MILWAUKEE (AP) \u2014 Kevin Porter Jr. had 20 points, Ryan Rollins added 18 and the Milwaukee Bucks held off the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 118-116 on Wednesday night for their fifth victory in six games.<\/p>\n
The Cavaliers appeared to tie it on Jarrett Allen\u2019s basket underneath at the buzzer, but it was ruled that time had expired. Allen had 27 points and 11 rebounds.<\/p>\n
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Cleveland was without James Harden after he broke his right thumb Tuesday night in a home victory over New York. Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley also sat out, with Mitchell nursing a strained right groin. Giannis Antetokounmpo missed his 13th consecutive game for the Bucks because of a strained right calf.<\/p>\n
Jaylon Tyson pulled the Cavaliers to 116-114 with two free throws. After Milwaukee\u2019s Kyle Kuzma missed a 3-pointer, Dennis Schroder scored from the right side of the lane to tie it 116 with 35.6 seconds left. Porter hit a free-throw line jumper to put the Bucks up 118-116 with 20.2 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n
Schroder, acquired from Sacramento on Feb. 1, had 26 points, his most in nine games with the Cavaliers.<\/p>\n
Cleveland lost for the second time in 10 games to drop into fourth place in the Eastern Conference, a half-game behind New York.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Cavaliers: At Detroit on Friday night.<\/p>\n
Bucks: Host New York on Friday night.<\/p>\n
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