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Sam Merrill headlines Cavaliers injury report for Game 3 vs. Pistons

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The Cleveland Cavaliers may be without one of their key players in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday.

Sam Merrill headlines Cavaliers injury report for Game 3 vs. Pistons originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .

The Cleveland Cavaliers are at home on Saturday afternoon as they host the Detroit Pistons in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. For the Cavaliers, they enter Saturday’s contest trailing 0-2 in the series after losing on the road to the Pistons in Game 2 on Thursday night despite a big performance from Donovan Mitchell. Now Cleveland will try to bounce back at home in Game 3 on Saturday as they look to avoid falling into a 0-3 hole in the series by grabbing a key victory over Detroit.

While the Cavaliers are looking to pick up a victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Saturday afternoon, they may be without one of their key players due to injury. Cavaliers list Sam Merrill as questionable for Game 3 For the Cavaliers, they have only one player listed on their injury report as they have listed Sam Merrill as questionable. Cleveland has listed Merrill as questionable due to a left hamstring strain and he is in danger of missing his second straight contest after sitting out Game 2 on Thursday.

MORE: What channel is Cavs vs. Pistons on today? Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch Game 3 of NBA Playoffs series If Merrill is sidelined once again, Max Strus, Dennis Schroder and Keon Ellis could all be in line for increased roles.