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Milwaukee Bucks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 12/29/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Cleveland Cavaliers
Date: Friday, December 29, 2023
Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH
TV: Bally Sports Ohio
The Milwaukee Bucks (22-8) are headed to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Friday where they will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (17-13).
The Bucks stepped onto the hardwood against the Knicks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 129-122 in their last game. Milwaukee finished with a 47.4% field goal percentage (45 out of 95) and converted 13 of 42 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bucks made 19 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 79.2%. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they earned 44 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 26 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of defense, Milwaukee allowed the other team to shoot 54.3% from the field on 50 out of 92 shooting. New York doled out 27 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. Furthermore, New York snagged 41 boards (7 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 4 rejections. New York ended up shooting 80.8% at the free throw line by converting 21 of their 26 shots. They also buried 8 of their 26 shots from 3-point land. When talking about fouls, the Bucks ended up finishing with 23 and the Knicks had 18 fouls.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is a player who was a major contributor for the contest. He racked up 32 points on 13 of 24 shooting. He saw the court for 39 mins played and collected 13 boards. Antetokounmpo finished the game at 54.2% from the floor and distributed 6 assists.
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Milwaukee enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 22-8 this year. They turn the ball over 13.5 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 20.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Milwaukee is snagging 44.7 rebounds per game and has 773 assists so far this season, which ranks 15th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Bucks are shooting 38.0% from downtown (428 of 1,126) and 77.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 124.5 points per outing (2nd in the league) while connecting on 49.9% from the floor.
On the defensive end of the court, the Bucks are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 18th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 788 surrendered on the year. The Bucks are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.0% (1,336 of 2,842) and they relinquish 43.9 boards per contest as a squad. They are giving up 34.7% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 23rd in the NBA in points per game allowed (119.1).
When they last stepped on the court, the Cavaliers walked away with a victory by a final of 109-95 against the Bulls. The Cavaliers pulled down 33 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 48 in the game. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 7 steals in the matchup. The Bulls were called for 22 fouls in this matchup which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 26 attempts. They were able to convert 19 of those for a percentage of 73.1%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Cleveland converted 12 out of 45 tries (26.7%). Overall, the Cavaliers finished shooting 39 for 88 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.3%. The Cavaliers allowed the Bulls to convert 35 of their 80 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.8% in this game. They finished 22.9% from beyond the perimeter by going 8 out of 35 and ended up shooting 17 of 19 from the free throw line (89.5%). When discussing rebounds, Cleveland allowed Chicago to snag 37 in total (5 on the offensive glass).
Max Strus ended up being important for the Cavaliers in this game. He made 9 out of 22 in this contest giving him a rate of 40.9%, and had 1 rebound. Strus totaled 26 points in his 41 mins of playing time and tallied 7 assists for the contest.
Cleveland has a record of 17-13 for the season. As an offensive team, the Cavaliers are connecting on 47.3% from the field, which is ranked 13th in basketball. Cleveland has 3,361 pts for the campaign (112.0 per game) and they pull in 43.9 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 26.0 times per contest (17th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.1 times per game. The Cavaliers are committing 19.3 fouls per game and they go 76.7% from the charity stripe.
The Cleveland defense concedes 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc (368 of 1,015) and opponents are converting on 79.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 24.9 assists and 42.9 rebounds every game, which ranks them 6th and 11th in the league. The Cavaliers on defense are ranked 8th in the league in PPG surrendered with 111.9. They are able to force 14.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.1% from the floor (9th in the league).
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Tony Sink’s Pick: Take Milwaukee
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Guardians bolstered their bullpen with a pair of fresh arms ahead of Sunday’s series finale against Baltimore, recalling right-hander Eli Morgan from Triple-A Columbus and selecting righty Connor Gillispie from the Clippers.
Lefty starter Joey Cantillo, who allowed three runs in four innings during Saturday’s 7-4 loss to the Orioles, and righty Xzavion Curry, who surrendered four runs in three relief innings, were optioned to the minors to make room on the active roster.
Gillispie, 26, was selected by the Guardians in December as part of the minor league phase of the 2023 Rule 5 draft. Prior to joining Cleveland’s organization, Gillispie made 87 appearances (40 starts), going 19-17 with a 4.00 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, and eight saves in 11 opportunities as part of Baltimore’s farm system. He was a ninth-round pick of the Orioles in the 2019 MLB draft.
This season, Gillispie has started 11 games and worked out of the bullpen in nine for the Clippers, compiling a 3-7 record and 4.01 ERA in 89 2/3 innings. He has posted a 23.3% strikeout rate and a 10.5% walk rate while surrendering 19 home runs.
Pitching coach Carl Willis said Gillispie has started and worked out of the bullpen this season and brings a five-pitch mix to the mound. After using righty Pedro Avila on back-to-back nights against Baltimore, the Guardians felt Gillispie was best positioned to help the bullpen in the short term.
“We needed some length, and just from a strike-throwing perspective and the pitch mix, we felt like he was our best option to come up and give us some length here (Sunday),” Willis said.
Morgan, 28, is 1-0 with a 1.98 ERA in 13 appearances for Cleveland this season, including 10 strikeouts in 13 2/3 innings. He spent two stints on the major league injured list before being optioned to Columbus on July 4.
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As Baltimore Ravens defensive end Brent Urban prepares for his 11th NFL season, it’s just as important as ever for him to remember where he came from.
A Mississauga, Ontario native, Urban suffered a torn ACL during his 2010 freshman season at Virginia, but rebounded to eventually become a starting defensive lineman. Then once he got to the NFL, he suffered three season-ending injuries – a torn ACL in 2014, a torn bicep in 2015 and a Lisfranc foot injury in 2017 – all in his first four seasons. As a result, he played just 25 games across those four seasons, 16 of them coming in 2016.
Urban, now in his second stint with the Ravens, has certainly been through the wringer throughout his career, but his perserverance to get where he is now is extremely impressive. As such, head coach John Harbaugh is using Urban’s story as inspiration for his younger teammates.
“I’m going to start using [Brent Urban] as an example for those guys, because it’s a perfect point,” Harbaugh told reporters. “I can remember him right over there, we were doing an inside-run drill against the [San Francisco] 49ers when we had the joint practices all of those years ago, and he tore his ACL right at the end of practice. It was like, ‘Oh.’ It was so heartbreaking, and [he] missed that whole year.
“We had high hopes for him coming out, we thought he was an odd-front defensive end in the Pittsburgh Steeler kind of realm, like the Brett Keisels of the world, and he’s turned out to be just that. He’s just that kind of player; he plays so well. But those first couple of years were tough, and here he is now. He’s got a testimony as a result of all the tests he’s been through.”
After his first stint with the Ravens came to an end in 2019, Urban has played for the Tennessee Titans, Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys. He then returned to Baltimore in 2022, and last season, he set a career high with three sacks.
Now the veteran on the Ravens’ defensive line, Urban is happy to be a mentor to the younger players at his position group.
“Just being in the league is privilege,” Urban said. “Every single day, you’ve just got to relish it, because you see so many guys in and out, and just even looking at my class now, nobody’s still around; so just finding your own role, just appreciating it. As I get older, I’ve started to be able to take a seat back and really just appreciate how thankful I am to be here.”
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