Sources — Cavs’ Garland, Mobley, Hunter returning for Game 3

CLEVELAND — Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and De’Andre Hunter — the three Cleveland Cavaliers starters who sat out Game 2 of their second-round series against the Indiana Pacers due to injuries — will return Friday night for Game 3, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania.

Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson said before the game that all three players would go through a pregame workout before declaring their status.

Garland will making his first appearance in this series, but he has not played since Game 2 of the first round on April 23 with a sprained left toe. In his two playoff games, he averaged 24 points and seven assists on 51% shooting (41% from 3).

Mobley and Hunter were injured during the fourth quarter of Game 1 on separate plays in which Atkinson said he thought the contact was excessive. Neither play was whistled for a foul.

Mobley, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, sprained his left ankle after landing on Pacers center Myles Turner after a jump shot. Hunter sprained his right thumb after having a layup attempt blocked by Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin.

All three players have been listed as questionable entering Friday’s game, but they also participated in shoot around earlier in the day, a step forward after not taking the court before Game 2 on Tuesday.

With all three players sidelined in Game 2, the Cavs blew a 20-point first half lead, including seven points in the final 50 seconds to fall into an 0-2 deficit entering Friday.

Source: espn.com