Bucks Edge Cavaliers in Double OT

James finished with a monster 37p/12r/5a line, but turned it over seven times while Kevin Love added 24p/14r.

The Cavaliers’ defense pushed the game into overtime by forcing three Milwaukee turnovers in the final 1:47 of the fourth quarter.

Despite giving up 5 inches and 50 pounds, Bayless was up for the challenge.

LeBron James scored a season-high 37 points, but the Cavaliers fell in double overtime, 108-105, to the Milwaukee Bucks, ending their eight-game winning streak.

On one sequence, Anthony blocked Anderson Varejao’s dunk attempt and seconds later made a three-pointer.

His hot start has allowed the Cavaliers to withstand the absence of star guard Kyrie Irving and post the best nine-game opening since 1976-77, when they also started 8-1.

Michael Carter-Williams scored 17 points for Milwaukee while Giannis Antetokounmpo had 16 points and 11 rebounds in 45 minutes before fouling out with 3:15 left in the second overtime.

Celtics 106, Hawks 93: Isaiah Thomas scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half and added 10 assists as host Boston recovered from early shooting troubles to win.

Chief official for the contest Marc Davis said he incorrectly gave Cleveland a timeout with the game tied 96-96 and 9.9 seconds left in overtime.

Bayless missed a running one-hander with 5 seconds to go, but Monroe grabbed the offensive rebound with 3 seconds left to seal the victory for Milwaukee.

Like Anthony in the second quarter, James did it on both ends.

The Bucks have since righted the ship and last Saturday night, in front of a boisterous home crowd of 18,717 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in downtown Milwaukee, the team got a major confidence boost by beating the defending Eastern Conference champions Cleveland Cavaliers in double overtime, 108-105. Ranked sixth, the Cleveland Cavaliers rebound 46.5 times per game.

“In that situation, ‘Bron already said it: ‘If we get the rebound, we’re going to go.’ So we went, ‘OK, ‘” Smith said.

“Naturally, with LeBron (James) and his capability of making big plays, we went to him and he used the looks that the defence showed him to make plays for himself and Mo (Williams), who made a couple of big shots and big plays for us”. The streaky veteran has 49 points on 15-of-22 shooting in the last two games and owns a 49 percent mark from the floor, which would represent the best mark of his 12-year career if he can keep it up.

Karl-Anthony Towns, the league’s seventh-best rebounder, had 12 points and nine rebounds for Minnesota. The Cavaliers had 21 assists. “It is great to have guys who can help you close out games”, James said. “We have to play 1/8with3/8 a lot more sustainable effort throughout the 48 minutes”. “And, we don’t do that”. “We’re right there. We believe in ourselves”.

Although the Cavaliers drew even with the Knicks on Thompson’s free throws, the Knicks held them scoreless over those final four minutes and scored six straight points, which gave them a 72-66 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.

Rajon Rondo had his third triple-double in four games, with 23 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds.