CLEVELAND --Collin Sexton scored 25 points and Jordan Clarkson added 23 off the bench to lead the Cavaliers to a 107-102 win over the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday in Cleveland.
Coming into the game, Sexton had been the first rookie to score at least 23 points in six consecutive games since Tim Duncan did it twice for the San Antonio Spurs in 1998. Sexton now has accomplished the feat in seven straight games.
With Cleveland nursing a 103-100 lead, Sexton's driving layup put the Cavaliers up by five. Eric Bledsoe followed with a pair of free throws.
Cedi Osman's corner jumper was off the mark, giving the Bucks one last chance with 11.5 seconds remaining. Milwaukee called time out and the inbounds pass went through Pat Connaughton's hands with Clarkson recovering for Cleveland.
Clarkson, an 84.8 percent free-throw shooter, iced the win with a pair of foul shots with 8.3 seconds left.
Cleveland center Ante Zizic added eight points and 10 rebounds, including five on the offensive end in the fourth quarter to help the Cavaliers improve their home record to 6-2 since the All-Star break.
Milwaukee dressed only nine players and was without Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Mirotic. Antetokounmpo missed his second straight game with an ankle injury while the Bucks on Wednesday said Mirotic will be out two to four weeks with a sprained thumb.
Khris Middleton led Milwaukee with 26 points and 12 rebounds. Bledsoe added 24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.
Cleveland got both Larry Nance Jr. and Tristan Thompson back. Nance had missed the past five games while Thompson had not played in the past 26 games.
The Cavaliers lost Kevin Love after he and Bledsoe banged heads late in the first half. He stayed in the game for a few possessions but then left the court and was being evaluated for a possible concussion.
