Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson, left, congratulates Darius Garland, right, after he made a three-point shot against the Chicago Bulls during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Phil Long)
Cavaliers’ Darius Garland misses 3rd straight game as Cleveland faces Indiana in Game 1 of series
CLEVELAND (AP) 鈥 Cavaliers guard Darius Garland missed his third straight game as Cleveland hosted Indiana in the opener of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Sunday night.
Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson, left, congratulates Darius Garland, right, after he made a three-point shot against the Chicago Bulls during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Phil Long)
CLEVELAND (AP) 鈥 Cavaliers guard Darius Garland missed his third straight game as Cleveland hosted Indiana in the opener of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Sunday night.
The 6-foot-1, sixth-year pro is dealing with a sprained left big toe. He missed the final two games of the Cavaliers鈥 first-round sweep of the Miami Heat after being out for the final two games of the regular season with the same injury.
Garland averaged 20.6 points and 6.7 assists during the regular season. He scored 27 points in the on April 20 in the opening game of the series before aggravating the injury late in the second game on April 23.
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Sam Merrill was starting in Garland鈥檚 place. Garland did not practice Saturday after going through a full-contact session Friday.
鈥淭oes are tough,鈥 coach Kenny Atkinson said before Sunday鈥檚 game. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 a tough one, but it鈥檚 really how he feels and he is a stop-start guy. He鈥檚 a violent cutter, violent change-direction guy. So it鈥檚 just going to be day to day, how does it feel?鈥
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