Bucked in Milwaukee

The Milwaukee Bucks broke open a close game with runs in the late third and fourth quarters to pull away for a 115-105 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Milwaukee.
Kyrie Irving led Cleveland with 28 points with Alonzo Gee adding 19 with Daniel Gibson tossing in 18 more.

Swashbucklings

1) Former Cavalier Drew Gooden finished with his second triple double against Cleveland this season and he did it without touching the floor in the fourth quarter.
Gooden can be very inconsistent,but I have always liked his game...

2) Kyrie Irving basically carried the Cavaliers with his 28 points and this was not one of those Antawn Jamison nights,where he accumulates points by shooting poorly but often.Irving hit 11 of 16 shots and drilled two from beyond the three point line.
If Irving shoots even close to this,he will be among the best two or three point guards in the game...

3) Daniel Gibson had a great evening off the bench with five three pointers.
Gibson might be the sleeper player that gets moved at tomorrow's trade deadline due to his strong defense and Gibson can shoot the three ball as well....

4) People can say whatever they like about professional athletes not being bothered by things such as trade rumors,but they are human and it has to at least be on their mind on where they would be playing in 24 hours.
Antawn Jamison was 4 of 15 and Ramon Sessions finished 0 for 8 on the night and by coincidence-those are two names most tossed around to possibly be former Cavaliers this afternoon...

5) Alonzo Gee was excellent in the first half and finished with 19 points,but since Gee was installed in the starting lineup,Omri Casspi has seen his time dwindle to just 15 minutes a night.
Casspi had every opportunity to secure his spot and has a long way to go get a starting job back.

6) Could these back to back losses push the Cavaliers back to seller mode today?
Perhaps that will be so,with the Bucks making a trade and the Knicks firing Mike D'Antoni today,the Cavaliers should have a reality check and plan for the future.

Coming up a post will look at the Cavaliers at the deadline,what might happen and what I would do if I were running the team in the next handful of hours...

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