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Cavaliers match 1976 squad for best start in franchise history, improve to 8-0 by edging Bucks
CLEVELAND (AP) — The win total is growing quickly, and so is the Cavaliers' confidence. At 8-0 so far, they're the only unbeaten team left in the Eastern Conference and at this point they might as well win them all. “That's the plan,” center Jarrett Allen said...
Darius Garland scores 39, Cavs improve to 8-0 with 116-114 win over struggling Bucks without Giannis
CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 39 points, Evan Mobley added 17 and the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 8-0 with a 116-114 win on Monday night over the Milwaukee Bucks, who played without injured superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Cavs also went 8-0 in 1976. ...
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo out with muscle strain as Milwaukee visits unbeaten Cavaliers
CLEVELAND (AP) — Milwaukee superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss Monday night's game against the unbeaten Cleveland Cavaliers with a strained adductor muscle, another early season hiccup for the struggling Bucks. Coach Doc Rivers said Antetokounmpo went through morning...
Bucks 'haven't been able to sustain 48 minutes' of solid basketball as they await Middleton's return
MILWAUKEE (AP) — This isn’t the way the Milwaukee Bucks expected to open a potential bounce-back season after consecutive first-round playoff exits. Since winning their season opener at Philadelphia, the Bucks have lost five straight and are four games below .500 for the first...
Mitchell's last-second jumper helps Cavs stay unbeaten with 114-113 win at Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points including a jumper with three-tenths of a second left and the Cleveland Cavaliers remained unbeaten with a 114-113 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night. The 7-0 Cavaliers are one win away from matching their best...
Morant's triple-double helps Grizzlies build big lead and coast to 122-99 victory over Bucks
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant had 26 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds and helped the Memphis Grizzlies build a 31-point second-half cushion and beat the Milwaukee Bucks 122-99 on Thursday night. Santi Aldama added 19 points and nine rebounds, while Scotty Pippen Jr. and Jaylen...
Celtics' Payton Pritchard hits another long 3 vs. Bucks, finishes 8 of 12 from long range
BOSTON (AP) — Celtics guard Payton Pritchard was up to some end-of-quarter, long-distance magic again on Monday night. He hit a 26-foot 3-pointer from the right wing with 0.4 seconds left, giving Boston a 90-82 lead over the Milwaukee Bucks after three quarters. ...
Jaylen Brown scores 30 points, Payton Pritchard makes 8 3s as Celtics beat Bucks 119-108
BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, Payton Pritchard came off the bench and hit eight 3-pointers en route to 28 points, and the Boston Celtics beat the Milwaukee Bucks 119-108 on Monday night. Reigning Eastern Conference Player of the Week Jayson Tatum added 15 points and...
Jordi Fernandez gets 1st NBA head coaching win after 15-year journey from Spain to Brooklyn
NEW YORK (AP) — Jordi Fernandez kept the game ball from his first NBA win, which he said will be a reminder of where he came from and where he hopes his career will lead. “I’m going to put it in my office,” Fernandez said, “because my wife does a great job decorating the...
Thomas scores 32, Nets beat Bucks 115-102 in home opener for first win under Jordi Fernandez
NEW YORK (AP) — Cam Thomas scored 32 points, Dennis Schroder added 29 and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 115-102 on Sunday in their home opener to give coach Jordi Fernandez his first victory. The Nets pulled away in the fourth quarter after opening with two road losses...