Relax Cavs fans, your NBA titles hopes have not crumbled because of one Sunday afternoon loss in late February. <\/p>\n
And despite sluggish games from both Jarrett Allen<\/a> and Evan Mobley<\/a>, the Cavaliers’ big men are going to be just fine.<\/p>\n In the Cavs’ 121-113 road loss to Oklahoma City, the Cavs’ starting bigs combined for just 26 points. Allen alone had scored 20 or more points in four of Cleveland’s last five games. Mobley connected for 15 points but grabbed just two rebounds. It was a disappointing performance from the frontcourt against the defending champs.<\/p>\n But everyone’s allowed a clunker. The Cavs entered Sunday winners of seven-straight, including the last five with newly acquired superstar James Harden. They were going to lose at some point. Better now than May or June.<\/p>\n What Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson said about bad outing<\/p>\n Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson wasn’t exactly worried about one underwhelming game from Allen and Mobley. <\/p>\n “They were fine. They didn’t have stellar games,” Atkinson told reporters following the loss. “I think Evan is still trying to get his footing after the injury (he missed nearly a month with a calf injury and returned to the court for the first time Thursday).<\/p>\n Allen had a +\/- of -15, Mobley’s was -3. Only two Cavs (Sam Merrill and Nae’Qwan Tomlin) finished with a positive +\/-. Despite the porous numbers, Cleveland still fought back from a 15 point first quarter deficit on the road against the reigning champs. <\/p>\n This was the Cavs’ third game in four days. That L’s been lurking for a week now. It was only matter of time. Just like it was only a matter of time for Allen to return Earth. The 6-foot-9 center had double-doubles in six of the last seven games.<\/p>\n