{"id":313471,"date":"2025-11-29T02:07:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T02:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/313471\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T02:07:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T02:07:08","slug":"cavaliers-big-man-returns-to-lineup-after-three-game-absence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/313471\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavaliers big man returns to lineup after three-game absence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/cleveland-cavaliers\/news\/cavaliers-big-man-returns-lineup-after-three-game-absence\/4714f4b8b0e353d86ffdc7dd?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cavaliers big man returns to lineup after three-game absence;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cavaliers big man returns to lineup after three-game absence<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/cleveland-cavaliers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cleveland Cavaliers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> are looking to bounce back after losing to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/toronto-raptors\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Toronto Raptors;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Toronto Raptors<\/a> on Monday. Cleveland will play the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/atlanta-hawks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Atlanta Hawks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Atlanta Hawks<\/a> in their final NBA Cup group play game on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland will look to go six games above .500 in Friday&#8217;s contest.<\/p>\n<p>Before the game, Cavs insider <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EjElite1\/status\/1994551438572507209\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ethan Sands;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ethan Sands<\/a> reported that the team will be getting back two of its top players. Jarrett Allen (finger) and Darius Garland (injury management) will be in the team&#8217;s starting lineup on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Allen, 27, suffered a broken left ring finger in pre-game warmups back in late October. He was able to play through the pain for an extended period, but the Cavaliers decided to shut him down for three games.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Cavaliers&#8217; big man is averaging 14.8 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 1.9 assists while shooting 57.7% from the field in 14 games this season. He will rejoin the Cleveland lineup on Friday, pairing up with Evan Mobley in the front court.<\/p>\n<p>Garland, 25, is still working his way back from offseason surgery on his toe. The injury is noticeably taking a toll on his play. His points per game have declined from 20.6 points in 2024-25 to 13.4 points in five games this season.<\/p>\n<p>Further information revealed that Cleveland will be without Craig Porter Jr. (hamstring) will be missing his third straight game.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>More NBA news:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cavaliers big man returns to lineup after three-game absence originally appeared on The Sporting News. 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