The Indiana Pacers thoroughly trounced the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Pacers held the lead for the entire game, taking a 38–22 lead at the end of the first quarter and extending it to an astounding 80–39 by halftime.

Tyrese Haliburton knew Game 4 had to be different. Indiana’s flat performance in Game 3 left a sour taste, and head coach Rick Carlisle made sure the entire team felt it. You either step up or step aside.

1. “Cleveland played desperate,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said in Friday’s postgame press conference. “They played the way they needed to play. We have to be ready to fight from the beginning of the game. When you’re down 11-0 (to start the game), well, you’re not there … ”