The Cleveland Cavaliers face the New York Knicks in the NBA Eastern Conference finals. The New York Knicks have been the most dominant team this playoffs so far. The Cavaliers will be looked at as heavy underdogs, but they have the talent to make this closer than many expect. It starts with USC’s Evan Mobley.
Many will pay close attention to the Jalen Brunson and Donovan Mitchell matchup. The Cavaliers will not win this series without Mitchell and James Harden being effective and at their best. However, the Cavaliers have no chance if their frontcourt is not taking care of business.
Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley need to dominate on the glass and be effective scorers. I think it is not likely that Mobley and Allen both average 20 points in this next series, but if they can consistently make things tough for Karl Anthony Towns and be productive, this series will be close.
The Knicks are on quite a run this postseason as they have just outmatched their opponents in their first two series. The Cavaliers will need everything to go their way and then some. Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley will be two really big deciding factors on whether or not this series ends up reaching a Game 6 or 7.
This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: Cavaliers’ frontcourt is pivotal to chances vs Knicks in East finals
Reporting by Micah Huff, Trojans Wire / Trojans Wire
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