INDIANAPOLIS -- Game 4 for the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday followed many of the ongoing trends of their first round series with the Indiana Pacers.
LeBron James, once again, was brilliant. The third quarter, once again, was problematic. And the Pacers, once again, played with no sense of fear for the three-time defending Eastern Conference champions.
What was different for the Cavs -- and the reason they are heading back to Cleveland with the series tied 2-2 -- is that a cadre of Cavs role players stepped up with their best performances yet of the 2018 playoffs.