On January 27, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the defending champion Bucks challenged the Cavaliers away. Today's Cavaliers are no longer the fish belly of the past, and this season's performance is eye-catching, this time they were passive in the first quarter, frantically counterattacked in the second quarter, and have been gaining the upper hand since then, without giving the defending champions any chance to counterattack. In the end, the Cavaliers beat the Bucks 115-99, winning three straight games while overtaking the Bucks to move up to fourth in the East (and third if the Nets lose).
In this game, the Bucks' big three all played, and their outside shots were hot, hitting 6 three-pointers in a single quarter, hitting the Cavaliers by surprise and taking a 9-point lead; but in the second quarter, the Cavaliers immediately responded, hitting 7 three-pointers in a single quarter, successfully giving the score to the rebound, and playing 8 points at halftime. In the second half, the Cavaliers broke out again, pulling the point difference to double digits, once establishing a 21-point lead, the Bucks side could only rely on the letter brother to support, failed to narrow the point difference, the game also lost suspense, the Cavaliers hit the defending champion.
In this campaign, the Bucks' big three all played, but Holliday was not in good shape, scoring only 4 points on 2 of 9. Alphabet brother also did not play very well, playing 29 minutes, 7 of 13 shots, 11 of 12 free throws, 26 points and 9 rebounds, but also 7 mistakes. Middleton had 21 points, four rebounds and four assists on 8-of-15 shooting; Portis played well on the inside, having 22 points and seven rebounds on 10-of-15 shooting. Unfortunately, this time, their bench failed to provide fire support, contributing only 15 points, while the Cavaliers bombed 57 points, which is still a very large gap.
The Cavaliers were able to win this game easily, mainly relying on the bench, and Both Osman and Love exploded, scoring more than 20 points. The Cavaliers scored in double figures on the Cavaliers side of the game, and the scoring points were very average, which was also an important reason for their promotion this season, there were always players who stood up, and everyone's division of labor was also clear. This time, rookie Mobley completed the lock on the alphabet brother, played very steadily, 5 of 12 in the whole game with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks, plus or minus +11.
Watching rookie Mobley perform so well, veteran Love is also happy to accept the position of substitute and continue to shine, and this time he has also made a lot of contributions to the team. Luck played 27 minutes off the bench, shooting 9-of-16 and 5-of-9 from three-point range, scoring a team-high 25 points plus nine rebounds, two assists and two steals. Now Love has finally survived, waiting for the Cavaliers to rise again, and is expected to reach the playoffs again.