Cavaliers 116-97 Bucks (21 Oct, 2017) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

2-0, 1-0 away

116

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	25	30	31	30	116
MIL	25	24	24	24	97

TIME	CLE	MIL
12:00	Kevin Love vs. Thon Maker (Derrick Rose gains possession)	0	0
11:39	LeBron James misses driving floating jump shot	0	0
11:38	Bucks defensive team rebound	0	0
11:38	Kevin Love vs. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Khris Middleton gains possession)	0	0
11:17	Thon Maker makes 2-foot dunk (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)	0	2
10:57	Dwyane Wade bad pass (Malcolm Brogdon steals)	0	2
10:56	Jae Crowder shooting foul	0	2
10:56	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes free throw 1 of 2	0	3
10:56	Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2	0	3
10:52	Kevin Love defensive rebound	0	3
10:36	Kevin Love makes layup (Dwyane Wade assists)	2	3
10:20	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes layup	2	5
10:07	Kevin Love misses 28-foot three point jumper	2	5
10:07	Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound	2	5
9:59	Dwyane Wade personal foul	2	5
9:45	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes 8-foot two point shot	2	7
9:35	Dwyane Wade misses 15-foot two point shot	2	7
9:33	Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound	2	7
9:30	Giannis Antetokounmpo out of bounds lost ball turnover	2	7
9:21	Jae Crowder makes two point shot (Kevin Love assists)	4	7
9:09	Khris Middleton bad pass	4	7
9:01	Dwyane Wade makes layup (Derrick Rose assists)	6	7
8:43	Khris Middleton misses 26-foot three point jumper	6	7
8:40	Jae Crowder defensive rebound	6	7
8:37	LeBron James out of bounds bad pass turnover	6	7
8:27	Giannis Antetokounmpo misses 21-foot jumper	6	7
8:21	Kevin Love defensive rebound	6	7
8:18	Kevin Love bad pass (Tony Snell steals)	6	7
8:17	Malcolm Brogdon makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tony Snell assists)	6	10
8:10	Thon Maker shooting foul	6	10
8:10	Derrick Rose makes free throw 1 of 2	7	10
8:10	Kevin Love turnover Giannis Antetokounmpo	7	10
8:10	Derrick Rose makes free throw 2 of 2	8	10
8:01	Malcolm Brogdon misses 27-foot three point jumper	8	10
7:58	Kevin Love defensive rebound	8	10
7:50	Derrick Rose makes layup (LeBron James assists)	10	10
7:30	Tony Snell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Khris Middleton assists)	10	13
7:11	Kevin Love makes driving layup (Dwyane Wade assists)	12	13
6:56	Tony Snell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Khris Middleton assists)	12	16
6:37	Jae Crowder misses 20-foot jumper	12	16
6:37	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	12	16
6:37	Thon Maker flagrant foul type 1	12	16
6:37	Bucks Full timeout	12	16
6:37	JR Smith enters the game for Dwyane Wade	12	16
6:37	Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2	13	16
6:37	Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2	14	16
6:27	Tony Snell defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	14	16
6:27	Kevin Love makes technical free throw	15	16
6:21	Khris Middleton shooting foul	15	16
6:21	Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2	16	16
6:21	Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2	17	16
6:02	Malcolm Brogdon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)	17	19
5:39	Kevin Love makes 2-foot hook shot	17	19
5:21	Khris Middleton makes 1-foot jumper	19	21
4:59	LeBron James misses driving layup	19	21
4:59	Bucks defensive team rebound	17	21
4:59	Greg Monroe enters the game for Thon Maker	17	21
4:59	Matthew Dellavedova enters the game for Malcolm Brogdon	17	21
4:59	Tristan Thompson enters the game for Kevin Love	17	21
4:59	Iman Shumpert enters the game for Derrick Rose	17	21
4:59	Kevin Love loose ball foul	19	21
4:47	Tony Snell misses 24-foot three point jumper	19	21
4:44	JR Smith defensive rebound	19	21
4:29	JR Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper	19	21
4:23	Iman Shumpert offensive rebound	19	21
4:19	JR Smith makes driving layup	19	21
4:06	Khris Middleton misses 27-foot three point jumper	21	21
4:02	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	21	21
3:53	LeBron James makes driving layup	23	21
3:45	Matthew Dellavedova offensive charge	23	21
3:45	Matthew Dellavedova offensive foul turnover	23	21
3:45	Mirza Teletovic enters the game for Giannis Antetokounmpo	23	21
3:45	Jeff Green enters the game for Jae Crowder	23	21
3:21	shot clock turnover	23	21
3:21	Cavaliers Full timeout	23	21
3:21	Dwyane Wade enters the game for LeBron James	23	21
3:20	JR Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper	23	21
3:19	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	23	21
2:59	Greg Monroe misses 10-foot jumper	23	21
2:56	JR Smith defensive rebound	23	21
2:47	Jeff Green steps out of bounds turnover	23	21
2:33	Greg Monroe makes driving layup (Matthew Dellavedova assists)	23	23
2:17	Iman Shumpert misses 23-foot three point jumper	23	23
2:14	Khris Middleton defensive rebound	23	23
2:07	Greg Monroe makes two point shot (Khris Middleton assists)	23	25
1:52	JR Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper	23	25
1:47	Greg Monroe defensive rebound	23	25
1:38	Tony Snell misses 27-foot three point jumper	23	25
1:34	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	23	25
1:19	JR Smith misses driving layup	23	25
1:17	Greg Monroe defensive rebound	23	25
1:14	Khris Middleton offensive charge	23	25
1:14	Khris Middleton offensive foul turnover	23	25
1:14	Jason Terry enters the game for Khris Middleton	23	25
56.0	Iman Shumpert back court turnover	23	25
49.0	Tony Snell misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	25
45.0	Greg Monroe offensive rebound	23	25
43.0	Greg Monroe lost ball turnover (Jeff Green steals)	23	25
37.0	Jeff Green misses 15-foot jumper	23	25
34.0	Jason Terry defensive rebound	23	25
14.0	Mirza Teletovic misses 28-foot three point jumper	23	25
11.0	Dwyane Wade defensive rebound	23	25
2.0	Dwyane Wade makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot	25	25
0.0	Jason Terry misses 30-foot three point jumper	25	25
0.0	Bucks offensive team rebound	25	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	25

Greek Freak shines, with the King getting the win

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Regular Season Series

CLE leads 1-0

Cavaliers
116
Bucks
97

Game 1

21/10

Bucks
119
Cavaliers
124

Game 2

8/11

Cavaliers
116
Bucks
119

Game 3

20/12

Bucks
117
Cavaliers
124

Game 4

19/3

BMO Harris Bradley Center

12:00 AM, 21 October 2017

Milwaukee, WI

Attendance: 18,717

Referees:
Josh Tiven
Marc Davis
Gediminas Petraitis

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	49	33	.598	-	L2
Cleveland	48	34	.585	1	L1
Indiana	47	35	.573	2	W1
Chicago	39	43	.476	10	L1
Detroit	14	68	.171	35	L1

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