Milwaukee Bucks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Match Player Stats On Nov 07, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Nov 7, 2017

CLEVELAND -- Kevin Love scored a season-high 32 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Milwaukee Bucks again, 124-119 on Tuesday night.

J.R. Smith also set a season high with 20 points and drained five 3-pointers, passing Rashard Lewis (1,787 3-pointers) for 14th on the NBA's all-time list.

LeBron James stuffed the stat sheet with 30 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in 37 minutes.

The Cavs (5-6) beat the Bucks 116-97 on Oct. 20. Cleveland had lost five of its previous six games.

Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, the NBA's top scorer, went off for 40 points. He added nine rebounds and has scored at least 28 in nine of Milwaukee's 10 games.

Malcolm Brogdon scored 22 points and Khris Middleton finished with 20 points and 11 assists for the Bucks (4-6). Milwaukee lost its fourth straight.

The Cavs won the game at the foul line, shooting 33 of 38. Love, who also recorded 16 rebounds, was 14 of 16 from the stripe. The Bucks were 12 of 16 as a team from the line.

The Bucks scored 39 points in the second quarter to erase what was once a 13-point deficit, and Milwaukee led 67-65 at halftime. Milwaukee's second-period total was the highest by a Cavs opponent in any quarter this season.

Antetokounmpo scored 21 in the opening half as the Bucks drained eight 3-pointers. Love posted 20 first-half points and James 16 for the Cavs, who committed nine turnovers before the break.

The Cavs led 39-28 at the end of the first quarter, punctuated by a 3-pointer by Kyle Korver with one second left.

NOTES: The Milwaukee Bucks acquired G Eric Bledsoe from the Phoenix Suns for injured C Greg Monroe and two protected 2018 draft picks. Bucks coach Jason Kidd said Bledsoe would take his physical and hopefully join Milwaukee for the Friday game at San Antonio. ... Cavs F LeBron James, in his 15th season, tied Michael Jordan with 1,072 career games. Jordan played 15 years. ... James was excused from shootaround Tuesday to attend to an unspecified "personal issue," according to the team. ... James entered play Tuesday second in the NBA with 37.9 minutes per game and third in scoring (28.8 ppg). Kidd joked that "he's playing I think too many minutes." ... Cavs G Iman Shumpert returned to play after missing the previous four games with right knee soreness. ... Bucks F Mirza Teletovic was active despite left knee soreness that landed him on the injury report.