The Cavs entered Game 4 trying to even the series on the Nickelodeon-like court in Indianapolis. But it quickly got out of hand, and viewers were left with a pile of superlatives from Dedes and Anthony. For the Cavs, the game was “a debacle,” Anthony said, to no one’s amazement.

The Indiana Pacers stole the first two games of their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Arena, but in Game 3, their first contest at home, they never managed to keep it close.

The Cavaliers are aiming to return to Cleveland tied with the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. In a virtual must-win scenario, the Cavs prevailed 126-104 in Game 3, narrowing their deficit to 2-1 in the best-of-seven,