Pau Gasol out of Cleveland Cavaliers-Chicago Bulls game five, Kyrie Irving will play

The Chicago Bulls are likely to be without center Pau Gasol for tonight's game five in the NBA Eastern Conference semi-finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Spaniard missed game four with a left hamstring strain and the injury is expected to keep him out again later this evening at Quicken Loans Arena.

While Gasol will sit out, Cleveland point-guard Kyrie Irving is expected to play despite suffering with a strained right foot and tendonitis in his left knee.

Tonight's game tips off at 7pm Eastern time, with the series level at 2-2 after LeBron James's buzzer beater in game four.