Both suffered injuries on falls in Game 1 on plays that head coach Kenny Atkinson described on Monday as "excessive." Mobley has an ankle injury. Hunter dislocated his right thumb. Both will be considered questionable for Game 2 — as will Garland, who's at risk of missing a fourth straight game with his toe injury.

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 "