Bucks 119-116 Cavaliers (20 Dec, 2017) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

23-9, 10-5 away

116

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	34	24	25	33	116
MIL	30	39	29	21	119

Milwaukee Bucks

16-13, 10-5 home

119

Khris Middleton misses three point jumper
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses 20-foot jumper
Khris Middleton makes two point shot (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Matthew Dellavedova misses 25-foot three point jumper
John Henson misses jumper
Matthew Dellavedova makes 23-foot three point jumper (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)
Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point shot (Khris Middleton assists)
Khris Middleton makes 19-foot jumper (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)
Khris Middleton makes 19-foot jumper (John Henson assists)
Eric Bledsoe misses 27-foot three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe makes two point shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)
Eric Bledsoe makes 17-foot jumper
Khris Middleton misses 13-foot jumper
Tony Snell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tony Snell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Thon Maker assists)
Giannis Antetokounmpo makes 10-foot jumper
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point shot
Tony Snell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tony Snell makes two point shot (DeAndre Liggins assists)
Sterling Brown makes driving layup (Khris Middleton assists)
Jeff Green blocks Malcolm Brogdon 's 2-foot two point shot
Sterling Brown misses 5-foot two point shot
DeAndre Liggins misses 23-foot three point jumper
Khris Middleton makes dunk (Thon Maker assists)
Malcolm Brogdon makes 15-foot two point shot
Khris Middleton makes 13-foot two point shot
Malcolm Brogdon makes 28-foot three point jumper (Thon Maker assists)
Khris Middleton makes 21-foot jumper (Malcolm Brogdon assists)
Sterling Brown misses three point jumper
Khris Middleton makes 26-foot three point jumper
John Henson makes 2-foot hook shot (Khris Middleton assists)
Malcolm Brogdon makes 26-foot three point jumper
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point shot
Eric Bledsoe makes two point shot (Khris Middleton assists)
Eric Bledsoe makes 27-foot three point jumper
Khris Middleton misses 27-foot three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe makes dunk
Malcolm Brogdon makes 27-foot three point jumper
John Henson misses layup
Eric Bledsoe misses 19-foot jumper
Eric Bledsoe misses driving floating jump shot
John Henson makes 2-foot two point shot (Khris Middleton assists)
Giannis Antetokounmpo makes layup (Khris Middleton assists)
Matthew Dellavedova makes 23-foot three point jumper (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)
Eric Bledsoe makes two point shot
Giannis Antetokounmpo makes dunk (Khris Middleton assists)
LeBron James blocks Matthew Dellavedova 's 4-foot layup
John Henson makes 8-foot hook shot (Khris Middleton assists)
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
Khris Middleton misses driving floating jump shot
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses 2-foot hook shot
John Henson makes tip shot
Eric Bledsoe makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)
LeBron James blocks Khris Middleton's driving dunk
Eric Bledsoe makes 26-foot three point jumper (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)
John Henson makes 6-foot hook shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)
Giannis Antetokounmpo makes alley oop dunk shot (John Henson assists)
John Henson makes 1-foot dunk (Khris Middleton assists)
John Henson makes layup (Khris Middleton assists)
Tony Snell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Giannis Antetokounmpo makes 1-foot two point shot
John Henson misses 19-foot jumper
DeAndre Liggins misses 23-foot three point jumper
Malcolm Brogdon misses 13-foot jumper
Malcolm Brogdon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Giannis Antetokounmpo makes driving layup
Tony Snell misses 28-foot three point jumper
Malcolm Brogdon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Khris Middleton misses step back jumpshot
Khris Middleton misses 27-foot three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe misses 26-foot three point jumper
John Henson misses hook shot
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point shot
Khris Middleton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe misses 26-foot three point jumper
Malcolm Brogdon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)
Eric Bledsoe misses driving layup
Eric Bledsoe makes tip shot
Eric Bledsoe makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
Malcolm Brogdon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tony Snell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Giannis Antetokounmpo makes layup
LeBron James makes 10-foot two point shot
Kevin Love makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Jae Crowder makes layup (JR Smith assists)
LeBron James misses 13-foot two point shot
Kevin Love makes 27-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes driving layup
Jae Crowder misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
JR Smith makes 22-foot step back jumpshot
Kevin Love misses 28-foot three point jumper
John Henson blocks Jae Crowder 's 4-foot driving layup
LeBron James misses 16-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes driving floating jump shot (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Kevin Love assists)
Jae Crowder misses three point jumper
Kevin Love makes 20-foot jumper (JR Smith assists)
Kevin Love makes 28-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Kevin Love misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green makes driving layup (Kevin Love assists)
Kyle Korver misses two point shot
Dwyane Wade makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tristan Thompson assists)
Dwyane Wade makes 2-foot two point shot
Thon Maker blocks Jeff Green 's 3-foot driving layup
Kyle Korver misses 18-foot jumper
Tristan Thompson makes tip shot
Jeff Green misses 13-foot two point shot
Tristan Thompson makes alley oop dunk shot (Dwyane Wade assists)
Cedi Osman misses 20-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade misses 20-foot jumper
DeAndre Liggins blocks Tristan Thompson 's 4-foot layup
LeBron James makes three point jumper
Dwyane Wade misses 15-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 30-foot three point jumper (Jae Crowder assists)
Jose Calderon misses 27-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
LeBron James misses 15-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes 28-foot three pointer
Kevin Love misses 28-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Jae Crowder misses 28-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
JR Smith misses 28-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jose Calderon assists)
LeBron James makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jose Calderon assists)
Jae Crowder makes layup (Jose Calderon assists)
Jae Crowder misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jae Crowder makes layup (Jose Calderon assists)
Kevin Love misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jae Crowder makes 13-foot two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 6-foot hook shot
Jose Calderon misses 14-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes tip shot
JR Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jose Calderon makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes driving dunk (Kevin Love assists)
Kyle Korver makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Jeff Green assists)
Jae Crowder misses 28-foot three point jumper
Dwyane Wade misses 28-foot three point jumper
Kyle Korver misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green makes driving layup (Tristan Thompson assists)
Dwyane Wade makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kyle Korver assists)
Jeff Green makes driving layup (Dwyane Wade assists)
Dwyane Wade misses driving layup
Tristan Thompson makes layup (Kyle Korver assists)
Dwyane Wade makes 28-foot three point jumper
Dwyane Wade makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jae Crowder assists)
Dwyane Wade misses 27-foot jump bank shot
Kyle Korver misses 27-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 29-foot step back jumpshot
LeBron James makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
LeBron James misses 30-foot three point jumper
Kyle Korver misses three point jumper
LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kyle Korver misses 29-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 28-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 11-foot three point jumper

CAVALIERS

BUCKS

TIME		CLE	MIL
12:00	Kevin Love vs. John Henson (Eric Bledsoe gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Khris Middleton misses three point jumper	0	0
11:40	Kevin Love defensive rebound	0	0
11:30	LeBron James makes 10-foot two point shot	2	0
11:22	Giannis Antetokounmpo misses 20-foot jumper	2	0
11:22	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	2	0
11:04	Kevin Love makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	5	0
10:52	Eric Bledsoe traveling	5	0
10:35	Jae Crowder makes layup (JR Smith assists)	7	0
10:20	Khris Middleton makes two point shot (Eric Bledsoe assists)	7	2
10:00	Matthew Dellavedova shooting foul	7	2
10:00	Jose Calderon makes free throw 1 of 3	8	2
10:00	Jose Calderon makes free throw 2 of 3	9	2
10:00	Jose Calderon makes free throw 3 of 3	10	2
9:42	Eric Bledsoe out of bounds bad pass turnover	10	2
9:31	LeBron James misses 13-foot two point shot	10	2
9:29	John Henson defensive rebound	10	2
9:27	Jose Calderon shooting foul	10	2
9:27	Eric Bledsoe makes free throw 1 of 2	10	3
9:27	Eric Bledsoe makes free throw 2 of 2	10	4
9:16	LeBron James bad pass (John Henson steals)	10	4
9:12	Matthew Dellavedova bad pass (LeBron James steals)	10	4
9:06	Kevin Love makes 27-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	13	4
8:49	Matthew Dellavedova misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	4
8:47	Jae Crowder defensive rebound	13	4
8:42	LeBron James makes driving layup	15	4
8:42	Bucks Full timeout	15	4
8:29	Kevin Love defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	15	4
8:29	Khris Middleton makes technical free throw	15	5
8:23	John Henson misses jumper	15	5
8:20	Kevin Love defensive rebound	15	5
8:09	Matthew Dellavedova personal foul	15	5
8:03	Jae Crowder misses 27-foot step back jumpshot	15	5
7:59	Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound	15	5
7:51	Matthew Dellavedova makes 23-foot three point jumper (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)	15	8
7:23	JR Smith makes 22-foot step back jumpshot	17	8
7:09	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point shot (Khris Middleton assists)	17	10
6:53	Kevin Love misses 28-foot three point jumper	17	10
6:49	Eric Bledsoe defensive rebound	17	10
6:39	Khris Middleton bad pass (LeBron James steals)	17	10
6:34	Kevin Love bad pass (Eric Bledsoe steals)	17	10
6:32	JR Smith personal foul	17	10
6:32	Tony Snell enters the game for Matthew Dellavedova	17	10
6:28	Khris Middleton makes 19-foot jumper (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)	17	12
6:08	John Henson blocks Jae Crowder 's 4-foot driving layup	17	12
6:08	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	17	12
6:00	LeBron James misses 16-foot jumper	17	12
5:56	John Henson defensive rebound	17	12
5:49	Jae Crowder vs. Giannis Antetokounmpo (John Henson gains possession)	17	12
5:44	Khris Middleton makes 19-foot jumper (John Henson assists)	17	14
5:33	Kevin Love makes driving floating jump shot (LeBron James assists)	19	14
5:21	Eric Bledsoe misses 27-foot three point jumper	19	14
5:18	Kevin Love defensive rebound	19	14
5:06	LeBron James lost ball turnover (Tony Snell steals)	19	14
5:02	Eric Bledsoe makes two point shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)	19	16
5:02	Cavaliers Full timeout	19	16
5:02	Thon Maker enters the game for John Henson	19	16
4:53	LeBron James makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Kevin Love assists)	21	16
4:35	Jose Calderon shooting foul	21	16
4:35	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes free throw 1 of 2	21	17
4:35	Dwyane Wade enters the game for Jose Calderon	21	17
4:35	Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2	21	17
4:35	Jae Crowder defensive rebound	21	17
4:23	Jae Crowder misses three point jumper	21	17
4:20	Eric Bledsoe defensive rebound	21	17
4:15	Eric Bledsoe makes 17-foot jumper	21	19
3:55	Kevin Love makes 20-foot jumper (JR Smith assists)	23	19
3:43	JR Smith personal foul	23	19
3:43	Malcolm Brogdon enters the game for Eric Bledsoe	23	19
3:43	Jeff Green enters the game for JR Smith	23	19
3:43	Kyle Korver enters the game for Jae Crowder	23	19
3:27	Khris Middleton misses 13-foot jumper	23	19
3:27	Thon Maker offensive rebound	23	19
3:27	Kyle Korver shooting foul	23	19
3:27	Thon Maker misses free throw 1 of 2	23	19
3:27	Bucks offensive team rebound	23	19
3:27	DeAndre Liggins enters the game for Khris Middleton	23	19
3:27	Thon Maker makes free throw 2 of 2	23	20
3:15	Kevin Love makes 28-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	26	19
3:04	Tony Snell misses 26-foot three point jumper	26	19
3:04	Kevin Love defensive rebound	26	19
2:55	Kevin Love misses 27-foot three point jumper	26	19
2:55	Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound	26	19
2:36	Tony Snell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Thon Maker assists)	26	22
2:18	Jeff Green makes driving layup (Kevin Love assists)	28	22
2:03	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes 10-foot jumper	28	24
1:45	Kyle Korver misses two point shot	28	24
1:45	Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound	28	24
1:37	Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point shot	28	24
1:37	Kevin Love defensive rebound	28	24
1:19	Tristan Thompson enters the game for Kevin Love	28	25
1:19	Thon Maker personal foul	28	25
1:06	Dwyane Wade makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tristan Thompson assists)	31	25
54.0	Tony Snell misses 25-foot three point jumper	31	25
52.0	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	31	25
37.0	Thon Maker personal foul	31	25
37.0	Tristan Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	32	25
37.0	Cedi Osman enters the game for LeBron James	32	25
37.0	Tristan Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2	32	25
37.0	Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound	32	25
23.0	Tony Snell makes two point shot (DeAndre Liggins assists)	32	27
1.0	Dwyane Wade makes 2-foot two point shot	34	27
0.0	Kyle Korver shooting foul	34	27
0.0	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes free throw 1 of 3	34	28
0.0	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes free throw 2 of 3	34	29
0.0	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes free throw 3 of 3	34	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	34	30

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 2-1

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

1:00 AM, 20 December 2017

Milwaukee, WI

Attendance: 18,717

Referees:
Brent Barnaky
Haywoode Workman
Marc Davis

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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