Before the game between the Cavaliers and the Bucks Saturday night, Milwaukee coach Scott Skiles was asked how it was possible that his team had won nine straight against the Cavs.
Skiles thought for a minute and then said, “Luck?”
His luck ran out on Saturday when the Cavs ended their second six-game losing streak of the season with a 94-82 victory.
“I feel a little bit better now,” Cavs coach Byron Scott said. “It was a good win.”
Dion Waiters had 18 points, C.J. Miles added 16, Kyrie Irving had 15 and Tristan Thompson finished with 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Cavs, 6-23.
Monta Ellis had 37 points for the Bucks, 14-12.
The last time the Cavs beat the Bucks was more than two years ago, on Nov. 24, 2010, when Mo Williams hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer of an 83-81 victory in Cleveland, and then jumped on top of the scorer’s table to celebrate. It was early in Scott’s first season.
“Can’t remember,” Scott said, shaking his head. “Was that my first year? That seems so long ago.”
The last time the Cavs won in Milwaukee was Dec. 6, 2009. Mike Brown was still the coach, and LeBron James was still a Cavalier. Delonte West scored 21 to spark a 101-86 victory.
Both teams have undergone complete transformations since then. The Cavs are still trying to find some traction after departure of James, while the Bucks traded centerpiece Andrew Bogut for Monta Ellis in an effort to jump-start their rebuilding. Even their building changed names from the Bradley Center to the BMO Harris Bradley Center.
The Bucks just kept beating the Cavs. Until Saturday night.
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