NBA Playoffs
Evan Mobley soars for a left-handed slam in Game 5 as the Cavaliers rallied to defeat the Pistons 117-113 in overtime. Chris Schwegler / Getty Images
DETROIT — He sounded hoarse, but not from the frantic screaming associated with being the head coach in a pivotal overtime playoff game. No, Kenny Atkinson insisted a bug was taking his voice, not the Detroit Pistons and this maniacal Game 5 victory.
“I wasn’t even yelling,” he said.
It was bad until it wasn’t. It was over until it wasn’t. The Cavs were the same old Cavs until they weren’t.
