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123-116

Final

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Evan Mobley and James Harden lead the way as Cavaliers beat short-handed Bucks 123-116

By AP•Mar 18, 2026

Game Recap

Jericho Sims gets up for the beautiful flush

MILWAUKEE -- — Evan Mobley had 27 points and a season-high 15 rebounds, and James Harden also scored 27 as the Cleveland Cavaliers opened a three-game trip by beating the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks 123-116 on Tuesday night.

Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo sat out with a left knee hyperextension and bone bruise. This was the career-high 32nd game the two-time MVP has missed this season, and the Bucks fell to 11-21 without him.

The Bucks also didn't have Myles Turner because of a right calf strain. Cleveland's Jarrett Allen missed a sixth straight game because of tendinitis in his right knee.

In a game featuring 11 ties and 16 lead changes, Cleveland pulled ahead for good 103-100 on Sam Merrill's 3-pointer with 6:55 remaining, which started an 8-0 run.

Milwaukee cut the lead to 110-106 on an Ousmane Dieng's 3-pointer with 3:39 left, but Cleveland responded with seven straight points. The Cavs stayed in front by at least five the rest of the way.

Milwaukee's Kevin Porter Jr. had 25 points and 10 assists. Dieng, Bobby Portis and Ryan Rollins added 19 points each.

Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell scored 19 points. Merrill added 17 points in his return from a two-game absence due to left hamstring tightness.

Milwaukee’s Taurean Prince played 22 minutes and scored eight points in his first start of the season. Prince, who has played just 10 games this season, returned earlier this month after undergoing surgery in November to repair a herniated disk in his neck.

The Bucks shot 20 of 45 from 3-point range, and their bench outscored Cleveland's 57-24. The Cavs compensated with a commanding edge from the foul line, going 27 of 34 while the Bucks were 12 of 17.

Up next

Cavaliers: At Chicago on Thursday.

Bucks: At Utah on Thursday.

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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 wins series 3-1

Regular Season Series

MIL at CLE

Sun, Oct 26

113 - 118

Final

MIL at CLE

Tue, Nov 18

106 - 118

Final

CLE at MIL

Thu, Feb 26

116 - 118

Final

CLE at MIL

Wed, Mar 18

123 - 116

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

CLE

MIL

42-86FG42-88

49Field Goal %48

12-363PT20-45

33Three Point %44

27-34FT12-17

10Offensive Rebounds7

36Defensive Rebounds32

27Assists24

3Steals3

4Blocks6

6Turnovers8

0Technical Fouls0

4Points Conceded Off Turnovers9

15Fast Break Points0

20Fouls22

15Largest Lead5

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	MIL	CLE
12:00	Evan Mobley vs. Jericho Sims (Ryan Rollins gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Evan Mobley blocks Kevin Porter Jr. 's 3-foot driving layup	0	0
11:34	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	0	0
11:31	James Harden makes 24-foot running jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	0	3
11:17	Ryan Rollins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	3	3
11:01	Evan Mobley makes 1-foot dunk (James Harden assists)	3	5
10:46	Taurean Prince misses 26-foot three point jumper	3	5
10:44	Jericho Sims offensive rebound	3	5
10:41	Taurean Prince misses 24-foot three point jumper	3	5
10:41	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	3	5
10:22	Sam Merrill makes 12-foot floating jump shot (James Harden assists)	3	7
10:07	Jericho Sims makes 1-foot dunk (Kyle Kuzma assists)	5	7
10:07	Evan Mobley shooting foul	5	7
10:07	Jericho Sims misses free throw 1 of 1	5	7
10:04	James Harden defensive rebound	5	7
9:56	Dean Wade misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	7
9:52	James Harden offensive rebound	5	7
9:43	Evan Mobley makes layup (James Harden assists)	5	9
9:30	Taurean Prince makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	8	9
9:11	Donovan Mitchell makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Evan Mobley assists)	8	11
8:53	Taurean Prince bad pass turnover (James Harden steals)	8	11
8:47	Dean Wade makes running layup (Sam Merrill assists)	8	13
8:21	Kyle Kuzma misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	8	13
8:17	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	8	13
8:15	Kyle Kuzma personal foul	8	13
8:09	Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot	8	13
8:08	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	8	13
8:08	Kyle Kuzma blocks Evan Mobley 's 3-foot tip shot	8	13
8:06	Jericho Sims defensive rebound	8	13
7:58	Donovan Mitchell blocks Ryan Rollins's driving layup	8	13
7:51	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	8	13
7:48	Sam Merrill misses 27-foot three point jumper	8	13
7:45	Jericho Sims defensive rebound	8	13
7:37	Jericho Sims makes alley oop layup (Kyle Kuzma assists)	10	13
7:24	Evan Mobley misses layup	10	13
7:23	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	10	13
7:21	Evan Mobley makes 2-foot dunk	10	15
7:05	Kevin Porter Jr. makes 9-foot two point shot	12	15
6:52	Ryan Rollins blocks Evan Mobley's driving layup	12	15
6:51	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	12	15
6:50	Ryan Rollins shooting foul	12	15
6:50	Bucks Full timeout	12	15
6:50	Ousmane Dieng enters the game for Ryan Rollins	12	15
6:50	Keon Ellis enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	12	15
6:50	Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2	12	15
6:50	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	12	15
6:50	Evan Mobley misses free throw 2 of 2	12	15
6:46	Jericho Sims defensive rebound	12	15
6:26	Kyle Kuzma misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	15
6:24	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	12	15
6:02	Evan Mobley makes 2-foot dunk (Sam Merrill assists)	12	17
5:50	Ousmane Dieng misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	12	17
5:50	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	12	17
5:35	Evan Mobley makes 8-foot two point shot	12	19
5:35	Bucks Full timeout	12	19
5:35	AJ Green enters the game for Taurean Prince	12	19
5:35	Max Strus enters the game for Dean Wade	12	19
5:22	Evan Mobley blocks Kyle Kuzma 's 5-foot driving layup	12	19
5:18	Jericho Sims offensive rebound	12	19
5:16	Kyle Kuzma makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	15	19
5:03	James Harden makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	15	22
4:55	Max Strus personal take foul	15	22
4:55	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Evan Mobley	15	22
4:44	Ousmane Dieng makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	17	22
4:36	Jericho Sims shooting foul	17	22
4:36	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3	17	23
4:36	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3	17	24
4:36	Bobby Portis enters the game for Kevin Porter Jr.	17	24
4:36	Ryan Rollins enters the game for Kyle Kuzma	17	24
4:36	James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3	17	25
4:23	AJ Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bobby Portis assists)	20	25
4:08	James Harden makes driving layup	20	27
4:08	Ousmane Dieng shooting foul	20	27
4:08	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Sam Merrill	20	27
4:08	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1	20	28
3:54	Bobby Portis misses 17-foot jumper	20	28
3:52	Keon Ellis defensive rebound	20	28
3:39	James Harden makes driving layup	20	30
3:22	Ousmane Dieng misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	20	30
3:19	Keon Ellis defensive rebound	20	30
3:13	James Harden misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	20	30
3:10	Bobby Portis defensive rebound	20	30
2:58	Bobby Portis misses driving floating jump shot	20	30
2:55	Max Strus defensive rebound	20	30
2:47	Pete Nance enters the game for Jericho Sims	20	30
2:47	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for James Harden	20	30
2:33	Keon Ellis makes 1-foot dunk (Max Strus assists)	20	32
2:16	Bobby Portis makes 15-foot step back jumpshot	22	32
1:53	Dennis Schroder misses 26-foot three point jumper	22	32
1:49	Pete Nance defensive rebound	22	32
1:41	Ryan Rollins makes driving layup	24	32
1:29	Donovan Mitchell makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot	24	34
1:28	Bobby Portis inbound turnover	24	34
1:28	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Keon Ellis	24	34
1:16	Thomas Bryant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)	24	37
1:02	Ryan Rollins bad pass turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	24	37
58.8	Jaylon Tyson misses 27-foot running jump shot	24	37
55.0	AJ Green defensive rebound	24	37
40.0	Max Strus personal foul	24	37
32.1	Ryan Rollins misses 14-foot fade away jump shot	24	37
29.2	Max Strus defensive rebound	24	37
9.2	Donovan Mitchell misses 12-foot fade away jump shot	24	37
5.3	Bobby Portis defensive rebound	24	37
1.4	Ousmane Dieng misses running pullup jump shot	24	37
0.1	Bucks offensive team rebound	24	37
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	37

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	MIL	CLE
12:00	Evan Mobley enters the game for Max Strus	24	37
11:51	Evan Mobley misses 24-foot three point jumper	24	37
11:49	Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound	24	37
11:26	AJ Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	37
11:22	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	24	37
11:16	Jaylon Tyson makes running layup (Evan Mobley assists)	24	39
11:05	Bobby Portis makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ryan Rollins assists)	27	39
10:45	Thomas Bryant makes 12-foot floating jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists)	27	41
10:30	Bobby Portis misses 29-foot three point jumper	27	41
10:26	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	27	41
10:21	Jaylon Tyson misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	41
10:14	Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound	27	41
10:10	Pete Nance makes 28-foot three point jumper (Ousmane Dieng assists)	30	41
9:49	Evan Mobley makes 3-foot dunk (Jaylon Tyson assists)	30	43
9:32	Ousmane Dieng makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	33	43
9:21	Thomas Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper	33	43
9:18	Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound	33	43
9:13	Bobby Portis misses running pullup jump shot	33	43
9:09	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	33	43
8:48	Jaylon Tyson misses two point shot	33	43
8:45	Bobby Portis defensive rebound	33	43
8:40	Ryan Rollins misses running pullup jump shot	33	43
8:38	AJ Green offensive rebound	33	43
8:36	Bobby Portis makes 28-foot three point jumper (AJ Green assists)	36	43
8:36	Cavaliers Full timeout	36	43
8:36	James Harden enters the game for Thomas Bryant	36	43
8:36	Dean Wade enters the game for Dennis Schroder	36	43
8:22	Pete Nance blocks Jaylon Tyson's dunk	36	43
8:19	Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound	36	43
8:12	Ryan Rollins makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot (Bobby Portis assists)	39	43
7:56	Evan Mobley misses 5-foot two point shot	39	43
7:52	Bobby Portis defensive rebound	39	43
7:42	Ryan Rollins makes driving layup (Pete Nance assists)	41	43
7:34	Donovan Mitchell misses driving layup	41	43
7:28	Pete Nance defensive rebound	41	43
7:15	Donovan Mitchell personal foul	41	43
7:15	Sam Merrill enters the game for Evan Mobley	41	43
7:15	Keon Ellis enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	41	43
7:02	Ousmane Dieng makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	44	43
6:47	Dean Wade makes 1-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)	44	45
6:22	Ryan Rollins misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	44	45
6:19	Ryan Rollins offensive rebound	44	45
6:15	AJ Green misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	44	45
6:11	Keon Ellis defensive rebound	44	45
6:04	Sam Merrill misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	44	45
6:01	Dean Wade offensive rebound	44	45
5:48	shot clock turnover	44	45
5:48	Kevin Porter Jr. enters the game for AJ Green	44	45
5:34	Ousmane Dieng lost ball turnover (James Harden steals)	44	45
5:29	James Harden makes running layup	44	47
5:08	Bobby Portis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ryan Rollins assists)	47	47
4:55	Taurean Prince enters the game for Ousmane Dieng	47	47
4:55	Max Strus enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	47	47
4:50	James Harden vs. Ryan Rollins (Max Strus gains possession)	47	47
4:41	Ryan Rollins shooting foul	47	47
4:41	James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2	47	47
4:41	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	47	47
4:41	Kyle Kuzma enters the game for Ryan Rollins	47	47
4:41	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	47	48
4:27	Taurean Prince makes driving layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	49	48
4:10	Sam Merrill makes driving layup	49	50
3:52	Bobby Portis misses 15-foot turnaround jump shot	49	50
3:49	James Harden defensive rebound	49	50
3:41	James Harden makes driving layup	49	52
3:22	Taurean Prince misses two point shot	49	52
3:19	Max Strus defensive rebound	49	52
3:13	Pete Nance blocks Sam Merrill 's 5-foot driving layup	49	52
3:10	Bobby Portis defensive rebound	49	52
3:04	Kevin Porter Jr. makes driving layup	51	52
2:46	Max Strus misses 28-foot three point jumper	51	52
2:46	Bucks defensive team rebound	51	52
2:46	Bucks Full timeout	51	52
2:46	Evan Mobley enters the game for Sam Merrill	51	52
2:46	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Dean Wade	51	52
2:33	Taurean Prince makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	54	52
2:19	Max Strus misses 27-foot three point jumper	54	52
2:15	Taurean Prince defensive rebound	54	52
2:01	Kevin Porter Jr. makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot	56	52
1:48	Donovan Mitchell misses 23-foot three point jumper	56	52
1:45	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	56	52
1:44	Evan Mobley makes two point shot	56	54
1:23	Evan Mobley blocks Kevin Porter Jr. 's 3-foot two point shot	56	54
1:18	Kevin Porter Jr. offensive rebound	56	54
1:17	Kyle Kuzma misses 12-foot fade away jump shot	56	54
1:17	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	56	54
1:07	Taurean Prince shooting foul	56	54
1:07	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	56	55
1:07	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	56	56
54.0	James Harden personal foul	56	56
42.2	Bobby Portis misses 15-foot two point shot	56	56
38.8	James Harden defensive rebound	56	56
33.2	Max Strus misses 27-foot three point jumper	56	56
33.2	Bobby Portis defensive rebound	56	56
8.6	Kevin Porter Jr. makes 15-foot step back jumpshot	58	56
2.5	Taurean Prince personal foul	58	56
2.5	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	58	57
2.5	Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2	58	57
2.5	Pete Nance defensive rebound	58	57
0.5	Kyle Kuzma misses heave jump shot	58	57
0.1	Bucks offensive team rebound	58	57
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	58	57

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	MIL	CLE
12:00	Jericho Sims enters the game for Bobby Portis	58	57
12:00	Ryan Rollins enters the game for Pete Nance	58	57
12:00	Sam Merrill enters the game for Max Strus	58	57
12:00	Dean Wade enters the game for Keon Ellis	58	57
11:42	Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point jumper	58	57
11:39	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	58	57
11:28	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup	58	59
11:03	Kevin Porter Jr. makes 22-foot three point step back jumpshot	61	59
10:40	Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper	61	59
10:39	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	61	59
10:39	Jericho Sims loose ball foul	61	59
10:25	Dean Wade misses 14-foot two point shot	61	59
10:24	Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound	61	59
10:17	Sam Merrill shooting foul	61	59
10:17	Kevin Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	62	59
10:17	Kevin Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	63	59
10:04	Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot	63	59
10:01	Ryan Rollins defensive rebound	63	59
9:58	Ryan Rollins misses running pullup jump shot	63	59
9:54	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	63	59
9:50	Ryan Rollins shooting foul	63	59
9:50	Sam Merrill makes free throw 1 of 2	63	60
9:50	Sam Merrill makes free throw 2 of 2	63	61
9:41	Donovan Mitchell personal foul	63	61
9:32	Jericho Sims offensive foul	63	61
9:32	Jericho Sims offensive foul turnover	63	61
9:19	Evan Mobley misses 10-foot two point shot	63	61
9:16	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	63	61
9:15	Evan Mobley makes 3-foot dunk	63	63
8:51	Kyle Kuzma misses 23-foot three point jumper	63	63
8:47	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	63	63
8:44	Kevin Porter Jr. blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 3-foot two point shot	63	63
8:40	Taurean Prince defensive rebound	63	63
8:34	Ryan Rollins makes 10-foot fade away jump shot	65	63
8:18	Sam Merrill makes layup (Dean Wade assists)	65	65
7:53	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	65	65
7:50	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	65	65
7:49	Dean Wade makes running layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)	65	67
7:26	Ryan Rollins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Taurean Prince assists)	68	67
7:14	Evan Mobley misses two point shot	68	67
7:14	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	68	67
7:14	Ryan Rollins loose ball foul	68	67
7:14	AJ Green enters the game for Kyle Kuzma	68	67
7:14	Ousmane Dieng enters the game for Ryan Rollins	68	67
7:14	Keon Ellis enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	68	67
7:01	James Harden misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	68	67
6:57	Jericho Sims defensive rebound	68	67
6:44	Ousmane Dieng misses 26-foot three point jumper	68	67
6:41	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	68	67
6:28	Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Keon Ellis assists)	68	70
6:13	Jericho Sims misses alley oop layup	68	70
6:10	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	68	70
6:04	Ousmane Dieng shooting foul	68	70
6:04	Bucks Full timeout	68	70
6:04	Bobby Portis enters the game for Taurean Prince	68	70
6:04	Max Strus enters the game for Dean Wade	68	70
6:04	James Harden misses free throw 1 of 3	68	70
6:04	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	68	70
6:04	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3	68	71
6:04	James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3	68	72
5:50	Bobby Portis misses 24-foot three point jumper	68	72
5:46	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	68	72
5:42	Sam Merrill misses 27-foot three point jumper	68	72
5:37	Max Strus offensive rebound	68	72
5:35	Sam Merrill makes 26-foot three point jumper (Max Strus assists)	68	75
5:16	Pete Nance enters the game for Jericho Sims	68	75
5:07	Ousmane Dieng makes 24-foot three pointer (Bobby Portis assists)	71	75
4:50	Evan Mobley makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Max Strus assists)	71	77
4:37	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	71	77
4:34	James Harden defensive rebound	71	77
4:28	Kevin Porter Jr. blocks James Harden 's 3-foot driving layup	71	77
4:26	AJ Green defensive rebound	71	77
4:26	AJ Green steps out of bounds turnover	71	77
4:26	Dennis Schroder enters the game for James Harden	71	77
4:26	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Evan Mobley	71	77
4:26	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Sam Merrill	71	77
4:17	Thomas Bryant misses 23-foot three point jumper	71	77
4:14	AJ Green defensive rebound	71	77
4:01	Bobby Portis misses 4-foot two point shot	71	77
3:59	Pete Nance offensive rebound	71	77
3:56	Ousmane Dieng makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	74	77
3:40	Keon Ellis misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot	74	77
3:37	Pete Nance defensive rebound	74	77
3:28	Kevin Porter Jr. makes 1-foot driving dunk	76	77
3:28	Cavaliers Full timeout	76	77
3:14	Kevin Porter Jr. personal foul	76	77
3:14	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	76	78
3:14	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	76	79
2:59	Max Strus personal foul	76	79
2:47	Kevin Porter Jr. makes 13-foot two point shot	78	79
2:30	Thomas Bryant lost ball turnover (Bobby Portis steals)	78	79
2:26	Cavaliers Coach's Challenge	78	79
2:26	(02:26) [Cavaliers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Cavaliers] retain their timeout	78	79
2:26	Dean Wade enters the game for Thomas Bryant	78	79
2:26	Kevin Porter Jr. offensive charge	78	79
2:26	Kevin Porter Jr. offensive foul turnover	78	79
2:15	Max Strus out of bounds lost ball turnover	78	79
1:54	Bobby Portis makes 14-foot two point shot	80	79
1:43	Donovan Mitchell misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	80	79
1:39	Bobby Portis defensive rebound	80	79
1:34	Donovan Mitchell personal foul	80	79
1:17	Kevin Porter Jr. makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	82	79
1:04	Max Strus makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)	82	82
44.4	AJ Green makes 28-foot three point jumper (Bobby Portis assists)	85	82
33.7	Dean Wade misses 25-foot three point jumper	85	82
29.7	Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound	85	82
10.4	Bobby Portis makes 1-foot reverse layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	87	82
0.4	Keon Ellis makes 22-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)	87	85
0.0	AJ Green misses heave jump shot	87	85
0.0	Bucks offensive team rebound	87	85
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	87	85

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	MIL	CLE
12:00	Ryan Rollins enters the game for Kevin Porter Jr.	87	85
12:00	Evan Mobley enters the game for Max Strus	87	85
12:00	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Dean Wade	87	85
11:42	Ousmane Dieng misses 26-foot three point jumper	87	85
11:40	Pete Nance offensive rebound	87	85
11:39	Pete Nance makes two point shot	89	85
11:28	Dennis Schroder makes 1-foot two point shot	89	87
11:28	AJ Green shooting foul	89	87
11:28	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 1	89	88
11:12	AJ Green misses 22-foot three point jumper	89	88
11:07	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	89	88
10:53	Ousmane Dieng shooting foul	89	88
10:53	Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2	89	89
10:53	Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2	89	90
10:36	Ousmane Dieng makes 18-foot step back jumpshot	91	90
10:28	Ousmane Dieng shooting foul	91	90
10:28	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	91	91
10:28	Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2	91	91
10:23	Pete Nance defensive rebound	91	91
10:12	Bobby Portis makes 16-foot two point shot	93	91
10:00	Dennis Schroder bad pass turnover (Ousmane Dieng steals)	93	91
9:57	Ousmane Dieng out of bounds lost ball turnover	93	91
9:57	Taurean Prince enters the game for Ousmane Dieng	93	91
9:46	Evan Mobley misses 26-foot three point jumper	93	91
9:43	Ryan Rollins defensive rebound	93	91
9:35	AJ Green misses 27-foot three point jumper	93	91
9:35	Bucks offensive team rebound	93	91
9:35	Keon Ellis loose ball foul	93	91
9:35	Dean Wade enters the game for Keon Ellis	93	91
9:24	Ryan Rollins misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	93	91
9:20	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	93	91
9:10	Jaylon Tyson lost ball turnover (AJ Green steals)	93	91
9:04	Bobby Portis misses driving floating jump shot	93	91
9:02	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	93	91
8:57	Dean Wade misses 28-foot running jump shot	93	91
8:54	Dennis Schroder offensive rebound	93	91
8:52	Donovan Mitchell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)	93	94
8:33	Pete Nance misses 23-foot three point jumper	93	94
8:29	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	93	94
8:13	Donovan Mitchell misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	93	94
8:09	Bobby Portis defensive rebound	93	94
8:07	Jaylon Tyson shooting foul	93	94
8:07	Ryan Rollins makes free throw 1 of 2	94	94
8:07	James Harden enters the game for Dennis Schroder	94	94
8:07	Sam Merrill enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	94	94
8:07	Ryan Rollins makes free throw 2 of 2	95	94
7:51	Dean Wade makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	95	97
7:43	Pete Nance makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Ryan Rollins assists)	97	97
7:21	Evan Mobley makes 1-foot dunk (Jaylon Tyson assists)	97	99
7:21	Pete Nance shooting foul	97	99
7:21	Kevin Porter Jr. enters the game for AJ Green	97	99
7:21	Keon Ellis enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	97	99
7:21	Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 1	97	100
7:06	Pete Nance makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ryan Rollins assists)	100	100
6:55	Sam Merrill makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dean Wade assists)	100	103
6:39	Bobby Portis misses 24-foot three point jumper	100	103
6:38	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	100	103
6:32	Taurean Prince shooting foul	100	103
6:32	Bucks Full timeout	100	103
6:32	Ousmane Dieng enters the game for Bobby Portis	100	103
6:32	Max Strus enters the game for Evan Mobley	100	103
6:32	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	100	104
6:32	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	100	105
6:08	Taurean Prince misses two point shot	100	105
6:04	Dean Wade defensive rebound	100	105
5:45	Keon Ellis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Max Strus assists)	100	108
5:25	James Harden personal foul	100	108
5:20	Dean Wade personal foul	100	108
5:20	Evan Mobley enters the game for Keon Ellis	100	108
5:20	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Dean Wade	100	108
5:10	Pete Nance makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	103	108
4:52	James Harden makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot	103	110
4:36	Donovan Mitchell personal foul	103	110
4:36	Pete Nance misses free throw 1 of 2	103	110
4:36	Bucks offensive team rebound	103	110
4:36	Bobby Portis enters the game for Taurean Prince	103	110
4:36	Pete Nance misses free throw 2 of 2	103	110
4:32	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	103	110
4:22	Evan Mobley misses driving layup	103	110
4:19	Bobby Portis defensive rebound	103	110
4:06	Ousmane Dieng makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	106	110
3:39	Max Strus makes 22-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	106	113
3:26	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 21-foot step back jumpshot	106	113
3:21	Max Strus defensive rebound	106	113
3:05	James Harden offensive foul	106	113
3:05	James Harden offensive foul turnover	106	113
3:00	Bobby Portis misses 25-foot three point jumper	106	113
2:57	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	106	113
2:40	Max Strus misses 23-foot three point jumper	106	113
2:39	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	106	113
2:39	Evan Mobley makes tip in dunk	106	115
2:38	Bucks Full timeout	106	115
2:24	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	106	115
2:23	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	106	115
2:23	Ryan Rollins loose ball foul	106	115
2:23	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	106	116
2:23	AJ Green enters the game for Pete Nance	106	116
2:23	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	106	117
2:16	Ryan Rollins misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	106	117
2:14	Bucks offensive team rebound	106	117
2:14	Max Strus loose ball foul	106	117
2:14	Kevin Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	107	117
2:14	Kevin Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	108	117
2:00	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper	108	117
1:56	Bucks defensive team rebound	108	117
1:56	James Harden loose ball foul	108	117
1:56	Ousmane Dieng misses free throw 1 of 2	108	117
1:56	Bucks offensive team rebound	108	117
1:56	Ousmane Dieng misses free throw 2 of 2	108	117
1:56	Bucks offensive team rebound	108	117
1:56	Sam Merrill loose ball foul	108	117
1:56	Ryan Rollins makes free throw 1 of 2	109	117
1:56	Ryan Rollins makes free throw 2 of 2	110	117
1:33	Evan Mobley makes layup (James Harden assists)	110	119
1:26	AJ Green misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	110	119
1:22	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	110	119
1:08	Sam Merrill misses 27-foot three point jumper	110	119
1:05	Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound	110	119
55.4	Max Strus shooting foul	110	119
55.4	Kevin Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	111	119
55.4	Kevin Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	112	119
38.8	AJ Green personal take foul	112	119
38.8	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	112	120
38.8	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	112	121
38.8	Bucks Full timeout	112	121
32.9	Bobby Portis makes driving layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	114	121
30.2	James Harden bad pass turnover	114	121
30.2	Evan Mobley loose ball foul	114	121
30.2	(00:30.2) [Cavaliers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) [Cavaliers] charged with a timeout	114	121
30.2	Kevin Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	115	121
30.2	Kevin Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	116	121
30.2	Cavaliers Full timeout	116	121
29.1	Bucks Full timeout	116	121
29.1	excess timeout technical foul	116	121
29.1	Donovan Mitchell misses technical free throw	116	121
29.1	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	116	121
20.9	Kevin Porter Jr. personal take foul	116	121
20.9	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	116	122
20.9	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	116	123
14.0	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	116	123
11.9	Max Strus defensive rebound	116	123
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	116	123
0.0	End of Game	116	123

Time, Location & Referees

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Fiserv Forum

Milwaukee, WI

Date & Time

12:00 AM, March 18, 2026

Coverage

NBC, Peacock, FanDuel SN OH, FanDuel SN WI

Attendance

16,341

Referees

Karl Lane, Nick Buchert, Nate Green

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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