Atkinson is the first Cavaliers head coach to win the prestigious award since Mike Brown in 2009. He won the award over Detroit Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff and Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka.

J.B. Bickerstaff went to Detroit, where he helped turn the Pistons around, which landed him second in the COY voting.

It only took Kenny Atkinson one season to make a splash in the Eastern Conference, and he was rewarded handsomely as the Cleveland Cavaliers frontman was named the NBA Coach of the Year, it was announced on Monday.

Injuries to some of the Cavaliers' top players could make the series much more difficult for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Tyrese Haliburton proved that he is not the NBA's most overrated player as the Indiana Pacers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Cavs point guard Darius Garland has been ruled out of his 3rd consecutive playoff game with a sprained left big toe. He'll miss Game 1 vs. the Pacers.