A young team that is having success early makes for a fearless, scary opponent.
The Cavaliers (9-7) found that out about the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday in a hard-fought 111-108 win at The Q to extend their winning streak to four.
The young, scrappy Bucks put up a quality fight as they demonstrated their continued growth in Jason Kidd’s system. Their 10-9 record indicates a group of individuals believing in the system set out by their coach.
“I have a young group of guys that are willing to learn and want to get better,” Kidd told Northeast Ohio Media Group before the game. “They are buying in and that’s one of the reason why we have got off to such a quick start.”
Kevin Love continues to operate with the hot hand. He supplied 17 of his 27 points in the opening quarter to go with 10 rebounds. He snagged his eighth double-double of the season. However, he did commit a game-high seven turnovers.
In his last three games he is averaging 25.3 points and shooting 66 percent from the floor. He left in the final minutes Tuesday with what appeared to be a mild right-foot injury.
Kyrie Irving recorded 28 points and six assists. LeBron James was sluggish offensively, converting on six of 15 field goals taken. But he finished with 26 points, five rebounds and 10 assists, making several key plays in a nip-and-tuck fourth quarter. James was 14-of-21 from the charity stripe and committed six turnovers.
Cleveland’s bench underwhelmed for much of the game until Mike Miller and Tristan Thompson picked up the pace with a combined 10 second-half points. They combined for all of Cleveland’s 12 bench points.
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