Cavaliers
Cleveland
Eastern Conference
Central
18
14
32
304
388
31
8
26
85
29
34
16
14
88
36
13
49
5
19
5
12
16
80
4
78
13
17
2424
711
29
35
34
97
713
52
765
21
47
12
32
1829
6060
97
13
13
1918
38
2
08
07
88
79
24
103
11
35
20
34
726
6060
7
1
14
24
7
29
3
3
100
7
5
12
2
4
1
3
18
60
8
3
38
24
11
46
5
4
80
13
2
15
1
7
2
2
29
60
9
1
11
19
3
16
0
0
0
7
2
9
1
3
2
3
7
60
7
3
43
18
8
44
8
7
88
9
4
13
1
5
0
4
26
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kyrie
Irving
Kyrie Irving
True
39
9
23
39
1
7
14
6
7
86
0
5
5
4
0
0
3
0
25
0
none
Tristan
Thompson
Tristan Thompson
True
36
3
11
27
0
0
0
4
4
100
7
6
13
2
0
1
2
4
10
-19
double
Mike
Miller
Mike Miller
True
32
2
8
25
1
6
17
0
0
0
0
8
8
3
2
1
1
4
5
-7
none
Matthew
Dellavedova
Matthew Dellavedova
True
29
3
8
38
3
5
60
2
2
100
0
4
4
4
0
0
1
2
11
0
none
Brendan
Haywood
Brendan Haywood
True
14
2
5
40
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
2
5
0
0
2
1
1
4
-3
none
Dion
Waiters
Dion Waiters
False
26
5
10
50
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
2
0
2
2
10
-9
none
James
Jones
James Jones
False
23
3
8
38
3
6
50
0
0
0
0
5
5
1
0
0
0
2
9
-8
none
Joe
Harris
Joe Harris
False
18
1
5
20
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
-16
none
A.J.
Price
A.J. Price
False
11
1
4
25
0
1
0
2
2
100
1
2
3
1
0
0
1
0
4
-14
none
Lou
Amundson
Lou Amundson
False
4
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
-3
none
Alex
Kirk
Alex Kirk
False
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
none
Kevin
Love
Kevin Love
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Shawn
Marion
Shawn Marion
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
2
January
2015
Friday
Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte
Hornets
Charlotte
False
Bucks
Milwaukee
Eastern Conference
Central
17
16
33
387
55
25
11
44
90
40
44
10
5
50
41
13
54
6
25
10
10
18
96
4
94
70
74
2024
1110
55
42
21
50
1012
21
1033
21
75
22
23
3121
6060
57
13
23
2323
910
39
04
02
50
136
55
191
21
67
24
41
1925
6060
9
7
78
20
11
55
4
2
50
10
2
12
2
7
2
2
31
60
4
0
0
24
10
42
2
1
50
12
1
13
1
5
2
3
21
60
5
1
20
23
9
39
0
0
0
13
5
18
2
6
2
4
19
60
7
3
43
23
10
43
4
2
50
6
5
11
1
7
4
1
25
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Brandon
Knight
Brandon Knight
True
33
11
19
58
4
9
44
0
0
0
1
5
6
2
1
1
2
3
26
18
none
Khris
Middleton
Khris Middleton
True
31
3
9
33
2
5
40
1
2
50
2
6
8
3
3
0
2
0
9
29
none
Giannis
Antetokounmpo
Giannis Antetokounmpo
True
29
5
11
45
1
3
33
3
4
75
0
8
8
5
1
3
3
1
14
16
none
Zaza
Pachulia
Zaza Pachulia
True
22
4
9
44
0
0
0
1
2
50
3
5
8
1
1
0
1
2
9
8
none
Johnny
O'Bryant
Johnny O'Bryant
True
13
1
5
20
0
0
0
0
2
0
3
0
3
1
1
0
1
1
2
14
none
Jared
Dudley
Jared Dudley
False
29
4
8
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
2
5
7
1
0
0
0
4
9
7
none
John
Henson
John Henson
False
24
3
8
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
6
7
3
0
1
0
2
6
5
none
O.J.
Mayo
O.J. Mayo
False
22
6
13
46
3
6
50
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
2
1
0
5
15
-5
none
Nate
Wolters
Nate Wolters
False
16
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
4
-6
none
Kendall
Marshall
Kendall Marshall
False
15
1
5
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
0
0
1
0
2
-6
none
Jerryd
Bayless
Jerryd Bayless
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Ersan
İlyasova
Ersan İlyasova
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Larry
Sanders
Larry Sanders
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
2
January
2015
Friday
BMO Harris Bradley Center
Milwaukee
Pacers
Indiana
True
The Milwaukee Bucks ( 17 - 16 ) defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers ( 18 - 14 ) 96 - 80 on Wednesday . Milwaukee has won two straight games . They were paced by Brandon Knight , who scored a game - high 26 points in 34 minutes . Giannis Antetokounmpo also threw up an impressive all - around line of 14 points , eight rebounds , five assists and three blocks in 30 minutes . The Bucks protected the ball well ( only 10 turnovers ) and held the Cavs down on defense to secure the win . Ersan Ilyasova ( concussion ) and Larry Sanders ( illness ) did not play . They 'll return home to host the Indiana Pacers on Friday . Cleveland has lost three straight games . LeBron James ( knee ) and Shawn Marion ( ankle ) have sat out their last two games , and Kevin Love ( back spasms ) was n't able to play Wednesday . That does n't even account for the fact that Anderson Varejao ( Achilles ) is out for the season . The Cavaliers have essentially been reduced to the team they were last season , relying on suspect defense from most of their players and Kyrie Irving 's heroics on offense to try and get wins . Cleveland shot 34 percent from the field and 26 percent from beyond the arc Wednesday . That 's not going to get them wins . They 'll go on the road to the face the Charlotte Hornets on Friday .
The Milwaukee Bucks (17 - 16) defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers (18 - 14) 96 - 80 on Wednesday. Milwaukee has won two straight games. They were paced by Brandon Knight, who scored a game - high 26 points in 34 minutes. Giannis Antetokounmpo also threw up an impressive all - around line of 14 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three blocks in 30 minutes. The Bucks protected the ball well (only 10 turnovers) and held the Cavs down on defense to secure the win. Ersan Ilyasova (concussion) and Larry Sanders (illness) did not play. They'll return home to host the Indiana Pacers on Friday. Cleveland has lost three straight games. LeBron James (knee) and Shawn Marion (ankle) have sat out their last two games, and Kevin Love (back spasms) wasn't able to play Wednesday. That doesn't even account for the fact that Anderson Varejao (Achilles) is out for the season. The Cavaliers have essentially been reduced to the team they were last season, relying on suspect defense from most of their players and Kyrie Irving's heroics on offense to try and get wins. Cleveland shot 34 percent from the field and 26 percent from beyond the arc Wednesday. That's not going to get them wins. They'll go on the road to the face the Charlotte Hornets on Friday.
The Milwaukee Bucks (17 - 16) defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers (18 - 14) 96 - 80 on Wednesday. Milwaukee has won two straight games. They were paced by Brandon Knight, who scored a game - high 26 points in 34 minutes. Giannis Antetokounmpo also threw up an impressive all - around line of 14 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three blocks in 30 minutes. The Bucks protected the ball well (only 10 turnovers) and held the Cavs down on defense to secure the win. Ersan Ilyasova (concussion) and Larry Sanders (illness) did not play. They'll return home to host the Indiana Pacers on Friday. Cleveland has lost three straight games. LeBron James (knee) and Shawn Marion (ankle) have sat out their last two games, and Kevin Love (back spasms) wasn't able to play Wednesday. That doesn't even account for the fact that Anderson Varejao (Achilles) is out for the season. The Cavaliers have essentially been reduced to the team they were last season, relying on suspect defense from most of their players and Kyrie Irving's heroics on offense to try and get wins. Cleveland shot 34 percent from the field and 26 percent from beyond the arc Wednesday. That's not going to get them wins. They'll go on the road to the face the Charlotte Hornets on Friday.
<GAME> <DATE> 31 December 2014 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Quicken Loans Arena <CITY> Cleveland <HOME> <TEAM> Cavaliers <CITY> Cleveland <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 80 <WINS-LOSSES> 18 14 <QTRS> 18 29 7 26 <TEAM-AST> 19 <3PT> 8 <TEAM-FG> 29 <TEAM-FT> 14 <TEAM-REB> 49 <TEAM-TO> 12 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 2 January 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Time Warner Cable Arena <NEXT-CITY> Charlotte <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Charlotte <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Hornets <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Bucks <CITY> Milwaukee <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 96 <WINS-LOSSES> 17 16 <QTRS> 31 21 19 25 <TEAM-AST> 25 <3PT> 11 <TEAM-FG> 40 <TEAM-FT> 5 <TEAM-REB> 54 <TEAM-TO> 10 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 2 January 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> BMO Harris Bradley Center <NEXT-CITY> Milwaukee <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Indiana <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Pacers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Kyrie Irving <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 25 <FG> 9 23 39 <FG3> 1 7 14 <FT> 6 7 86 <REB> 5 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Matthew Dellavedova <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 11 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dion Waiters <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tristan Thompson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 11 27 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 13 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 7 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> James Jones <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Miller <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> A. J. Price <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brendan Haywood <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joe Harris <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shawn Marion <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Love <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alex Kirk <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lou Amundson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Knight <TEAM> Milwaukee Bucks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 26 <FG> 11 19 58 <FG3> 4 9 44 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> O. J. Mayo <TEAM> Milwaukee Bucks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 13 46 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Giannis Antetokounmpo <TEAM> Milwaukee Bucks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 8 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jared Dudley <TEAM> Milwaukee Bucks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zaza Pachulia <TEAM> Milwaukee Bucks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Khris Middleton <TEAM> Milwaukee Bucks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 8 <AST> 3 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> John Henson <TEAM> Milwaukee Bucks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nate Wolters <TEAM> Milwaukee Bucks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kendall Marshall <TEAM> Milwaukee Bucks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Johnny O'Bryant <TEAM> Milwaukee Bucks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Larry Sanders <TEAM> Milwaukee Bucks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ersan İlyasova <TEAM> Milwaukee Bucks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jerryd Bayless <TEAM> Milwaukee Bucks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none