The Cleveland Cavaliers have found their strength in numbers. Donovan Mitchell knows what it’s like to do all the heavy lifting himself, and he also knows that, as much as that helps his numbers, it rarely translates into winning when it matters the most.

Jarrett Allen knows Kenny Atkinson. Obviously, given that Atkinson is Allen’s coach with the Cavaliers. But Allen also played with Atkinson previously — as Atkinson was Brooklyn Nets coach from 2016-2020,