The lights weren’t too bright for Jarrett Allen in the biggest regular season game of the year. As the hype began to surround Wednesday’s historic contest between the Cavs and the Thunder, whispers of Cleveland’s 2023 playoff failure — a humbling first-round exit at the hands of the New York Knicks — still echoed.

The natural reaction after any loss is to panic. Especially in a football state, where a single loss flips seasons upside down, gets coaches fired and ruins the