The Cavaliers will move forward in the N.B.A. playoffs without Kevin Love and with their title hopes shaken.
Love, Cleveland’s starting forward, has been ruled out for the team’s next playoff series — and perhaps longer — after Love sustained a dislocated left shoulder in Sunday’s 101-93 victory to sweep the Boston Celtics.
Love, playing in his first postseason as a pro, was injured when he became tangled with Celtics forward Kelly Olynyk while chasing a loose ball in the first quarter. Olynyk clamped down on Love’s arm and pulled so hard it popped out of the shoulder joint.