US EditionPorter, Rollins lead the Bucks past the short-handed Cavaliers, 118-116
Kevin Porter Jr. scored 20 points and made a crucial free-throw jumper to secure Milwaukee’s fifth win in six games against a depleted Cleveland team.
- On Wednesday, the Milwaukee Bucks held off the Cleveland Cavaliers 118-116, their fifth victory in six games.
- Cleveland was short-handed because James Harden broke his right thumb Tuesday night, and Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley also sat out.
- After Kyle Kuzma missed a 3, Dennis Schroder scored from the right side to tie it 116 with 35.6 seconds left, then Porter hit a jumper to put the Bucks up 118-116 with 20.2 seconds remaining.
- The result matters for the Eastern Conference because Cleveland's loss dropped the Cavaliers into fourth place, a half-game behind New York, and both teams play Friday: Bucks host New York, Cavaliers visit Detroit.
- In broader context, Giannis Antetokounmpo remained sidelined with a strained right calf, missing his 13th consecutive game, while Schroder, acquired from Sacramento on Feb. 1, had 26 points in nine games with the Cavaliers.
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Kevin Porter Jr., Bucks narrowly defeat injury-riddled Cavaliers
Kevin Porter Jr. hit the game-winner in the final seconds and scored 20 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 118-116 victory over the visiting, short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.
Cavaliers lose to Bucks without James Harden
MILWAUKEE — Kevin Porter Jr. had 20 points, Ryan Rollins added 18 and the Milwaukee Bucks held off the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 118-116 on Wednesday night for their fifth victory in six games. The Cavaliers appeared to tie it on Jarrett Allen’s basket underneath at the buzzer, but it was ruled that time had expired. Allen had 27 points and 11 rebounds. Cleveland was without James Harden after he broke his right thumb Tuesday night in a h…
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The Morning JournalShort-handed Cavaliers fall to Bucks, 118-116, in Milwaukee
By JIM HOEHN MILWAUKEE — Kevin Porter Jr. had 20 points, Ryan Rollins added 18 and the Bucks held off the short-handed Cavaliers, 118-116, on Feb. 25 for their fifth victory in six games. The Cavaliers appeared to tie it on Jarrett Allen’s basket underneath at the buzzer, but it was ruled that time had […]
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Porter, Rollins lead the Bucks past the short-handed Cavaliers, 118-116
Kevin Porter Jr. had 20 points, Ryan Rollins added 18 and the Milwaukee Bucks held off the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 118-116 on Wednesday night for their fifth victory in six games.
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