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The Cavs set the franchise record for best start to a season with a win against the Bucks

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The Cavs set the franchise record for best start to a season with a win against the Bucks

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CLEVELAND – The Cavaliers continued their perfect run to open the 2024-25 season against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

The Cavs, who had arguably the NBA's best offense and are the only remaining undefeated team in the Eastern Conference, improved to 7-0 after defeating the Bucks on Donovan Mitchell's last-second game-winning goal in Milwaukee on Saturday night.

As an encore on Monday night, the Cavs posted their best start to a season in franchise history by improving to 8-0 with a 116-114 victory over the Bucks. The Cavs also went 8-0 in 1976-77.

The tip-off occurred in downtown Cleveland on Monday at 7 p.m. Here's how our live score updates, analysis and highlights fared as the Cavs took on the Bucks again.

The Cavs beat the Bucks and remain undefeated this season.

AJ Green actually made a heave over half the court as time expired, but the Cavs defeated Milwaukee 116-114.

Darius Garland finished the game with a game-high 39 points. Dame Lillard finished with 36 points. It was a tough battle between the two, and Jarrett Allen made the difference in the final minute by hitting a crucial shot and making a crucial block.

The Cavs are 8-0.

Jarrett Allen just finished this game.

In the final seconds, Dame Lillard drove to the basket, but a layup attempt was blocked by Jarrett Allen. This is a huge blockage that will essentially be the end of this game. The Cavs lead 115-111 with 6.3 seconds left.

The final two minutes tonight were all Darius Garland and Allen.

After Lillard's 3 and a subsequent turnover, Darius Garland buried a 3 of his own, giving the Cavs a 113-110 lead. He has 39 points tonight.

With 12.2 seconds left, Jarrett Allen scored off the glass to give the Cavs a 115-111 lead. After almost half of the misses, Darius Garland almost single-handedly led the Cavs back.

Dame Lillard is just ice cold in crunch time. Lillard hit a three-pointer from the corner to give the Bucks a 111-108 lead.

Darius Garland followed with a layup that gave him 36 points, putting him ahead by one point, before Lillard gave the Cavs the ball again.

Darius Garland had his best game of the season.

After a layup to tie the game, Garland simply navigated through traffic and dropped a bucket in the paint, and the Cavs regained the lead at 108-106 with 2:19 left.

The intensity of this game quickly increased.

Evan Mobley just pulled off a ridiculous 2-on-1, defusing Brook Lopez's fall and also causing the basket to fall. Mobley then made a free throw to make the score 106-104. Mobley had some highlight plays tonight.

On the other hand, a turnover led to a quick break, and a clever layup by Darius Garland made it 106:106.

The Cavs can't buy a bucket.

Milwaukee leads 106-101 and even pulls away briefly when Lillard flies off the floor.

Darius Garland has reached the 30-point mark and keeps the Cavs within shouting distance.

The Bucks overtook the Cavs. Pat Connoughton made an easy layup in the final seconds and the Bucks had a 91-89 lead early in the fourth quarter.

After an explosive first half, the Cavs scored just 16 total points in an ice-cold third quarter, and that was just enough for Milwaukee to catch up.

Dame Lillard is currently a one-man wrecking crew.

Lillard was up to 31 points and seven assists, and when the Cavs tried to cover him, he found an open Brook Lopez for a 3-pointer that made it 86-86.

The score is now 89-89 with 1:47 remaining in the third quarter. The Bucks pulled off a double-digit comeback and it's a new game now.

The Bucks make this a game even without their star.

Just before midway through the third quarter, the Bucks cut the Cavs' lead to 81-76 before Georges Niang hit a crucial three-pointer from the corner to slow the momentum somewhat.

Dame Lillard has a team-high 26 points, surpassed only by Darius Garland's 27. The Cavs offense missed some shots in this third quarter.

The Cavs offense is in full swing.

Darius Garland had a game-high 22 points on 8-for-11 shooting from the field and five assists. Evan Mobley had 14 points and three rebounds. Donovan Mitchell had 13 points. Jarrett Allen (six rebounds) and Sam Merrill both had 10 points.

For the Bucks, Dame Lillard has a team-high 17 points on 4-for-8 shooting.

The Cavs lead 73-60 at halftime.

Darius Garland hit a 3-pointer with less than three minutes left, giving him 22 points and five assists in the half. It was an exceptional half for him and the Cavs led the Bucks 71-53 late in the half.

Donovan Mitchell dominated the first quarter, Evan Mobley took over in the second quarter and Darius Garland is now leading the Cavs' offense late in the first half.

Evan Mobley took over the second quarter.

Mobley pulled off a nice inside move that led to a dunk. The next time he hit the floor, he had to make a layup. At the other end, he blocked a shot, ran the floor and then threw down a thunderous dunk.

And to top it all off, Mobley sank a three-pointer from his elbow shortly afterwards. He already has 14 points and the Cavs have extended their lead to 45-36.

The Bucks took their first lead when Andre Jackson Jr. hit a 3-pointer with 31 seconds left in the first quarter.

However, the Cavs quickly countered. Donovan Mitchell hit a 3-pointer with 12 seconds left and fellow guard Ty Jerome had a steal off Damian Lillard and a layup, giving the Cavs a 35-31 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Mitchell led the Cavs with 13 points in a quarter.

The Bucks trailed by 12 points after Cavs point guard Darius Garland used a slick drive, pump fake and pivot for a layup against Andre Jackson Jr.

However, the Bucks responded with 3-pointers on four consecutive possessions, cutting the Cavs' lead to 28-24 with 2:09 left in the first quarter. Pat Connaughton and Lillard each made a 3-pointer and AJ Green made two during the sequence.

Mitchell and Garland each started the game 2 of 3 from 3-point range. Mitchell had eight points and Garland six, helping the Cavs to a 16-8 lead with 7:59 left in the first quarter.

With less than eight minutes left in the first quarter, forward Evan Mobley made a layup but then missed a free throw, giving the Cavs an eight-point lead.

Below is some pre-game information.

Bucks eight-time All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (strained right adductor) will not play against the Cavs on Monday night, Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers told reporters during his pregame media release.

Injury to Max Strus; Cavs injury report

Max Strus is expected to be out for at least six weeks with an ankle injury. Dean Wade started at small forward instead of Strus. However, Wade (illness) and guard Caris LeVert (sore right knee) will miss Monday night's game. With Strus and Wade out, Isaac Okoro started at small forward.

The Cavaliers bench was outstanding, particularly LeVert, and a big reason for Cleveland's red-hot start.

How can I watch/stream/listen to the Cavs-Bucks game?

Monday night's game can be watched on FanDuel Sports Network and NBA TV. Radio broadcasts are on WMMS 100.7 and WTAM 1100.

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