Overview
- The Cleveland Cavaliers will play the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum on Saturday, Oct. 31, with tip scheduled for the evening and Cleveland listed as the favorite.
- Milwaukee has lost four of its first five games under coach Taylor Jenkins and fell 132-100 at home to the Houston Rockets in a game that exposed its shooting problems.
- Tyler Herro scored 23 points and Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 19 in that loss while starters Kyle Kuzma, Myles Turner and Ryan Rollins combined to shoot 6-of-27 overall and 0-of-10 from three.
- Cleveland is 3-2 overall, unbeaten at home and still looking for its first road win, with rookie Meleek Thomas listed as questionable and reserve Nae'Qwan Tomlin out of the rotation.
- Early-season numbers show Milwaukee lagging on both offense and defense and Cleveland sitting near league average, so this game will show whether Milwaukee’s new core can shoulder a bigger scoring load and whether the Cavs can end their road slide.