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MILWAUKEE -- The Cleveland Cavaliers will see a familiar face Tuesday when they try to extend their four-game winning streak against the Bucks in Milwaukee.Matthew Dellavedova spent his first three NBA seasons in a Cavaliers uniform and was a key backup on last years team, which rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the finals to win the franchises first championship.Im looking forward to catching up with them and seeing them, Dellavedova told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Obviously you develop strong relationships and friendships with not only the players, but the coaches and training staff.The 26-year-old signed a $38 million offer sheet from Milwaukee during the off-season and has since moved into a starting role with the Bucks, who coveted his ability to both shoot and defend the 3-pointer.The move has paid off thus far; Dellavedova is averaging 7.9 points per game and shooting 34 percent from distance.It will be a little bit funny playing against them for the first time, Dellavedova said. But I should know their tendencies pretty well.Cleveland comes to Milwaukee on a roll, extending their winning streak to four games after a 112-108 victory over the 76ers on Sunday.The victory came despite a slow start. The Cavaliers missed their first 14 shots and trailed by as many as 14 before closing the first half on a 9-2 run to cut the deficit to six. They outscored Philadelphia 35-27 in the final quarter to pull away for their Eastern Conference-leading 13th victory of the season.When you have great players, it can come from any of us at any given moment, Cleveland point guard Kyrie Irving said. When one of us gets it going, we always continue to go to that person. It can be anybodys night. Were always trusting each other. That fourth quarter was just for me to be aggressive.The defending NBA champs have won five of their last six contests against the Bucks, including three of the last four in Milwaukee.Theyve shot 49 percent during that six-game stretch, averaging 109 points and a margin of victory of 12.2 points per game.The Bucks beat Orlando 104-96 Sunday, their second victory over the Magic in the last week, but are 3-6 in their last nine games overall.We knew wed have to play better than we did against them at home, Dellavedova said. The bench came in and did a great job. 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Wilson Bucks Jersey . -- Most satisfying to Russ Smith about No. Missouri will be playing for its comfortable lounge chairs when it faces No. 20 Arizona on Saturday (noon ET, ESPN2).Tigers coach Kim Anderson took away three luxuries from his team as punishment following its 62-52 home loss to North Carolina Central on Nov. 28.Missouri (5-3) is 2-0 since then, earning back the right to wear its normal practice gear and to have student managers at practice, chasing down rebounds for the team and helping clean up.If the Tigers can upset Arizona (7-2) in Columbia, Mo., they would gain back their locker room chairs, which were replaced by metal folding chairs.The Wildcats are coming off a 79-57 home victory over UC Irvine on Tuesday, but they could be ripe to be upset.Arizona, which will be without point guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright (high ankle sprain) for the third game, has been competing with seven scholarship players. Sophomore guard Allonzo Trier, who averaged 14.8 points per game last season, has not played due to an undisclosed eligibility issue. He is practicing with the team, but school officials have not commented on a timetable for his potential return.Senior Kadeem Allen moved over from shooting guard to handle the point guard position. Allen was the starting point guard for much of last season, but he has eight turnovers in the past two games. Jackson-Cartwright had only 11 in seven starts.Hes turning the ball over more, and I think some of it is fatigue, Arizona coach Sean Miller said of Allen. He guards the other teams best player, and he uses a ton of energy there.Miller, who almost never strays from his pack-line, man-to-man defense, used about five minutes of 2/3 zone in the second half against UC Irvine in an effort to keep his players fresher and to avoid further foul trouble.ddddddddddddThe other thing is were really big, Miller said. Thats one of the strengths of our current group. So if you think about that back line and the guards, using that size is probably a smart move. ... I think working on it and using it at the appropriate time, thats probably what well do.Doing so against Missouri might be a good idea.The Tigers are shooting just 29.1 percent from 3-point range (51 of 175) and 41.4 percent overall. They shot 25 percent from the field (17 of 68) in the loss to North Carolina Central.Freshman guard Frankie Hughes leads the Tigers with 14.0 points per game. Forward Kevin Puryear is averaging 12.5.Missouri did get hot while scoring 55 second-half points Tuesday in an 81-55 home win over Miami (Ohio).When the shots werent falling, it started to weigh on us a little bit, said Puryear, who scored 19 against the Redhawks. We were kind of over-analyzing the game. Then when you see the ball go through, it built a great amount of confidence for us.Arizona is led in scoring by a trio of freshmen -- 7-foot forward Lauri Markkanen (17.8), wing Rawle Alkins (11.8) and guard Kobi Simmons (11.2). Center Dusan Ristic is averaging 9.7 points and has two double-doubles this season.Missouri often plays with a lineup in which its tallest player is 6-8. Arizona rotates four frontcourt players who are 6-9 and taller.The teams played last season in Tucson, with the Wildcats winning 88-52 as the Tigers shot just 30.4 percent. ' ' '