As someone who believes his availability is his best ability, Cleveland Cavaliers sixth man Caris LeVert has had a rough go of it lately. LeVert missed his fourth straight game with a knee injury when the Cavs hosted the Atlanta Hawks.

Atkinson knew the Cavs could be great when he took the coaching job last summer. But first, he needed to win over Mitchell.

Cleveland played the New York Knicks in their third game of the season. The Cavaliers have struggled to grab rebounds against New York for the past few seasons, and that trend continued in the first half of that matchup, with New York outrebounding Cleveland by eight in the first half.