Report: Cavs Coach Kenny Atkinson Has Made Film Room ‘Second Home’ After Playoff Exit

According to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson has made the film room his “second home” since the team’s playoff exit. 

The Cavaliers lost to the Indiana Pacers in the second round of this year’s playoffs in five games.

“Sources tell cleveland.com that Atkinson has made the film room his second home in the aftermath of Cleveland’s latest postseason flameout,” Fedor wrote. “He has rewatched the series numerous times, trying to figure out what went wrong and coming up with internal solutions.”

Atkinson won the Coach of the Year Award this season. He went 64-18 in the regular season. 

The Cavaliers were the first seed in the East this year. They swept the Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs, looking like elite title contenders. 

However, Cleveland was easily beaten by Indiana in the conference semifinals. 

“I think we can all agree that coming into the season, no one predicted us to be [the] No. 1 seed. I don’t think anyone had 64 wins. Because we were so good, we re-created the expectation of Finals. I think everyone in here saw potential champions, which is a new space for us,” Cavs exec Koby Altman said on Monday.

“We re-created the expectation and now we have to live with that. I think it’s a space we want to live in and take that into the playoffs next year, knowing we’re going to have to change that narrative, knowing that we have get over the hump.”