In Oklahoma, Nene scored 28 points on ideal shooting from the field, and visiting Houston Rockets beat Oklahoma City Thunder 113-109 to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round series.
Irving added 28 points while Kevin Love pulled down 16 rebounds, Tristan Thompson grabbed 11 and James contributed 10 rebounds in the victory.
The Pacers are not only far from being a player in the Eastern Conference championship race, but they are primed to lose Paul George in free agency, assuming they don't punt and deal him for less than market value before the summer of 2018.
Cleveland will get rest and will face off against the Raptors or Bucks, in a series that will more than likely go seven games.
Game 4 - The Cavs once again blew a lead (this time 13 points) as the Pacers went up 102-100 with 1:31 left.
George was 3-for-9 from three but was even worse on shots closer to the rim, making just 2-of-12 two-point attempts.
All that was the case for stretches of Games 1 and 2, and it was certainly the case in the first half of Game 3, when the Pacers scored 37 points in each of the first two quarters.
Nene made all 12 of his shots and had 10 rebounds on an off night for James Harden, who had 16 points on 5-for-16 shooting.
Over in the Eastern Conference, Isaiah Thomas scored 33 points as Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 104-95. The Cavaliers dispatched the Pacers quicker than many thought, and in doing so, they will have time to decompress and relax until they meet their second-round opponent.
Myles Turner added 20 points and nine rebounds and Jeff Teague had 15 points and 10 assists in the loss.
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James nailed a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:08 remaining before the Cavs held on to top the Pacers, 106-102 at Indiana. LeBron still hasn't lost a first-round playoff game since May 6, 2012 when he was a member of the Miami Heat, a streak of 21 games.
IN led 24-22 after one quarter despite shooting only 43.5 percent (10 of 23) and turning the ball over five times. He spent time with his family in Tacoma between games in Boston and Chicago. "We stop attacking. We start playing the clock, and we just can't do that".
According to ESPN, on the postgame interview, James acknowledged the team effort that helped the Cavs overcome the 26-point deficit by the Pacers.
If Larry Bird looks at this playoff series (in which the largest losing margin was six points) and thinks all his team needs is a tweak or two to become a contender, he's fooling himself.
James is the first player under the current playoff format to win 21 straight first-round games.
James has now won more consecutive first round games (21) than any National Basketball Association player since 1984, when the playoffs switched to a 16-team format.
Kyrie Irving added 28 points and Deron Williams finished with 14 points off the bench.
Thunder center Steven Adams was asked about the issue, and Westbrook interrupted.
Game 5 is Tuesday night in Houston.
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