Holding a precarious 2-1 advantage over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals, the Indiana Pacers, buoyed by their Game 3 triumph (116-107), confront Game 4 with measured equanimity, mindful of the series' protracted trajectory, as articulated by Tyrese Haliburton; notwithstanding the Pacers' ascendance, particularly predicated on the dynamism of Bennedict Mathurin and T.J. McConnell, catalyzing a decisive 49-18 differential in bench scoring, Rick Carlisle exhorts his squad to cultivate a "killer edge" to counteract the Thunder's periodic surges, knowing a Thunder victory would equalize the series, shifting the balance with a looming advantage of two out of the final three contests on their home court, all while monitoring the condition of Myles Turner, instrumental in Game 3 yet currently battling illness, but anticipated to participate.