Atkinson, the dream of surpassing Cole is about to break!

On May 7, the Cavaliers lost to the Pacers 119-120 at home, losing two home wins in a row. The current series score is 0-2. It is worth noting that in NBA history, the teams that were behind 0-2 away from home with a single-round playoff score were only 11.6%!

NBA officially announced that the Cavaliers have won 64 wins and 18 losses in the regular season this season, and head coach Atkinson won the best coach of the season. Today, the Cavaliers were defeated by the Pacers in the last minute and were on the verge of being eliminated. I wonder if Atkinson is still worth winning this award?

Today, the three main players of the Cavaliers were injured, namely Garland (starting point guard), Mobley (starting power forward) and Hunter (substitute No. 1 scorer).

However, the Cavaliers have the rare lineup depth in the league. In this game, except for Mitchell scored 48 points, two players still scored 20+, Allen scored 22 points, and Struz scored 23 points.

However, Atkinson's mentality was a bit drifty, which made core players such as Mitchell, Struce and Allen play for too long in the first three quarters, resulting in overdrawing in the fourth quarter, and both defense and offense were a little overwhelmed. Especially Mitchell, who had to bend over and breathe every round and almost got injured.

In fact, Atkinson did significantly improve the Cavaliers' offensive and defensive performance, but it did not do well to the players' health management. The current three major players are injured, which is inevitable that they will be affected by excessive use of the regular season.

Garland only played 57 games due to injury last season, and the number of games played this season soared to 75 games.

Mobley played 50 games due to injury last season and played 71 games this season.

As for Hunter, who was obtained from the Hawks on the trading deadline, he has played 55 games per game in the past five years due to injuries and has played 64 games this season.

As a former Warriors assistant coach, Atkinson may really have a dream that he wants to surpass Steve Cole!

2014-15 season, Cole coached the Warriors for the first time, with 67 wins and 15 losses in the regular season and also won the NBA championship, but he has not won the best coach of the season this year.

And Atkinson probably wants to win both the best coach and win the championship~ However, ideals are full, and reality is cruel.