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Cleveland Cavaliers\u2019 Evan Mobley, right, drives past New York Knicks\u2019 Karl-Anthony Towns during the first half of Game 1 in the Eastern Conference finals NBA basketball playoffs series, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

If the Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> are going to dig out of another 2-0 playoff series deficit, they\u2019ll need Evan Mobley to be more aggressive.<\/p>

Read more Dodgers bullpen producing record streak of scoreless innings even without injured closer Edwin Diaz<\/a><\/p>\n

Mobley had 10 points during the first quarter Thursday night against the New York Knicks.<\/a> He added four points in the second quarter but was a nonfactor offensively in the second half, not taking a shot in the final two periods of the Cavaliers\u2019 109-93 loss.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Cavaliers are hoping for better production out of their fifth-year forward on Saturday night when the Eastern Conference Finals shift to Cleveland for Game 3.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s on all of us. We do have to get the ball in there more, I think we got away from our pick-and-roll a little bit more,\u201d Cavaliers guard James Harden said about Mobley not getting a shot.<\/p>\n

Mobley is averaging 16.7 points during the playoffs, which is third on the Cavaliers. He leads the team in rebounds (8.3 per game) and blocked shots with 31.<\/p>\n

Even though Mobley has had big games during this postseason run, he hasn\u2019t been a factor during critical moments in Cleveland\u2019s losses.<\/p>\n

During the Knicks\u2019 18-0 third-quarter run on Thursday night, the Cavs missed all seven shots, including four from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I\u2019m out there on the court, I\u2019m just trying to make winning plays. Early on, the best decision was me shooting the open ones, and they kept leaving me open, so I kept shooting it, and they closed that gap and started driving it,\u201d Mobley said after Thursday\u2019s game. \u201cThey kept collapsing, so I kicked it to the open man. We just didn\u2019t knock \u2019em all down. So I feel like we said the process was right. I could have been selfish on a few of them, but I think I made the right decision 95% of the time tonight. So you got to live with that and keep it moving.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mobley\u2019s best play Thursday night came late in the first quarter, when he drove the baseline and finished with a reverse left-handed dunk.<\/a><\/p>\n

He had 15 points, 14 rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots in Game 1, when the Knicks rallied from a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter to win 115-104 in overtime.<\/a> He also has at least two blocked shots in nine straight games, the second-longest streak in franchise postseason history.<\/p>

Read more Mike Trout hits 2-run homer and Angels clinch series over Rangers with 5-2 win<\/a><\/p>\n

Mobley isn\u2019t the only Cavs big man who needs to turn it up. Jarrett Allen has a 57.1% accuracy rate from the foul line after making 70.9% during the regular season.<\/p>\n

He isn\u2019t the only one struggling with free throws. The Cavaliers are 38 of 55 (69.1%) from the line during the first two games.<\/p>\n

Coach Kenny Atkinson said his team has to do a better job of executing pick-and-roll plays.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes I feel like we can just go set the pick, stop waiting for a play, stop waiting for somebody to call us up, and just run the offense from ourselves, not necessarily taking the ball and bringing it up the court, but initiating the offense by just going and setting a screen out of the blue,\u201d Allen said of the adjustments he and Mobley could make.<\/p>\n

All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell\u2019s health is in question after he appeared to lack burst on drives and lift on jump shots.<\/p>\n

Cleveland is trying to become the second team to complete a comeback from a 2-0 deficit in a second postseason series. The Milwaukee Bucks did it in the second round and the NBA Finals in 2021 to win their first title in 50 years.<\/p>\n

The Cavaliers are 6-1 at home during the postseason and a league-best 19-4 as the host team since Jan. 23.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, we\u2019re in the same place as last round. So, the good thing is we\u2019ve been here before,\u201d Mobley said. \u201cIt\u2019s nothing that we haven\u2019t fought through and prevailed. We\u2019ve just got to win these next two at home and keep it moving.\u201d<\/p>

Read more How Cade Cavalli\u2019s recovery regimen is helping him survive the season.<\/a><\/p>\n

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AP NBA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/nba<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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