Paul George struggles with his shot as Pacers get swept

Cleveland Cavaliers’ Channing Frye (8) shoots against Indiana Pacers’ Kevin Seraphin during the first half in Game 4 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series, Sunday, April 23, 2017, in Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS-LeBron James stuck to the old script Sunday.

“You don’t go into a series thinking sweep”, James said.

Game 5 is Tuesday night in Houston. “And we found a way to win”.

The Cavs became the first team to advance to the second round of the postseason with a 106-102 win over the Indiana Pacers, finishing the four-game sweep of the series.

Holtby made 37 saves for the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Capitals, who will face the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference semifinals for the second straight year.

6 Milwaukee Bucks series, and after the Raptors surrendered Game 1 on their home floor, that matchup seems destined for seven games. The Cavaliers finished 21 of 44 from 3-point range, including 12 of 21 in their 70-point second half.

“Kyrie was great”, Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue said. “We haven’t taken advantage of the opportunities we’ve had, and we’re paying the price for it right now”.

Lance Stephenson led the Pacers with 22 points and six rebounds off the IN bench before fouling out late.

That’s why IN players, at least IN the back of their minds, are probably already thinking about vacations IN Cancun, Hawaii or the Bahamas.

James finished the first half with 20 points, six rebounds and two assists. In the first two quarters, they shot 56.8 percent from the field, 58.8 percent from 3-point range as they took a 74-49 lead.

“This is something I’ve been dealing with, but doing OK”.

The Cavaliers had just 11 assists on the night. The starting unit of James, Irving, Love, J.R. Smith, and Tristan Thompson recorded a negative net rating in every game of the series. If the Miles hit the game-winner in Game 1 and if the Pacers didn’t blow their huge lead in Game 3, the series would have been tied 2-2. “Put yourself on the line, your body on the line”.

“I ain’t even at that point yet, Bob”, George said when asked if he wanted to stay with Indiana.

IN came out in the fourth period determined and made a gallant 19-4 run to take the lead, 102-100, with 1:31 left. Each have 2,014 baskets. Then they methodically continued chipping away until Young tied the score at 100 and then gave them the lead. Guard, Kyrie Irving added 28 points for the Cavaliers.

George remains under contract with the Pacers through the 2017-18 season.

In Game 4, it was a full-team effort, as the Cavaliers sent Paul George and the Pacers packing for the offseason. In the final five minutes, the Rockets started fouling Andre Roberson after Roberson missed his first six free throws of the game.

After 31 years on the beat and 85 games this season – 82 in the regular season and three in the playoffs – this is what I’ve figured out about the 2016-17 Cavaliers: I can’ figure them out.

Officially, it will go down as the third-largest comeback in playoff history.

“You have to give credit to Cleveland”. They bet that he would miss shots, and this time he didn’t. If each team holds down home court over the next two games, Game 7 wouldn’t be played until April 29.

The Pacers were clicking on all cylinders through the first half on Thursday. He left with 8:42 left in the second quarter and did not return.

Kyrie Irving and Deron Williams also notched double figures for the Cavaliers, scoring 28 and 14, respectively.

And by holding on for the win, James improved to 52-0 in the playoffs when his team takes a double-digit lead into the fourth quarter.

A correct call would’ve ended Cleveland’s possession and given IN the ball with a two-point lead.

Game 3 – The Cavs trailed by 25 points at halftime before coming back to win 119-114. They are just 37-45-3 against the spread this season, but at least they avenged the loss to Atlanta when they led 26-point in the fourth quarter. Fouled with one second remaining, he sank a free throw to create the final margin. But after everything that has happened over the past week, Indiana’s more hard challenge may be coping with the fact they’ve been so close that they could be leading 2-1 or 3-0 heading into Sunday. They owe it to themselves and the loyal fans of Indiana.