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Despite having no Kyrie Irving due to a concussion, the Cleveland Cavaliers got off to a great start against the 11-14 Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night and lead 57-53 at the half.
With Ramon Sessions taking over at starting point guard, the Cavs jumped out to a 17-2 lead on the Bucks behind Sessions' three assists in the first five and a half minutes.
The Bucks came storming back, though, to outscore the Cavs 26-8 in the final six and half minutes of the quarter.
In the second quarter, the Cavs got back to the basketball that put them up 17-2 early, outscoring the Bucks 32-25. Sessions had 10 assists in Irving's stead.
Ersan Ilyasova of the Bucks led all scorers with 12 points.
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Kyrie Irving's concussion suffered against the Miami Heat earlier in the week has had the rookie star listed as 'day to day' for the next while, and it looks like the injury has gotten the better of the 19 year old. Boyer Reed tweeted Friday morning that Irving will be missing both of Cleveland's weekend games with concussion issues.
The Cavs' two games this weekend are against the Milwaukee Bucks Friday evening and the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday. The Cavs were able to work without their young star against the Los Angeles Clippers when Ramon Sessions stepped up into the point guard role in a big way, with 23 points and 13 assists. They'll need similar performances to keep coming from Sessions if they want to keep their hopes up in a tight spot for the lower playoff spots in the Eastern conference.
The Cavs announced the signing of Ben Uzoh on Friday to mitigate a bit of the damage.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers will take on the Milwaukee Bucks at home on Friday, but might have to do so with their best player off the floor. After suffering a concussion against the Miami Heat earlier in the week, rookie star Kyrie Irving is listed as day to day and might need to miss his second game in a row if his head doesn't calm itself down.
Ramon Sessions will likely take Irving's place, where he had a shining game against the Los Angeles Clippers with 24 points and 13 assists in Irving's first missed game of the year.
Milwaukee will be close to full strength, with Brandon Jennings again leading the way for the team. Jennings has stirred the pot a bit with recent comments implying he plans to leave Milwaukee once his rookie contract is up, but until that happens he has to keep trying to carry the Bucks since they've shown this year that as Jennings goes, the Bucks go. Milwaukee is currently 11-14, a game ahead of Cleveland as the two of them look to scrap it out for a low level playoff spot in the weak Eastern conference.
The game will be at Quicken Loans Arena at 7:30 PM ET.
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Bucks Vs. Cavaliers Final Score: Milwaukee Comes Back To Force OT, Beats Cleveland
The Cleveland Cavaliers, playing without their star rookie Kyrie Irving, had no problem building leads on Friday night, but they had troubles keeping them. Ultimately, Milwaukee got the best of the Cavs in an extra frame, winning 113-112.
Cleveland started the game up 17-2 and had an eight point lead going into the fourth quarter, but Milwaukee started the fourth quarter on a 12-5 run to pull within one. In the final three minutes, the Bucks came back from four to tie it at 102 apiece.
The Cavs had a chance to take the lead with three seconds left, but Antawn Jamison missed not one but two freebies. In overtime, the Bucks scored first and outscored the Cavs 11-10 for the one-point win after the Cavs hit a meaningless three at the buzzer.
Ramon Sessions, filling in for Irving at the starting point guard position, scored 12 points and had 16 assists. Antawn Jamison, even though he missed the two free throws at the end, led all scorers with 34 points and had 11 rebounds.
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Feb 10 10:02p by Brian Packey