The Cleveland Cavaliers' season is hanging in the balance, as they are down 3-1 in their second-round NBA playoff series against the Indiana Pacers with Game 5

On Monday, Kenny Atkinson declared Mitchell to be a "game-time decision" as the point guard recovered from his left ankle injury. Then, Tuesday morning, Mitchell participated in shootaround for Cleveland, a good sign that he might try to give it a go in Game 5.

The Indiana Pacers emphatically pushed the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers to the brink of playoff elimination with a dominant 129-109 win to take a 3-1 series lead.

The Indiana Pacers travel to Rocket Arena as they aim to close out the series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Here is how to watch Game 5.

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar shooting guard Donovan Mitchell is expected to be a game-time decision for Game 5 against the Indiana Pacers. Mitchell received an MRI that revealed he reaggravated a previous left ankle injury during the 129-109 loss in Game 4. He is averaging 34 points, five rebounds, and four assists through four games.

Pascal Siakam, Myles Turner and Obi Toppin combined for 61 points and the Indiana Pacers held a playoff-record 41-point halftime lead in a blowout of the Cleveland Cavaliers for a 3-1 Eastern Conference semifinals lead.

The Pacers don’t have some surplus of size on the Cavs. Aside from Turner and Siakam — the latter of whom doesn’t really use his size as an automatic extension for upped physicality — Mobley is bigger than Obi Toppin,

The Cleveland Cavaliers showed some real fight in Game 3 of their series versus the Indiana Pacers. After dropping the first two at home, the Cavs flexed their