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It’s great for the NBA – Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson after 15-0 start

Cleveland Cavaliers have got off to a dream start in the ongoing NBA 2024-25 season. The team is yet to drop a game and is on a 15-0 winning spree. The Cavaliers continued their unbeaten run with a 128-114 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night. 

The Cavaliers came out on top despite resting Donovan Mitchell as Darius Garland scored 25 points, and Ty Jerome matched his career high with 24 points

Head coach Kenny Atkinson feels it is great for the NBA after they became the fourth NBA team to get off to a 15-0 start. 

“It’s great for the NBA, right?” said Atkinson, the only coach to win his 15 first games with a new team. “Everybody is going to be watching, and I know our guys are anxious. I know they remember last year. We’re going well. They’re going well. It’s great for the league. Great for our franchise. We’re excited.”

Meanwhile, Jarrett Allen had 21 points and 15 rebounds for Cleveland and said the city is embracing the players with open arms.

“It’s incredible,” Allen said of how the city is embracing the Cavs. “Everyone is showing tons of energy, all over the city. It’s incredible how Cleveland has adopted us. They come to every game, yelling for everything. The city of Cleveland has our backs.”

The Cavaliers’ next challenge is against the reigning champions Boston Celtics.

“It’s a rematch,” Allen said. “I know they didn’t have some players. And we didn’t have me, so I want to try and beat them and test where we are with them.”

Atkinson feels it will be a great challenge for them against the Celtics and it will be a great way to determine if they are ready to go all the way.

“It’s going to be a great test for us,” he said. “They obviously play a different style, five-out with five shooters, so it’s going to be a real good test for us. We’re at that point right now — 15-0 and let’s test ourselves against the best and see where we stand and see where we’re going to make adjustments or not make adjustments.

“It actually comes at the perfect time.”

Cavaliers will be in action on Tuesday against the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics at TD Garden.

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