The <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/omer-faruk-yurtseven-made-a-double-double-in-the-nba-miami-heat-won/" title="Ömer Faruk Yurtseven made a 'double-double' in the NBA, Miami Heat won”>Cleveland Cavaliers also won against the Milwaukee Bucks and remain the only NBA team in the Eastern Conference undefeated. The 114:113 was the seventh win in the seventh game of the season for the Cavs. Donovan Mitchell played the biggest role in the success against the Bucks with a total of 30 points and the decisive goal with 0.3 seconds left. Milwaukee has now lost five games in a row and has only won the opening game of the season.
The Cavaliers are just two more wins away from the best start in their history. The last time they had eight wins at the start of a season was in 1976. The Bucks got a very strong performance from Damian Lillard with 41 points and ten three-pointers and 34 points from Giannis Antetokounmpo, but they still couldn’t stop the Cavaliers – despite 16 points at one point Lead in the first half.
Defending champions win home game
In second place in the East are the Boston Celtics, who won 113:103 at home against the Charlotte Hornets and thus achieved their sixth win in their seventh game. The defending champions were able to rely on Jayson Tatum, who scored 29 points. Behind the Celtics and the Cavaliers there is already a gap to the pursuers in the Eastern Conference,
