Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson has challenged star big man Jarrett Allen to adapt and slow down the Pacers' high-octane offense.

As crushing defeats go, the Cavaliers, wiped out in the Eastern Conference semifinals in five games for the second straight year, feel like a grape run over by a semi trailer truck carrying a full

The Cavs sent three calls to the league after their Game 1 loss. Before Game 2, Kenny Atkinson went on a seven-minute rant about playoff physicality.

Bennedict Mathurin soars up in the air for the block on De'Andre Hunter (with replays). Kenny Atkinson will challenge the out of bounds call, in order to challenge on the play prior, as he thinks Mathurin fouled Hunter. pic.twitter.com/cwxdpJbiFF Atkinson said that these injuries are "unfortunate for us," but he was careful not to blame the Pacers.

He also designed sets to more challenge Mobley as a playmaker ... as the National Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year. The last Cavaliers coach to win the NBA Coach of the Year ...

The Pacers featured a fast-paced, "five-out" offense that can be a difficult challenge for opposing defenses. The Cavs are trying to simulate it.

The Cleveland Cavaliers received some tremendous news ahead of Tuesday's Game 5 matchup against the Indiana Pacers. This comes in the form of Donovan Mitchell overcoming the ankle injury that forced him to exit their Game 4 loss on Sunday, allowing him to suit up for Tuesday's do-or-die clash.

The crushing Game 4 loss leaves the Cavaliers in a difficult 3-1 series hole, which is further complicated by a left ankle injury to star guard Donovan Mitchell. Cleveland’s clear leader throughout the series exited the game prior to the start of the second half and will undergo an MRI on Monday.