The New York Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau after losing to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Indiana Pacers made a crucial mistake that might have cost them the Game 4 win against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 4.

Caitlin Clark is doubly disappointed about how the NBA Finals are going right now. One, the Indiana Pacers lost Game 4. Two, Clark can’t be there for Game 6.

In the playoffs thus far, Mathurin has been averaging 11.1 points on .504/.326/.865 shooting splits, plus 2.5 rebounds and 0.7 assists. He's converting the aforementioned 86.5 percent of his free throws while attempting 4.7 takes per bout, which makes it all the more disconcerting that he couldn't nail his attempts late.

After three games, Mark Daigneault shook his starting lineup once again. Isaiah Hartenstein returned to his usual role. Cason Wallace's three starts were an up-and-down journey that didn't work out on the court like anticipated.

The result was only the second clutch game the Pacers lost this postseason, a 111-104 Thunder win that ties the series up at 2-2. What has been a highly entertaining, well-played Finals will see Game 5 Monday night in Oklahoma City. It also feels like a series that is going to go seven games.

Indiana Pacers' Finals Hero Might Be Remembered for Blunders Instead originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Indiana Pacers lost Game 4 of the NBA Finals, falling to the Oklahoma City Thunder at home, 111-104.

Several parallels have been made to the Thunder's Round 2 series against the Denver Nuggets. They were also down 2-1 before they gutted out a critical Game 4 win. Let's just say history repeated itself again. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander carried OKC across the finish line with 15 fourth-quarter points in a 111-104 Game 4 win.