MILWAUKEE – – Max Strus collected 17 factors to hold out a balanced rating assault whereas the Cleveland Cavaliers, the chief of the NBA, beat the Milwaukee Bucks 112-100 Sunday night for his or her 14th consecutive victory.
The CAVS solely grew to become the second staff to win 14 consecutive whereas scoring at the least 110 factors in every of those video games. The one different time that occurred in 1986, when the Boston Celtics did it on their option to win a title.
Giannis Antetokounmpo de Milwaukee scored 30 factors and moved to fiftieth place on the NBA profession rating record. He elevated his whole profession to twenty,077 to spend Tom Chambers, who scored 20,049 from 1981 to 198.
Damian Lillard added 22 factors for the Bucks, who performed for a second consecutive night time after shedding 111-109 at dwelling in opposition to Orlando Magic on Saturday.
Donovan Mitchell had 15 factors for Cleveland. Darius Garland and Evan Mobley added 13 every, whereas Jarret Allen had 11.
The Cavs took the lead for good with 4:15 to do on the first quarter and withdrew by performing a 13-0 race which began with about 8½ minutes to play.
Cavaliers: This recreation offered the depth of Cleveland. Nobody has scored greater than 17 factors, however eight gamers had at the least 9 factors.
Bucks: Milwaukee fell to 0-9 in opposition to the three greatest Japanese groups: Cleveland, Boston and New York. This defeat opened a sequence of eight consecutive video games through which the Bucks face a staff with a successful file.
After Kyle Kuzma sank a 3-point to cut back Cleveland’s advance to 89-84 with 8:55 to play, Mitchell responded by making a 3 factors of her personal 21 seconds later to begin the push 13-0 which put the sport.
Cleveland dominated Milwaukee 57-27 from the 3-point vary. The Cavs went 19 out of 47 past the arc. The Bucks have been 9 out of 31.
The 2 groups play once more on Tuesday, the riders welcoming the Brooklyn Nets and the Bucks visiting Indiana.
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