CLEVELAND, Ohio — With injuries piling up across the roster , the Cavs will gladly take some positive news. They regain another ball handler as Craig Porter Jr. returns from a three-game absence caused by a hamstring strain.

Cleveland will need every healthy body it can get. The Cavs open a back-to-back against the Boston Celtics on Sunday before heading to Indiana for a quick one-game trip, and the availability of Darius Garland and Lonzo Ball for that second leg remains uncertain.

For now, the focus is squarely on Boston. The Cavs will be without Jarrett Allen (finger) , Lonzo Ball (injury management), Sam Merrill (hand) , Larry Nance Jr. (calf) and Max Strus (foot).

Through the first 20 games, this group barely resembles the one that stormed through last year’s regular season.

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