MILWAUKEE - The league-leading Cleveland Cavaliers put their 13-game winning streak on the line against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks today - Sunday, March 9 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN and FanDuel Sports Network with a Tipoff at 8 p.m. Eastern (7 p.m. Central).
The Cavs (53-10) enter the matchup on a 13-game winning streak, their third streak of 12 or more games this season. Cleveland has torched opponents for 126.1 points per game during the winning streak. The Cavs are coming off a grueling matchup against the Charlotte Hornets, escaping the hive with a 118-117 victory.
Cleveland is led by the Core Four of Donovan Mitchell (24.4 PPG), Darius Garland (21.0 PPG), Evan Mobley (18.6 PPG), and Jarrett Allen (13.4 PPG). Newly acquired De'Andre Hunter (15.0 PPG) has gelled nicely to the NBA championship contender that has turned heads all season.
Among a slew of top-five placement in major categories, first-year head coach Kenny Atkinson's squad leads the league in points per game (123.1), offensive rating (122.1) and 3-point percentage (39.2%).
The Bucks (36-26) have won eight of their last 10 games and sit as a dangerous four-seed, just three and a half games behind the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference standings. Head coach Doc Rivers' unit is led by the superstar tandem of Antetokounmpo (30.9 PPG) and Damian Lillard (25.5 PPG).
The Cavs won the first two meetings between the two teams by a combined margin of three points before blasting the Bucks by 23 points in the third encounter.