Cleveland Cavaliers star Darius Garland was defiant with the media after his team suffered a brutal 20-point blowout loss to fall behind 3-1 to the Indiana Pacers. The Cleveland Cavaliers got steamrolled in the first half of Monday night’s Game 4 as the Indiana Pacers built the largest halftime lead in NBA playoff history: an astounding 41 points.

Darius Garland was sidelined for the first two games against the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. In his absence, the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers surprisingly dropped both games and appeared to be losing their grip on the series.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NBA Defensive Player of the Year Evan Mobley and All-Star guard Darius Garland returned to the starting lineup for the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. Key backup De’Andre Hunter was also active after missing Game 2 with a sprained right thumb.