<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/news/watch-cavs-jarrett-allen-sink-bonkers-backward-half-court-shot-during-bizarre-delay');   ga('set', 'title', 'Watch Cavs’ Jarrett Allen sink bonkers backward half-court shot during bizarre delay');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CAVS-NATION-Cavs-news-Watch-Jarrett-Allen-sink-bonkers-backward-half-court-shot-during-bizarre-delay.jpg"></figure><h1>Watch Cavs’ Jarrett Allen sink bonkers backward half-court shot during bizarre delay</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T13:09:50-08:00">December 24th, 1:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T13:10:56-08:00">December 24th, 1:10pm</time><address><a>Matt Wadleigh</a>Matthew Wadleigh was born and raised in Oceanside and resides in Fresno. He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-max-strus-sends-return-message-to-cleveland-fans-after-win-over-bucks">Cleveland Cavaliers’ unreal start</a> to the season continued on Monday night. The Cavs hosted the Utah Jazz and won easily in Cleveland, 124-113. Darius Garland led the way with 23 points as both Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley scored 22 points apiece. A total of four Cavs starters finished with 20 or more points in a complete team effort from the starting five.</p><p>Jarrett Allen was the only Cavs starter not to finish in double-figures, but he had seven points with six rebounds in just 26 minutes of playing time.</p><p>However, Allen went viral for a totally different reason.</p><p>The start of the game was delayed due to a broken rim, and both teams got a well-deserved break. In the process, Allen pulled off an unreal, must-see behind-the-back <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DD8QXT7R_mv/?igsh=NXNoMGQyaXl3c3Rz&amp;img_index=3" rel="noopener">halfcourt shot</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DD8QXT7R_mv/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading"><div style="padding: 16px;"><p> </p><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p> </p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DD8QXT7R_mv/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by NBA on ESPN (@nbaonespn)</a></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Here is a picture of the rim that was broken, which forced the tip to be delayed in Cleveland.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Need an investigation <a href="https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WorldWideWob</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/cavs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cavs</a> currently in a crooked rim delay. Staff discovered moments before tip off <a href="https://t.co/IeKT4zkKts">pic.twitter.com/IeKT4zkKts</a></p><p>— Zac Cino (@cino_mania) <a href="https://twitter.com/cino_mania/status/1871351349885260138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It was a fun scene in Cleveland before the game against Utah, and it ended in celebration as the Cavs won the ninth game of the month of December and the fifth in a row.</p><p>Next up for the Cavs is a tough West Coast road trip. The Cavs face the Denver Nuggets on Friday, the Golden State Warriors on Monday, the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, and then the Dallas Mavericks on Friday, all on the road. After that, the Cavs return home for a four-game homestand, but it could be a tricky path going through some Western Conference teams during a road stretch.</p><p>With the calendar set to flip to 2025, the Cavs have the best record in the Eastern Conference and the best in the NBA at 26-4 as of Tuesday afternoon, so the energy and excitement is back in Cleveland.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Watch Cavs’ Jarrett Allen sink bonkers backward half-court shot during bizarre delay

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/news/cavs-news-jarrett-allen-hilarious-1-word-answer-scorching-hot-start');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jarrett Allen’s hilarious 1-word answer for Cavs’ scorching hot start');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jarrett-Allens-hilarious-1-word-answer-for-Clevelands-scorching-hot-start.jpg"></figure><h1>Jarrett Allen’s hilarious 1-word answer for Cavs’ scorching hot start</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-23T14:55:30-08:00">November 23rd, 2:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-23T14:55:30-08:00">November 23rd, 2:55pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints and Cavs Nation, as well as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In an interview with The Young Man And The Three Podcast, Cleveland <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-jarrett-allen-special-reasoning-behind-love">Cavs center Jarrett Allen expressed his love</a> for the city he plays for. But the quotable center didn’t stop there. After the Cavs beat the New Orleans Pelicans 128-100, improving after an incredible 15-0 start on the regular season, The Plain Dealer’s Chris Fedor asked an important question.</p><p>What’s the secret sauce? He was <a href="https://x.com/RealDCunningham/status/1860381243956732130" rel="noopener">asked</a>, per Locked on Cavs’ Danny Cunningham.</p><p>“Jarrett Allen, without thinking: “Bolognese,” Cunningham reported.</p><p>It is an intriguing way to metaphorically describe the Cavs’ historic start to the 2024-25 campaign, and without an explanation, it makes it even better. Allen’s double-double (16 points, 11 rebounds) performance was one of six Cavs players to score in double figures, and Cleveland dominated New Orleans en route to a whopping 28-point victory.</p><p>Ty Jerome’s team-high 29 points, including seven threes, was an incredible display of offense as All-Star Donovan Mitchell seemingly took a backseat with ten points. Jaylon Tyson (16 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists) flirted with a triple-double, and Georges Niang (20 points) led the second unit. He connected on 6-of-12 from behind the 3-point arc as the Cavs shot at a 52.7% clip, including 18-of-42 from deep.</p><h2><b>Jarrett Allen’s unique reasoning behind Cavs love</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Cavs-center-Jarrett-Allen_a9b946.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Cleveland Cavs center <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-jarrett-allen-goes-viral-after-mean-poster-dunk-vs-pelicans" rel="noopener">Jarrett Allen posterized Jamal Cain</a> in his latest win, and it was one of the best dunks of the NBA’s 2024-25 campaign. However, Allen loves playing for Cleveland because whether you’re a team the league is constantly talking about or irrelevant with the league’s elite, Cavs fans show support either way.</p><p>“The thing about Cleveland is, and I’m not even trying to hype it up just because I live there, it’s genuinely such a nice city with great people who, like you said, truly love sports,” Allen said. “You could be 0-15, and people are still going to show up and sell out games for anybody. It’s just that kind of pride and loyalty.”</p><p>Despite the Cavs’ 120-117 loss to the champion Celtics, expectations remain high for Allen. With the guidance of the Cavs’ first-year head coach, Kenny Atkinson, and a healthy starting lineup with a reliable, productive bench, Allen <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/jarrett-allen-interview-15-0-start-donovan-mitchell-kenny-atkinson-conference-finals-expectations/" rel="noopener">told</a> HoopsHype’s Michael Sotto he has eyes on the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals.</p><p>“We want to make it to the Conference Finals. I think that’s the expectation for everybody around the league,” Allen said. “Put the floor there. I think we’re a good enough team that if we play consistent enough, our bench is deep enough, and we have our starting lineup that’s pretty good.”</p><p>The Cavs will host the Raptors on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jarrett Allen’s hilarious 1-word answer for Cavs’ scorching hot start

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/news/cavs-news-jarrett-allen-special-reasoning-behind-love');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jarrett Allen’s special reasoning behind Cavs love');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Cavs-Nation-Cavs-news-Jarrett-Allens-special-reasoning-behind-Cleveland-love.jpg"></figure><h1>Jarrett Allen’s special reasoning behind Cavs love</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-22T13:18:44-08:00">November 22nd, 1:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-22T13:18:44-08:00">November 22nd, 1:18pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints and Cavs Nation, as well as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After Cleveland Cavs center <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-jarrett-allen-goes-viral-after-mean-poster-dunk-vs-pelicans">Jarrett Allen’s dunk against the New Orleans Pelicans went viral</a> this week, the timing for a recent interview couldn’t have been better for the seven-footer. Allen joined The Young Man and The Three podcast, talking about an array of topics, including what Jarett enjoys doing in his spare time, his team’s 15-0 start to the regular season, and his love for the city of Cleveland.</p><p>Allen went as far as to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKrSswkIdxI" rel="noopener">say</a> that despite the Cavs’ historic start to the regular season, the fans in Clevland would still attend RocketHouse Fieldhouse games due to the city’s love and appreciation for its basketball team.</p><p>“The thing about Cleveland is, and I’m not even trying to hype it up just because I live there, it’s genuinely such a nice city with great people who, like you said, truly love sports,” Allen said. “You could be 0-15, and people are still going to show up and sell out games for anybody. It’s just that kind of pride and loyalty. There’s something special about certain Midwest sports cities. They’re just so prideful about their teams. Cleveland has that energy — people are all in.”</p><p>After losing to the champion Boston Celtics 120-117, snapping the Cavs’ undefeated streak at 15, Cleveland returned to its winning ways in a 128-100 blowout against the Pelicans. While All-Star Donovan Mitchell was limited to ten points on 4-for-10 attempts, Ty Jerome scored a team-high 29 points that led six Cavs who scored in double figures. Back-up Georges Niang led the second unit with 20 points.</p><p>Jarrett Allen (16 points, 11 rebounds) and Jaylon Tyson (16 points, 11 rebounds) each recorded a 16-point double-double, and JT Thor finished with 12 points, two steals, and one block in 13 minutes.</p><h2><b>Cavs’ Jarrett Allen goes viral after poster dunk vs. Pelicans</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Cavs-center-Jarrett-Allen.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Cavs center <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-jarrett-allen-surprising-take-viral-lights-were-too-bright-meme">Jarrett Allen talked about 2024’s playoff series against the </a><a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-jarrett-allen-surprising-take-viral-lights-were-too-bright-meme" rel="noopener">Knicks </a>and his surprising take on the bright lights of New York’s Madison Square Garden. However, as the attention has shifted to the Cavs’ improbably start, Allen threw a memorable poster dunk against the Pelicans that will live in Cleveland highlight reels for the rest of the regular season.</p><p>Allen, who received the ball in transition against Pelicans small forward Jamal Cain in drop coverage, made him pay with a memorable <a href="https://x.com/NBA/status/1859402717992821057" rel="noopener">slam</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jarrett Allen with AUTHORITY. 😤</p><p>CLE-NOP | NBA League Pass <br>📲 <a href="https://t.co/rMsh5hG7U7">https://t.co/rMsh5hG7U7</a> <a href="https://t.co/JBYkZBIEWB">pic.twitter.com/JBYkZBIEWB</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1859402717992821057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p> </p><p>Despite seeing their epic win streak end, Allen and the Cavs (16-1) remain atop the Eastern Conference. They’re leading the champion Celtics (12-3) by three games with the best record in the NBA.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jarrett Allen’s special reasoning behind Cavs love

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cavs-jarrett-allen-dishes-noticeable-difference-kenny-atkinson-since-nets-days');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’ Jarrett Allen dishes on noticeable difference in Kenny Atkinson since Nets days');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jarrett-Allen-dishes-on-noticeable-difference-in-Kenny-Atkinson-since-Nets-days.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs’ Jarrett Allen dishes on noticeable difference in Kenny Atkinson since Nets days</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-22T12:24:56-08:00">November 22nd, 12:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-22T12:24:56-08:00">November 22nd, 12:24pm</time><address><a>Kris Pursiainen</a>Kris Pursiainen is an Associate Editor for all sports based in the NJ/NYC area. Kris brings several years of experience reporting on and writing about professional teams to the table. With experience all over the country as a New York Knicks, New York Jets, New York Mets, Super Bowl LVIII, and Big East beat reporter, Kris has been breaking news and reporting on the NBA, NFL, MLB, and college basketball landscapes for years. Kris is a proud graduate of Fordham University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Brooklyn Nets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen joined the Young Man and the Three podcast Friday to talk all things Cavs and more.  Allen’s appearance involved discourse surrounding everything from playing a team coached by the show’s lead host emeritus in Redick to The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. But the most interesting portion of the show may have been when Jarrett Allen shared perspective that only he and Caris LeVert have about his new head coach, Kenny Atkinson, who was also his old head coach.</p><p>Both players were on the Brooklyn Nets when the team made its <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-dangelo-russell-jared-dudley-react-to-kenny-atkinsons-departure-from-brooklyn">Cinderella-style run to the NBA Playoffs</a>. That team’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-video-brooklyn-bench-shows-hilarious-dance-reaction-demarre-carroll-3-pointer">signature dance celebration</a> was born in March 2019, which feels like much more than five years ago. But both LeVert and Allen were coached by Atkinson before <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-news-land-ex-warriors-kenny-atkinson-as-next-head-coach">reuniting with him this past offseason</a> in Cleveland. And Allen shared on the show that things aren’t the same with the Cavs as they were with the Nets.</p><p>“He’s more relaxed, I think that was his first head coaching job at Brooklyn you know and it’s like it’s a hard job,” Allen said. “I understand that now that after Brooklyn he went to the Clippers, then he went to Golden State and he was just getting so much more experience. Probably just his confidence and trust in his ideas to propel us forward, it’s a noticeable difference.”</p><h2><b>Kenny Atkinson is helping Jarrett Allen and the Cavaliers succeed</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jarrett-Allen-Kenny-Atkinson-Brooklyn.jpg"><figcaption>Andy Marlin-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Allen also spoke on key traits of Atkinson’s that have not changed over the years.</p><p>“Kenny is just a good dude. Whenever we do a film session we always start with something funny,” Allen said. “Like whether it’s a play that happened in the game, or whether it’s making fun of one of our teammates we always start with something funny to get everybody to laugh and that just makes everything so much easier going forward. The basketball side it’s just, he’s a genius on that side.”</p><p>Atkinson and the Cavaliers are off to a red-hot 16-1 start. Their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-news-cleveland-championship-contender-celtics-loss">only loss was to the NBA’s defending champions</a>. And Atkinson’s coaching has been a driving factor of that success. Atkinson has <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-evan-mobley-message-doubters-celtics" rel="noopener">simultaneously prioritized winning and the development of Evan Mobley</a>. And the additional offensive responsibility for Mobley has opened the door for players like Allen to play more specialized roles.</p><p>The center is averaging 14.4 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game. But the statistical comparisons to last season are most interesting. Sure, Allen is only averaging 2/3 of the assists. But he’s also only averaging about 68% of the turnovers. He’s taking two fewer shots per game but making 5.1% more of his attempts. 63.4% was good. 68.5% on a still-decent 8.4 shots per game is great.</p><p>Atkinson and his Cavs are benefitting from winning taking care of everything. There’s nothing to question about a 16-1 team. Besides, of course, wondering whether or not they can sustain the success. There’s only one way to find out.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs’ Jarrett Allen dishes on noticeable difference in Kenny Atkinson since Nets days

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/news/cavs-news-jarrett-allen-surprising-take-viral-lights-were-too-bright-meme');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’ Jarrett Allen has surprising take on viral ‘lights were too bright’ meme');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jarrett-Allen-has-surprising-take-on-viral-lights-were-too-bright-meme.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs’ Jarrett Allen has surprising take on viral ‘lights were too bright’ meme</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-21T19:07:39-08:00">November 21st, 7:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-21T19:07:39-08:00">November 21st, 7:07pm</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints and Cavs Nation. He is a longtime NBA fan who believes LeBron James is the GOAT.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>So far in his career, <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-jarrett-allen-goes-viral-after-mean-poster-dunk-vs-pelicans">Jarrett Allen has become a cornerstone</a> of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ defense, their interior anchor that turned them into one of the league’s elite defenses. Additionally, the big man’s major contribution to NBA Twitter is the terrific meme of him saying, “The lights were brighter than expected,” after their first-round playoff loss to the New York Knicks two seasons ago. Looking back on the “bright lights” playoffs meme now, Jarrett Allen maintained good humor.</p><p>“When I look back on my career, I know I had my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DCpoAHRyoM2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" rel="noopener">one shining moment</a>,” Allen said in his appearance on “The Young Man and the Three” podcast, again captured in another Bleacher Report quote meme shared on their official Instagram.</p><h2><b>Are the lights still too bright for the Cavaliers?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jarrett-Allen-dunking.jpg"><figcaption>© Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>When Jarrett Allen said the memed quote about the lights being too bright in the playoffs, the Cavaliers had just returned to the postseason for the first time since LeBron James signed with the Lakers.</p><p>Moreover, only star guard Donovan Mitchell had the playoff experience necessary to manufacture wins in the postseason, when the game slows down, defenses become tougher, and teams play more physically.</p><p>As expected, Allen and Mobley disappeared from that first-round series against the Knicks. Allen <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/jarrett-allen-playoff-stats-2023" rel="noopener">averaged only</a> 9.4 points and 7.4 rebounds, while Mobley put up 14.2 points and 9.5 rebounds.</p><p>The physicality and experience of Julius Randle, Mitchell Robinson, Josh Hart, and Jalen Brunson proved too much for the young Cavs, making short work of them in five games.</p><p>However, the team regrouped, and in 2024, the Cavs won their first playoff series in the post-LeBron era by beating the Orlando Magic in a tough seven-game series.</p><p>They lost in five games to the Boston Celtics in the second round, but losing to the eventual champions should only teach them more lessons about how to play championship-level basketball throughout the postseason.</p><h2><b>A different team?</b></h2><p>This season, the Cavs are definitely a more dangerous team, <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/jarrett-allens-91-million-extension-has-cavs-fans-buzzing">having extended Jarrett Allen</a>, Mitchell, and Mobley to long-term contracts and filled out the team with valuable role players like Caris LeVert.</p><p>So far, the Cavaliers’ historic 15-0 start has made waves around the league, though some still remain skeptical. For instance, <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-chandler-parsons-pumps-the-brakes-clevelands-hot-start">Chandler Parsons believed the Cavs’ soft schedule</a> played a part in their undefeated streak.</p><p>True enough, the <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-evan-mobley-makes-confident-declaration-after-celtics-loss">Celtics handed the Cavs their first loss</a> of the season, which may cast some doubt about their ability to beat the defending champions.</p><p>Despite the loss, though, the Celtics didn’t blow them out of the water. Instead, the Cavs rallied from 21 down to make things interesting for Boston, and they ended up relying on Jayson Tatum to pull out the win.</p><p>Perhaps this is the main gap separating the two teams. As of their last matchup, Tatum is the superior closer, though Mitchell has also proven his clutch-ness.</p><p>However, “Spida” may have to reach another gear to lead his team to a title, just like LeBron James did several times before him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs’ Jarrett Allen has surprising take on viral ‘lights were too bright’ meme

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He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There is no rest for the weary Cleveland Cavaliers; just a little over 24 hours after the Boston Celtics dealt them their first loss of the season, halting their historic 15-game winning streak to start the season, the <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-major-career-milestone-pelicans-game">Cavs had to pick themselves up</a> as they headed home to host the injury-ravaged New Orleans Pelicans. The Cavs wasted no time getting back to winning ways, beating up on an extremely shorthanded Pelicans team in a 128-100 win.</p><p>The Cavs were so dominant on the night that the likes of Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, and Jarrett Allen played in only 20, 18, and 21 minutes, respectively, and they still had the game wrapped up by the end of the third quarter. But this did not mean that none of the active members of the team’s core four had their moments to shine. In particular, Allen, in the first quarter, put Pelicans forward Jamal Cain on a <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1859402717992821057" rel="noopener">poster after a great pocket pass</a> from Craig Porter Jr.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jarrett Allen with AUTHORITY. 😤</p><p>CLE-NOP | NBA League Pass <br>📲 <a href="https://t.co/rMsh5hG7U7">https://t.co/rMsh5hG7U7</a> <a href="https://t.co/JBYkZBIEWB">pic.twitter.com/JBYkZBIEWB</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1859402717992821057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">THIS POSTER 😳 <a href="https://t.co/BhJ94ZJCXh">https://t.co/BhJ94ZJCXh</a> <a href="https://t.co/dScNgf9EaP">pic.twitter.com/dScNgf9EaP</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1859403443774898429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>That jam looked it like it meant something extra for Allen; as one would recall, this past offseason, the Pelicans were reportedly among his <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/nba-rumors-cavs-have-donovan-mitchell-reason-not-trade-jarrett-allen">biggest suitors on the trade market</a>. But the Cavs decided to hold on to their core, and it’s paying off big time — as seen in Allen’s ferocious slam.</p><p>Allen finished the night with 16 points on a perfect 7-7 shooting from the field, as he was one of six Cavs players to finish the night with double-digits in scoring.</p><h2><b>Cavs flex on the Pelicans</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Cavaliers-center-Jarrett-Allen-31-dunks.jpg"></figure><p>The Pelicans deserve some credit for not getting blown out straight from the jump considering all their team’s injury woes. But the Cavs have been the best team in the league thus far this season, and they showed why even though they were without Darius Garland on the night.</p><p>The Cavs’ depth has been very impressive; in particular, Ty Jerome is blossoming right in front of our very eyes. Jerome scored 29 to lead the team in scoring, and he did so on seven made threes — establishing himself more and more as a quality rotation piece with each passing game.</p><p>Rookie forward Jaylon Tyson also deserves plenty of credit for his impressive game in his first career start. Tyson tallied 16 points, 11 rebounds, and seven dimes — making his case for more minutes moving forward.</p><p>The Cavs will look to embark on another lengthy winning streak, although they will have three days of rest before they take on the Toronto Raptors at home on Sunday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs’ Jarrett Allen goes viral after mean poster dunk vs. Pelicans

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/news/cavs-news-jarrett-allen-sounds-off-on-looming-revenge-game-vs-celtics');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’ Jarrett Allen sounds off on looming revenge game vs. Celtics');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jarrett-Allen-sounds-off-on-looming-revenge-game-vs.-Celtics.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs’ Jarrett Allen sounds off on looming revenge game vs. Celtics</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-18T06:15:04-08:00">November 18th, 6:15am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-18T06:15:04-08:00">November 18th, 6:15am</time><address><a>Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2024-25 Cleveland Cavaliers continue to make history despite not being a trendy pick to compete for the Larry O’Brien trophy heading into the season. On Sunday night, the Cavs extended their season-starting win streak to 15 with a 128-114 win over the Charlotte Hornets despite missing Donovan Mitchell due to rest — becoming only the <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-darius-garland-join-make-nba-history-15-0-start">fourth team in NBA history</a> to win their first 15 games to begin the campaign.</p><p>Night after night, the Cavs will be tested; the longer their streak goes, the bigger the target on their back becomes. But they may not face a more difficult early-season test than their impending NBA Cup clash against the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics on Tuesday night — with this game meaning something extra for Cleveland. After all, it was the Celtics that eliminated the shorthanded Cavs from last season’s playoffs.</p><p>For Jarrett Allen, he knows how important this game could be for the Cavs even this early in the season. The Celtics, after all, have climbed the mountaintop of the NBA, and Cleveland can <a href="https://x.com/NBA/status/1858343661458583580" rel="noopener">get a better sense</a> of where they stand in the title-contending picture depending on how they perform against the best of the best.</p><p>“It’s the defending champs and the team that knocked us out last year. We’ve always wanted to test ourselves against the best, we’ve always wanted to see where we stand with the best teams in the league. And the day after tomorrow, that will be an excellent test for all of us,” Allen said in his postgame presser following the Cavs’ win over the Hornets.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"It's the defending champs and the team that knocked us out last year."</p><p>Jarrett Allen speaks on the Cavs <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EmiratesNBACup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EmiratesNBACup</a> matchup vs. the Celtics on Tuesday 🍿 <a href="https://t.co/l9zhHxMptz">pic.twitter.com/l9zhHxMptz</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1858343661458583580?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The regular season is rarely a good barometer for how teams stack up against each other in the playoffs. But the Cavs can cement their place as one of the favorites to win it all if they manage to continue their hot streak against the Celtics. This should also be a redemption of sorts for Allen, as he wasn’t able to suit up for the final eight games of Cleveland’s 2024 playoff run.</p><h2><b>Jarrett Allen, Cavs look for redemption against the Celtics</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Jarrett-Allen-of-the-Cavs.jpg"></figure><p>The Cavs ended up being the epitome of limping towards the finish line with the way they ended the 2024 NBA playoffs. Jarrett Allen was one of the first major injury casualties for the Cavs in the postseason; he <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/nba-rumors-jarrett-allen-likely-done-cavs-allegations-refused-injection-help-injury">suffered a crack rib</a> in Game 4 of their first-round series against the Orlando Magic, and was unable to recover in time to return to playoff action.</p><p>By the time Game 5 of their second-round matchup against the Celtics came along, the Cavs were missing three major rotation players in Allen, Donovan Mitchell, Caris LeVert. It’s hard for any team to win a playoff game, let alone a series against the team that finished with the best regular-season record, and thus no one was surprised that the Cavs bowed out of the postseason with a whimper.</p><p>But now, the Cavs are expected to put up a much better fight now that they’ll be having their core four healthy on Wednesday night. That matchup against the Celtics should be a good one, provided, of course, that both teams show up and not disappoint unlike when the Cavs blew the Golden State Warriors out back on November 8.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs’ Jarrett Allen sounds off on looming revenge game vs. Celtics

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The Aurora, IL native earned a degree in philosophy from Creighton University, where he also competed as a Division 1 Cross Country runner.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers engaged the Los Angeles Lakers in a significant cross-conference matchup on Wednesday night. The game marked the first time <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-will-bronny-james-play-with-lebron-cleveland">LeBron James returned to Rocket Mortage FieldHouse with his son Bronny</a> playing on the same team as him. Nevertheless, Jarrett Allen and Cavs spoiled the Jameses’ return.</p><p>Allen amassed 18 points, 12 rebounds, and two blocks in the first half. Ironically, he <a href="https://x.com/statmuse/status/1851777402822590914" rel="noopener">became the first</a> Cavalier with those numbers in a half since LeBron James and 2017, per StatMuse.</p><p>Jarrett Allen finished the game with 20 points and 17 rebounds in 31 minutes. He had stout support from his teammates. Fellow frontcourt member Evan Mobley totaled 25 points and five rebounds in 19 minutes. Meanwhile, Donovan Mitchell ended the matchup with 24 points, seven assists, and three rebounds.</p><p>On the other side, LeBron James did everything he could to help the Lakers in his homecoming. He finished with 26 points, six rebounds, and three assists. Bronny James got into the game for five minutes and scored two points along with two assists.</p><p>The Cavs’ all-around team effort resulted in a 134-110 victory. Still, the team has areas it can improve. One player Cleveland is seeing growth from is Darius Garland, who finished 10 points and 12 assists on Wednesday night. <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-sends-harsh-message-darius-garland-haters">Donovan Mitchell sent a stern message to Garland’s naysers</a>.</p><p>“I just want everybody who was on that side to stay on that side when it comes to him. I don’t want there to be a switch-up. I know who a lot of y’all are,” Mitchell said in reference to the incessant criticism Garland received in the last year. “There are times throughout your career when you have years like that. Obviously, he was going through things personally. You have to grow. You have to figure it out. A lot of people said he couldn’t.”</p><p>Garland and the rest of the promising Cavs squad continue to figure things out as they seek a deeper run in 2024-25.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs’ Jarrett Allen punishes Lakers with rare feat last done by 2017 LeBron James

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cavs-news-jarrett-allen-best-center-nba-win-over-lakers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’ Jarrett Allen continues to show he’s best center in NBA in win over Lakers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Cavs-news-Jarrett-Allen-continues-to-show-hes-best-center-in-NBA-in-win-over-Lakers.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs’ Jarrett Allen continues to show he’s best center in NBA in win over Lakers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-30T19:04:34-07:00">October 30th, 7:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-30T19:07:20-07:00">October 30th, 7:07pm</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers are undefeated and <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/2025.html" rel="noopener">playing beautiful basketball to start the season</a>. The best part of it? It isn’t Donovan Mitchell putting the Cavs on his back every night. Five games into the season, Mitchell has only scored more than 30 points once. That’s because, under new head coach Kenny Atkinson, it’s a collective effort from Cleveland. Sure, there might be a player who stands out more than others. But with how the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-news-what-to-watch-for-lakers">Cavs score in bunches and tighten down on defense</a>, it truly is team-oriented basketball. However, against the Los Angeles Lakers, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-news-cleveland-adjustment-against-knicks-stay-undefeated">Cleveland’s stability on offense</a> might not be possible if it weren’t for one player: big man Jarrett Allen.</p><p>In the Cavs’ undefeated start to the season, Allen has averaged 17.8 points on 79.1% shooting, 11.0 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. While they might not be the flashiest numbers, Allen’s consistency, his most significant attribute, can’t be tracked by counting stats. Night in and night out, Allen hustles away on defense, keeping Cleveland among the NBA’s very best. Conversely, the All-Star big man remains accurate and low maintenance, giving the Cavs a bread-and-butter play whenever he’s rolling toward the basket.</p><p>However, against Los Angeles, Allen was more than consistent. He was the driving force behind Cleveland’s building a lead and helped ensure the Cavs never relented. Cleveland likely would’ve suffered their first regular-season loss if it weren’t for Allen’s play. That’s how big the big man ended up being for the Cavs.</p><h2><b>A big time night for Cavs big man Jarrett Allen against the Lakers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jarrett-Allen-Anthony-Davis-Cavs-Lakers-tipoff.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>During the first half, Los Angeles made a concerted effort to get Cleveland big man Evan Mobley into foul trouble. It was a clever tactic on the part of Lakers head coach JJ Redick. Mobley has become a central piece for the Cavs on offense, so forcing Mobley into three first-half fouls and only scoring six points was a reasonable tactical decision.</p><p>However, focusing heavily on Mobley left Allen available to feast on Los Angeles’ interior. In the first half, Allen had 20 points on 8-9 shooting, 12 rebounds, and two blocked shots. It was his ninth career game where he had 20+ points, 15+ rebounds, and 2+ blocks. The stellar first half set the tone for a dominant overall game. When Atkinson called off the dogs after Cleveland beat Los Angeles soundly, Allen finished with 20 points on 9-12 shooting, 17 rebounds, and two blocked shots. Allen did it all impressively without fouling, <a href="https://twitter.com/Sam_Vecenie/status/1851778428946780326" rel="noopener">taking his consistency to a new level</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">lol Jarrett Allen is sick. Have maintained for like two years now that he's the most underrated defensive player in the league. Look at this possession.</p><p>Gets through Ram PnR screen, drop in PnR, then closes out well onto AD, drops on PnR screen again, then sick weak-side block <a href="https://t.co/iBa3BbwZJf">pic.twitter.com/iBa3BbwZJf</a></p><p>— Sam Vecenie (@Sam_Vecenie) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sam_Vecenie/status/1851778428946780326?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Whether it’s right hand, left hand, two hands, no hands, he’s been a huge help for all of us on both ends of the floor,” forward Georges Niang said postgame. “I don’t think he gets enough credit. We all think he should’ve been [one] last year. But, he’s coming back.”</p><p>“He’s like homeowner’s insurance,” veteran big man Tristan Thompson said. “He’s always reliable!”</p><p>Instead of the Cavs needing to contain Lakers big man Anthony Davis, an early-on MVP frontrunner, Davis had to try and contain Allen. But, despite Davis’s best efforts, Allen was a wrecking crew for Cleveland. The always-reliable Allen set the tone early into the game for the Cavs, helping carry the load for Cleveland on either end of the floor.</p><p>“All the coaches were just talking in the locker room, and we were like, ‘Man, Jarrett Allen. Jarrett Allen,” said Atkinson. “He’s kind of dominating on both ends. He’s got that pivot game where he’ll catch, even if he’s stuck, he’ll pivot and pivot, and then he’ll dunk it. It’s [also] the rim protection, but we’re switching it a lot more this year. A ton more. And he can guard anybody. Cade Cunningham, LeBron, we’re switching him on everybody, and he’s just locking them down.”</p><p>A consistent and reliable presence like Allen is a godsend for any team. Thankfully, for the Cavs’ sake, Allen is one of one. Perhaps this year will be the year Allen earns his second All-Star appearance. But even if he doesn’t, his teammates will always view him like the star that he is.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs’ Jarrett Allen continues to show he’s best center in NBA in win over Lakers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cavs-news-jarrett-allen-speaks-up-j-b-bickerstaff-return');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’ Jarrett Allen speaks up on J.B. 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Bickerstaff’s return</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-25T12:36:36-07:00">October 25th, 12:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-25T12:36:36-07:00">October 25th, 12:36pm</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers are about to have an emotional home opener. Sure, Cleveland fans will be excited to see the Cavs start the year 2-0. However, this game marks the first time that former head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, current head coach of the Detroit Pistons, will make his return to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. He coached Cleveland for five seasons, guiding the Cavs to a 170-159 record <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/bickejb01c.html">in that stretch and two playoff appearances</a>. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reasons-cavs-fired-jb-bickerstaff-despite-winning-playoff-series">Bickerstaff was let go by the Cavs</a> and replaced by Kenny Atkinson after the organization believed they needed a fresh perspective as head coach. While fans might be focused on the future of Cleveland basketball, Cavs big man Jarrett Allen also wants everyone to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-news-kevin-love-respect-appreciation-jb-bickerstaff-heat-move">remember Bickerstaff’s legacy</a>.</p><p>“I hope there’s a lot of cheers for him,” Allen said Friday morning after the team’s morning shootaround. “The Cavs, I’m going to say it, they were in a dark place before he came. They were trying to figure out what type of team they’re going to be, what type of organization, and he came in and flipped the script. We won 51 wins, 49 wins with him. He brought this organization very far, so I hope the fans cheer for him.”</p><p>Allen’s assessment of Bickerstaff’s time with Cleveland is spot on. Although Bickerstaff was drawing jeers toward the end of his time in Cleveland, fans should get plenty of cheers on his return. Bickerstaff went from a lead assistant to the helm of the Cavs during the 2019-20 season. He took over amid John Beilein’s disastrous tenure as head coach, which ended with a resignation. The Cavs went 19-46 in 2019-20 and 5 -6 under Bickerstaff. However, despite the losing record, Bickerstaff gave something Cleveland didn’t initially have when things felt their lowest: hope and a way out.</p><h2><b>Is there bad blood between the Cavs and J.B. Bickerstaff?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/J.B.-Bickerstaff-coaching-Cavs-Pistons.jpg"><figcaption>Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>From there, the Cavs made significant progress with Bickerstaff in charge for the next four seasons. Bickerstaff’s first season at the helm saw Cleveland go 22-50. Sure, that record alone may not inspire much optimism. But as Allen said, the Cavs were exiting a dark place and building towards something special. Soon after, things kicked into high gear.</p><p>Cleveland drafted Evan Mobley, and the Cavs became the NBA’s top defensive team under Bickerstaff. Then Cleveland acquired Donovan Mitchell in a blockbuster trade, raising expectations for the Cavs to become contenders. However, whether it was injuries or uninspired offense, things started to grind to a halt under Bickerstaff during postseason action. In Cleveland’s latest run, Allen suffered a fractured rib in late April during Round 1 of the playoffs against the Orlando Magic. He missed the Cavs’ final eight postseason games, including the entire Eastern Conference semifinals against the Celtics.</p><p>While Allen’s injury wasn’t Bickerstaff’s fault, the Cavs’ inability to adapt without a critical player likely contributed to his dismissal from Cleveland. But <a href="https://x.com/SportsBoyTony/status/1803093916113100808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1803093916113100808%7Ctwgr%5E2ed630e82c04bcda6e7a5fde8357879f2761c473%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.beaconjournal.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fpro%2Fcavs%2F2024%2F10%2F25%2Fcleveland-cavaliers-jarrett-allen-jb-bickerstaff-rib-injury-criticism-luka-doncic-detroit-pistons%2F75836420007%2F" rel="noopener">during a guest appearance</a> on SiriusXM NBA Radio in June, Bickerstaff praised Luka Doncic for “taking shots in his ribs so that he could go out and play” in the NBA Finals. Bickerstaff added Doncic “was playing through pain, he wasn’t complaining, he was still playing 40-plus minutes trying to go out and get it done.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Former Cavs coach J. B. Bickerstaff admired how Luka fought thru pain to play in NBA Finals, more specifically that he took “shots in his ribs” to play. </p><p>Audio from <a href="https://twitter.com/Scalabrine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Scalabrine</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/TheFrankIsola?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheFrankIsola</a> <a href="https://t.co/RA9DPDiG3z">pic.twitter.com/RA9DPDiG3z</a></p><p>— Anthony Lima (@SportsBoyTony) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsBoyTony/status/1803093916113100808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Some fans and media members perceived the comments as the former Cleveland coach criticizing Allen. The remarks also came after former Cavs forward Marcus Morris, a longtime Bickerstaff favorite, said in May on the FanDuel NBA show “Run it Back” <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10122498-cavs-marcus-morris-id-have-played-through-jarrett-allens-injury-in-nba-playoffs" rel="noopener">that he would have played through the same injury</a> Allen had. When asked about Bickerstaff’s comments, Allen thought it was a shot at him. However, instead of holding it against his former coach, Allen let it roll off his back.</p><p>“Perception is everything,” Allen said. “I know J.B., and I know how he thinks. It probably was [a shot at me]. But everybody’s frustrated. Everybody thinks one thing could have made them go further [in the playoffs]. I don’t think it dampens relationships too much.”</p><p>Allen, 26, said he has never talked to Bickerstaff about the topic. Instead, when he saw Bickerstaff when the Cavs faced the Pistons during preseason action, he hugged him and asked him about his family. But now that this game against the Pistons counts, Allen is locked in, so he won’t be as quick to show his former mentor love.</p><p>“It’s a little extra oomph for us to play against him,” Allen said. “I mean, the only reason you get rid of a coach is if you think you can improve. That’s the reality of the situation, so it’s like we want to show how much we can go far and how much we can improve, and I hope it’s an oomph for him as well. He’s playing us. It’s a new team. Show what you got.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs’ Jarrett Allen speaks up on J.B. Bickerstaff’s return

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);   ga('set', 'page', '/cavs-news-jarrett-allens-weird-take-coaching-staff-addition');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs center Jarrett Allen’s ‘weird’ take on coaching staff addition');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/CAVS-NATION-Cavs-news-Jarrett-Allens-weird-take-on-coaching-staff-addition.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs center Jarrett Allen’s ‘weird’ take on coaching staff addition</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-02T12:57:32-07:00">October 2nd, 12:57pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-02T12:57:32-07:00">October 2nd, 12:57pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson joined ClutchPoints and Cavs Nation in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jarrett Allen and the Cleveland Cavaliers are currently gearing up to begin the 2024-25 NBA, which is set to get underway in just three short weeks. <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-jarrett-allen-wants-evan-mobley-shooting-more-threes">Allen was forced</a> to miss the Cavs’ second round loss to the Boston Celtics a year ago due to injury, but is hoping to help lead <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-miles-bridges-earned-serious-cleveland-consideration-in-free-agency">Cleveland back toward</a> the top of the Eastern Conference standings this season.</p><p>This offseason, the Cavs restructured their coaching staff by firing JB Bickerstaff, who oversaw the team’s resurrection back into a playoff contender but had a questionable decision making process at times, and brought in veteran coach Kenny Atkinson. Atkinson recently added to his staff by bringing in former NBA wing DeMarre Carroll, who was most recently an assistant for the Los Angeles Lakers, and it just so happens that Allen and Carroll were teammates with the Brooklyn Nets in the late 2010s, a fact that Allen finds peculiar <a href="https://x.com/AmNotEvan/status/1841182600540668322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1841182600540668322%7Ctwgr%5E80c7a178341772b49b350aaffbc4a61fb1c41407%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcavaliersnation.com%2F2024%2F10%2F02%2Fjarrett-allen-admits-he-feels-a-little-weird-about-one-part-of-new-coaching-staff%2F" rel="noopener">given their current situation.</a></p><p>“Jarrett Allen shared with me that it’s a little weird that DeMarre Carroll, someone he played with a few years ago on the court, is now one of his coaches,” reported Evan Dammarell on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>In fact, not only did Allen and Carroll play together during their time with the Nets, but Atkinson was also their coach during that tenure as well. Atkinson was also an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks during their 60 win season in 2014-15, during which Carroll was the starting small forward.</p><h2><b>What can the Cavs accomplish in 2024-25?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Allen-at-media-day.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>At the current juncture, most pundits have the Cavs somewhere in the same tier as teams like the Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic, and Miami Heat, a clear tier below the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, and Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference hierarchy.</p><p>Of course, not many expected that Donovan Mitchell would still be a member of the Cavs at this point in time, but the star shooting guard reaffirmed his commitment to the franchise by signing a long term extension with them this offseason.</p><p>The Cavs will be banking on the continued development of Darius Garland at the point guard position after he struggled through an injury-riddled year in 2023-24. This, combined with Allen’s steady presence and the ascension of Evan Mobley, should make the Cavs a tough out for anyone they might match up with in a potential playoff series.</p><p>In any case, Cleveland’s season is set to get underway on October 23 vs the Toronto Raptors.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs center Jarrett Allen’s ‘weird’ take on coaching staff addition

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cavs-jarrett-allen-opens-up-on-rib-injury-that-was-worse-than-people-thought');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’ Jarrett Allen opens up on rib injury that was ‘worse than people thought’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cavs-Jarrett-Allen-opens-up-on-rib-injury-that-was-%E2%80%98worse-than-people-thought.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs’ Jarrett Allen opens up on rib injury that was ‘worse than people thought’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-30T20:05:35-07:00">September 30th, 8:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-30T20:05:35-07:00">September 30th, 8:05pm</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In their opening-round playoff series against the Orlando Magic, Jarrett Allen was the Cleveland Cavaliers’ unsung hero. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-jarrett-allen-redefines-his-edge-while-dominating-magic">Allen suffered a cracked rib</a> in Game 4 of the first-round playoff series. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-news-is-jarrett-allen-playing-game-1-vs-celtics-latest-injury-update">Allen would miss the following eight games</a> of the playoff run with an injury that became an ongoing point of contention. Fans and <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10122498-cavs-marcus-morris-id-have-played-through-jarrett-allens-injury-in-nba-playoffs" rel="noopener">even his former teammates</a> called Allen’s integrity into question. Confusing wordage and Allen being repeatedly listed as “questionable” rather than “out” led to even more speculation throughout the following months. But during Cavs Media Day, Allen finally set the record straight.</p><p>“I think that definitely contributed to the skepticism of the injury,” Allen said. “With rib injuries, you don’t understand how bad it is until you go through it — looking at the CT scan you can still see the piece of bone that’s still floating in my body, it was definitely a worse injury than people thought.”</p><p>Allen spoke about how difficult it was for him to sleep and even raise his arms above his head during the recovery process. As much as it killed him to be on the sidelines, he simply couldn’t compete at playoff intensity with his injury, no matter how others felt about it.</p><p>“I feel like I’m very sure of myself; if I was able to play, I would play,” Allen said. “It’s understandable [why people were skeptical of his injury], but it takes a lot more to get under my skin.”</p><h2><b>What else did Jarrett Allen have to say at Cavs Media Day?</b></h2><p>He also had one of the best regular seasons of his career in the 2023-24 campaign, averaging 16.5 points (a career-high), 10.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.1 blocks per game. Allen was highly durable, playing 77 of 82 regular season games for Cleveland. He takes pride in his durability and, heading into the 2024-25 campaign, is also something Allen wants to maximize by playing all 82 games.</p><p>“I want to be able to go out there every single game, every single night, and just be with my teammates,” Allen said. “It’s a big chip on the shoulder. I want to prove that I’m still the player that I am, that I’m still going to be out there every single night trying my hardest and making an impact.”</p><p>Now that he is healthy again, that certainly could happen. It helps that Allen is reunited with old head coach Kenny Atkinson, who coached Allen while they were together in Brooklyn. Under Atkinson, the focus is on the Cavs shooting more three-pointers and playing at a faster pace. While Allen is more than comfortable playing faster basketball, he is also open to spacing the floor.</p><h2><b>Is Jarrett Allen from deep going to be a thing for the Cavs?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jarrett-Allen-Cavs-Media-Day.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>“Every year, the talk is always about J.A. shooting more threes,” Allen said, flashing his iconic smile. “But, hopefully, we can finally make that happen.”</p><p>Whether or not Allen is joking remains to be seen. But, after re-signing with Cleveland on a three-year, $91 million maximum extension, he’s here not just for a long time. He’s here for a good time, too.</p><p>“I like it here,” Allen said. “I like the city and I like the people here. It’s easy to say in front of everybody just to hype everybody up, but I truly do genuinely like it here. I believe in it here. I’ve put in three and a half years to try to see this team succeed. I’m genuinely happy that they’ve put their trust in me for another whatever years.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs’ Jarrett Allen opens up on rib injury that was ‘worse than people thought’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);   ga('set', 'page', '/cavs-news-jarrett-allen-gets-eye-opening-most-indispensable-take-insider');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’ Jarrett Allen gets eye-opening ‘most indispensable’ take from insider');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Jarrett-Allen-gets-eye-opening-most-indispensable-take-from-insider.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs’ Jarrett Allen gets eye-opening ‘most indispensable’ take from insider</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-06T16:09:46-07:00">August 6th, 4:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-07T10:09:06-07:00">August 7th, 10:09am</time><address><a>Jay Postrado</a>Jay Postrado is a lifelong motorsports and tennis fan. His need for speed may no longer be on the grid or courts but has stayed with him through writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The offseason has been<a href="https://cavsnation.com/jarrett-allens-91-million-extension-has-cavs-fans-buzzing"> plagued with rumors about Jarrett Allen</a> possibly moving away from the Cleveland Cavaliers system, With Kenny Atkinson taking over, it looks like there will be better schemes to integrate him and Evan Mobley properly side-by-side in the rotation. While a lot of Cavs fans still think that a departure should be imminent, a known insider posits that no moves around the big man would occur.</p><p>Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com noted that <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-jarrett-allen-wants-evan-mobley-shooting-more-threes">Jarrett Allen is the most indispensable player</a> in the Cavs rotation. Despite the changes from JB Bickerstaff to Kenny Atkinson, the big man will still be a staple in their squad alongside Evan Mobley, Donovan Mitchell, and Darius Garland. All of it is for good reason. The Cavs insider explained why <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-l7ObPf4_k&amp;ab_channel=ClevelandCavaliersoncleveland.com" rel="noopener">in his latest appearance</a> on the Wine and Gold Talk podcast.</p><p>“What people tend to say in this organization is that Jarrett’s the most indispensable player that they have. They just cannot function at the same high level offensively and defensively without Jarrett and the numbers bear that out. They are a different team at both ends of the floor when he is not healthy. Especially when he’s in foul trouble and when he’s off the court,” the Cavs reporter declared.</p><h2><b>Cavs front office’s desire to keep Jarrett Allen</b></h2><figure><img src="https://cavsnation.go-vip.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cleveland-Cavaliers-center-Jarrett-Allen-31-blocks-a-shot.jpg"><figcaption>© David Richard-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>All signs do point to this reality in the Cavs front office. There were many offers from squads that wanted Allen this offseason. However, they chose to stick with him and got him to ink a three-year deal worth $91 million. This is largely because, despite some schematic limitations with him and Mobley, he still produces at a high level. He averages 16.5 points while also grabbing 10 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per contest.</p><p>“People inside this organization feel like the rebuild finally changed the minute that they traded for Jarrett. They felt like that gave them an identity. That gave them a centerpiece and gave them another building block. That gave them a defensive presence. It gave them the right piece to put around Darius Garland,” he added.</p><p>The Cavs have now found a squad that can contend for postseason success post-LeBron James. With Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, Darius Garland, and Allen, they have a huge window to win an NBA Championship. When one adds in Kenny Atkinson’s good mastery of defensive schemes and proper rotations, they could very well be title contenders within the next half-decade. A lot of it will hinge on their chemistry but it looks like that won’t be a problem given how they performed in the past season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs' Jarrett Allen gets eye-opening ‘most indispensable' take from insider

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cavs-news-cleveland-blunt-demand-jarrett-allen-extension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs made blunt demand to Jarrett Allen before extension');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cavs-news-Cleveland-made-blunt-demand-to-Jarrett-Allen-before-extension.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs made blunt demand to Jarrett Allen before extension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-05T06:38:54-07:00">August 5th, 6:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-05T06:38:54-07:00">August 5th, 6:38am</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. He can also be found three to five times weekly on Locked On Cavs, a part of the Locked On Podcast Network.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cleveland Cavaliers big man <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sources-jarrett-allen-cavs-future-secure-amid-trade-rumors">Jarrett Allen is expecte</a>d to continue garnering trade interest around the NBA, even after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-news-jarrett-allen-cleveland-agree-3-year-91-million-extension">signing a three-year extension</a> with the Cavs, according <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-state-of-the-nba-trade-landscape" rel="noopener">to a report</a>. After signing the three-year deal, Allen can’t be traded until February. But because he signed the extension at the right time, he’ll be eligible to be traded before the annual trade deadline this coming season. Of course, teams could pursue him even beyond this season. But the Cavs quickly got Allen to agree to a contract extension, with possible future moves already in mind.</p><p>“The Cavaliers on Friday made it official and announced Jarrett Allen’s three-year, $91 million contract extension,” wrote NBA insider Marc Stein. “It’s believed that Allen was essentially obligated to sign the deal before Aug. 6 as a condition of Cleveland extending him at the maximum amount allowed based on the 26-year-old’s current contract.”</p><p>“Allen thus becomes eligible to be traded on Feb. 2, 2025 … four days before next season’s deadline. Rest assured that the Cavaliers’ proverbial phone will continue to ring with Allen interest, as it has for years, given the ongoing belief leaguewide that Evan Mobley and Allen are a suspect long-term fit as a duo. The Cavaliers, of course, recently signed Mobley and star guard Donovan Mitchell to max extensions.”</p><p>“As with [Lauri] Markkanen, Allen would have been ineligible to be traded during the upcoming season had his extension been formally signed after Tuesday.”</p><p>Last season, Allen averaged 16.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.1 blocks in 31.7 minutes per game. He was key for the Cavs in the playoffs’ first round against the Orlando Magic. But he was eventually sidelined due to a fractured rib.</p><h2><b>Why would the Cavs trade Jarrett Allen?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Allen-Dunks-Cavs-Magic.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Allen’s fit with big man Evan Mobley will be a key storyline for the Cavs this coming season. While the two bigs have formed a strong defensive frontcourt in their three seasons together, there have been questions about their viability from a spacing perspective.</p><p>Cleveland and the rest of the NBA just saw how the Boston Celtics won the NBA Championship relatively easily. The Celtics have shooting at every position, which the Cavs don’t have at center with Allen. Although Mobley isn’t a three-point marksman, he at least has showcased his ability to score from the perimeter. So, if Cleveland wants to win it all, they might have to make Mobley their center and find shooting alongside him elsewhere.</p><p>That, in turn, would make Allen a sacrifice. So that’s where the timing of this extension comes into play. Cleveland can pull the trigger this season on a trade if the pairing between Allen and Mobley remains suspect. But, more importantly, it allows the Cavs to get the most attractive offer possible. If Cleveland trades Allen, they want to take a step forward, not backward, when losing him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs made blunt demand to Jarrett Allen before extension

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He is a longtime NBA fan who believes LeBron James is the GOAT.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers look to continue <a href="https://cavsnation.com/nba-rumors-cavs-have-donovan-mitchell-reason-not-trade-jarrett-allen">going on their upward trajectory</a> after defensive center Jarrett Allen agreed to a three-year, $91 million max contract extension, as reported by Adrian Wojnarowski.</p><p>Moreover, this max extension guarantees one of the Eastern Conference’s top big men $131 million over the next five years. With this deal, the Cavaliers hope to continue their winning ways by locking up their player core of Allen, Evan Mobley, and Donovan Mitchell to new contracts. This core, including Darius Garland, has helped the Cavs reach the postseason for two consecutive years.</p><h2>Jarrett Allen’s deal</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Jarrett-Allen-with-the-ball-against-the-Magic.jpg"><figcaption>© David Richard-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://x.com/wojespn/status/1818737314291478798" rel="noopener">In a post on X</a>, Wojnarowski added that Allen is the third player to have signed massive extensions with the Cavs this offseason.</p><p>Previously, the team signed Mitchell to a three-year, $150 million deal, and forward Mobley to a five-year $224 million extension. These deals further solidify the team’s ascension into “long-term Eastern Conference contenders,” Wojnarowski said.</p><p>Last season, the Cavs <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/cavaliers-jarrett-allen-extension" rel="noopener">advanced to the second round</a> of the playoffs after beating the Orlando Magic in seven games, where they lost to the eventual champions Boston Celtics.</p><p>Likewise, the team hopes to take the next step in their postseason journey by hiring Kenny Atkinson as a new head coach, replacing J.B. Bickerstaff. Atkinson had been the previous coach of the Brooklyn Nets from 2016 to 2020 before working as an assistant for the LA Clippers and the Golden State Warriors, where he won an NBA title in 2022.</p><p>Moreover, Allen hopes to continue his development as a reliable frontcourt anchor both on offense and defense after his All-Star season in 2022. Last season, he posted averages of 16.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 2.7 assists in 77 games. However, a broken rib took him out of action in the latter half of the Magic series and the entirety of the Celtics series.</p><h2>Cavaliers fans react</h2><p>Various fans responded with excitement to Woj’s announcement. One poster praised the deal by saying, “Let’s f**king go!” Meanwhile, another commenter replied, “Wow, great deal.”</p><p>Another poster even compared Jarrett Allen’s new contract extension with Minnesota Timberwolves center and 2024 Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert’s own contract.</p><p>“Good deal considering Gobert makes almost 50 mil a year,” the poster said. The chorus of positive replies continues with more people praising Allen staying with the Cavs, with one account calling it a “steal,” a “huge steal,” a “pretty good deal,” and “well-deserved.”</p><p>Finally, another poster cited Allen’s contributions to the team. “Solid signing! Jarrett is a difference maker! Great player,” he said.</p><p>The team’s record reflects Allen’s role. With him, the Cavaliers have a record of 90-55 <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-backs-up-jarrett-allen-amid-jb-bickerstaff-issue">in the past two seasons</a>. However, without him, they are only 9-10.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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