Cavs at Heat | Kenny Atkinson Post Game | 11.10.2025
Cavs at Heat | Kenny Atkinson Post Game | 11.10.2025
Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coach Kenny Atkinson spoke with the media following a 140-138 loss against the Miami Heat on November 10, 2025 at the Kaseya Center.
We needed zo in there man… Assistant coach is trippen for keeping merrill in. Guaranteed kenny would've had zo in there, and he wouldve switched on to wiggins like merrill was probably instructed to
They gave us everything they got we swung back it was a good game up until the end. I would strongly say in those moments we needed Kenny Atkinson. For those who were watching I believe Mitchell and Bryant was spit balling that final defensive play. They weren't expecting that screen to let Wiggins lose. Which was a beautiful play. Hats off to Miami, we'll see you back Wednesday.
At some point the cavs can't blame the refs they gotta blame themselves. If the refs are going to call the game one way the cavs needs to escalate things and force the refs to take control. Throw a punch get into someone's face, do something. This team lacks the JR smith type player that will lose there temper on the court and force the refs to do there job.
Anyone else feel like basketball isnât the same sport anymore? I turn games on and I donât even know what Iâm watching. Itâs just boring. G Bush called it. Cavs are soft served ice cream. We need an enforcer. Instead we got nice guy Allen, Bambi Mobley, made of glass garland etc. These guys arenât it. Give me prime KG. Prime Kendrick Perkins. Prime Rasheed Wallace. Prime Ben Wallace. Give me anyone who will get mean and play with some actual tenacity. Instead, weâre losing to the no name heat team.
Coach has not improved this team over the summer. Defense is lackluster and offense is broken. Still living off last season success. Many teams have improved, Cavs didn't…
Gotta start holding the COACH accountable for team not showing up ready to play 4 quarters. Atkinson doesn't use his bigs in the post. USE YOUR BIGS COACH in the LOW POST. Stop shooting 3's all game!!!!
The Cavs had 5 more made field goals than the heat, and 11 more made 3 pointers than the heat, had more rebounds than the heat, more steals, almost 25 more FG attempts in total than the heat, but the heat had 18 more free throw attempts than the Cavs had by the 3 qtr alone; in the second quarter it was 11 Cavs team fouls to the heats 5 team fouls, there wasnât a quarter besides the 3rd (AFTER KENNY GOT EJECTED FOR COMPLAINING ABOUT THE FOUL DISPARITY being 20-2) that the heat had more or even a similar number of team fouls than Cavs had. The Cavs are constantly looked at as a âsoftâ team; yet somehow vs teams known for their Physicality the Cavs are âtoo physicalâ; & Iâm definitely not saying the Cavs played their best tonight by any means, but they made more shots than the heat, both from behind and within the Arc, and until the 4th quarter were constantly down at least 10. That just doesnât make any sense to me and obviously didnât to Kenny and a lot of other Cavs players and fans. If the Cavs have as many FTAâs as the heat we win by at least 10; if the heat only have the same number of FTAâs than the Cavs we win by at least 10. Either way If the refs arenât as involved or just called the game more evenly the Cavs win by at least 10. This game was controlled and decided by the refs.
Horrendously coached game in the first half shot selection was bad, and there was an over reliance on 3s. They had a comeback in the 4th under Bryant but he clearly wasnt prepared. He just forget to ever subsitute. Get allen or anoyher ball handler back in the game. Late in the 4th and ot mitchell was dead tired we couldnt get into our offense.
All that said to Kenny's point this was an egregiously offciated game one of the worst I've ever seen as an nba fan
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We needed zo in there man… Assistant coach is trippen for keeping merrill in. Guaranteed kenny would've had zo in there, and he wouldve switched on to wiggins like merrill was probably instructed to
cavs in 5
Horrible officials tonight foster sucks and so does his crew.
HOW THE HELL DID KENNY GET EJECTED HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING
Hell yeah Kenny gotta do that in that time 20 to 2… they shot 41 FREE THROWS tonight it was nasty work G bush đ
Damn man we didnât cover Wiggins
Garland might be out for a cool min
Atkinson didn't earn the ejection. That free throw disparity is ridiculous.
These foul calls in the NBA are ridiculous
Should of put Jarrett Allen back in for defense that was on the assistant coaches good game tho cavs !!!!
They gave us everything they got we swung back it was a good game up until the end. I would strongly say in those moments we needed Kenny Atkinson. For those who were watching I believe Mitchell and Bryant was spit balling that final defensive play. They weren't expecting that screen to let Wiggins lose. Which was a beautiful play. Hats off to Miami, we'll see you back Wednesday.
At some point the cavs can't blame the refs they gotta blame themselves. If the refs are going to call the game one way the cavs needs to escalate things and force the refs to take control. Throw a punch get into someone's face, do something.
This team lacks the JR smith type player that will lose there temper on the court and force the refs to do there job.
Anyone else feel like basketball isnât the same sport anymore? I turn games on and I donât even know what Iâm watching. Itâs just boring. G Bush called it. Cavs are soft served ice cream. We need an enforcer. Instead we got nice guy Allen, Bambi Mobley, made of glass garland etc. These guys arenât it. Give me prime KG. Prime Kendrick Perkins. Prime Rasheed Wallace. Prime Ben Wallace. Give me anyone who will get mean and play with some actual tenacity. Instead, weâre losing to the no name heat team.
Coach has not improved this team over the summer. Defense is lackluster and offense is broken. Still living off last season success. Many teams have improved, Cavs didn't…
60+ 3's, 2 bigs, no post ups. Low IQ team. Andrew Wiggins starts at POWER FORWARD. Cavs proceed to shoot 65 3's… Awful coaching in my opinion…
Gotta start holding the COACH accountable for team not showing up ready to play 4 quarters. Atkinson doesn't use his bigs in the post. USE YOUR BIGS COACH in the LOW POST. Stop shooting 3's all game!!!!
The Cavs had 5 more made field goals than the heat, and 11 more made 3 pointers than the heat, had more rebounds than the heat, more steals, almost 25 more FG attempts in total than the heat, but the heat had 18 more free throw attempts than the Cavs had by the 3 qtr alone; in the second quarter it was 11 Cavs team fouls to the heats 5 team fouls, there wasnât a quarter besides the 3rd (AFTER KENNY GOT EJECTED FOR COMPLAINING ABOUT THE FOUL DISPARITY being 20-2) that the heat had more or even a similar number of team fouls than Cavs had. The Cavs are constantly looked at as a âsoftâ team; yet somehow vs teams known for their Physicality the Cavs are âtoo physicalâ; & Iâm definitely not saying the Cavs played their best tonight by any means, but they made more shots than the heat, both from behind and within the Arc, and until the 4th quarter were constantly down at least 10. That just doesnât make any sense to me and obviously didnât to Kenny and a lot of other Cavs players and fans. If the Cavs have as many FTAâs as the heat we win by at least 10; if the heat only have the same number of FTAâs than the Cavs we win by at least 10. Either way If the refs arenât as involved or just called the game more evenly the Cavs win by at least 10. This game was controlled and decided by the refs.
Complaining about FTs with the game still as close as it was is crazy, yall had a chance and sold it. Wiggins FTW!! đ„đ„
Trade mitchell,yall wasting his years like you did lebrons
20-2 FT is insane đ
Horrendously coached game in the first half shot selection was bad, and there was an over reliance on 3s. They had a comeback in the 4th under Bryant but he clearly wasnt prepared. He just forget to ever subsitute. Get allen or anoyher ball handler back in the game. Late in the 4th and ot mitchell was dead tired we couldnt get into our offense.
All that said to Kenny's point this was an egregiously offciated game one of the worst I've ever seen as an nba fan
This team all bark no bite 1st round exit…just keeping it realđŻ