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Donovan Mitchell is questionable while trying to establish Cavs Pacers

May 11, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) collecting the ball, while Indiana Pacers’ protector Tyrese Haliburton (0) defends in the fourth match of the second round for the 2025 NBA playoffs in Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Compulsory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

Cleveland Cavaliers’ season and Donovan Mitchell’s sprained left ankle, based on the health of an epic return.

In the 4th game of the Eastern Conference semi-finals, the face of All-Star and the Franchisee Six times aggravated an existing injury to the host Indiana Pacers, while the 129-109 explosion loss heated between the circuit.

Mitchell had a MRI on Monday morning, but Cavaliers did not explain the details. They then listed it as questionable in the official NBA injury report for 5 games.

He leads the Fourth Seed Indiana 3-1 series and can eliminate the best seed Cavaliers in Tuesday night buildings. Pacers won four games on Cleveland during the normal season and playoffs.

Pacers coach Rick Carlisle, Pacers coach Rick Carlisle after training at Indianapolis, “This is not this place, not,” he said. “We have a very good idea about what kind of environment will be tomorrow with desperation.

“It is difficult to protect the edge. Emotions are high, but you need to do your best.”

Nobody is better than Indiana Power’s Advanced Pascal Siakam and Center Myles Turner, the consistency of Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley, the defensive player of the year.

Siakam and Turner, with 41 points and 13 rebounds, with 12 points and seven boards for Cleveland colleagues in the game 4, Indiana, the NBA Playoff record was a 41 -point lead, despite the release of solid reserve Bennictt Mathin.

Siakam, referring to non -market fans, Siakam, “At the end of the day we really do not care about winning.” He said. “So when you have it and you have this belief like us against everyone, we are where we are. This is our team.”

All-Star Point protector Darius Garland (left large foot sprain), Mobley (Bracking of the Left ankle) and Swingman De’andre Hunter (right thumb sprains), before returning to both competitions in Indiana, Cavaliers missed a destructive 120-119 home loss.

Even when dealing with a painful calf, Mitchell was average 34.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.8 steals in the series, but he will need Cleveland’s season to expand the season.

Cavaliers never won a series after losing the first two games at home.

“This franchise fell 3-1 before, Gar said Garland, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, led by the team’s team to win Cleveland’s single league championship three times when he beat the 2016 NBA Finals.

“This group can do it. We have the ability, we have skill sets, friendship is always there. Just play our basketball brand.”

During four games, Pacers prevented them from doing it, especially at long distance. Cavaliers took second place in the league with a 38.3 3 -point percentage in the normal season, but 30.2 percent in this series.

Ty Jerome, the sixth man of the year, is on a plane of 15.4 percent, and Hunter and Stretch Dean Wade go beyond 22.2 percent of the arc. Making a wide open triple helped Cleveland to win 64 times in the normal season, just for Cavs to fail in four games.

“They raised their games to another level and did not match,” Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson said. He said. “We talked about it. We knew it would come. You are trying to prepare your men mentally, but for whatever reason, at another level.”

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