After the Cavaliers beat the Pacers in Game 3, coach Carlisle points out the key to limiting Mitchell in Game 4

After a quick 2-0 lead, Rick Carlisle dissected how to limit Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers' offense in Game 4.

Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers fought back like the Galaxy Empire in Game 3, taking a 21-point lead at the end of the half and maintaining that advantage, eventually defeating the Indiana Pacers 126-104.

To my credit, Mitchell performed very well in this series, with the Utah Jazz draft player averaging 41 points in the first three games of the series. But in the third game, he completely turned the situation around and led the team to score the highest score in the team on the road to winning by 22 points. After the game, when asked how to stop the bleeding and limit Mitchell's future dominance, Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle analyzed the No. 45 player's strong performance and what his team can do to limit his future efficiency.

"Yes, I mean, he's a great player; we have to put more pressure on him. I don't know what else to say. He's an opportunist; he's always active on the free throw line," Carlisle said. "We have to keep him away from the free throw line. I mean, if he shoots a high-difficulty shot, it's one thing, if we send him to the free throw line and let him play three plus one, it's another."

While limiting Donovan Mitchell's offensive rhythm is hard to imagine, because he's in a hot form in the past few games, letting him score on the free throw line will undoubtedly make him a little easier, and this is not the effect the Pacers want in the future. No, if the Pacers really want to find a way to limit one of the most popular players in the NBA right now, they need to make Mitchell pay a heavy price to score, they need to do their best every minute of Mitchell’s play, while also playing great, strong and clean defenses to compete for every position.