Game 4: Cleveland Cavaliers 104 - 100 Indiana Pacers - 5 Talking Points

#2 Victor Oladipo has his first average game of the series

JR Smith and Victor Oladipo jostle for the ball

Over the first 3 games of the series, it could be argued that Victor Oladipo had been a more valuable player with his performances than LeBron James. He blew this lead in Game 4, however, and came up short on a night when the Pacers needed a breakout scorer.

Oladipo tried to force the issue on too many occasions while driving. He was also mostly off from 3-point range on the night, save for the amazing turnaround shot he made with less than 10 seconds left to play in the game.

All-in-all, Oladipo went 5-for-20 from the field and 3-of-8 from 3-point territory, and only got 5 free throws to show for all the trouble he took to drive into the heart of Cleveland's defense.

His 17 point, 6 rebound, 5 assist, 3 steal performance was a rather average outing by his standards in this playoff series, and one would hope as a neutral that he shoots better percentages in the games to come.