Cleveland already lost against the hungry Pacers when they had both Mobley and Hunter available. Without them, it'll likely take a Herculean effort from Cavaliers like Donovan Mitchell to have any reasonable chance of avoiding a disastrous 0-2 hole after losing the first two home games.

Winning 64 games earned the Cleveland Cavaliers the top seed in the Eastern Conference, but that did not faze the fourth-seeded Indiana Pacers on Sunday in a 121-112 road win. Now, the Cavs face a "real concern,

The Cavaliers lost a physical Game 1 at home to the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night as All-Star point guard Darius Garland sat with a sprained big toe. They'll go into Tuesday's Game 2 facing the prospect of playing without All-Star center and Defensive Player of the Year Evan Mobley and forward De'Andre Hunter.