“I thought everyone did a great job, especially Mo (Williams), who came through with a timely shot and free throws at the end”.
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Overall, the Knicks missed 17 of 21 shots in the final period and scored just four points in the final five minutes.
Cavs forward Kevin Love contributed 24 points and 14 rebounds to support James, but their team’s eight-game winning streak was ended. He finished 9 of 20 from the floor.
Cavaliers: Jefferson was questionable before the game with a right ankle injury, but scored 14 points in 39 minutes.
Interestingly, that set the stage for Bayless of all people to take on the task of defending James (!?) in the final three minutes, and shockingly it helped the Bucks pull away. James would make one of two free throws off the Antetokounmpo foul to cut the Milwaukee lead down to one at 101-100, but Cleveland would get no closer. Rodney Hood wrapped his arms around James, but the four-time MVP made a layup anyway and flexed his bicep as Hood was called for the foul. But, James, who had played brilliantly in the fourth quarter and overtime, missed a fallaway 18-footer at the buzzer, sending the game to a second overtime. After a hot first half, Anthony fell into a cold spell in the second half, missing his first nine shots. Someday he might even be great-especially if he can keep making dynamic offensive plays like that one. “We get into trouble when we try to manufacture offense as individuals rather than as a unit. Trying to make a push, see if we could change the momentum”.
The NY Knicks (4-5) are coming from a 95-93 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday. Former Knicks guard J.R. Smith made consecutive 3-pointers to open the game, but then had only one more basket…. The Knicks battled back from an early first quarter deficit to tie it at 21-21, mostly on the strength of Anthony’s mid- to long-range jumpers, but Cleveland closed on an 8-2 run to move ahead 29-23. James scored five points in the final 9 minutes of the quarter, but was the only Cleveland player to score in that time, and Milwaukee led 70-61 after three quarters.
Mavericks 110, Rockets 98 – Raymond Felton scored 23 points, Charlie Villanueva added 19 and shorthanded Dallas routed host Houston. G Cleanthony Early was inactive for the Knicks….
After facing the Pistons, the Cavs return to play three straight games in Quicken Loans Arena.
The victory improved Milwaukee’s record to 5-5 and they are now 11th in the Eastern Conference standings. Carter-Williams was averaging 15 points and 7.3 assists through the first three contests of the season – all losses – and had 30 points and eight helpers in the last meeting with Cleveland last April.
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Iguodala added 18 points for the Warriors, who won their 11th straight to start the season. I just think we had let too many things go during the course of the game to get to the point of winning with the energy and the wherewithal to do it.
