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Cavs’ Kenny Atkinson clarifies infamous ‘won analytically’ quote from conference finals

CLEVELAND, Ohio — At one point during the Eastern Conference finals, as the Cavs looked like they were going to get swept by the New York Knicks, coach Kenny Atkinson became a meme.

Down 3-0 in the series — and facing a playoff deficit that no team had ever come back from — Atkinson was asked why there was still belief inside Cleveland’s locker room.

He infamously responded by saying the Cavs won two of the first three games — analytically.

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