BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland visits Milwaukee for an Eastern Conference matchup.
Milwaukee finished 49-33 overall, 10-7 in Central Division play and 31-11 at home a season ago. The Bucks allowed opponents to score 116.4 points per game and shoot 47.0% from the field last season.
Cleveland finished 48-34 overall and 11-5 in Central Division play during the 2023-24 season. The Cavaliers averaged 112.6 points per game while allowing opponents to score 110.2 last season.
INJURIES: Bucks: Khris Middleton: day to day (ankle).
Cavaliers: Emoni Bates: out (knee), Max Strus: out (ankle), Craig Porter Jr.: day to day (thumb).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.