News Summary

• Allen tied his playoff career high with 22 points while also collecting 19 rebounds.
• Cleveland’s ability to win a closeout game depended on controlling the boards and converting second-chance opportunities.
• The Cavaliers are now set to face Detroit, a team that has already demonstrated it can flip series through stretches of sustained intensity.
• It also directly addressed earlier skepticism about his ability to be the kind of decisive factor that playoff series require.
• The Cavs advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals and will face Detroit in Round 2.