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Indiana Pacers crush Cleveland Cavaliers in historic blowout, take 3-1 series lead

May 12 (UPI) -- Pascal Siakam, Myles Turner and Obi Toppin combined for 61 points and the Indiana Pacers held a playoff-record 41-point halftime lead in a blowout of the Cleveland Cavaliers for a 3-1 Eastern Conference semifinals lead.

The Pacers made 30 of their 50 (60%) shots in the first half of the 129-109 Game 4 triumph Sunday in Indianapolis. The Cavaliers made just 8 of their 32 (25%) attempts over the first 24 minutes.

"I just thought we had fight," Siakam, who scored 21 points, told reporters. "I don't really look at the points and all that stuff.