His first season as their coach has gone perfectly.
"10-0 is something. It's kind of a magic number, right?" Atkinson said. "I was worried about tonight because the Warriors are champions. That surprised me, how ready we were, how hungry we were. 10-0 is really something for our team."
Darius Garland scored 27 points and Evan Mobley had 23 as the Cavaliers routed the Golden State Warriors 136-117 on Friday night, becoming the first team in NBA history to win its first 10 games and score at least 110 points in each of them. The Cavaliers also are the first team to start 10-0 since the 2015-16 Warriors.
Atkinson's high-powered offense has been a great fit for Cleveland, which leads the league in points per game at 124.5 and with a .527 field goal percentage.
Under now-Detroit coach J.B. Bickerstaff last season, the Cavaliers averaged 112.6 points per game and shot 47.9% from the field -- with the same top nine players on their roster.
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