Cavaliers resist huge Giannis Antetokounmpo (40 points)

Invincibility of Bucks no longer valid and they had to go to Ohio to accept their first loss of the season. Despite the big Giannis Antetokounmpo (40 points, 14 rebounds, 9 assists), Cavaliers held strong in this match (118-113), dominated almost from start to finish behind the duo Donovan Mitchell (24 points) – Evan Mobley (23 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals).

the most Cleveland will count up to 18 points in advance during the third quarter. Also counting about ten units forward in the second and fourth. But every time, Milwaukee managed to erase the deficit and there was still a one-possession gap between the two teams, at the heart of a physical and contested “time on the money.”

But the Cavaliers collective, generally bulkier (five players with more than 10 points) than the private team of Kyle Kuzma, Cole Anthony and Kevin Porter Jr., provided the essentials in the finish.

Long out of sorts, Donovan Mitchell raised his level of play at the right time and Evan Mobley did not tremble at the free throws, offering this valuable success to Kenny Atkinson’s men. Who still can’t rely on Dario Garland and Max Struss (even if Lonzo Ball and Sam Merrill shine).

WHAT TO REMEMBER

– Milwaukee as a hunter, Cleveland as a hunter. We could talk about the “match of the series” to describe this duel between the Cavaliers and the Bucks, given the “runs” that the two teams regularly exchanged. After the break, however, we thought the Cavs did the hard part thanks to their starters, but Giannis Antetokounmpo, lone but very solid, did not let them get the win too quickly, accompanied by local sniper, AJ Green. Likewise at the beginning of the last quarter, when the deficit increased to +10. In the end, the more armed of the two formations wins, but it wasn’t easy at all.

– Giannis Antetokounmpo n’a pas suffi. Certainly somewhat diminished by back pain, the “Greek Freak” still remains ultra-dominant as soon as he steps on the floor. Despite the presence of Evan Mobley, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, and Jarrett Allen, or even De’Andre Hunter, returning from injury, the two-time MVP did what he wanted to do with this Cavaliers defense, scoring both free throws and baskets. If the Bucks believed in “retention,” it was because he had an enviable level of play, constantly bringing his team back to score, after his constant penetration. in vain.

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