{"id":52357,"date":"2025-05-13T12:30:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T11:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=52357"},"modified":"2025-05-13T13:21:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T12:21:03","slug":"nba-playoffs-2025-cavaliers-vs-pacers-game-5-injury-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba-playoffs-2025-cavaliers-vs-pacers-game-5-injury-report\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Playoffs 2025 Cavaliers vs Pacers Game 5 Injury Report: Major Concerns Around Donovan Mitchell As Cavs Look to Survive Elimination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cleveland Cavaliers will come back to Ohio for most crucial matchup in the series against the Indiana Pacers. The Cavs, top-seed in the East, are 3-1 down in the conference semifinals after a horrible defeat in Game 4. Indiana packed Cleveland in the first-half with a <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba-playoffs-pacers-vs-cavaliers-game-4-pacers-humiliate-cavs-with-80-point-first-half-outburst-one-win-away-to-reach-conference-finals\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>record-breaking 41-point lead <\/a>and put them on the edge of the elimination. <\/p><p>The Cavaliers, who had a 64-win season and made a clean sweep over Miami in first-round, looked down and dusted in the conference semifinals. One more defeat and they will be out of the NBA playoffs. The Cavs have to <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/weve-been-here-before-cleveland-cavaliers-governor-believes-team-can-pull-off-legendary-comeback-channels-2017-heroics\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>repeat the heroics of the 2016 NBA Finals <\/a>when they overcame a 1-3 deficit to win the title against the Warriors. <\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/most-valuable-nba-teams-which-nba-teams-are-worth-the-most-in-2025\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Most Valuable NBA Teams &ndash; Which NBA Teams Are Worth the Most in 2025?<\/a><\/p><p>Indiana will keep the 2016 NBA finals in mind and would look to wrap up the series in Ohio. With two home games in hand, the Cavs would aim to force Game 7 in the series. After taking 80-39 lead in the first half, the Pacers failed to retain the lead and was outscored by 20 points in the second half. It&rsquo;s a golden chance for Indiana to reach the conference semifinals for consecutive season   after 11 years. <\/p><p>Ahead of the big matchup in Ohio, 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:&nbsp;<\/strong>Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | 7:00 p.m. ET<br><strong>Venue:&nbsp;<\/strong>Rocket Mortgage Field House, Cleveland, Ohio <br><strong>TV:<\/strong>&nbsp;TNT |&nbsp;<strong>Live Stream:<\/strong>&nbsp;Fubo, NBA League Pass<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cleveland Cavaliers Injury Report<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Donovan Mitchell: Questionable <\/li>\n<\/ul><p>The Cavaliers have listed only one player on the injury report. Donovan Mitchell&rsquo;s injury put them under pressure. The Cavs star <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/donovan-mitchell-injury-update-nba-insider-shams-charania-shared-a-massive-update-on-mitchells-injury-on-pat-mcafees-show\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>sustained an ankle injury <\/a>during the third quarter in Game 4 and he has been listed as questionable for Tuesday&rsquo;s matchup. <\/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\">\"Donovan Mitchell had an MRI today and he has been diagnosed with a reaggravation of an ankle injury..<br><br>I'm told that he's gonna be a game-time decision for game five\" ~ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@ShamsCharania<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PMSLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#PMSLive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vzgaFl8dja\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/vzgaFl8dja<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatMcAfeeShow\/status\/1921966808828940788?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>May 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Both Darius Garland (toe) and Evan Mobley (ankle) are off the injury report. They missed out Game 2 and later, went to play next two games. <\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/weve-been-here-before-cleveland-cavaliers-governor-believes-team-can-pull-off-legendary-comeback-channels-2017-heroics\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve Been Here Before&rdquo; &ndash; Cleveland Cavaliers Governor Believes Team Can Pull Off Legendary Comeback, Channels 2017 Heroics<\/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 will head to Ohio with a fit and healthy squad. Chasing a series-clinching game on Tuesday, the Pacers don&rsquo;t have a fresh injury concern. Isaiah Jackson, who sustained an injury against the Pelicans in the early November this season, will remain out. <\/p><p><em>Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of the big matchup in Ohio, let&#8217;s break down the injury report for both teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":52374,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[6555,752,865],"class_list":["post-52357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-cavaliers-vs-pacers-2","tag-donovan-mitchell","tag-indiana-pacers"],"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 5 Injury Report: Major Concerns Around Donovan Mitchell As Cavs Look to Survive Elimination - 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