CLEVELAND -- — Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, Evan Mobley added 23 and the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Milwaukee Bucks 118-113 on Sunday night to win their home opener.

Mobley was a career-best 12 for 12 on free throws along with eight rebounds and six assists. The last Cavaliers player to go perfect from the line when making 12 or more attempts was LeBron James on Nov. 5, 2014, against Utah. James was also 12 of 12.

It was the 23rd time in franchise history a Cleveland player made all of his free throws when making 12 or more trips.

Sam Merrill added 17 points and De'Andre Hunter — who missed the first two games due to a bruised right knee — scored 16 as Cleveland won its second straight after dropping its opener.

Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo was one assist shy of a triple-double with 40 points and 14 rebounds. AJ Green had 20 points.

The Bucks were missing Kyle Kuzma (left ankle sprain), Cole Anthony (illness) and Kevin Porter Jr. (left ankle sprain).

Milwaukee trailed by 18 midway through the third quarter but a driving dunk by Ryan Rollins tied it at 98 with 6:54 remaining.

After Rollins' dunk, the Cavaliers scored seven straight points on Hunter's stepback jumper, Lonzo Ball's 3-pointer and Mitchell's 14-footer.

Milwaukee made one final rally and got within 114-112 on Green's 30-footer with 4.2 seconds remaining, but Mobley made a pair of free throws with 3.5 seconds left to make it a two-possession game.

Cleveland was up 81-63 midway through the third before Milwaukee closed the quarter on 21-5 run to make it close going into the final 12 minutes.

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Bucks: Host the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.

Cavaliers: At Detroit Pistons on Monday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Myles Turner vs. Jarrett Allen (Gary Trent Jr. gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Evan Mobley kicked ball violation	0	0
11:39	De'Andre Hunter personal foul	0	0
11:31	Gary Trent Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:27	Myles Turner offensive rebound	0	0
11:21	Evan Mobley blocks Giannis Antetokounmpo's driving layup	0	0
11:18	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	0	0
11:11	Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	0
11:09	Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound	0	0
10:44	Gary Trent Jr. makes 20-foot two point shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)	0	2
10:22	Evan Mobley makes 11-foot two point shot (Jarrett Allen assists)	2	2
10:11	Gary Trent Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:07	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	2	2
10:00	Sam Merrill misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	2
9:59	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	2	2
9:57	Sam Merrill makes layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)	4	2
9:38	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes driving layup (Gary Trent Jr. assists)	4	4
9:29	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	4	4
9:27	De'Andre Hunter offensive rebound	4	4
9:25	Gary Trent Jr. shooting foul	4	4
9:25	De'Andre Hunter misses free throw 1 of 2	4	4
9:25	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	4	4
9:25	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 2 of 2	5	4
9:10	Giannis Antetokounmpo misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	5	4
9:07	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	5	4
8:59	De'Andre Hunter makes 8-foot two point shot	7	4
8:45	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes 1-foot driving dunk (Gary Trent Jr. assists)	7	6
8:32	AJ Green personal foul	7	6
8:21	AJ Green vs. Evan Mobley (De'Andre Hunter gains possession)	7	6
8:14	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	7	6
8:11	Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound	7	6
8:08	Myles Turner out of bounds bad pass turnover	7	6
7:59	Gary Trent Jr. personal foul	7	6
7:43	Sam Merrill makes 26-foot three pointer (Evan Mobley assists)	10	6
7:17	Myles Turner makes 11-foot two point shot	10	8
7:05	Evan Mobley makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	12	8
6:56	Cavaliers Full timeout	12	8
6:56	Dean Wade enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	12	8
6:56	Lonzo Ball enters the game for Jarrett Allen	12	8
6:56	Taurean Prince enters the game for Gary Trent Jr.	12	8
6:54	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes alley oop layup (Ryan Rollins assists)	12	10
6:42	Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	10
6:42	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	12	10
6:42	Taurean Prince loose ball foul	12	10
6:36	De'Andre Hunter misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	10
6:30	AJ Green defensive rebound	12	10
6:14	AJ Green makes 10-foot two point shot	12	12
6:04	Lonzo Ball misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	12
6:01	Taurean Prince defensive rebound	12	12
5:53	Taurean Prince misses two point shot	12	12
5:52	Ryan Rollins offensive rebound	12	12
5:49	Ryan Rollins misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	12
5:49	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	12	12
5:37	Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	12
5:34	Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound	12	12
5:28	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes 1-foot two point shot	12	14
5:08	Lonzo Ball bad pass (Myles Turner steals)	12	14
5:06	Sam Merrill transition take foul	12	14
5:06	Ryan Rollins makes free throw 1 of 1	12	15
5:06	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for De'Andre Hunter	12	15
5:06	Mark Sears enters the game for Ryan Rollins	12	15
5:03	Sam Merrill shooting foul	12	15
5:03	AJ Green makes free throw 1 of 3	12	16
5:03	AJ Green makes free throw 2 of 3	12	17
5:03	AJ Green makes free throw 3 of 3	12	18
4:54	AJ Green personal foul	12	18
4:54	Sam Merrill makes free throw 1 of 2	13	18
4:54	Bobby Portis enters the game for Myles Turner	13	18
4:54	Amir Coffey enters the game for AJ Green	13	18
4:54	Sam Merrill makes free throw 2 of 2	14	18
4:42	Mark Sears bad pass (Lonzo Ball steals)	14	18
4:34	Dean Wade makes 2-foot two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)	16	18
4:13	Bobby Portis misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	18
4:10	Dean Wade defensive rebound	16	18
3:58	Lonzo Ball makes 9-foot two point shot	18	18
3:34	Bobby Portis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)	18	21
3:18	Evan Mobley misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	18	21
3:16	Taurean Prince defensive rebound	18	21
3:03	Bobby Portis misses 6-foot two point shot	18	21
3:00	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	18	21
2:56	Jaylon Tyson misses two point shot	18	21
2:53	Sam Merrill offensive rebound	18	21
2:45	Sam Merrill makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)	21	21
2:29	Bucks Full timeout	21	21
2:29	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Lonzo Ball	21	21
2:29	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Evan Mobley	21	21
2:29	Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for Sam Merrill	21	21
2:29	Ryan Rollins enters the game for Mark Sears	21	21
2:29	Jericho Sims enters the game for Giannis Antetokounmpo	21	21
2:19	Taurean Prince misses two point shot	21	21
2:16	Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound	21	21
2:13	Donovan Mitchell misses 24-foot three point shot	21	21
2:13	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	21	21
1:59	Dean Wade misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	21
1:56	Bobby Portis defensive rebound	21	21
1:43	Ryan Rollins makes driving layup	21	23
1:33	Jaylon Tyson makes 3-foot layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)	23	23
1:08	Ryan Rollins makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	23	26
1:01	Ryan Rollins personal foul	23	26
1:01	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	24	26
1:01	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	25	26
44.2	Taurean Prince makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ryan Rollins assists)	25	29
26.5	Jericho Sims blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 2-foot two point shot	25	29
24.0	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	25	29
23.9	Jarrett Allen makes two point shot	27	29
14.3	Jaylon Tyson personal foul	27	29
10.3	Jericho Sims makes 1-foot dunk (Taurean Prince assists)	27	31
2.3	(00:02.3) [Bucks] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	27	31
2.3	Lonzo Ball enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	27	31
2.3	Sam Merrill enters the game for Craig Porter Jr.	27	31
2.3	Bobby Portis flagrant foul type 1	27	31
2.3	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw flagrant 1 of 3	28	31
2.3	Donovan Mitchell misses free throw flagrant 2 of 3	28	31
2.3	Giannis Antetokounmpo enters the game for Bobby Portis	28	31
2.3	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	28	31
2.3	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw flagrant 3 of 3	29	31
0.0	Donovan Mitchell misses 10-foot two point shot	28	31
0.0	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	28	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	31

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Venue

Rocket Arena

Cleveland, OH

Date & Time

10:00 PM, October 26, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, FanDuel SN WI, FanDuel SN OH

Attendance

19,432

Referees

James Capers, Nate Green, Dannica Baroody

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	45	16	.738	L2
Cleveland	39	24	.619	W2
Milwaukee	26	35	.426	L4
Chicago	26	37	.413	W1
Indiana	15	48	.238	L8

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