Cavaliers vs. Raptors injury report and preview entering NBA playoffs
Injury news will be worth watching as the Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors meet in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
Injuries have played a significant role in recent Cavaliers playoff history , so now is a good time to review the health of the roster as the Cavs prepare to battle the Toronto Raptors in the first round. The fourth-seeded Cavs are tentatively scheduled to practice Wednesday, April 15, through Friday, April 17, before facing the fifth-seeded Raptors in Game 1 of a best-of-seven series on Saturday, April 18, in Cleveland. Tipoff for the Eastern Conference matchup is scheduled for 1 p.
m. Heading into Cleveland's on-court prep, the injury headlines surrounding the series are Cavs backup center Thomas Bryant (left calf strain) and Raptors starting point guard Immanuel Quickley (right hamstring strain) are question marks for Game 1. But there is much more injury information available about the Cavs (52-30) and Raptors (46-36), so let's take a deeper dive here: Cavaliers injury report.
Will Cavs big men Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley hold up in NBA playoffs? Bryant missing the final four regular-season games with a calf strain could prove to be problematic for the Cavs because starting center Jarrett Allen has been dealing with right knee tendonitis, which caused him to miss 10 consecutive games in March, and forward Evan Mobley suffered left calf strains in December and January. Before the Cavs' regular-season finale against the Washington Wizards on April 12, coach Kenny Atkinson said Bryant is the only player on Cleveland's roster who might miss the start of the playoffs with an injury.
"To be determined with him," Atkinson said. Cavs news: Cleveland Cavaliers will meet Toronto Raptors in first round of NBA playoffs As the regular season ended, the Cavs listed guards Donovan Mitchell (right ankle sprain), Keon Ellis (left knee contusion) and Sam Merrill (left hamstring tightness) and forward Dean Wade (right ankle sprain) as other players who are managing injuries. It's important to note not all injuries show up on every version of the Cavs' injury report.