Finale
This is a hard game to get a handle on. On one hand, even without some players the Cavaliers are still the reigning champions. On the other hand, with LeBron, Love and Smith healthy the Bucks managed to beat the Cavs back in November, although they lost two games to them since then.
Milwaukee will have a chance to even out the season series on Monday night, and more importantly the Bucks could steal a game over the East’s top dogs and improve their playoff standing.
If Milwaukee can grab that eighth seed by the end of the season, this could be a potential playoff preview. Based on how these teams played each other this year, that’d make for an entertaining series.
Predictions and Leaderboard:
Adam Coffman: Cavs by 8 — 34-23, 653 point differential
Lukas Harkins: TBC — 33-24, 644 point differential
Ti Windisch: Bucks by 5 — 33-24, 669 point differential
Rohan Katti: Bucks by 2 — 33-24, 702 point differential
Adam McGee: Cavs by 11 — 32-25, 759 point differential
Tim Wray: Cavs by 11 — 30-27, 667 point differential
Tom Pheister: Bucks by 7 — 30-27, 755 point differential
Jordan Treske: Cavs by 23 — 29-28, 778 point differential
Next: Bucks Best And Worst (Feb 12-24)
The game is on Monday night at 6:00 p.m. and will be televised on TNT.