the Knicks not imminently reaching the Conference Finals now.

The Indiana Pacers have tied an NBA playoff record by taking a 80-39 halftime lead. Teh 41-point margin in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against top-seeded Cleveland matches the mark the Cavaliers set in Game 2 of the 2017 conference finals against Boston,

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.