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Donovan Mitchell scores 27 as Cavs improve to 15-1 at home, roll over NBA Cup champion Bucks 124-101

By AP•Dec 21, 2024

Game Recap

Giannis Antetokounmpo drops 33 points and 14 rebounds in the Bucks' 124-101 loss to the Cavaliers.

CLEVELAND -- — Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points, Darius Garland added 16 and the Cleveland Cavaliers moved to 15-1 at home with a 124-101 win on Friday night over the Milwaukee Bucks, who played for the first time since winning the NBA Cup.

Cleveland is 3-0 this season against Milwaukee, which was without All-Star guard Damian Lillard because of a strained calf.

Evan Mobley scored 15 and Cleveland made 20 3-pointers while pushing its league-best record to 24-4.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points and 14 rebounds for the Bucks, who may need a couple more days to shake off their collective hangover after winning the Cup on Tuesday in Las Vegas.

With Lillard sidelined, the Bucks were missing their second-best player and 25.7 points per game. Milwaukee's starting guards — Andre Jackson Jr. and AJ Green — shot a combined 0 of 9.

Takeaways

Bucks: Coach Doc Rivers doesn't believe Lillard's injury is “severe” and the team is being cautious. ... Rivers said it was "weird" winning a tournament and resuming play. The turnaround didn't give Milwaukee's players much time to recover. Rivers hopes the league addresses the tight window in the future.

Cavaliers: Max Strus made his season debut after being sidelined with an ankle injury. He finished with nine points in 19 minutes.

Key moment

After Strus made a 3-pointer, Caris LeVert dropped a layup and then poked away Milwaukee's inbound pass. The ball got to Mitchell, who buried a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left in the third quarter to put the Cavs up 27.

Key stat

Antetokounmpo was named MVP of the Cup, the ninth trophy the eight-time All-Star and two-time league MVP has won during his career — the most for any player. Michael Jordan and LeBron James each won eight.

Up next

The Bucks host Washington on Saturday. It's also a back-to-back for the Cavaliers, who host Philadelphia.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

CLE leads series 3-0

Regular Season Series

CLE at MIL

Sun, Nov 3

114 - 113

Final

MIL at CLE

Tue, Nov 5

114 - 116

Final

MIL at CLE

Sat, Dec 21

101 - 124

Final

CLE at MIL

Mon, Mar 10

112 - 100

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

MIL

CLE

40-85FG46-91

47Field Goal %51

10-273PT20-47

37Three Point %43

11-18FT12-14

10Offensive Rebounds9

35Defensive Rebounds39

23Assists30

14Steals11

4Blocks0

20Turnovers15

0Technical Fouls1

22Points Conceded Off Turnovers19

10Fast Break Points7

17Fouls10

1Largest Lead36

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	MIL
12:00	Brook Lopez vs. Jarrett Allen (Evan Mobley gains possession)	0	0
11:46	Darius Garland misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:42	Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound	0	0
11:28	Giannis Antetokounmpo misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
11:26	Andre Jackson Jr. offensive rebound	0	0
11:26	Andre Jackson Jr. misses tip shot	0	0
11:24	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	0	0
11:16	Donovan Mitchell makes 23-foot step back jumpshot	2	0
10:59	Brook Lopez makes 24-foot three point jumper (AJ Green assists)	2	3
10:46	Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	3
10:44	Taurean Prince defensive rebound	2	3
10:33	Andre Jackson Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	3
10:30	Dean Wade defensive rebound	2	3
10:22	Darius Garland out of bounds bad pass turnover	2	3
10:08	Giannis Antetokounmpo lost ball turnover (Dean Wade steals)	2	3
10:00	Donovan Mitchell misses running pullup jump shot	2	3
9:58	Andre Jackson Jr. defensive rebound	2	3
9:44	Giannis Antetokounmpo misses driving layup	2	3
9:41	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	2	3
9:38	Darius Garland misses two point shot	2	3
9:38	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	2	3
9:30	Dean Wade makes 23-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	5	3
9:13	Taurean Prince misses 26-foot three point jumper	5	3
9:10	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	5	3
9:03	Jarrett Allen misses layup	5	3
9:01	Taurean Prince defensive rebound	5	3
9:00	Dean Wade personal foul	5	3
8:42	AJ Green misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	3
8:39	Dean Wade defensive rebound	5	3
8:32	Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot layup (Evan Mobley assists)	7	3
8:11	Dean Wade shooting foul	7	3
8:11	Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2	7	3
8:11	Bucks offensive team rebound	7	3
8:11	Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2	7	3
8:08	Dean Wade defensive rebound	7	3
7:55	Brook Lopez shooting foul	7	3
7:55	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	8	3
7:55	Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2	8	3
7:52	Bucks defensive team rebound	8	3
7:39	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes 8-foot two point shot (Andre Jackson Jr. assists)	8	5
7:22	Brook Lopez blocks Darius Garland's driving layup	8	5
7:19	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	8	5
7:17	Evan Mobley shooting foul	8	5
7:17	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes free throw 1 of 2	8	6
7:17	Cavaliers Full timeout	8	6
7:17	Max Strus enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	8	6
7:17	Caris LeVert enters the game for Evan Mobley	8	6
7:17	Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2	8	6
7:15	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	8	6
7:03	Jarrett Allen bad pass (AJ Green steals)	8	6
6:48	Andre Jackson Jr. bad pass (Jarrett Allen steals)	8	6
6:37	Jarrett Allen makes 11-foot two point shot (Dean Wade assists)	10	6
6:14	Giannis Antetokounmpo misses alley oop layup	10	6
6:10	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	10	6
6:07	Caris LeVert bad pass (Taurean Prince steals)	10	6
6:03	Giannis Antetokounmpo out of bounds bad pass turnover	10	6
6:03	Gary Trent Jr. enters the game for Andre Jackson Jr.	10	6
5:48	Darius Garland makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	12	6
5:28	AJ Green misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	6
5:25	Darius Garland defensive rebound	12	6
5:19	Darius Garland misses two point shot	12	6
5:17	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	12	6
5:04	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes alley oop dunk shot (Brook Lopez assists)	12	8
4:53	Jarrett Allen makes alley oop layup (Darius Garland assists)	14	8
4:41	AJ Green misses 27-foot three point jumper	14	8
4:38	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	14	8
4:29	Dean Wade makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	17	8
4:29	Bucks Full timeout	17	8
4:29	Evan Mobley enters the game for Darius Garland	17	8
4:29	Georges Niang enters the game for Jarrett Allen	17	8
4:29	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Dean Wade	17	8
4:29	Khris Middleton enters the game for Taurean Prince	17	8
4:29	Pat Connaughton enters the game for AJ Green	17	8
4:29	Bobby Portis enters the game for Giannis Antetokounmpo	17	8
4:09	Brook Lopez makes two point shot (Khris Middleton assists)	17	10
3:44	Max Strus misses 23-foot three point jumper	17	10
3:40	Bobby Portis defensive rebound	17	10
3:27	Bobby Portis misses 21-foot jumper	17	10
3:24	Georges Niang defensive rebound	17	10
3:12	Caris LeVert misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	10
3:09	Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound	17	10
2:55	Khris Middleton misses 14-foot two point shot	17	10
2:53	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	17	10
2:41	Max Strus misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	10
2:38	Pat Connaughton defensive rebound	17	10
2:22	Bobby Portis makes 5-foot two point shot	17	12
2:04	Evan Mobley makes 13-foot two point shot (Caris LeVert assists)	19	12
1:54	Gary Trent Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	19	12
1:51	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	19	12
1:45	Caris LeVert makes 13-foot two point shot	21	12
1:32	Bobby Portis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Khris Middleton assists)	21	15
1:13	Caris LeVert misses two point shot	21	15
1:11	Khris Middleton defensive rebound	21	15
1:06	Pat Connaughton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bobby Portis assists)	21	18
51.2	Caris LeVert makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	24	18
35.2	Khris Middleton makes 17-foot two point shot	24	20
28.0	Donovan Mitchell makes 15-foot step back jumpshot	26	20
22.1	Max Strus personal foul	26	20
2.1	Khris Middleton misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	26	20
1.1	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	26	20
0.1	Khris Middleton shooting foul	26	20
0.1	(00:00.5) [Bucks] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	26	20
0.1	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 3	27	20
0.1	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 3	28	20
0.1	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 3 of 3	29	20
0.0	(00:00) [Bucks] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	29	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	20

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	MIL
12:00	Sam Merrill enters the game for Caris LeVert	29	20
12:00	Giannis Antetokounmpo enters the game for Brook Lopez	29	20
11:40	Bobby Portis makes 13-foot two point shot	29	22
11:24	Evan Mobley makes dunk (Sam Merrill assists)	31	22
11:12	Khris Middleton makes 18-foot step back jumpshot	31	24
11:02	Donovan Mitchell makes 27-foot three pointer	34	24
10:41	Giannis Antetokounmpo misses 7-foot two point shot	34	24
10:38	Georges Niang defensive rebound	34	24
10:31	Evan Mobley makes 1-foot layup (Max Strus assists)	36	24
10:17	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes layup	36	26
10:00	Max Strus misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	36	26
9:57	Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound	36	26
9:45	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes 11-foot two point shot	36	28
9:36	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup	38	28
9:17	Giannis Antetokounmpo out of bounds lost ball turnover	38	28
9:17	Dean Wade enters the game for Max Strus	38	28
9:17	Ty Jerome enters the game for Georges Niang	38	28
9:17	Andre Jackson Jr. enters the game for Khris Middleton	38	28
9:06	Donovan Mitchell misses 34-foot three point jumper	38	28
9:03	Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound	38	28
8:48	Gary Trent Jr. makes 11-foot step back jumpshot	38	30
8:31	Dean Wade makes 1-foot two point shot (Ty Jerome assists)	40	30
8:11	Giannis Antetokounmpo misses 6-foot two point shot	40	30
8:08	Ty Jerome defensive rebound	40	30
8:04	Giannis Antetokounmpo personal foul	40	30
8:04	Taurean Prince enters the game for Pat Connaughton	40	30
7:57	Evan Mobley lost ball turnover (Giannis Antetokounmpo steals)	40	30
7:52	Gary Trent Jr. misses 25-foot three point shot	40	30
7:49	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	40	30
7:43	Ty Jerome makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	43	30
7:42	Bucks Full timeout	43	30
7:42	Darius Garland enters the game for Evan Mobley	43	30
7:42	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	43	30
7:42	AJ Green enters the game for Gary Trent Jr.	43	30
7:28	Andre Jackson Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	43	30
7:25	Bobby Portis offensive rebound	43	30
7:23	Bobby Portis misses two point shot	43	30
7:19	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	43	30
7:10	Darius Garland bad pass (Giannis Antetokounmpo steals)	43	30
7:08	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes 1-foot dunk	43	32
6:50	Jarrett Allen makes 8-foot two point shot (Ty Jerome assists)	45	32
6:37	Andre Jackson Jr. misses 31-foot three point jumper	45	32
6:34	Dean Wade defensive rebound	45	32
6:27	Ty Jerome makes 26-foot three pointer	48	32
6:25	Bucks Full timeout	48	32
6:02	Bobby Portis misses 14-foot two point shot	48	32
5:59	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	48	32
5:39	AJ Green blocks Sam Merrill 's 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	48	32
5:38	Ty Jerome offensive rebound	48	32
5:37	Ty Jerome misses 24-foot three point jumper	48	32
5:35	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	48	32
5:35	shot clock turnover	48	32
5:27	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes alley oop dunk shot (Taurean Prince assists)	48	34
5:22	Sam Merrill makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ty Jerome assists)	51	34
5:09	Giannis Antetokounmpo bad pass (Dean Wade steals)	51	34
5:03	Darius Garland misses 25-foot three point shot	51	34
5:00	Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound	51	34
4:51	AJ Green misses 8-foot jumper	51	34
4:48	Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound	51	34
4:48	Giannis Antetokounmpo misses tip shot	51	34
4:47	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	51	34
4:28	Ty Jerome misses 37-foot three point jumper	51	34
4:25	Bobby Portis defensive rebound	51	34
4:17	Bobby Portis makes layup (AJ Green assists)	51	36
4:12	Cavaliers Full timeout	51	36
4:12	Caris LeVert enters the game for Sam Merrill	51	36
4:12	Khris Middleton enters the game for Bobby Portis	51	36
4:12	Brook Lopez enters the game for Andre Jackson Jr.	51	36
3:59	Darius Garland misses two point shot	51	36
3:57	Darius Garland offensive rebound	51	36
3:56	Darius Garland makes tip shot	53	36
3:40	Taurean Prince makes 7-foot two point shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)	53	38
3:28	Darius Garland makes 30-foot three point jumper (Ty Jerome assists)	56	38
3:07	Khris Middleton makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)	56	40
2:57	Dean Wade makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	59	40
2:43	Taurean Prince offensive foul	59	40
2:43	Taurean Prince turnover	59	40
2:43	(02:43) [Bucks] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	59	40
2:43	Evan Mobley enters the game for Ty Jerome	59	40
2:43	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Dean Wade	59	40
2:32	Evan Mobley misses 8-foot two point shot	59	40
2:28	Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound	59	40
2:23	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes 1-foot driving dunk	59	42
2:14	Darius Garland makes 27-foot three pointer (Caris LeVert assists)	62	42
2:01	Brook Lopez makes 26-foot three point jumper (AJ Green assists)	62	45
1:45	Evan Mobley makes 4-foot two point shot (Darius Garland assists)	64	45
1:35	Khris Middleton misses driving layup	64	45
1:33	Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound	64	45
1:33	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes dunk	64	47
1:20	Donovan Mitchell misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	64	47
1:20	Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound	64	47
1:15	Donovan Mitchell shooting foul	64	47
1:15	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes free throw 1 of 2	64	48
1:15	Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2	64	48
1:12	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	64	48
1:09	AJ Green shooting foul	64	48
1:09	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	65	48
1:09	Gary Trent Jr. enters the game for AJ Green	65	48
1:09	Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2	65	48
1:07	Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound	65	48
53.1	Caris LeVert shooting foul	65	48
53.1	Khris Middleton makes free throw 1 of 2	65	49
53.1	Khris Middleton misses free throw 2 of 2	65	49
51.1	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	65	49
40.1	Evan Mobley makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	67	49
31.2	Khris Middleton lost ball turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	67	49
30.0	Donovan Mitchell makes dunk	69	49
14.1	Giannis Antetokounmpo misses driving dunk	69	49
12.1	Brook Lopez offensive rebound	69	49
10.1	Brook Lopez makes dunk	69	51
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	69	51

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	MIL
12:00	Dean Wade enters the game for Caris LeVert	69	51
12:00	Andre Jackson Jr. enters the game for Khris Middleton	69	51
12:00	Delon Wright enters the game for Gary Trent Jr.	69	51
11:37	Giannis Antetokounmpo misses 14-foot two point shot	69	51
11:29	Brook Lopez offensive rebound	69	51
11:25	Taurean Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper	69	51
11:22	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	69	51
11:12	Darius Garland makes 24-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)	72	51
10:54	Taurean Prince bad pass (Darius Garland steals)	72	51
10:46	Evan Mobley misses driving layup	72	51
10:44	Delon Wright defensive rebound	72	51
10:38	Brook Lopez misses 31-foot three point jumper	72	51
10:33	Taurean Prince offensive rebound	72	51
10:30	Taurean Prince lost ball turnover (Jarrett Allen steals)	72	51
10:21	Donovan Mitchell misses 22-foot step back jumpshot	72	51
10:18	Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound	72	51
10:06	Giannis Antetokounmpo misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	72	51
10:02	Darius Garland defensive rebound	72	51
9:39	Donovan Mitchell makes two point shot	74	51
9:15	Andre Jackson Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	74	51
9:13	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	74	51
9:07	Delon Wright personal foul	74	51
8:59	Dean Wade makes 26-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	77	51
8:59	Taurean Prince shooting foul	77	51
8:59	Dean Wade makes free throw 1 of 1	78	51
8:40	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes 7-foot two point shot	78	53
8:26	Brook Lopez blocks Darius Garland 's 9-foot driving floating jump shot	78	53
8:23	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	78	53
8:19	Taurean Prince makes 23-foot three point jumper (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)	78	56
7:59	Evan Mobley misses 24-foot three point jumper	78	56
7:56	Darius Garland offensive rebound	78	56
7:56	Darius Garland misses dunk	78	56
7:54	Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound	78	56
7:42	Brook Lopez lost ball turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	78	56
7:38	Darius Garland makes 26-foot three point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	81	56
7:38	Bucks Full timeout	81	56
7:38	Khris Middleton enters the game for Andre Jackson Jr.	81	56
7:25	Evan Mobley shooting foul	81	56
7:25	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes free throw 1 of 2	81	57
7:25	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes free throw 2 of 2	81	58
7:15	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	81	58
7:12	Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound	81	58
7:06	Jarrett Allen shooting foul	81	58
7:06	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes free throw 1 of 2	81	59
7:06	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes free throw 2 of 2	81	60
6:45	Dean Wade misses 24-foot three point jumper	81	60
6:42	Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound	81	60
6:32	Brook Lopez misses 21-foot step back jumpshot	81	60
6:28	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	81	60
6:20	Khris Middleton personal foul	81	60
6:20	Caris LeVert enters the game for Evan Mobley	81	60
6:20	Max Strus enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	81	60
6:10	Max Strus makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dean Wade assists)	84	60
5:45	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes driving layup (Taurean Prince assists)	84	62
5:37	Darius Garland misses driving layup	84	62
5:35	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	84	62
5:30	Delon Wright misses 25-foot three point shot	84	62
5:27	Dean Wade defensive rebound	84	62
5:16	Caris LeVert bad pass (Giannis Antetokounmpo steals)	84	62
5:10	Khris Middleton makes 23-foot three point shot (Delon Wright assists)	84	65
5:09	Cavaliers Full timeout	84	65
5:09	Georges Niang enters the game for Dean Wade	84	65
5:09	Bobby Portis enters the game for Brook Lopez	84	65
4:54	Darius Garland lost ball turnover (Delon Wright steals)	84	65
4:36	Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive foul	84	65
4:36	Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover	84	65
4:20	Jarrett Allen makes 5-foot two point shot (Max Strus assists)	86	65
4:02	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes 19-foot pullup jump shot	86	67
3:47	Max Strus misses 25-foot three point jumper	86	67
3:47	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	86	67
3:42	Caris LeVert misses 25-foot three point jumper	86	67
3:39	Khris Middleton defensive rebound	86	67
3:33	Khris Middleton misses 11-foot two point shot	86	67
3:31	Khris Middleton offensive rebound	86	67
3:27	Khris Middleton makes tip shot	86	69
3:20	Max Strus makes 24-foot three point jumper (Caris LeVert assists)	89	69
3:07	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Khris Middleton assists)	89	72
2:52	Georges Niang makes 23-foot three point jumper (Caris LeVert assists)	92	72
2:38	Khris Middleton misses two point shot	92	72
2:34	Delon Wright offensive rebound	92	72
2:33	Taurean Prince out of bounds bad pass turnover	92	72
2:33	Evan Mobley enters the game for Darius Garland	92	72
2:33	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Jarrett Allen	92	72
2:33	AJ Green enters the game for Taurean Prince	92	72
2:19	Caris LeVert misses 22-foot three point jumper	92	72
2:16	Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound	92	72
2:07	Khris Middleton double dribble turnover	92	72
2:07	Gary Trent Jr. enters the game for Delon Wright	92	72
2:01	Bobby Portis personal foul	92	72
1:51	Evan Mobley lost ball turnover (Bobby Portis steals)	92	72
1:28	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes layup (AJ Green assists)	92	74
1:17	Donovan Mitchell makes two point shot	94	74
1:17	Bobby Portis shooting foul	94	74
1:17	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 1	95	74
1:06	Max Strus shooting foul	95	74
1:06	Khris Middleton misses free throw 1 of 3	95	74
1:06	Bucks offensive team rebound	95	74
1:06	Khris Middleton makes free throw 2 of 3	95	75
1:06	Brook Lopez enters the game for Giannis Antetokounmpo	95	75
1:06	Khris Middleton makes free throw 3 of 3	95	76
55.0	Max Strus makes 24-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)	98	76
42.2	Khris Middleton misses 12-foot two point shot	98	76
40.1	Caris LeVert defensive rebound	98	76
35.1	Max Strus misses 25-foot three point shot	98	76
33.1	AJ Green defensive rebound	98	76
27.1	Khris Middleton misses driving layup	98	76
24.1	Caris LeVert defensive rebound	98	76
8.0	Caris LeVert makes driving layup	100	76
1.1	Bobby Portis bad pass (Caris LeVert steals)	100	76
1.1	Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three pointer (Georges Niang assists)	103	76
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	103	76

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	MIL
12:00	Pat Connaughton enters the game for AJ Green	103	76
12:00	Ryan Rollins enters the game for Khris Middleton	103	76
12:00	MarJon Beauchamp enters the game for Brook Lopez	103	76
11:48	Pat Connaughton shooting foul	103	76
11:48	Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2	104	76
11:48	Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2	105	76
11:25	Bobby Portis misses 13-foot two point shot	105	76
11:23	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	105	76
11:21	Bobby Portis personal foul	105	76
11:21	Sam Merrill enters the game for Caris LeVert	105	76
11:11	Georges Niang makes 11-foot two point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	107	76
10:58	Gary Trent Jr. makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Bobby Portis assists)	107	78
10:40	Donovan Mitchell makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	110	78
10:25	Donovan Mitchell defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	110	78
10:25	Gary Trent Jr. makes technical free throw	110	79
10:10	Gary Trent Jr. lost ball turnover (Georges Niang steals)	110	79
10:05	Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point shot	110	79
10:03	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	110	79
10:03	Evan Mobley makes layup	112	79
10:03	Bobby Portis shooting foul	112	79
10:03	Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 1	113	79
9:41	Bobby Portis misses 26-foot three point jumper	113	79
9:37	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	113	79
9:30	Sam Merrill makes 1-foot layup (Evan Mobley assists)	115	79
9:13	Gary Trent Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ryan Rollins assists)	115	82
9:13	Cavaliers Full timeout	115	82
9:13	Tristan Thompson enters the game for Max Strus	115	82
9:13	Ty Jerome enters the game for Evan Mobley	115	82
9:13	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	115	82
9:13	Liam Robbins enters the game for Bobby Portis	115	82
9:02	Georges Niang misses 25-foot three point jumper	115	82
8:58	MarJon Beauchamp defensive rebound	115	82
8:48	Ryan Rollins misses driving layup	115	82
8:45	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	115	82
8:40	Jaylon Tyson lost ball turnover (Ryan Rollins steals)	115	82
8:36	MarJon Beauchamp makes two point shot (Ryan Rollins assists)	115	84
8:19	Liam Robbins blocks Ty Jerome 's 4-foot driving layup	115	84
8:17	MarJon Beauchamp defensive rebound	115	84
8:16	MarJon Beauchamp out of bounds lost ball turnover	115	84
8:03	Jaylon Tyson lost ball turnover (Gary Trent Jr. steals)	115	84
7:55	MarJon Beauchamp makes layup	115	86
7:42	Georges Niang misses driving layup	115	86
7:42	Tristan Thompson offensive rebound	115	86
7:42	MarJon Beauchamp shooting foul	115	86
7:42	Tristan Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	116	86
7:42	Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for Georges Niang	116	86
7:42	Tristan Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	117	86
7:27	Liam Robbins misses 11-foot jumper	117	86
7:24	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	117	86
7:17	Ty Jerome lost ball turnover (Ryan Rollins steals)	117	86
7:09	Jaylon Tyson shooting foul	117	86
7:09	MarJon Beauchamp misses free throw 1 of 2	117	86
7:09	Bucks offensive team rebound	117	86
7:09	Stanley Umude enters the game for Gary Trent Jr.	117	86
7:09	Delon Wright enters the game for Pat Connaughton	117	86
7:09	MarJon Beauchamp makes free throw 2 of 2	117	87
6:59	Sam Merrill misses 24-foot three point jumper	117	87
6:56	Liam Robbins defensive rebound	117	87
6:51	Ryan Rollins makes two point shot	117	89
6:39	Tristan Thompson misses 14-foot two point shot	117	89
6:36	MarJon Beauchamp defensive rebound	117	89
6:34	Delon Wright offensive foul	117	89
6:34	Delon Wright turnover	117	89
6:18	Jaylon Tyson misses 22-foot three point jumper	117	89
6:15	Stanley Umude defensive rebound	117	89
5:59	Ryan Rollins misses 25-foot three point jumper	117	89
5:57	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	117	89
5:44	Sam Merrill lost ball turnover (Ryan Rollins steals)	117	89
5:30	Delon Wright misses driving floating jump shot	117	89
5:24	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	117	89
5:13	Ty Jerome misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	117	89
5:10	Stanley Umude defensive rebound	117	89
4:52	Ryan Rollins misses driving layup	117	89
4:49	Ty Jerome defensive rebound	117	89
4:37	Sam Merrill misses 24-foot three point jumper	117	89
4:34	Stanley Umude defensive rebound	117	89
4:27	MarJon Beauchamp makes 25-foot three pointer (Delon Wright assists)	117	92
4:04	Tristan Thompson misses driving layup	117	92
4:02	Bucks defensive team rebound	117	92
3:48	Liam Robbins offensive foul	117	92
3:48	Liam Robbins turnover	117	92
3:32	Ty Jerome makes 26-foot three point jumper (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	120	92
3:30	Bucks Full timeout	120	92
3:13	MarJon Beauchamp misses two point shot	120	92
3:11	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	120	92
2:57	Ty Jerome makes 15-foot driving floating jump shot	122	92
2:41	Delon Wright makes layup (MarJon Beauchamp assists)	122	94
2:41	Tristan Thompson defensive goaltending violation	122	94
2:28	Sam Merrill misses 26-foot three point jumper	122	94
2:24	MarJon Beauchamp defensive rebound	122	94
2:15	Stanley Umude misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	122	94
2:13	Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound	122	94
2:06	Stanley Umude kicked ball violation	122	94
1:51	shot clock turnover	122	94
1:35	Delon Wright misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	122	94
1:32	Liam Robbins offensive rebound	122	94
1:31	Ryan Rollins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Liam Robbins assists)	122	97
1:24	Liam Robbins kicked ball violation	122	97
1:19	Jaylon Tyson lost ball turnover (Liam Robbins steals)	122	97
1:11	MarJon Beauchamp bad pass (Ty Jerome steals)	122	97
1:09	Ty Jerome bad pass (Stanley Umude steals)	122	97
1:06	Ryan Rollins makes dunk (Stanley Umude assists)	122	99
55.0	Sam Merrill bad pass (Delon Wright steals)	122	99
51.1	MarJon Beauchamp lost ball turnover (Ty Jerome steals)	122	99
48.0	Ty Jerome misses running pullup jump shot	122	99
46.0	Tristan Thompson offensive rebound	122	99
44.0	Tristan Thompson misses dunk	122	99
43.1	Ty Jerome offensive rebound	122	99
42.1	Ty Jerome makes two point shot	124	99
31.1	Ryan Rollins makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	124	101
7.1	shot clock turnover	124	101
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	124	101
0.0	End of Game	124	101

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Rocket Arena

Cleveland, OH

Date & Time

12:30 AM, December 21, 2024

Coverage

NBA TV, FanDuel SN OH, FanDuel SN WI

Attendance

19,432

Referees

Brent Barnaky, Curtis Blair, Jason Goldenberg

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	60	22	.732	W3
Cleveland	52	30	.634	W1
Milwaukee	32	50	.390	L1
Chicago	31	51	.378	L2
Indiana	19	63	.232	L2

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Donovan Mitchell scores 27 as Cavs improve to 15-1 at home, roll over NBA Cup champion Bucks 124-101

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