{"id":49553,"date":"2025-05-06T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=49553"},"modified":"2025-05-06T13:00:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T12:00:14","slug":"nba-playoffs-2025-cavaliers-vs-pacers-game-2-injury-report-major-concerns-around-darius-garland-and-evan-mobley-as-cavs-look-to-bounce-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba-playoffs-2025-cavaliers-vs-pacers-game-2-injury-report-major-concerns-around-darius-garland-and-evan-mobley-as-cavs-look-to-bounce-back\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Playoffs 2025 Cavaliers vs Pacers Game 2 Injury Report: Major Concerns Around Darius Garland and Evan Mobley as Cavs Look to Bounce Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kenny Atkinson would look to celebrate his NBA Coach of the Year award on Tuesday when his side will host the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals. The Pacers, who owned the regular-season series 3-1 against the Cavs, won the series opener 121-112 to put the Cavaliers under pressure. <\/p><p>It has been a reality check for the Cavs, who made a sweep over Miami in opening round. The Cavaliers shot 9-for-38 from three-point range in Game 1 compared to Pacers&rsquo; 52% shooting from beyond the arc. However, their bench outscored the Pacers. Indiana are the only side who have defeated Cavaliers three times in Ohio this season. <\/p><p><strong>Also Read:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/indiana-pacers-playoffs-history-how-have-the-pacers-fared-in-previous-editions-playoffs\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Indiana Pacers Playoffs History- How Have The Pacers Fared In Previous Editions of NBA Playoffs?<\/a><\/p><p>On the flip side, Haliburton was discussed a lot in last one week &ndash; one for his father&rsquo;s argument with Giannis and second for his outstanding performance in Game 1. The Pacers have a golden chance to take a 2-0 advantage in the conference semifinals. The Cavs have never won a playoff series after going 2-0 down. It might be a series-defining game for both teams. <\/p><p>Ahead of crucial Game 2, let&rsquo;s break down the injury report for both teams and its impact on their overall performances. <\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cavaliers vs. Pacers Injury Report<\/h2><p><strong>Time: <\/strong>Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | 7 p.m. ET<br><strong>Venue: <\/strong>Rocket Arena, Cleveland, Ohio<br><strong>TV:<\/strong> TNT | <strong>Live Stream:<\/strong> Fubo, NBA League Pass<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cleveland Cavaliers Injury Report <\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Darius Garland: Questionable <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evan Mobley: Questionable <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>De&rsquo;Andre Hunter: Questionable <\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Ahead of crucial Game 2, the Cavaliers have listed three players on the injury report. It&rsquo;s a big concern for the Cavs after going down 1-0 in the series. Darius Garland remains questionable due to a toe injury, which compelled him to miss final two playoff games against the Miami Heat. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kenny Atkinson said the terms \"questionable\" and \"doubtful\" are interchangeable to him, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmNotEvan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@AmNotEvan<\/a><br><br>De'Andre Hunter and Evan Mobley are questionable based on how the injury report lists it, Atkinson said <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7PamK6X8ni\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/7PamK6X8ni<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Cavaliers Nation (@WeAreCavsNation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeAreCavsNation\/status\/1919471926616940777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>May 5, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Evan Mobley (ankle) and De&rsquo;Andre Hunter (thumb) are two fresh injury concerns for Cleveland. <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/kenny-atkinson-clinches-nba-coach-of-the-year-award-after-leading-cavaliers-to-64-wins\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Kenny Atkinson<\/a>, the NBA Coach of the Year, said there is &ldquo;real concern&rdquo; about the availability of both players. Mobley and Hunter sustained injuries in the fourth quarter of Sunday&rsquo;s Game 1 loss. <\/p><p>All three players started doing practises but there is no assurance of their presence in Tuesday&rsquo;s matchup. <\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/did-you-ever-make-the-final-four-charles-barkley-roasts-kenny-smith-in-classic-ncaa-banter\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>&ldquo;Did You Ever Make the Final Four?&rdquo; &ndash; Charles Barkley Roasts Kenny Smith in Classic NCAA Banter<\/a><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Indiana Pacers Injury Report <\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Isaiah Jackson: Out <\/li>\n<\/ul><p>The Indiana Pacers have a healthy roster for Game 2 as they have listed only player on the injury report. Isaiah Jackson, who got injured in early regular-season clash against the Pelicans, will remain out due to a torn Achilles. Jackson featured in only five games for the Pacers this season. <\/p><p><em>Image Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cavs have never won a playoff series after going 2-0 down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":49632,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[6555,620,2035],"class_list":["post-49553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-cavaliers-vs-pacers-2","tag-darius-garland","tag-deandre-hunter"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NBA Playoffs 2025 Cavaliers vs Pacers Game 2 Injury Report: Major Concerns 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