Milwaukee Bucks at Cleveland Cavaliers
· National Basketball AssociationDarius Garland scores 39, Cavs improve to 8-0 with 116-114 win over struggling Bucks without Giannis
The Cavs also went 8-0 in 1976.
Garland drained a go-ahead 3-pointer with 45 seconds left and the Cavs rallied down the stretch, outscoring the Bucks 18-8 over the final 6:06.
Jarrett Allen added 14 points, 15 rebounds and had a huge block on Milwaukee's Damian Lillard in the final seconds.
Lillard scored 36 for the Bucks, but committed a costly turnover when he was called for an over-and-back violation with 56 seconds left.
Bobby Portis added 21 points and 18 rebounds for Milwaukee, which has lost six in a row.
It was Cleveland's second win in three days over Milwaukee. On Saturday, Donovan Mitchell made a jumper in the final seconds to give the Cavs a 114-113 win.
Antetokounmpo sat out with a strained adductor muscle, an injury the two-time MVP sustained during the loss to Cleveland.
Cavaliers: Another good lesson to not take any team for granted. The Cavs also survived without Mitchell carrying them. He only scored one point after the first quarter, finishing with 14.
Regular Season Series
CLE leads series 2-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 114 - 116 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 114 - 116 | |
4th 0.0 | (00:00) [Bucks] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) | 114 - 116 | |
4th 0.0 | AJ Green makes 52-foot three pointer | 114 - 116 | |
4th 3.0 | AJ Green defensive rebound | 111 - 116 |
Statistics
MIL | CLE | |
---|---|---|
42-86 | FG | 46-91 |
48.8 | Field Goal % | 50.5 |
17-35 | 3PT | 17-37 |
48.6 | Three Point % | 45.9 |
13-15 | FT | 7-13 |
86.7 | Free Throw % | 53.8 |
49 | Rebounds | 39 |
7 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
42 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
21 | Assists | 28 |
6 | Steals | 10 |
6 | Blocks | 4 |
14 | Turnovers | 10 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
15 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
24 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
6 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
38 | Points in Paint | 52 |
15 | Fouls | 15 |
8 | Largest Lead | 19 |
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