Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers Predicted Starting Lineups and Depth Chart for Jan. 14 | 2024-25 NBA Season

The Indiana Pacers and Cleveland Cavaliers will meet for the second time in two days on Tuesday, this time at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Cleveland will be eager to bounce back after losing 108-93 to its Midwest rival at home on Sunday.

The Cavaliers have set the pace this season with a league-best 33-5 record. The Pacers (22-18), however, have established themselves as the team to beat in 2025, stringing together a perfect 6-0 run in January to move up to fifth in the Eastern Conference standings.

Tuesday's encounter pits two of the top teams in the East against each other. There will be plenty of big-name stars on display, and this should be an entertaining and closely contested matchup.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers Predicted Starting Lineups and Depth Chart

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton passes the ball while Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland defends at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Photo Credit: Imagn

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been one of the hottest teams in the NBA, and a big part of their success has been maintaining a regular group of starters. Over the first 38 games, four players have 36 or more starts. Forwards Dean Wade and Isaac Okoro have been the preferred options for the fifth starting spot.

The Cavaliers will go into Tuesday's game without guard Luke Travers. Forward Emoni Bates (knee) and guard Ty Jerome (illness) are both listed as game-time decisions.

Expect coach Kenny Atkinson to come out with his regular group that includes Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Dean Wade, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen.

Cleveland Cavaliers depth chart:

G	Darius Garland	Caris LeVert	Ty Jerome (GTD)	Craig Porter Jr.
G	Donovan Mitchell	Max Strus	Sam Merrill	Luke Travers (O)
F	Dean Wade	Isaac Okoro	Jaylon Tyson	Emoni Bates (GTD)
F	Evan Mobley	Georges Niang
C	Jarrett Allen	Tristan Thompson

The Indiana Pacers have been consistent with their starting five over the first three months of the season. Coach Rick Carlisle has trusted his starters with Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam leading the way with 40 starts, followed by Myles Turner, who has 37.

A nagging hamstring injury to Haliburton will be a concern for the Pacers. The All-Star guard is listed as doubtful for the game on Tuesday. Guard T.J. McConnell would likely see more minutes if Haliburton were to miss out against the Cavaliers.

Aaron Nesmith and Isaiah Jackson are also out due to injury. Center James Wiseman will be sidelined for a significant period after suffering a torn left Achilles tendon in October.

Carlisle will likely stick with the same starting group that defeated the Cavaliers on Sunday. Tyrese Haliburton, Andrew Nembhard, Bennedict Mathurin, Pascal Siakam and Myles Turner should take the court at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Indiana Pacers depth chart:

G	Tyrese Haliburton	T.J. McConnell	RayJ Dennis	Quenton Jackson
G	Andrew Nembhard	Ben Sheppard	Aaron Nessmith (O)
F	Bennedict Mathurin	Johnny Furphy	Jarace Walker
F	Pascal Siakam	Obi Toppin	Enrique Freeman	Isaiah Jackson (O)
C	Myles Turner	Thomas Bryant	James Wiseman (O)

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers Preview

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland drives to the basket against Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Photo Credit: Imagn

Darius Garland has been the standout player for the Cleveland Cavaliers over the last month. Over the previous 10 games, Garland has led the Cavs in scoring on six occasions and assists on seven. The talented guard was exceptional during the matchup against the Toronto Raptors on Jan. 9, finishing with a game-high 40 points and nine assists.

Garland is currently averaging 20.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 6.7 apg and 1.1 spg over 36 starts.

The Indiana Pacers will call on Tyrese Haliburton once again as they look to upset Cleveland for the second time in a week. The 24-year-old Wisconsin native leads the Pacers roster in assists (8.8), steals (1.3) and ranks second in points (18.1). Haliburton ranks fourth in the NBA in assists per game, and his distribution has been sensational in the Pacers' six-game win streak.