The Cavaliers' Wreath, Mobley, and Hunter are all expected to play 3 games
Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and De'andre Hunter are expected to have three games against the Indiana Pacers' Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. ESPN's Shams Charania first reported.
Cleveland's devastating second game failed those three games when the team led by up to 20 points.
Cleveland led seven points in the game, leaving 48 seconds left in Game 2, with two turnovers opening the door for Indiana, and the Pacers made the most of the two turnovers.
In a game behind the 2-0 series, the Cavaliers need to go all out to avoid a possible 3-0 deficit. No NBA team won a seven-point series after falling to 0-3 holes.
From a broader perspective, a second round loss will be disappointing after winning the highest seed of the East with a 64-win victory.
Game 3 is Friday night at 7:30 pm ET.
The Knight has room for optimism
Despite the lack of Mobley, Garland and Hunter, they encouraged the Cavaliers with a 20-point lead in Game 2.
The first game may be attributed to luck. Cleveland shot 23.7% of bad times in 38 attempts. Meanwhile, the Pacers made 52.8% of their 36 attempts.
There is enough evidence to believe they are better teams. Garland is available for the first time in five games, and the first time in this series will be a huge boost.
In the regular season, Garland averaged 20.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.2 steals. He also exceeded the arc by more than 40.1% of the hit rate.
Indiana hopes every opportunity to attack Ty Jerome, and Garland’s return will surely make Tyrese Haliburton and Andrew Nembhard work hard.
Donovan Mitchell fell 81 points in the first two games, but it would be amazing if he didn't win.
Cleveland is also 30-11 this season, the third best road record in the league.
