Mobley continued to play, but was notably hobbled by his ankle. Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson made the case on Monday that Turner should have been whistled for a foul on the play that resulted in Mobley’s injury.

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“Turner contests his two-point shot, comes under — clearly under him,” Atkinson said. “Shooters need space to land. And is pushed off balance — in our opinion — and tweaks his ankle pretty bad. I think you guys saw him limping the rest of the game.”

Atkinson said that Mobley continued to play because he wanted to remain in the tightly contested game down the stretch.

“There was a big push to get him out. He wanted to stay in.

Hunter was also injured in Sunday’s game on another play that Atkinson argued warranted a whistle but didn’t draw one. He landed hard on the floor in the fourth quarter after having his dunk attempt blocked by Bennedict Mathurin and dislocated his left thumb.

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Mathurin’s block with his right hand was clean, but he shoved Turner in the chest with his left hand before the block while both players were in midair.