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We’re doing NBA Awards Watch every Thursday until the end of the regular season. Each week we’ll emphasize a new award. This week, we’ve got Coach of the Year, which often comes down to whether a candidate surprised us with how well his team did.

Darius Garland has repeatedly denied he wanted to be traded while the Cleveland Cavaliers negotiated an extension with Donovan Mitchell after last spring's second-round elimination. According to a Friday report from ESPN's Tim MacMahon,

Javonte Green signed with the Cavs after agreeing to a contract buyout with the the Pelicans. Coach Kenny Atkinson reflected on the move on video.

The Chicago Bulls have lost nine of 11 and fell to 11-22 at home but are still clinging to the final play-in spot in the Eastern Conference.

Portland Trail Blazers forward Toumani Camara and Cleveland Cavaliers forward-center Evan Mobley have been named the Kia NBA Western and Eastern Conference Defensive Players of

Jayson Tatum creates space and hits a jumper over Darius Garland.

The Cavaliers are looking like they should be fully healthy as they take on the Celtics for the fourth and final time this regular season.

Miami Heat center Kel'el Ware will not play tonight against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He is dealing with a knee sprain. INJURY REPORT HEAT Davion Mitchell: Questionable - Quad Andrew Wiggins: Out - ankle Isaiah Stevens: Questionable - G League Keshad Johnson: Out - G League Nikola Jovic: Out - Hand Jaime Jaquez: Out - ankle VITALS: The Heat and Cavaliers meet for the third and final regular season matchup.

In his post-game press conference, Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla was asked about the team's second half collapse, which saw Cleveland outscore them 59-42 in the third and fourth quarters. Acknowledging that the tempo changed and the Cavaliers made the necessary adjustments,