Raptors vs. Pacers: Game 4 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 NBA Playoffs

The Indiana Pacers got off to a 7-0 start in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference playoff series against the Toronto Raptors and never looked back, evening things 2-2 with a dominating 100-83 victory. 

After taking the last two games in the series, including a dominating 16-point win in Indianapolis on Thursday, the Raptors dug an early hole with some sloppy, uncoordinated basketball. They had 11 turnovers and were trailing 57-42 at halftime. 

The series-long struggles for Toronto’s dynamic duo of Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan continued in the first half, per Bruce Arthur of the Toronto Star:

Lowry and DeRozan update: 3-for-11 today, and 35-for-114 for the series.

— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) April 23, 2016

The Raptors began to find their rhythm late in the second quarter and into the third quarter, going on a 23-10 run that cut Indiana’s lead to 12.

Indiana got some much-needed balance on offense to avoid letting the lead slip away. George Hill had his best game of the series with 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting. He helped pick up some of the slack from Paul George, who was not in a good shooting rhythm for the second straight game. 

You knew things were going Hill’s way when he was hitting shots like this banker off the glass with the shot clock winding down:

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George went just 6-of-16 from the field with 19 points. The big surprise for Indiana was Ian Mahinmi, who scored 22 points after totaling 13 in the first three games of this series. He also grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out five assists.

B/R’s Sean Highkin noted what Mahinmi’s breakout game could mean for the 29-year-old later this summer:

Ian Mahinmi is going to make a lot of money this summer. He’s improved so much over the last few years.

— Sean Highkin (@highkin) April 23, 2016

Mahinmi flew under the radar during the regular season, but he did set career highs in scoring average (9.3), rebounds (7.1), blocks (1.1) and Basketball-Reference.com’s win shares (6.2). He’s a crucial part of the Pacers’ system, so his arrival in the series is almost as important as Saturday’s win. 

Mahinmi also helped fix Indiana’s …

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