The Cleveland Cavaliers and Milwaukee Bucks are playing live on the NBA schedule on Tuesday night and the matchup from Quicken Loans Arena starts up at 7 pm ET and has LeBron James and Kyrie Irving looking to lead the Cavs to a win against the team surprisingly ahead of them in the central division standings this season.
The Cavaliers come into the game after a win against the Pacers and the Cavs are in no position to say this will be an easy win. The Bucks are playing well right now and they have more wins than LeBron and the Cavs and they are 10-8 on the season. The Cavs come in after a nice win over the Pacers and that saw Kevin Love lead the way with 28 points, while Tristan Thompson had 11 rebounds. James added seven assists and he is happy with the way the team is playing as of late.
The Cavaliers need to start playing with more consistency and they have done that over the past week after getting off to a slow start. James said that the team will take time to get things going and now it appears they finally have hit a groove. James is leading the team with 24 points per game this season and Irving has been getting better at moving the ball around after some up and down performances.
The Cavaliers started the season near the bottom of the league in points allowed per game and they have been much better in recent weeks, as they now are allowing 99 per game for 17th in the league. The team is ranked 11th in the league with 103 points per game on offense and they can really get rolling when James, Love and Irving are on the same page. The Cavs dealt with a four game losing streak, but since that game they have won three straight games and they have won seven of the last 11 overall.
The team was impressive in a huge win over the Magic and they also blew out the Wizards, who neat them at home in a one sided game the week before. The Wizards are an up and coming team in the east and that made it a satisfying win for the Cavaliers, while the game against the Pacers was a nice divisional win. The Cavs are about to hit the road, as they have five of the next seven away from Ohio.
LeBron and the Cavs play against the Knicks and the Raptors coming up before a matchup in Brooklyn with the Nets and then the team returns home for another crack at Toronto after losing to them in Canada. After that the team faces off against Kevin Durant and the Thunder and Anthony Davis and the Pelicans on the road in OKC and New Orleans. The Bucks come into the game after a loss to the Rockets and they have been solid to start the season, ranking 10th in defense under new head coach Jason Kidd and they will play the Mavs next.
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