Jarrett Allen's crowd moment in Game 4 was one of the best of the playoffs

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In the middle of a 112-103 Cleveland win that leveled the Eastern Conference semifinals series at 2-2, there was a quieter moment that captured what the Cleveland crowd has been giving all postseason.

The Rocket Arena faithful started chanting Jarrett Allen's name. And then Allen delivered a dunk on cue.

After the game, Cavs reporter Camryn Justice asked Allen about the sequence.

"That was incredible," Allen told her. "It went perfectly. The crowd always has my back. When I play hard, they appreciate that so much, and I just try to give them everything I have."

Allen's role in a series that just turned completely

Cleveland has not lost a single home playoff game this postseason heading into Game 5. The Cavaliers outscored the Pistons 38-21 in the third quarter of Game 4 alone to take control of a game they had trailed by four at halftime. 

The Pistons are 2-0 on their own home floor this series, and the crowd in Cleveland that gave Allen his moment is no longer in the equation for Game 5.

Detroit needs to protect its home floor. Cleveland is now on the road, and let's see whether this group can close things out the hard way.

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