Cleveland Cavaliers vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction: Strength in Defense

Prediction for the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers vs Milwaukee Bucks match, which will take place on December 22nd. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Cavaliers are demonstrating the highest level of play in this championship. And on both halves of the court. J.B. Bickerstaff's team is the best in the league in defense. And in attack, the club noticeably added after joining Davion Mitchell, who is gaining as much as 29.3 points per match.

Cleveland approaches the meeting with Milwaukee with a series of four consecutive wins. During this period, the team beat Dallas twice (105:90 and 110:99 (96:96) in overtime), coped with Indiana (118:112) and Utah (122:99). In total, Cleveland is 21-11 and third in the Eastern Conference standings.

The Bucks have to do without one of their leaders, Khris Middleton, for most of the championship. However, the team still needs to achieve stable results. Moreover, Milwaukee took advantage of a series of misfires by Boston and came out on top in the East. The team has 20 wins in 28 matches.

In the previous game, the Bucks confidently outplayed one of the strongest teams in the Western Conference, New Orleans, 128:119. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 42 points and made 10 rebounds; Brook Lopez scored 30 points for his performance; Jrue Holiday had 18 points and 10 assists.

Cleveland has the best defense of the season. Milwaukee is in fourth place in the rating of defense efficiency. The defense will certainly come to the fore in the upcoming game. So we are waiting for a hard fight and not the most productive outcome of the match.

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