Well, that was fun. I'm glad Giannis decided to take only his second game of the year off against us.
Niang had a night he never came close to before and probably never will again. But it's nice to see him hitting all his shots, including the floaters. He's starting to find his game. Give him the medal thingy.
Middleton went 1-for-10 and was a -40 in 20 minutes. He kept trying to draw fouls but the refs weren't buying. There has to be real concern in Milwaukee about him.
All the Cavs starters were +33 to +37. Allen totally outplayed Lopez, scoring 21 points in 26 minutes against last year's DPOY runner-up. Allen's mid-range jump shots were falling and if he gets confidence in that shot - look out.
Okoro did a great job defensively on Dame, holding him to 7-for-20. As a team the Bucks shot 40% and were outrebounded 55-36. The Cavs had an incredible 36 assists and won the fast break battle 33-8. The Bucks looked very, very old tonight.
I'm sure the Bucks will remember this game a week from tonight when we play them in their house with Giannis on the floor. That will be a real test. In the meantime the roll continues as we've now won 11 of 14 and we have two days to get ready for the Hawks.