The Milwaukee Bucks take a short road trip to Ohio to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night. The Bucks lost a close contest there earlier this season and will look to even the season series before their Milwaukee matches.
Where We’re At
Thank goodness the Bucks didn’t play yesterday and don’t play tomorrow. They played their third B2B of the young season on Friday and Saturday, effectively losing twice although the standings recorded an overtime win against the Hornets as a win. Still, they take a reasonable
record into Cleveland and should be excited by the twofer of rest days that follow. Here’s hoping that a quorum of Bucks come to play against the Cavs, with many of them battling inconsistency (Kyle Kuzma, Gary Trent Jr.) and some of them battling the wrong kind of consistency (Cole Anthony).
Our colleagues over at Fear the Sword have been COOKING, let me tell you: 10 articles this weekend?! They’ve catalogued what has been a bit of a bumpy stretch for our friends on Erie: barely beating the Grizzlies, getting pantsed by the Raptors (been there), and splitting a pair of games to the Heat. If you’re looking for reasons to be concerned about the Cavs, Corey Walsh has four: Evan Mobley’s fluctuating usage, a lack of effort outside a few role players, Jarrett Allen’s low usage, and overreliance on Mitchell’s heroics, under the broad banner of lacking identity. All told, this team is in a different place from their first matchup with Milwaukee.
Injury Report
Same old, same old for the Bucks: Giannis is probable (left knee patellar tendinopathy) and Kevin Porter Jr. (right knee meniscus surgery) and Taurean Prince (neck surgery) are out.
For the Cavs, Darius Garland (left “great” toe injury management), Max Strus (left foot surgery – Jones fracture) and Jaylon Tyson (concussion) are out.
Player To Watch
Ryan Rollins topped the team in minutes last time out against the Cavs and notched the highest plus-minus to boot. Here’s hoping he sees a similar workload this time out as he fights for the mantle of second banana.
How To Watch
Peacock (yeah) at 6:00 p.m. CST.
