Pacers' Mahimni breaks out in Game 4

Indiana Pacers forward Paul George was none too pleased with the physical play of the Toronto Raptors' Jonas Valanciunas during the Pacers' 100-83 win in Game 4 of the teams' first-round playoff series Saturday. Later in the quarter, Ellis capped a 9-0 run that pushed the in lead to 14 points with a 3-pointer with 17 on the shot clock and the Toronto defense having failed to match up.

THUNDER 119, MAVERICKS 108 (at Dallas) - Russell Westbrook had 25 points and 15 assists, and Oklahoma City beat Dallas to take a commanding 3-1 lead in a testy first-round series. Rodney Stuckey fought his way to six points, and C.J. Turner proved that on one crucial play late in the third quarter Saturday.DeMar DeRozan came out with 16 points in the first half of the Game 3 win but Saturday managed just half of that in the entire game.

George Hill's 22 points tied his 3rd most points in a playoff game, giving in fans another glimpse of the Aggressive George Hill™ the Pacers need to see more often. It is hard to explain just how out of character this was, so let the numbers do it: In his previous 52 playoff games, his career bests were 10 points, seven rebounds, and one assist. Toronto was guilty of 19 turnovers, which IN converted into 25 points. Mahinmi finished plays inside, on yet another day that the Raptors limited Pacers star Paul George. The two All-Star guards were a combined 8 of 27 from the field and 0 for 7 on 3s.

"That's a given. It's not going to be easy to score".Valanciunas had eight points and nine rebounds in the first and the Raptors made seven of 10 free throw attempts to lead 24-19 after one. Lowry's misses have been particularly glaring from three-point range, where he is 5 for 27, or 18 per cent, in the playoffs, after being a 39 per cent shooter from distance during the regular season. They also can't forget about Valanciunas, their best player through the first three games, who took just seven shots on Saturday after turning 18 attempts into 23 points to lead the charge in Game 2.

The 29-year-old centre overcame a wonky back with the performance of his career to push the Indiana Pacers into a 2-2 tie in their Eastern Conference first-round play-off series against the second-seeded Toronto Raptors. Tip off has yet to be announced. This battle became a series midway through the fourth quarter when guys had to be separated.

IN held Toronto to 36.5% for the game, down slightly from their 41% for the series.

"The efficiency has not been great for those guys but we're not comfortable in any way as good as those guys are", Vogel said.

It has worked well for the Pacers, with Toronto all-stars getting few calls and George finding himself with lots of leeway. George responded with words and then DeMarre Carroll ran into the gathering crowd. The Raptors climbed to within 15 at the break, but when it wrapped up, IN shot 56% IN the half, hitting five crucial three pointers.

After a attractive first half, the Pacers found themselves in a slugfest with the Raptors. Of the 16 National Basketball Association playoff teams, the Raptors rank fifth in opponents' postseason scoring average (90.7), while in is fifth in free throw percentage (79.3).

Marvin Williams, a non-factor in the first two games, had 12 points and 14 rebounds for the Hornets. All three players drew technical fouls, including George's second in two games. Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck attended the game.