Live Thread: Bucks @ Cavs

Well, here are your Cleveland Cavaliers, fresh off a loss to the now 2-8 Atlanta Hawks. The Cavs stand at an underwhelming 4-6 record and face off against one of their primary challengers to the Eastern Conference throne. The Milwaukee Bucks’s record isn’t much better at just 4-5 but have not quite put on the same “How Not to Play Defense” clinic that the Cavs have. The first time these two teams faced off LeBron and Co. decided to actually show up, beating the Bucks 116 to 97. That was back when the Cavs actually played the slightest bit of defense.

Today’s Cavaliers huddle in the corner of the League with a defensive rating of 111.7, good for last. They will need to improve that tonight as LeBron’s successor, Giannis Antetokounmpo, looks to recover from their last loss to The Land. The Alphabet has been an utter nightmare around the league, averaging 31.0 ppg, 9.9 rpg, and 5.0 apg. That is an MVP quality line. Shoddy defense won’t bring it down any. This has led to some discontent within the locker room, which King of Social Media James supposedly is illustrating with cartoons on his Instagram.

Mood…

A post shared by LeBron James (@kingjames) on Nov 6, 2017 at 7:07pm PST

Milwaukee will be feeling confident after trading the all but forgotten Greg Monroe and a first and second round pick for the maligned PG Eric Bledsoe. Luckily for the Cavs, Bledsoe won’t be able to participate tonight. Another bit of good news is that the Cavs have only lost to bad teams this season. Will the Cavs rise to the challenge yet again and bring their A-game against these Eastern Conference foes? Will the Cavs end up “Fearing the Deer” in route to another embarrassing bludgeoning? Hopefully the latter is true. As always, Go Cavs!