Though the Indiana Pacers were swept in four games by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of this year's Eastern Conference playoffs, they didn't exactly make things easy for their opponents.They lost four-straight games, but only by a combined total of 16 points, so each contest could have swung Indiana's way if a couple of bounces had gone differently.Game 4's wild ending on Sunday afternoon was a prime example of the Pacers failing to capitalize on late-game opportunities.As you can see in the video below, the Pacers - trailing by three - have the ball with 20 seconds left in the game. An errant pass from Jeff Teague leads to a Cleveland steal, but when J.R. Smith tries a behind-the-back pass, Paul George comes up with a steal of his own.Eventually, the ball found its way back into George's hands, but his game-tying three-point attempt went long and missed the rim entirely as the Pacers ran out of time and ended up losing 106-102:

It was a tough night for George, who only made five of his 21 shots (3-of-9 from behind the three-point line) for 15 points as his team was eliminated from the postseason.

As George's final shot attempt was clanging off the far side of the backboard, Pacers president Larry Bird's facial expression summed up Indiana's frustrations perfectly:

LeBron James, unsurprisingly, led the way for the Cavaliers in the series-clinching victory, scoring a game-high 33 points while grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out four assists. Kyrie Irving chipped in with 28 points and Kevin Love grabbed a game-high 16 boards.

After the game, James told ESPN.com that the series was much closer than Cleveland's 4-0 sweep would indicate, creating PG-13 and the Pacers for playing the Cavs closely in all four games:

"Tough team, we knew that coming into the series," James said. "We locked into our scheme. Our coaching staff gave us a great game plan going into every game - just trying to execute it."

Cleveland will now await the winner of the Toronto Raptors-Milwaukee Bucks first-round series, which is currently tied at two games apiece.

Meanwhile, the rumors about where Paul George will end up will now intensify, as the Indiana star is a restricted free agent this offseason and the Pacers will likely have to pay a hefty price to keep him.

If we have indeed seen the last of PG-13 in a Pacers' uniform, it's a shame that it had to end with a badly missed shot to finish off a quick first-round playoff exit.