The Cleveland Cavaliers are currently the best team in the NBA and have defeated just about every other franchise so far this season.
But even though they hold the best record and have terrific chemistry, they aren’t perfect.
Speaking to Cleveland.com, Jarrett Allen talked about this following Friday night’s win over the Denver Nuggets.
“We’ve been playing good basketball against everybody except for the [Atlanta] Hawks this year,” Allen said, via Chris Fedor.
#Cavs Jarrett Allen to @clevelanddotcom in the locker room after the win:
"We’ve been playing good basketball against everybody except for the Hawks this year"
— Chris Fedor (@ChrisFedor) December 28, 2024
It is hard to argue with Allen’s point because it seems that the Hawks are the only team that really has the Cavaliers figured out.
Back in November, the Hawks beat the Cavaliers twice in a row.
They first took them down on Nov. 27 with a 135-124 loss and then did it again two days later with a tougher 117-101 defeat.
Before that, the Cavaliers had only lost one game and it was shocking to see them defeated twice in a row.
Since then, they have only lost one other time, to the Miami Heat on Dec. 8.
Some fans are worried about the Hawks beating them twice because they feel this could be a bad sign of things to come in the postseason.
Winning a seven-game series is very difficult because other teams are able to adapt, tweak their approach and figure out how to overcome an opponent.
The Hawks proved that was possible, even against a team as formidable as the Cavaliers.
Cleveland will play Atlanta again in a few weeks and it’ll be a chance for the Cavs to prove history doesn’t have to repeat itself.
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