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Darius Garland scores 39, Cavs improve to 8-0 with 116-114 win over struggling Bucks without Giannis
CLEVELAND (AP) Darius Garland scored 39 points, Evan Mobley added 17 and the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 8-0 with a 116-114 win on Monday night over the Milwaukee Bucks, who played without injured superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The Cavs also went 8-0 in 1976.
Garland drained a go-ahead 3-pointer with 45 seconds left and the Cavs rallied down the stretch, outscoring the Bucks 18-8 over the final 6:06.
Jarrett Allen added 14 points, 15 rebounds and had a huge block on Milwaukee's Damian Lillard in the final seconds.
Lillard scored 36 for the Bucks, but committed a costly turnover when he was called for an over-and-back violation with 56 seconds left.
Bobby Portis added 21 points and 18 rebounds for Milwaukee, which has lost six in a row.
It was Cleveland's second win in three days over Milwaukee. On Saturday, Donovan Mitchell made a jumper in the final seconds to give the Cavs a 114-113 win.
Antetokounmpo sat out with a strained adductor muscle, an injury the two-time MVP sustained during the loss to Cleveland.
Bucks: Showed grit in giving all they had despite not having Antetokounmpo, who averages 31 points. Milwaukee's schedule hasn't helped, with five of seven games on the road.
Cavaliers: Another good lesson to not take any team for granted. The Cavs also survived without Mitchell carrying them. He only scored one point after the first quarter, finishing with 14.
Mobley displayed his all-around game over a span of seven seconds in the second quarter. Protecting under the rim, the 7-footer soared to block a layup, grabbed the rebound, dribbled the length of the floor and dunked to ignite a 10-2 run.
The Cavs were just the second team in history to start 7-0 with every player averaging less than 30 minutes. Seattle did it in 1978.
The Bucks host the Utah Jazz on Thursday. The Cavaliers are at New Orleans on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Brook Lopez vs. Jarrett Allen (Darius Garland gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 | | Darius Garland misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:39 |  | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | Bobby Portis misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:27 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point running layup | 0-2 |
| 11:04 | | Damian Lillard turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:52 | | Evan Mobley misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:48 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 10:37 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point turnaround bank hook shot | 2-2 |
| 10:26 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 2-5 |
| 10:16 | | Isaac Okoro shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 10:16 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-5 |
| 10:16 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-5 |
| 10:08 | | Darius Garland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:04 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | Taurean Prince personal foul (Loose ball) (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 9:57 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 4-8 |
| 9:45 | | Damian Lillard misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | Darius Garland turnover (bad pass) (Brook Lopez steals) | ||
| 9:27 | | Evan Mobley shooting foul (Bobby Portis draws the foul) | ||
| 9:27 | | Bobby Portis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:27 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | +1 | Bobby Portis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-8 |
| 9:11 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 5-11 |
| 9:02 | | +3 | Damian Lillard makes three point pullup jump shot | 8-11 |
| 8:50 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:48 | | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | Damian Lillard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:35 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point jump shot (Isaac Okoro assists) | 8-14 |
| 8:02 | | Gary Trent Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Mitchell steals) | ||
| 7:59 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point running finger roll layup (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 8-16 |
| 7:59 | | Taurean Prince shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 7:59 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:59 | | Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:56 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point driving layup | 10-16 |
| 7:25 | | Evan Mobley misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 7:24 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | Damian Lillard misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:10 | | Damian Lillard offensive rebound | ||
| 7:07 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:04 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | Brook Lopez turnover (lost ball) (Jarrett Allen steals) | ||
| 6:45 | | Evan Mobley misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 6:39 | | Darius Garland offensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point driving hook shot (Darius Garland assists) | 10-18 |
| 6:03 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:01 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | Bobby Portis shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 5:57 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-19 |
| 5:57 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-20 |
| 5:40 | | Brook Lopez misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:38 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:30 | | AJ Green defensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | Damian Lillard turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:14 | | Gary Trent Jr. shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 5:14 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-21 |
| 5:14 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-22 |
| 4:57 | | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point floating jump shot (Pat Connaughton assists) | 12-22 |
| 4:30 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving layup | 12-24 |
| 4:09 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:07 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | Sam Merrill turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:44 | | +3 | Pat Connaughton makes three point jump shot (AJ Green assists) | 15-24 |
| 3:29 | | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:27 | | Pat Connaughton defensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | +3 | Damian Lillard makes three point jump shot (Pat Connaughton assists) | 18-24 |
| 3:01 | | +2 | Sam Merrill makes two point stepback jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 18-26 |
| 2:42 | | +3 | AJ Green makes three point jump shot (Pat Connaughton assists) | 21-26 |
| 2:29 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating jump shot | 21-28 |
| 2:09 | | +3 | AJ Green makes three point jump shot (Pat Connaughton assists) | 24-28 |
| 2:09 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:44 | | Evan Mobley misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 1:41 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 1:37 | | Georges Niang personal foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 1:26 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point turnaround bank jump shot (Pat Connaughton assists) | 26-28 |
| 1:11 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving layup | 26-30 |
| 1:01 | | +2 | Pat Connaughton makes two point cutting layup (Damian Lillard assists) | 28-30 |
| 0:49 | | Sam Merrill misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:47 | | Andre Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | +3 | Andre Jackson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 31-30 |
| 0:12 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point stepback jump shot | 31-33 |
| 0:05 | | Damian Lillard turnover (lost ball) (Ty Jerome steals) | ||
| 0:02 | | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point layup | 31-35 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | AJ Green turnover (bad pass) (Georges Niang steals) | ||
| 11:40 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:37 | | Andre Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:27 | | Bobby Portis misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 11:24 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point driving reverse dunk | 31-37 |
| 10:52 | | Bobby Portis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:50 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | Bobby Portis shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 10:40 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-38 |
| 10:40 | | Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:37 | | Andre Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | +3 | AJ Green makes three point jump shot (Bobby Portis assists) | 34-38 |
| 10:13 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Pat Connaughton steals) | ||
| 9:54 | | AJ Green misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 34-40 |
| 9:20 | | Evan Mobley blocks Delon Wright's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:18 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point running dunk | 34-42 |
| 8:56 | | Georges Niang personal foul (Bobby Portis draws the foul) | ||
| 8:44 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 36-42 |
| 8:33 | | +3 | Evan Mobley makes three point jump shot (Ty Jerome assists) | 36-45 |
| 8:16 | | Georges Niang personal foul (Bobby Portis draws the foul) | ||
| 8:05 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Luke Travers defensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | Gary Trent Jr. personal foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 7:44 | | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 36-48 |
| 7:37 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:22 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point driving hook shot (Taurean Prince assists) | 38-48 |
| 7:10 | | Craig Porter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Brook Lopez steals) | ||
| 7:06 | | Bobby Portis misses two point running reverse layup | ||
| 7:04 | | Bobby Portis offensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | Evan Mobley blocks Bobby Portis's two point tip layup | ||
| 7:03 | | Bobby Portis offensive rebound | ||
| 7:02 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point putback layup | 40-48 |
| 6:46 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:43 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point reverse layup (Gary Trent Jr. assists) | 42-48 |
| 6:32 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:20 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 42-50 |
| 6:04 | | Luke Travers personal foul (Bobby Portis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:54 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point cutting layup (Damian Lillard assists) | 44-50 |
| 5:38 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point floating jump shot (Isaac Okoro assists) | 44-52 |
| 5:32 | | Luke Travers personal foul (Bobby Portis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:25 | | Damian Lillard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:24 | | Brook Lopez offensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point tip layup | 46-52 |
| 5:10 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point pullup jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 46-55 |
| 4:48 | | Luke Travers shooting foul (Gary Trent Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:48 | | +1 | Gary Trent Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-55 |
| 4:48 | | +1 | Gary Trent Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-55 |
| 4:35 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 48-57 |
| 4:25 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:23 | | Sam Merrill defensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:14 | | Isaac Okoro offensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | +2 | Isaac Okoro makes two point putback layup | 48-59 |
| 3:56 | | Andre Jackson Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Okoro steals) | ||
| 3:53 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point running layup (Sam Merrill assists) | 48-61 |
| 3:53 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:40 | | Damian Lillard turnover (bad pass) (Sam Merrill steals) | ||
| 3:36 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point running dunk | 48-63 |
| 3:14 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:12 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 3:01 | | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point jump shot (Georges Niang assists) | 48-66 |
| 2:50 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point driving layup | 50-66 |
| 2:30 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point jump shot (Georges Niang assists) | 50-69 |
| 2:16 | | +3 | AJ Green makes three point pullup jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 53-69 |
| 2:05 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point driving hook shot (Darius Garland assists) | 53-71 |
| 1:50 | | Brook Lopez misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:48 | | Sam Merrill defensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 1:34 | | AJ Green defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | Isaac Okoro shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 1:23 |