Bad atmosphere in Ohio after the elimination of the Cavaliers in the conference semi-final against Boston in five sets, after having had to cope without Donovan Mitchell during Game 4 and 5, but also without their titular pivot Jarrett Allenhit in the ribs.
While waiting for the possible extension of Donovan Mitchell, who can sign a lease of 200 million dollars over four years this summer, JB Bickerstaff has already been forced to pack his bags, thanked by the “front office”. And there is a good chance that Marcus Morris will accompany him, while the 34-year-old veteran who will become a free agent again this summer has not really prepared the ground for a return!
What state of mind for Jarrett Allen?
The brother of Markieff Morris has indeed scratched one of the players of the hard core of the team, Jarrett Allen, believing that the latter could have done violence to come back a little earlier, in order to help his teammates challenge Boston , who also played with a deficit at position 5 in the absence of Kristaps Porzingis. It ultimately didn't happen, and Jarrett Allen, injured following Game 4 of the first round against Orlando, never returned to the field.
“If you put me in the same position, do I play? Yes “, he bluntly said on the show Run It Back on FanDuelTV. “I can’t tell what his body felt. Orlando was a physical series, so I wasn't surprised he didn't come back. I was a little more surprised compared to the Boston series. I find that Boston was not particularly physical. It was more about talent and good guys.”
The person concerned will certainly appreciate it, especially since rumors had already leaked about the fact that Jarrett Allen would have refused an infiltration in order to be able to play again in the playoffs. For his part, Cavs president of basketball operations Koby Altman gave his side of the story, namely that the starting pivot was simply not ready to return to play in a conference semi-final. “He tried to go, but it was impossible to play with what he felt”he clarified during his end-of-season press conference.
But while Cleveland may have to make a choice between Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen, these rumors and statements are not enough to encourage the pivot to stay in Ohio.
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| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Donovan Mitchell | 55 | 35.3 | 46.2 | 36.8 | 86.5 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 26.6 |
| Darius Garland | 57 | 33.3 | 44.6 | 37.1 | 83.4 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 18.0 |
| Jarrett Allen | 77 | 31.7 | 63.4 | 0.0 | 74.2 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 10.5 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 16.5 |
| Evan Mobley | 50 | 30.6 | 58.0 | 37.3 | 71.9 | 2.2 | 7.1 | 9.4 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 15.7 |
| Caris Levert | 68 | 28.8 | 42.1 | 32.5 | 76.6 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 14.0 |
| Max Strus | 70 | 32.0 | 41.8 | 35.1 | 79.4 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 12.2 |
| Isaac Okoro | 69 | 27.3 | 49.0 | 39.1 | 67.9 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 9.4 |
| Georges Niang | 82 | 22.3 | 44.9 | 37.6 | 85.0 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 9.4 |
| Sam Merrill | 61 | 17.5 | 40.2 | 40.4 | 92.9 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
| Marcus Morris | 12 | 15.0 | 44.1 | 41.4 | 62.5 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 5.8 |
| Craig Porter, Jr. | 51 | 12.7 | 50.9 | 35.3 | 73.2 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| Dean Wade | 54 | 20.5 | 41.4 | 39.1 | 76.9 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 5.4 |
| Tristan Thompson | 49 | 11.2 | 60.8 | 0.0 | 28.8 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 3.3 |
| Damian Jones | 39 | 6.9 | 59.7 | 21.4 | 85.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Emoni Bates | 15 | 8.9 | 30.6 | 30.3 | 25.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Isaiah Mobley | 10 | 7.2 | 41.7 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| Ty Jerome | 2 | 7.4 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Pete Nance | 8 | 3.4 | 16.7 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
