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CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cavs will be without their entire projected starting lineup for Monday night’s third preseason game against Israeli team Maccabi Ra’Anana.
As part of the big-picture plan to get ready for the regular season opener, which is a little more than a week away, the team has decided to rest Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Max Strus and Evan Mobley — all of whom played in the first two exhibitions.
All four went through Monday morning’s shootaround without issue and there is no concern for injury. It’s just a scheduled rest night ahead of Friday’s preseason finale in Indiana — a game the Cavs may use as a regular season dress rehearsal.
That foursome will join center Jarrett Allen on the sideline Monday night. Allen remains out because of a bone bruise in his left ankle that has cost him most of training camp and all of the preseason thus far. Allen continues to make steady progress and has been doing work on the team’s gravity treadmill. While there’s still no official determination on his status for the opener, Allen is set to be re-evaluated this weekend and the team is hopeful he will be ready.

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Without any of the expected starters, coach J.B. Bickerstaff will go with Ty Jerome, Caris LeVert, Isaac Okoro, Dean Wade and Damian Jones as Monday’s fill-in starting group — a window into his thinking when it comes to most of the initial rotation.
The matchup against Maccabi Ra’Anana will be an opportunity for the end-of-roster players and training camp invites to get extended playing time.
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