On Thursday night, the Indiana Pacers will host the Cleveland Cavaliers to continue their three-game homestand. The two teams have gone head-to-head twice so far this season, with each team splitting the series. Thursday's matchup will mark the third game of their four-game regular season series as the Pacers and Cavaliers will also meet up in the season finale.
The Cavaliers officially clinched the No. 1 seed in the East on Tuesday and will now shift their focus to the postseason. As for Indiana, they sit comfortably in the No. 4 seed but are just two games behind the No. 3 seed New York Knicks. A top-four seed seems inevitable for the Pacers, but leapfrogging the Knicks in the standings is still a possibility.
Here is the full injury report for the Pacers and Cavaliers ahead of their game on April 10.
4/10 Pacers injury report vs. Cavaliers
- RayJ Dennis (G League) - AVAILABLE
- Enrique Freeman (G League) - AVAILABLE
- Isaiah Jackson (Achilles) - OUT
- Quenton Jackson (G League) - OUT
- Ben Sheppard (toe) - OUT
Ben Sheppard has missed each of the Pacers' last two games due to a toe injury and remains on the team's injury report against the Cavaliers. The Atlanta native was initially listed as questionable, but he has since been downgraded to out.
4/10 Cavaliers injury report vs. Pacers
- Darius Garland (toe) - OUT
- Donovan Mitchell (ankle) - OUT
- Evan Mobley (rest) - OUT
- Max Strus (knee) - OUT
The Cavaliers have a few notable names on their injury report against the Pacers. Darius Garland, who has missed just five games all season, will not suit up against the due to a toe injury. This season, the Indiana native earned the second All-Star selection of his career and his first since the 2021-22 season.
Donovan Mitchell missed the Cavaliers' victory over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday and will be out once again against the Pacers due to an ankle sprain. This season, Mitchell is averaging 24 points, 5 assists, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game.
Cavaliers big man Evan Mobley is also out against the Pacers for rest. Mobley earned the first All-Star selection of his career this season and is among the favorites to take home this year's Defensive Player of the Year award.
After missing the first two months of the season, Max Strus has started every game he has appeared in for the Cavaliers since January 20. However, Strus will sit out against Indiana due to a knee injury.