Milwaukee Bucks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers – 11/14/15 National Basketball Association Pick, Odds, and Prediction

Overcoming second-half deficits has been the Cavs calling card during the win streak, including last night’s win in NY, where the Wine and Gold erased a 10-point Knicks edge, holding them to 12 points in the fourth quarter and 31 in the second half. Cleveland led 29-23 after one-quarter of play, finishing the period shooting 55%, cooling off just a bit… after the hot start. Anthony poured in 14 points in the first quarter. Basketball is a just form of entertainment, and for two and a half hours the Cleveland Cavaliers and NY Knicks provided exactly that.

“It’s my job to help the situation get better down the stretch”, he said. The Milwaukee Bucks are averaging 96.6 points on 44.7 percent shooting and allowing 101 points on 44.9 percent shooting. Milwaukee lost their first three games, then won four straight, and are now facing potentially their third straight loss.

NY led 53-46 entering intermission, Knicks shot well from beyond the arc, converting on 46.7% of their attempts. Anthony wanted to beat LeBron James more than he wanted to breathe. He also leads the team with 1.0 steals per contest. However, Faried jumped up in the lane to snatch the ball legally and put it back in with five seconds remaining for the game victor.

The Cavs played from behind much of the night, trailing 64-55 in the third quarter before the reserves brought them back.

E’Twaun Moore added 11 points, Taj Gibson chipped in 12 points, Derrick Rose finished with 10 points and Pau Gasol recorded his fourth double-double of the season with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Anthony, an eight-time All-Star but never first-team All-NBA, has reached the conference finals just once (with Denver in 2009), has never played in the NBA Finals and has reached the second round just once in three playoff appearances with the Knicks.

James said he understands the rule and knows that Mo Williams and Kevin Love, who were calling for a timeout from the bench, can not be granted such a request. Rodney Hood wrapped his arms around James, but the four-time MVP made a layup anyway and flexed his bicep as Hood was called for the foul.

This had all of the makings of how the previous games have went, except for the ending. Afflalo was forced to take a further fadeaway shot and missed it.

Guard Isaiah Thomas led the Celtics with a game-high 23 points, 10 assists and five rebounds as Boston scored their best win of the season by downing the Atlanta Hawks 106-93. Williams iced it with a pair of free throws for an 88-84 cushion. It was the fourth game in his last six that Williams has scored at least 20 – averaging 19.7 points on 55 percent shooting, including 43 percent from beyond the arc.

After electrifying the home crowd with his 22 first half points, Carmelo Anthony disappeared under the pressure of close friend LeBron James. In particular missing the potential game tying shot. The Cavs have talent other than LeBron James, it is just James is giving them the most at the moment.