Kenny Atkinson and the Cavs showed respect to the Toronto Raptors after they took Cleveland to the limit in the NBA playoffs' opening round.

Max Strus and Sam Merrill are in. Keon Ellis might be out. Jarrett Allen changed the narrative. Kenny Atkinson is not afraid to ride the wave. This is what we know after the Cavs advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals by beating the Raptors 114 – 102 on Sunday evening in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference’s 1st Round.

The Cavaliers and Pistons will clash in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Each team advanced by winning a Game 7 in the first round of the playoffs.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — There’s a moment in every close playoff game where a single challenged call can change everything. A whistle gets blown, a coach waves his finger, a referee stares at a monitor for ninety seconds,

Kenny Atkinson couldn’t challenge a key play late in the Cavaliers’ loss to the Raptors in Game 4.

Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson feels good that they have home court advantage for the do or die Game 7 against the Raptors.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Coaches can’t score points. They can’t grab rebounds or drain clutch threes. That much is true. But they can absolutely make decisions that either empower their team to win or quietly sabotage everything their players are trying to build.

The No. 4 Cavs meet the No. 1 Detroit Pistons in the second round, pinning Kenny Atkinson against J.B. Bickerstaff. Here are our series predictions.

Kenny Atkinson likes to make baseball analogies ‘hit