“A lot of y'all wouldn’t have been out there,” Garland said during the team’s exit interviews on Wednesday, and he’s right. Trying to do quick stop-and-start motions with an injured toe is incredibly tough. He tried using a steel plate and toe spacers in his shoe to help with the pain and mobility, but that can only take you so far.

Darius Garland paused for 17 seconds when asked postgame why the Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t come out with enough force and match the Indiana Pacers’ physicality in Game 4. “It just didn’t happen tonight,