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2023-24 NBA Regular Season
Milwaukee Bucks v Cleveland Cavaliers
Fiserv Forum
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Saturday 27 January 2024
Tip-off at 03:00 CAT
Milwaukee Bucks will be looking to make home advantage count when they welcome Cleveland Cavaliers to the Fiserv Forum on the morning of Saturday, January 27 for their
NBA match up.
The Bucks were recently routed 135-95 by the Cavs in Cleveland on January 18 and they are one and one for the season after winning 119-111 on the road in their final game of 2023.
Adrian Griffin's team bounced back with consecutive victories against Detroit Pistons at the Little Caesars Arena to remain second in the Eastern Conference with a record of 30-13.
Giannis Antetokounmpo starred in the 122-113 win over the Pistons on January 23, posting a triple-double 31 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists.
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Griffin paid tribute to his star power forward for an all-round performance and admitted he took the game away from Detroit in the fourth quarter.
"Giannis just took over the game in the last five minutes," Griffin said. "He's a phenomenal player, but he's also a winning player who makes winning plays when we need them.
"He got to the line, he found open team-mates, he got on the offensive glass and he was getting stops and blocks at the other end."
The Cavs have been impressive in the New Year since suffering a narrow 124-121 loss to Toronto Raptors on January 2, embarking on an eight-game winning sequence.
J. B. Bickerstaff's team are 1.5 games back to Philadelphia 76ers (3rd) in the east, but have New York Knicks breathing down their necks in fifth place.
Cleveland cruised to a 126-99 win against Orlando Magic on January 23 as Sam Merrill scored a game-high 26 points off the bench and shot 8 for 13 from the 3-point line.
Starters Max Strus, Isaac Okoro, Dean Wade and Donovan Mitchell all drained their 3-pointers in the opening five minutes of the first quarter before Merrill got in on the act and he feels the players a revelling in their new-found confidence.
"I think there's definitely a high level of confidence and trust in each other," the shooting guard said.
"Because of all the new guys and having kind of a new system, we certainly had to grow, and I think we have that right now."
Milwaukee Bucks v Cleveland Cavaliers - Head-to-head, Regular Season
Games played: 231
Bucks wins: 131
Cavs wins: 100
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