Cavaliers score vs Pacers. Injury news, live game updates, highlights
The playoff-bound Cleveland Cavaliers have a chance to sweep the Indiana Pacers this season in their final meeting of 2025-26.
CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers have clinched a spot in the NBA playoffs , and they could inch closer toward securing home-court advantage with a win on Sunday, April 5, against the Indiana Pacers at Rocket Arena. Entering Easter Sunday, the Cavs' magic number to capture home court in the first round of the playoffs stood at two. If the Cavs were to beat the Pacers and the fifth-place Atlanta Hawks were to lose on Monday, April 6, to the New York Knicks, it would do the trick.
Tipoff for Cavs (48-29) versus Pacers (18-59) is scheduled for 6 p. m. Check back here for updates throughout the game.
Below is some pregame information. Cleveland Cavaliers injury report vs. Indiana Pacers The Cavs ruled out the following players: center Jarrett Allen (right knee injury management), guard Sam Merrill (left hamstring injury management), forward Evan Mobley (left calf injury management), wing Jaylon Tyson (left big toe bone bruise) and forward Dean Wade (right ankle sprain).
Cavs news: Cavaliers clinch berth in NBA playoffs with win at Golden State Warriors Pacers injury report vs. Cleveland Cavs The Pacers have ruled out the following players: guard Johnny Furphy (right ACL tear), guard Tyrese Haliburton (right Achilles tendon tear), guard T. J.