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(NBA) Cleveland vs. Milwaukee,
12/20/2016 3:00 PM, Score: 114 - 108
Point Spread: -4.00 | -110.00 Cleveland (Away)
Result: Win
Point Spread: -4.00 | -110.00 Cleveland (Away)
Result: Win
The set-up: The 19-6 Cleveland Cavaliers are in Milwaukee Tuesday night to face the 13-12 Bucks. The last time the Cavs visited Milwaukee, they were soundly beaten 118-101, a defeat which began a three-game losing skid for Cleveland.
Cleveland: The Cavs ended that mini losing streak by winning six of seven beginning on Dec. 2 and that lone loss came when LBJ (25.0-7.6-9.0), PG Kyrie Irving (23.8) and PF Kevin Love (22.2 & 10.7) all remained home and the squad lost in Memphis. Irving was held out of back-to-back games due to tired legs and was fresh in the contest against the Lakers, when he had 21 points, 12 assists and six rebounds. Irving wasn't thrilled to miss multiple games and both he and coach Tyronn Lue were aware there was a major backlash about the absences of the "Big Three" in Memphis. The "Big Three" won't all be in the lineup again tonight, as Kevin Love tweaked his left knee Saturday in the Cavs' 119-108 victory over the Lakers and didn't practice Monday. Later in the day, the team announced that Love suffered a contusion in the knee and he won't play tonight. "He took a blow to the knee, knee-to-knee, and it swelled up on him and it's kind of stiff," Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue told the Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
Milwaukee: Love sat out the fourth quarter of the Cavs' last meeting with Milwaukee, as did the rest of Cleveland's star-laden lineup as the Bucks took control early and cruised to a 118-101 victory on Nov. 29. The game was tied at 65 early in the third, but Milwaukee closed the quarter on a 27-9 run, leaving Lue to turn to his reserves. Giannis Antetokounmpo (22.6-9.1-6.0) had 34 points and added 12 rebounds, five assists, five steals and a pair of blocks in that win. Jabari Parker (19.4 & 5.6) had 18 in the win and has averaged 20.7 points on 51.6 percent shooting in his last 10 games, a streak that began against the Cavs. Milwaukee's starting PG is Matthew Dellavedova, who was a key reserve on Cleveland's NBA championship team last season. He is averaging 8.0 points and 5.7 assists but is shooting just 39.3 percent from the floor.
The pick: The Bucks are rarely on national TV, making them an undervalued commodity at home. They stunned the Cavaliers 117-101 at Bradley Center back on Nov. 29 and the Cavs have won by more than four points in only two of their first 10 road matchups. With some revenge on their minds, expect a strong effort from Cleveland but Milwaukee just match them, point for point. The Over is an 8* play.
Cleveland: The Cavs ended that mini losing streak by winning six of seven beginning on Dec. 2 and that lone loss came when LBJ (25.0-7.6-9.0), PG Kyrie Irving (23.8) and PF Kevin Love (22.2 & 10.7) all remained home and the squad lost in Memphis. Irving was held out of back-to-back games due to tired legs and was fresh in the contest against the Lakers, when he had 21 points, 12 assists and six rebounds. Irving wasn't thrilled to miss multiple games and both he and coach Tyronn Lue were aware there was a major backlash about the absences of the "Big Three" in Memphis. The "Big Three" won't all be in the lineup again tonight, as Kevin Love tweaked his left knee Saturday in the Cavs' 119-108 victory over the Lakers and didn't practice Monday. Later in the day, the team announced that Love suffered a contusion in the knee and he won't play tonight. "He took a blow to the knee, knee-to-knee, and it swelled up on him and it's kind of stiff," Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue told the Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
Milwaukee: Love sat out the fourth quarter of the Cavs' last meeting with Milwaukee, as did the rest of Cleveland's star-laden lineup as the Bucks took control early and cruised to a 118-101 victory on Nov. 29. The game was tied at 65 early in the third, but Milwaukee closed the quarter on a 27-9 run, leaving Lue to turn to his reserves. Giannis Antetokounmpo (22.6-9.1-6.0) had 34 points and added 12 rebounds, five assists, five steals and a pair of blocks in that win. Jabari Parker (19.4 & 5.6) had 18 in the win and has averaged 20.7 points on 51.6 percent shooting in his last 10 games, a streak that began against the Cavs. Milwaukee's starting PG is Matthew Dellavedova, who was a key reserve on Cleveland's NBA championship team last season. He is averaging 8.0 points and 5.7 assists but is shooting just 39.3 percent from the floor.
The pick: The Bucks are rarely on national TV, making them an undervalued commodity at home. They stunned the Cavaliers 117-101 at Bradley Center back on Nov. 29 and the Cavs have won by more than four points in only two of their first 10 road matchups. With some revenge on their minds, expect a strong effort from Cleveland but Milwaukee just match them, point for point. The Over is an 8* play.
