{"id":116055,"date":"2026-03-28T12:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T16:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/jarrett-allen-returns-with-18-points-and-leads-the-cavs-to-victory\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T12:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T16:30:14","slug":"jarrett-allen-returns-with-18-points-and-leads-the-cavs-to-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nba\/jarrett-allen-returns-with-18-points-and-leads-the-cavs-to-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Jarrett Allen returns with 18 points and leads the Cavs to victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jarrett Allen Returns with Spark in Cavaliers’ Victory<\/h2>\n\nJarrett Allen, after missing ten games due to a knee tendinitis, returned to action with the Cleveland Cavaliers, providing significant energy to the team in their 149-128 victory over the Miami Heat.\n\nCavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson joked about initially forgetting to include Allen in the starting lineup, but quickly welcomed him back with a hug.\n\nAllen, visibly moved by the reception from his teammates and the fans, scored 18 points in 18 minutes, showing his immediate impact on the game.\n\n\n
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“It was great. Kenny designed the first play for me. Usually, I don’t get the first play sometimes, but he wanted me to get into rhythm and from there, things started to work for me,” Allen commented.<\/p>\n\nJarrett Allen<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nAllen’s injury, suffered on March 3, initially did not seem serious, but the team opted for a cautious approach.\n\nUpon his return, Allen exceeded expectations by playing more than the anticipated 20 minutes, showcasing his ability to impact the game with 10 rebounds and several dunks.\n\nMax Strus led the Cavaliers with 29 points, including eight three-pointers, setting a franchise record for points in a regular season game. Evan Mobley added 23 points and James Harden contributed 17 points and 14 assists, his best mark since joining the team.\n\nThe connection between Allen and Harden, along with the presence of Donovan Mitchell, has increased the team’s expectations.\n\nAtkinson highlighted Allen’s importance in the team’s defense, describing him as a key piece that protects the rim and facilitates the game.\n\nAllen averages 15.3 points and 9.2 rebounds in 51 games this season.\n\nBefore his injury, Allen had one of the best offensive stretches of his career, including a personal record of 40 points and 17 rebounds against Portland on February 1st.\n\nDespite Allen’s return, the Cavaliers are still without Jaylon Tyson and Dean Wade, both important players in the team’s rotation.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jarrett Allen Returns with Spark in Cavaliers’ Victory Jarrett Allen, after missing ten games due to a knee tendinitis, returned to action with the Cleveland Cavaliers, providing significant energy to the team in their 149-128 victory over the Miami Heat. Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson joked about initially forgetting to include Allen in the starting lineup, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":116056,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[371,12461,99,6758],"class_list":{"0":"post-116055","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-cleveland-cavaliers","9":"tag-jarrett-allen","10":"tag-knee","11":"tag-points"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}