Now, the top seed in the Eastern Conference is just a single game away from an early postseason exit.

The East's top seed is on the brink of elimination. The Indiana Pacers blew out the Cleveland Cavaliers, 129-109, in Sunday's Game 4 to take a 3-1 lead in the second-round playoff series. The Cavs won 64 games in the regular season but are now one loss away from going home.

The Indiana Pacers have tied an NBA playoff record by taking a 80-39 halftime lead. Teh 41-point margin in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against top-seeded Cleveland matches the mark the Cavaliers set in Game 2 of the 2017 conference finals against Boston,