Darius Garland’s absence wasn’t felt too heavily in Game 3 of Cavaliers-Heat.
Cleveland rolled to its biggest win of the series without him.
But the Cavs’ NBA title hopes will still hinge on Garland being healthy, so they’d like to see him back out on the court sooner rather than later.
Here’s the latest on his status:
Is Darius Garland playing tonight?
Darius Garland is officially listed as questionable for Game 4 of Cavs-Heat on Monday night.
Garland is dealing with a right toe injury.
This issue first popped up late in the regular season, but Garland had appeared to be past it before re-aggravating it late in Game 2.
The Cavs won Game 3, 124-87, without him.
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Sixth Man of the Year candidate Ty Jerome stepped up and dished out a career-high 11 assists. De’Andre Hunter carried a bigger scoring load with 21 points.
In the first two games of the series, Garland was averaging 24.0 points and 7.0 assists per game.
The Cavs await his return as they try to close out the Heat and advance to the second round, where they play the winner of Pacers-Bucks.
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