The Cleveland Cavaliers are facing elimination.
They lost by 20 in a game they trailed by as many as 44 at one point.
Now, they head back to Cleveland with no margin for error and a need to win three games in a row.
However, as tough as things look right now, Darius Garland still believes in his team.
Talking to the media, the All-Star point guard made it loud and clear that he thinks the Cavs have what it takes to take care of business and reverse this situation:
“This franchise has been down 3-1 before. This group can do it. We’ve got the talent. We’ve got the skillset. The camaraderie is always there. Just got to go out there and play with the physicality that we played with, and play our brand of basketball,” Garland said.
#Cavs Darius Garland on being down 3-1 to the Pacers:
"This franchise has been down 3-1 before. This group can do it. We've got the talent. We've got the skillset. The camaraderie is always there." pic.twitter.com/7tVIx0BUfL
— Camryn Justice (@camijustice) May 12, 2025
Of course, the Cavs know what it’s like to come back from a 3-1 series deficit, but LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love won’t be walking through that door any time soon.
They have a solid core of players, but no legitimate superstar, and they have all left plenty to be desired in the playoffs in the past.
Garland missed the first two games of the series with a toe injury.
He scored 10 points in the win in Game 3 and led the team with 21 points in Game 4.
The team will need much more from their starting point guard if they want to stand a chance here.
The Cavs have done a solid job of keeping Tyrese Haliburton in check in the past couple of games, but everybody else needs to step up as well.
This group hadn’t been put to the test this season, and they chose the worst possible time to have their backs against the wall.
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