nba Game Recap
Cleveland Falls 124-99 to Bucks - Recap
The battle between the Bucks and Cavaliers didn't turn out to be much of a battle at all as Cleveland was handed a 124-99 defeat on Saturday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Milwaukee won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -10.5-point spread as favorites. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go UNDER the closing number of 227.0.
Milwaukee got 24 points from Giannis Antetokounmpo and another 20 points from Khris Middleton. Jrue Holiday contributed 8 assists, while Giannis Antetokounmpo cleaned the glass with 11 rebounds.
Cleveland got 28 points from Andre Drummond in a losing cause and another 17 points from Collin Sexton. Darius Garland contributed 9 assists for the Cavaliers, while Andre Drummond had 11 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Milwaukee were victorious, as the score was 59-54 at the break.
Milwaukee won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 43-40.
Milwaukee heads into a battle against the Nuggets. Cleveland, meanwhile, will have their next action against Phoenix.