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The Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals and it wasn’t particularly close.
After the 120-95 defeat, fans of the Cavaliers were hoping for good news about the return of big man Jarrett Allen.
Sadly, Shams Charania wasn’t able to provide a cheerful update on Wednesday morning.
On “Run It Back,” Charania made it clear that Allen “hasn’t been feeling comfortable at all” because of the rib contusion he’s dealing with.
He added that there wasn’t “much optimism” about him playing on Tuesday and it seems like he won’t be returning in the immediate future.
“[Jarrett Allen] hasn’t been feeling comfortable at all with that rib contusion…There hasn’t been much optimism that he was going to play last night, we’ll see in the games to come if there is.”@ShamsCharania on Jarrett Allen #Cavs
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— Run It Back (@RunItBackFDTV) May 8, 2024
Charania said what everyone is thinking: the Cavaliers have their work cut out for them against the Celtics.
They are playing against the best team in the NBA and that was very evident in Game 1.
Allen wouldn’t solve all of Cleveland’s problems but he would help a lot, especially down in the paint.
The Celtics are without Kristaps Porzingis, which means now is the time for the Cavaliers to take advantage and score and defend better.
But the lack of Allen makes that a lot harder.
Allen had an incredible season, averaging 16.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game.
The goal was for him to be a major part of the team’s lineup in the postseason but it hasn’t worked out that way and he hasn’t been in a game since April 27.
Based on Charania’s reporting, it sounds like the Cavaliers need to plan on going on without Allen for this entire series.
That is not what fans wanted to hear.
Beating the Celtics was hard enough but beating them without Allen is going to be a monumentally tall task.
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