CLEVELAND -- — Darius Garland scored 39 points, Evan Mobley added 17 and the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 8-0 with a 116-114 win on Monday night over the Milwaukee Bucks, who played without injured superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.

The Cavs also went 8-0 in 1976.

Garland drained a go-ahead 3-pointer with 45 seconds left and the Cavs rallied down the stretch, outscoring the Bucks 18-8 over the final 6:06.

Jarrett Allen added 14 points, 15 rebounds and had a huge block on Milwaukee's Damian Lillard in the final seconds.

Lillard scored 36 for the Bucks, but committed a costly turnover when he was called for an over-and-back violation with 56 seconds left.

Bobby Portis added 21 points and 18 rebounds for Milwaukee, which has lost six in a row.

It was Cleveland's second win in three days over Milwaukee. On Saturday, Donovan Mitchell made a jumper in the final seconds to give the Cavs a 114-113 win.

Antetokounmpo sat out with a strained adductor muscle, an injury the two-time MVP sustained during the loss to Cleveland.

Takeaways

Bucks: Showed grit in giving all they had despite not having Antetokounmpo, who averages 31 points. Milwaukee's schedule hasn't helped, with five of seven games on the road.

Cavaliers: Another good lesson to not take any team for granted. The Cavs also survived without Mitchell carrying them. He only scored one point after the first quarter, finishing with 14.

Key moment

Mobley displayed his all-around game over a span of seven seconds in the second quarter. Protecting under the rim, the 7-footer soared to block a layup, grabbed the rebound, dribbled the length of the floor and dunked to ignite a 10-2 run.

Key stat

The Cavs were just the second team in history to start 7-0 with every player averaging less than 30 minutes. Seattle did it in 1978.

Up Next

The Bucks host the Utah Jazz on Thursday. The Cavaliers are at New Orleans on Wednesday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Brook Lopez vs. Jarrett Allen (Darius Garland gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Darius Garland misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
11:39	Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound	0	0
11:30	Bobby Portis misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
11:27	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	0	0
11:23	Donovan Mitchell makes two point shot	2	0
11:04	Damian Lillard out of bounds bad pass turnover	2	0
10:52	Evan Mobley misses 7-foot two point shot	2	0
10:48	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	2	0
10:37	Bobby Portis makes 7-foot two point shot	2	2
10:26	Darius Garland makes 26-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	5	2
10:16	Isaac Okoro shooting foul	5	2
10:16	Damian Lillard makes free throw 1 of 2	5	3
10:16	Damian Lillard makes free throw 2 of 2	5	4
10:08	Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point jumper	5	4
10:04	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	5	4
10:04	Taurean Prince loose ball foul	5	4
9:57	Donovan Mitchell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	8	4
9:45	Damian Lillard misses driving floating jump shot	8	4
9:42	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	8	4
9:36	Darius Garland bad pass (Brook Lopez steals)	8	4
9:27	Evan Mobley shooting foul	8	4
9:27	Bobby Portis misses free throw 1 of 2	8	4
9:27	Bucks offensive team rebound	8	4
9:27	Bobby Portis makes free throw 2 of 2	8	5
9:11	Donovan Mitchell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	11	5
9:02	Damian Lillard makes 25-foot three pointer	11	8
8:50	Donovan Mitchell misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	11	8
8:48	Taurean Prince defensive rebound	11	8
8:37	Damian Lillard misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	11	8
8:35	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	11	8
8:24	Darius Garland makes 23-foot three point jumper (Isaac Okoro assists)	14	8
8:02	Gary Trent Jr. bad pass (Donovan Mitchell steals)	14	8
7:59	Evan Mobley makes two point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	16	8
7:59	Taurean Prince shooting foul	16	8
7:59	Bucks Full timeout	16	8
7:59	AJ Green enters the game for Taurean Prince	16	8
7:59	Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 1	16	8
7:56	Bobby Portis defensive rebound	16	8
7:41	Brook Lopez makes driving layup	16	10
7:25	Evan Mobley misses layup	16	10
7:24	Bobby Portis defensive rebound	16	10
7:12	Damian Lillard misses driving layup	16	10
7:10	Damian Lillard offensive rebound	16	10
7:07	Gary Trent Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	10
7:04	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	16	10
6:55	Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot	16	10
6:51	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	16	10
6:49	Brook Lopez lost ball turnover (Jarrett Allen steals)	16	10
6:45	Evan Mobley misses two point shot	16	10
6:39	Darius Garland offensive rebound	16	10
6:24	Jarrett Allen makes 3-foot two point shot (Darius Garland assists)	18	10
6:03	Gary Trent Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	18	10
6:01	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	18	10
5:57	Bobby Portis shooting foul	18	10
5:57	Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2	19	10
5:57	Sam Merrill enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	19	10
5:57	Andre Jackson Jr. enters the game for Bobby Portis	19	10
5:57	Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2	20	10
5:40	Brook Lopez misses 9-foot two point shot	20	10
5:38	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	20	10
5:33	Jarrett Allen misses 11-foot two point shot	20	10
5:30	AJ Green defensive rebound	20	10
5:23	Damian Lillard out of bounds bad pass turnover	20	10
5:23	Georges Niang enters the game for Evan Mobley	20	10
5:14	Gary Trent Jr. shooting foul	20	10
5:14	Darius Garland makes free throw 1 of 2	21	10
5:14	Pat Connaughton enters the game for Gary Trent Jr.	21	10
5:14	Darius Garland makes free throw 2 of 2	22	10
4:57	Brook Lopez makes 11-foot two point shot (Pat Connaughton assists)	22	12
4:30	Darius Garland makes driving layup	24	12
4:09	Brook Lopez misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	12
4:07	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	24	12
4:02	Sam Merrill out of bounds bad pass turnover	24	12
4:02	Ty Jerome enters the game for Isaac Okoro	24	12
3:44	Pat Connaughton makes 26-foot three point jumper (AJ Green assists)	24	15
3:29	Georges Niang misses 26-foot three point jumper	24	15
3:27	Pat Connaughton defensive rebound	24	15
3:18	Damian Lillard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Pat Connaughton assists)	24	18
3:01	Sam Merrill makes 23-foot step back jumpshot (Jarrett Allen assists)	26	18
2:42	AJ Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Pat Connaughton assists)	26	21
2:29	Darius Garland makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot	28	21
2:09	AJ Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Pat Connaughton assists)	28	24
2:09	Cavaliers Full timeout	28	24
2:09	Evan Mobley enters the game for Darius Garland	28	24
2:09	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Jarrett Allen	28	24
2:09	Bobby Portis enters the game for Brook Lopez	28	24
1:44	Evan Mobley misses 6-foot two point shot	28	24
1:41	Bobby Portis defensive rebound	28	24
1:37	Georges Niang personal foul	28	24
1:26	Bobby Portis makes 6-foot two point shot (Pat Connaughton assists)	28	26
1:11	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup	30	26
1:01	Pat Connaughton makes layup (Damian Lillard assists)	30	28
49.1	Sam Merrill misses 26-foot three point jumper	30	28
47.1	Andre Jackson Jr. defensive rebound	30	28
31.1	Andre Jackson Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)	30	31
12.1	Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	33	31
5.1	Damian Lillard lost ball turnover (Ty Jerome steals)	33	31
2.0	Ty Jerome makes layup	35	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	35	31

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Venue

Rocket Arena

Cleveland, OH

Date & Time

12:00 AM, November 5, 2024

Coverage

NBA TV, FanDuel SN WI, FanDuel SN OH

Attendance

19,432

Referees

Jason Goldenberg, Marc Davis, Nick Buchert

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	45	15	.750	L1
Cleveland	39	24	.619	W2
Milwaukee	26	34	.433	L3
Chicago	25	37	.403	L1
Indiana	15	46	.246	L6

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