“80-39 is your halftime score. That’s right, 80-39 is your halftime score.”
That was TNT’s Ernie Johnson intro to the halftime break.
“Down 41” and “Up 41” were trending nationally on X.
For the Pacers, it was the mother of all halves on a memorable Mother’s Day Sunday. Indiana blew out the Cavaliers, 129-109, in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals to take a commanding 3-1 series lead heading back to Cleveland for Game 5 on Tuesday.
Here’s the box score from Sunday’s laugher.
| Name | Min | FG | 3FG | FT | REB | AST | PTS |
| Pascal Siakam | 21 | 9-10 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 23 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| Myles Turner | 22 | 7-13 | 4-4 | 2-3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 30 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 26 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 4-5 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| James Johnson | 8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Obi Toppin | 21 | 9-14 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| Johnny Furphy | 10 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas Bryant | 9 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tony Bradley | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. McConnell | 18 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Sheppard | 29 | 5-10 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| Totals | 49-93 | 15-35 | 16-20 | 37 | 37 | 129 |
| Name | Min | FG | 3FG | FT | REB | AST | PTS |
| Evan Mobley | 27 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Jarrett Allen | 20 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Darius Garland | 27 | 6-11 | 1-5 | 8-8 | 1 | 6 | 21 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 20 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Max Strus | 22 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| Dean Wade | 11 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 12 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 5-6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| De’Andre Hunter | 16 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Isaac Okoro | 19 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Tristan Thompson | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | ||
| Ty Jerome | 18 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Sam Merrill | 14 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Javonte Gree | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 10 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Chuma Okeke | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 30-70 | 14-35 | 35-40 | 41 | 20 | 109 |
Pacers vs Cavs Game 4 Scoring by quarter
| Cavaliers | 23 | 16 | 38 | 32 | — | 109 |
| Pacers | 38 | 42 | 29 | 20 | — | 129 |
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Pacers vs Cavs schedule: When is Game 5?
(All times ET; *-if necessary)
Game 1, May 4: Pacers 121, Cavaliers 112
Game 2, May 6: Pacers 120, Cavaliers 119
Game 3, Fri., May 9: Cavaliers 126, Pacers 104
Game 4, Sun., May 11: Pacers 129, Cavaliers 109
Game 5, Tues., May 13: at Cavaliers, 7 p.m., Tuesday
*-Game 6, Thurs., May 15: at Pacers, TBA
*-Game 7, Sun., May 18: at Cavaliers, TBA