Game 4 had a heated moment take place between the Indiana Pacers' Bennedict Mathurin and Cleveland Cavaliers' De'Andre Hunter on Sunday night.

The moment took place with 4:32 remaining in the first quarter as the Pacers led 22-10 over the Cavaliers. Mathurin and Hunter were being physical with one another as the latter eventually went up to the former and shoved him to the floor.

Both teams surrounded the two players, trying to figure what happened as the officiating crew tried to calm down the situation. After that, they took a long review to see all the events between the two players and made the final decision to eject Mathurin and assess a technical foul on Hunter.

As a result, Mathurin's time in Game 4 ended early. He finished with one defensive rebound after one minute of play.

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Some may think Bennedict Mathurin's ejection from the game would swing the momentum towards the Cavs' favor. Quite the opposite, as the Pacers showed.

Indiana maintained a solid advantage after the first quarter, leading 38-23. They continued their rhythm in the second quarter, igniting a 19-2 run to take a massive 80-39 advantage at halftime.

Cleveland never recovered from that outburst, as they lost Donovan Mitchell for the entire second half due to injury. As a result, their sealed their fates for this game with the deficit being too big to overcome, losing 129-109.

Seven players scored in double-digits on Indiana's behalf to win Game 4. Pascal Siakam led the way with 21 points, six rebounds, three assists, and a steal. He shot 9-of-10 from the field, including 2-of-2 from beyond the arc. Myles Turner came next with 20 points and seven rebounds, Obi Toppin put up 20 points and five rebounds, while Ben Sheppard provided 14 points and three rebounds.

The Pacers will look to close out the series on the road when they face the Cavaliers in Game 5. The contest will take place on May 13 at 7 p.m. ET.