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Cavaliers take down Bucks 115-99

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The Cleveland Cavaliers played host to the Milwaukee Bucks, defeating the reigning NBA Champions 115-99.

Wednesday night provided the Cleveland Cavaliers with the opportunity for a statement win. The Milwaukee Bucks came to town and the Cavs had the chance to leap them in the standings with a win. Cleveland trailed by nine points after the 1st quarter, but luckily it did not last.

The Cavs were able to outscore Milwaukee by 17 points in the 2nd, flipping the script on the Bucks and holding a 65-57 lead. It was a 39-point quarter for Cleveland as they drained eight of their 12 first half three-point makes in the quarter. This was the driving force which was able to propel the team into a lead they would never surrender.

The second half provided more of the same as the Cavaliers made seven more shots from deep as they at one point built their lead to 21. There was not stopping the Cavs as they enforced their will on the Bucks and there was nothing they could do about it. Cleveland was able to outscore Milwaukee 50-42 over the final two quarters, cruising to a comfortable 16-point win.

Kevin Love had one of his better games coming off the bench this season. Love scored a team-high 25 points powered by a 5-9 three-point effort in addition to finish gin with nine rebounds, two assists, and two steals. Love was not the only bench player to make an impact as Cedi Osman’s 23 points was second for the Cavaliers on the night. Osman went 6-14 from downtown, contributing to Cleveland’s assault from deep.

Darius Garland was the Cavs highest scoring starter, finishing with 19 points on an efficient 7-12 night from the field and 3-5 from deep. Garland would leave the game with a back injury two separate times, but was still able to return and make an impact. The third year guard also had eight assists in the contest.

The win moves Cleveland into third place in the Eastern Conference with a 30-19 record. Cleveland will have a mini break prior to traveling to Detroit on Sunday for their next contest against the Pistons. 

Cavaliers fall short in Milwaukee, lose to Bucks

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The Cleveland Cavaliers were able to keep things competitive in Milwaukee, but ultimately the Bucks came out on top.

It was always going to be an uphill battle for the Cleveland Cavaliers in Milwaukee. While the Cavs have played above expectations up to this point, the fact of the matter is that they do not have the same star power as the reigning champs. The difference in overall talent ultimately made the difference as the Cavaliers found themselves on the wrong side of a 112-104 final score.

It was not a great night for Darius Garland to have a bad night. After two straight games scoring 30+, Garland only managed 10 points on a 3-12 shooting effort. While expecting Garland to continue to score in that range is not realistic, somewhere between 10 and 30 is more than reasonable.

With Garland struggling someone had to pick up the scoring load and that someone was Jarrett Allen. Allen scored a team-high 25 points while making 10 of 12 shots from the field and all five free throws. Although Allen’s double-double streak came to an end at seven after only collecting nine rebounds.

The second-highest scorer for the Cavaliers was Lauri Markkanen with 20 points on 7-15 from the field (4-9 3PT). When an opponent can force Markkanen to be the second-highest scorer that is not a good sign. Markkanen is a fine player, but should not be leading the team in field goal attempts.

Kevin Love was the highest-scoring bench player in the contest with 15 points. Love only attempted three-pointers and went 5-11 from deep.

Now losers of two straight, the Cleveland Cavaliers are now 13-12 on the year and are in ninth in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland is averaging just 104.6 points per game, which is the third-fewest in the conference and could be a sign of things to come moving forward. The Cavs have a chance to end their losing streak Wednesday at home as they take on the Chicago Bulls.

Another poor second half leads to Cavaliers loss

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It was another disappointing second half for the Cleveland Cavaliers as they were outscored 63-42 by the Milwaukee Bucks.

For the second straight game it was a poor second half which led to a loss for the Cleveland Cavaliers. It was a 22-point loss to the Clippers on Wednesday and it was an 18-point loss to the Bucks Friday. The Cavs actually held a 63-60 lead going into the half, but they were simply unable to keep up with Milwaukee. The game was still relatively competitive until about 10 minutes left in the 4th quarter, the Bucks were able to stretch the lead to double-digits shortly after and it continued to grow. It was a 123-105 final score in Cleveland as they fall to 10-13 on the year.

This was just a case of the Cavaliers not being on the same tier as the Bucks. Milwaukee is a championship caliber team while Cleveland is a team that might squeak into the playoffs. The fact that the Bucks shut down the Cavs offense for a large part of the second half just shows that they have a long way to go.

Cleveland’s’ backcourt duo of Collin Sexton and Darius Garland scored 19 and 13 points respectively and both had 4 assists each.

Andre Drummond was the Cavs second-highest scorer with 18 points. Drummond also had 9 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals.

It was another spot start for Taurean Prince as Larry Nance Jr. was unavailable for this game. Prince was 4-7 from three-point range and missed his other three field goal attempts, finishing with 12 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Cedi Osman continues to be sort of frustrating to watch. Osman took 8 threes and only made 2. Osman finished the game 4-11 from the field and made both free throws while adding 3 rebounds and 1 assist to his final line.

A perfect shooting night for Jarrett Allen which surpassingly included a three-pointer. Allen was 3-3 from the field with the aforementioned three and made all six free throw attempts. Allen had 13 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocks off the bench.

The Cavaliers are back in action Saturday night for Game 2 of this back-to-back matchup with the Bucks.

Cavaliers to take on division leading Bucks

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The Cleveland Cavaliers (10-12) will play host to the Central Division leading Milwaukee Bucks (13-8).

Last time out it was not great for the Cleveland Cavaliers as they lost 121-99 to the Los Angeles Clippers. A major concern came out of that game and that was the disparity between the three-point shooting of the Cavs and Clippers. Things will not get any easier in that department as the Milwaukee is near the top in three-point attempts, makes, and conversion percentage.

Milwaukee gives up 3.5 points more per contest than the Cavaliers, but scores 17.3 more than Cleveland. This is not to say that defense doesn’t matter, just that it matters less for the Bucks. The Cavs have a much smaller margin for error and that has been apparent all season.

The Bucks are 3-2 in the last five games, averaging 123.8 points per game and giving up 116.8, pretty much on par for their season totals. Meanwhile, the Cavaliers are 2-3 over that same timeframe and are averaging 101.2 points per game and give up 107.4, also pretty close to their average on the year.

What it will come down to is how much they can slow down Giannis Antetokounmpo, that is if they can slow him down. Giannis leads the Bucks in PPG (27), RPG (11.1), and APG (5.9). Jrue Holiday leads Milwaukee in steals with 2 per game and Brook Lopez is their blocks leader with 1.5 .

The stars will just have to align for the Cavaliers in order to come out victorious Friday. Milwaukee is clearly the better team, but this Cavs team has shown they can beat some of the better teams in the league this season.

Jrue Holiday, Bogdan Bogdanovic traded to Bucks

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The Milwaukee Bucks have agreed to deals with the New Orleans Pelicans and Sacramento Kings.

The Milwaukee Bucks are doing everything they can to provide Giannis Antetokounmpo with as much help as possible, that includes trading for Jrue Holiday and Bogdan Bogdanovic.

Milwaukee is sending three first-round picks to the Pelicans to acquire the 30-year old guard.

In addition to the three first rounders, New Orleans is also receives two future draft pick swaps,

In the deal for Bogdan Bogdanovic, the Bucks are sending Donte Divincezneo, Ersan Ilyasova, and DJ Wilson to Sacramento.

With Jrue Holiday and Bogdan Bogdanovic in the mix, Milwaukee is banking on taking the next step this season. The Bucks fell short of the NBA Finals this past season and are looking to change their fortunes. Additionally Milwaukee is trying to improve the roster enough to ensure that Giannnis remains with the Bucks. Acquiring Holiday and Bogdanovic are definitely steps in the right direction for Milwaukee.

NBA practice facilities continue to be shut down

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More and more NBA teams have shut down their practice facilities due to members of the organization testing positive for COVID-19.

This is something that seemed inevitable. NBA teams having to shut down their practice facilities before their restart set to take place in Orlando. Even with potential Bio-Domes in Orlando and possibly Chicago, nothing seems as safe as they may seem.

The Milwaukee Bucks, Sacramento Kings, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns, and Brooklyn Nets have shut down their practice facilities at one point or another. The fact that members of these organizations are testing positive now means that others could later, possibility infiltrating the Bio-Dome in Orlando or Chicago.

The problem is that no matter how careful they are no bubble is secure. There will always be issues with keeping everything contained. No matter how hard the NBA tries, the Bio-Dome is not the solution that everyone hoped it would be. Even Bud and Doyle found a way in and out and they were morons. (Yes, I know it was a movie, but you get the idea).

The closer the NBA gets to returning and more organizations are having positive COVID-19 tests they must ask themselves one thing. Should they even bother coming back? As time goes on it seems like that answer should be no.