The Milwaukee Bucks aimed to keep their undefeated record against divisional opponents alive against the Cleveland Cavaliers Saturday night.
Of course, these two teams faced off the night before, and the Bucks won that game handily. History repeated itself as Milwaukee once again defeated Cleveland thanks to an all-around effort and a big second half. A solid 25-point differential helped Milwaukee picked up their 15th win of the season with a 124-99 victory over Cleveland and extended their current win streak to four games.
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The Bucks have been clicking in February, and they will need to sustain these recent efforts as they have four more games left on the schedule during their six-game trip.
Although the Bucks have looked good lately, they have not been the best team on the road this season, and they still have more work to do with four consecutive tough matchups ahead.
Before Milwaukee retakes the court on Monday to try and make it five straight wins in a row, here are three takeaways from Saturday’s impressive win in Cleveland.
First takeaway from win over Cleveland Cavaliers — Milwaukee Bucks keep their opponent in check from deep
That is a sentence that most fans are not used to hearing when it comes to the Bucks, particularly this year.
They have been notoriously bad at defending the 3-pointer for the past several seasons, but Saturday night proved to be a breath of fresh air. The Cavaliers went just 6-of-28 (21.4 percent) from behind the arc, which helped the Bucks blow the lead open and eventually win the game.
Milwaukee does not deserve all the credit for Cleveland’s lackluster shooting performance. Still, they certainly did their part on the defensive side of things to keep their opponent’s shooting from distance to a bare minimum.
After recently letting up a combined 42 triples against the New Orleans Pelicans and Charlotte Hornets, the Bucks have tightened up defensively in their past few matchups. While the Cavaliers were not the best 3-point shooting team heading into this doubleheader, letting up just 17 triples over two games is surely a positive sign for Milwaukee.