Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers: Live, venue, injuries, preview, where to watch NBA In-Season Tournament

The inaugural 2023-24 NBA In-Season Tournament will be kicked off with the Cleveland Cavaliers vs the Indiana Pacers game on Friday, November 3. Group A in the Eastern Conference also features the Philadelphia 76ers, the Atlanta Hawks and the Detroit Pistons. Earlier on Saturday, October 28, the Pacers defeated the Cavs 125-113. However, they are down with injuries and things could be different this time.

Start Time, Venue

The Cleveland Cavaliers vs the Indiana Pacers game will be held at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana on Friday, November 3. It will begin at 7:00 p.m. ET.

Where to watch

The Cleveland Cavaliers vs the Indiana Pacers game can be watched on ESPN and the NBA App.

Injuries

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Indiana Pacers could both be without key players on Friday. The Cleveland Cavaliers face the problem of injuries as their starter Darius Garland has injured his hamstring while Jarrett Allen is recovering from an ankle injury. Both of them are listed as questionable. Similarly, Pacers' star point guard Tyrese Haliburton has injured his ankle and is listed as questionable.

Previews

In their previous game against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday, November 1, the Indiana Pacers had to struggle without the playmaking and leadership of Haliburton and they lost 155-104, by whopping 51 points. On the other hand, the Cavaliers, have gone just 1-3 in four games without Garland’s playmaking.

The Pacers also struggled on the defensive end, as they rank dead-last in team defensive rating (119.3) after four games. As a result, Indiana will have to focus on defense and pick up things carefully if they want to be a playoff team.

Cleveland Cavaliers: Leading scorers

1. Donovan Mitchell

31.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.8 steals, 1.0 blocks and 3.5 3-pointers per game on 51.1% shooting.

2. Caris LeVert

19.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.0 spg, 0.5 bpg and 3.3 3pg on 38.7% shooting.

3. Evan Mobley

15.4 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 3.4 apg, 0.4 spg, 2.2 bpg and 0.2 3pg on 47.0% shooting.

Indiana Pacers: Leading scorers

1. Tyrese Haliburton

20.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 12.3 apg, 1.0 spg, 0.7 bpg and 2.3 3pg on 45.8% shooting.

2. Myles Turner

14.8 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 2.0 apg, 0.3 spg, 2.0 bpg and 1.0 3pg on 45.8% shooting.

3. Bennedict Mathurin

13.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.5 apg, 0.5 spg, 0.0 bpg and 1.0 3pg on 44.2% shooting.

FAQs:

Who will miss the Cleveland Cavaliers vs the Indiana Pacers game?
The Cleveland Cavaliers will miss starter Darius Garland has injured his hamstring while Jarrett Allen is recovering from an ankle injury. Both of them are listed as questionable. Similarly, Pacers' star point guard Tyrese Haliburton has injured his ankle and is listed as questionable.

When will the Cleveland Cavaliers vs the Indiana Pacers game take place?
The Cleveland Cavaliers vs the Indiana Pacers game will be held at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana on Friday, November 3. It will begin at 7:00 p.m. ET.