Hours before the game, the Cavaliers called him a 'game-time decision.' Less than an hour before tip-off, Cleveland released his official status. The Cavaliers upgraded Mitchell from questionable to available. Mitchell will start and play for the Cavaliers in Game 5. The Cavaliers are still the heavy favorites in this matchup with a -8.5 spread.

Donovan Mitchell missed the second half of the Cleveland Cavaliers 129-109 Game 4 loss to the Indiana Pacers after what the team announced as a left ankle injury. It was a gut punch to what was an embarrassing loss for the top-seeded Cavaliers.

Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell will likely be in the lineup for Cleveland’s must-win Game 5 of its second-round series against the Indiana Pacers despite dealing with a sprained left ankle. The No. 4-seeded Pacers,