Are the Pacers eliminated if they lose Game 4 against the Celtics today?

Boston are in the driving seat for a place in the NBA Finals against either the Dallas Mavericks or the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Roddy ConsRoddyConsUpdate: May 27th, 2024 10:52 EDT0

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The Indiana Pacers will have to make history against the Boston Celtics if they are to win the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time and keep their hopes of a maiden NBA Championship alive.

The Pacers’ task clear in Game 4 against the Celtics

Rick Carlisle’s team go into Game 4 trailing 0-3 in the series, despite a couple of close encounters to date. Although Joe Mazzulla’s team comfortably won Game 2, the other two Conference Finals match-ups have been fairly evenly contested, with Game 1 settled in overtime and the Celtics coming from behind in the final quarter to emerge victorious in Game 3.

That said, the Pacers are on the brink of elimination and must triumph at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Monday to take the series to a fifth game.

Even if they do, though, there is nothing in the history books to suggest they will be facing either the Dallas Mavericks or the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA Finals.

To date, there has never been a successful comeback from a 3–0 series deficit in the NBA. Of the 154 times a team has fallen 3–0 behind, only four of them (3%) have forced a game seven, which they ultimately lost.

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Celtics – Pacers injury report for Game 4

The Pacers’ task could be made all the harder by the potential absence of star man Tyrese Haliburton, who is listed as questionable for Game 4 because of a hamstring strain.