The Cleveland Cavaliers will look to get back on track after losing to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. They will face the Indiana Pacers in their fifth-straight home game on Friday night.
Despite not having a 15-game win streak to begin the season like they did in 2024-25, the Cavaliers have started this season with a 10-6 record.
Cleveland will be getting back two of their starters in the Eastern Conference matchup on Friday after both of them have missed the past five games.
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Darius Garland, Jaylon Tyson return to lineup after missing past five games
NBA insider Spencer Davies announced that guards Darius Garland and Jaylon Tyson will be in Cleveland’s starting lineup on Friday night against the Pacers.
Both players have missed the Cavaliers’ past five games. Garland is still working his way back from offseason toe surgery, and Tyson will return after suffering a concussion in Cleveland’s overtime win over the Miami Heat on Nov. 10.
Garland, 25, has played in three games in a limited fashion so far this season. In three games, he’s averaging 13.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists while shooting 33.3 percent from the field.
Tyson, 22, has made a huge leap in his sophomore season. In 11 games (seven starts), he’s averaging 11.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.3 steals while shooting 48.9 percent from the field and 46.2 percent from three.
The two will start for Cleveland alongside Donovan Mitchell, De’Andre Hunter, and Evan Mobley.
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