"They were giving it all they had", James said. "Every game has a different challenge, like tonight". "We knew we had something to deal with but we locked in".
Three nights after the Pacers lost a 25-point halftime lead, they erased a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit Sunday before falling short in the end.
Kyrie, LeBron and the rest of the Cavs will now get some well-deserved rest as they await their next opponent - the victor of the Toronto Raptors-Milwaukee Bucks first-round series that is currently tied at two games apiece.
Rondo fined $25K: The NBA fined Chicago Bulls guard Rajon Rondo $25,000 for attempting to trip Boston Celtics forward Jae Crowder from the bench in Game 3 of their first-round series. LeBron James is averaging 32.7 points and 9.7 rebounds while Kyrie Irving is averaging 24.2 points and four assists. He had 20 points and six boards at the half. "Ultimately, he (James) is who I'm always going to have to see and face".
Irving added 28 points and Williams had 14, and now the Cavaliers have a full week off before they play either the Milwaukee Bucks or Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference finals starting May 1 in Cleveland.
Whether it is lack of focus, disinterest, being "too cool" as Tyronn Lue said, here's where the Cavs could learn something. "I think in that third quarter when we needed someone to step up and score the basketball, he really did that for us".
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There has been no report of any Singaporean affected by the attacks, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a statement. IS has been waging a deadly insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula and has claimed scores of attacks on security forces there.
Lance Stephenson led IN with 22 points, Myles Turner had 20 and George finished with 15 on only 5-of- 21 shooting.
"I ain't even at that point yet", he said.
Lance Stephenson scored 22 points and Paul George added 15 but missed a 3-pointer that could have forced overtime in the closing seconds.
Paul George has been the subject of a handful of rumors over the past few months, and the prevailing thought was that if nothing materialized in this playoffs that George could be on his way out (via trade). He was 5-for-21 from the field and finished with 15 points. A strong start for LeBron James and Co. should be enough to take the rest of the wind out of Indiana's sails and complete the four-game First Round sweep. "Put yourself on the line, your body on the line". On the other hand, IN didn't have the firepower to be able to stay with the Cavs. George and Teague hit back-to-back 3s and Turner hit a layup with 4:18 left for a 15-4 run to get IN within 100-98 just over four minutes to play. Each have 2,014 baskets.
IN got back into the game with a 7-0 spurt early in the in the fourth, then methodically continued chipping away at the lead until Thaddeus Young tied the score at 100 with a short jumper and broke the tie on a tip-in with 1:31 left.
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