Milwaukee Bucks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Preview: Taking a shot at no. 1

NBA: Milwaukee Bucks at Cleveland Cavaliers — Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

Bucks looking for their first win against the Cavs this season

The Milwaukee Bucks will look to salvage the second game of their weekend back-to-back at home as they host the Cleveland Cavaiers at Fiserv Forum. The Bucks are 0-3 against the Cavaliers this season, with the first two games of the series being decided by three points total. Yet in their last matchup on December 20, the Cavs blew the Bucks out by 23. Dame didn’t play and Giannis and Khris Middleton were the only ones to score in double figures

Where We’re At

Both teams are coming into this in very good form. Despite the two point loss to the Magic yesterday, the Bucks have still won eight of their last 10 games and sit firmly as the four seed in the East. Kevin Porter Jr. has continued to be a revelation as the new backup point guard with four straight double-digit scoring performances.

Meanwhile the Cavs are on their third 12+ game winning streak of the season, winners of 13 games in a row and hold the best record in the NBA by one game. The trade deadline addition of De’Andre Hunter has worked out well for them and the team as a whole is working like a well-oiled machine.

Injury Report

We will not have a full injury report from the Bucks until sometime this afternoon, with it being the second game of a back-to-back.

For one of the few times this season, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a clean bill of health, with the only players being listed out are there three two-way players playing in the G-League.

Player To Watch

The Cavs made one of the bigger trade deadline aqusitions by grabbing De’Andre Hunter from the Atlanta Hawks. He has seemingly found his footing with his new team as the fourth-leading scorer for Cleveland behind Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, and Darius Garland. Over his last five games, he’s averaging 16.2 points per game on nearly 50/40/90 splits (.522/.450/.884). It wouldn’t surprise me if he enters the Cavaliers’ starting lineup over Max Strus sometime soon.

How To Watch

ESPN and FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin at 7:00 p.m. CDT.

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