Game ID: 22500241
Milwaukee Bucks @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Monday, November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CLE 26 33 33 26 118MIL 33 24 31 18 106
CLE vs MIL ScoutingCLE vs MIL Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
CLE availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restBACK Allen back 11/05 after 2, 27 min since (96% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 11/05 after 3, 24 min since (97% of 25)
BACK Tomlin back 11/05 after 7, 4 min since (24% of 14)
NEW Nance Jr. 12 to 18 min over the last 4
CLE availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Tomlin missed 2 since 11/08, returns tonight: 18 min (122% of 14)
OUT Nance Jr. missed 2 since 11/08, returns tonight: 19 min (158% of 12)
OUT Bryant missed 2 since 11/08, returns tonight: 13 min (114% of 11)
BACK Allen back 11/05 after 2, 25 min since (91% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 11/05 after 3, 26 min since (106% of 25)
CLE availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backBACK Allen back 11/05 after 2, 26 min since (93% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 11/05 after 3, 25 min since (101% of 25)
BACK Tomlin back 11/05 after 7, 8 min since (57% of 14)
BACK Nance Jr. back 11/12 after 2, 19 min since (158% of 12)
BACK Bryant back 11/12 after 2, 13 min since (114% of 11)
CLE availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Garland missed 2 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Tyson missed 2 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Tomlin back 11/12 after 2, 20 min since (136% of 14)
BACK Nance Jr. back 11/12 after 2, 13 min since (107% of 12)
BACK Bryant back 11/12 after 2, 10 min since (88% of 11)
NEW Proctor 10 to 16 min over the last 4
CLE availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Garland missed 3 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Tyson missed 3 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Tomlin back 11/12 after 2, 19 min since (132% of 14)
BACK Nance Jr. back 11/12 after 2, 10 min since (84% of 12)
BACK Bryant back 11/12 after 2, 10 min since (88% of 11)
CLE availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Garland missed 4 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Tyson missed 4 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Tomlin back 11/12 after 2, 17 min since (120% of 14)
BACK Nance Jr. back 11/12 after 2, 10 min since (84% of 12)
BACK Bryant back 11/12 after 2, 9 min since (79% of 11)
CLE availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Garland missed 5 since 11/12, returns tonight: 27 min (87% of 30)
OUT Tyson missed 5 since 11/12, returns tonight: 27 min (112% of 24)
OUT Nance Jr. missed 2 since 11/17, returns tonight: 19 min (156% of 12)
BACK Tomlin back 11/12 after 2, 18 min since (123% of 14)
BACK Bryant back 11/12 after 2, 8 min since (68% of 11)
NEW Porter Jr. 16 to 23 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 11/23 · 1 day's restOUT Merrill missed 2 since 11/19, out tonight
BACK Garland back 11/21 after 5, 27 min since (87% of 30)
BACK Tyson back 11/21 after 5, 27 min since (112% of 24)
BACK Nance Jr. back 11/21 after 2, 19 min since (156% of 12)
CLE availability going into 11/24 · back-to-backOUT Allen missed 2 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Merrill missed 3 since 11/19, out tonight
BACK Garland back 11/21 after 5, 28 min since (92% of 30)
BACK Tyson back 11/21 after 5, 25 min since (104% of 24)
BACK Nance Jr. back 11/21 after 2, 16 min since (129% of 12)
MIL availability going into 11/10 · back-to-backOUT Porter Jr. missed 9 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Prince missed 2 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Nance missed 8 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 2 since 11/07, returns tonight: 2 min (15% of 14)
BACK Sims back 11/01 after 2, 4 min since (20% of 20)
NEW Trent Jr. 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Anthony 15 to 20 min over the last 5
MIL availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 10 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Prince missed 3 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 11/09, returns tonight: 18 min (91% of 20)
OUT Nance missed 9 since 10/26, returns tonight: 4 min (27% of 16)
BACK Harris back 11/04 after 2, 5 min since (36% of 14)
NEW Trent Jr. 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Anthony 15 to 21 min over the last 5
MIL availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 11 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Prince missed 4 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Sims back 11/12 after 2, 18 min since (91% of 20)
BACK Nance back 11/12 after 9, 4 min since (27% of 16)
BACK Harris back 11/04 after 2, 5 min since (37% of 14)
MIL availability going into 11/15 · back-to-backOUT Porter Jr. missed 12 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Prince missed 5 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Sims back 11/12 after 2, 14 min since (72% of 20)
BACK Nance back 11/12 after 9, 4 min since (27% of 16)
BACK Harris back 11/10 after 2, 10 min since (74% of 14)
NEW Gia. Antetokounmp 29 to 38 min over the last 4
NEW Kuzma 26 to 32 min over the last 5
MIL availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 13 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Prince missed 6 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Nance missed 2 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Sims back 11/12 after 2, 12 min since (61% of 20)
BACK Harris back 11/10 after 2, 14 min since (103% of 14)
NEW Gia. Antetokounmp 29 to 36 min over the last 4
NEW Trent Jr. 21 to 26 min over the last 5
MIL availability going into 11/20 · 2 days' restOUT Porter Jr. missed 14 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Prince missed 7 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Nance missed 3 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Sims back 11/12 after 2, 12 min since (60% of 20)
BACK Harris back 11/10 after 2, 12 min since (90% of 14)
NEW Trent Jr. 21 to 27 min over the last 5
MIL availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 15 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Prince missed 8 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Nance missed 4 since 11/14, returns tonight: 2 min (15% of 16)
BACK Sims back 11/12 after 2, 13 min since (64% of 20)
NEW Trent Jr. 21 to 29 min over the last 5
MIL availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 16 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Gia. Antetokounmp missed 2 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Prince missed 9 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Nance back 11/22 after 4, 2 min since (15% of 16)
NEW Trent Jr. 21 to 27 min over the last 5
MIL availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 17 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Gia. Antetokounmp missed 3 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Prince missed 10 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Nance back 11/22 after 4, 3 min since (18% of 16)
NEW Trent Jr. 21 to 29 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 28 free throws a game; Mitchell at 30 and Hunter at 20 a game. Without Garland (3 straight), Tyson (3 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 44 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 31 and Rollins at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Porter Jr. (13 straight), Prince (6 straight), Nance (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 44 percent from three to Cleveland's 31 and the glass, where Cleveland has been minus-1 a night and Milwaukee minus-11. Call it Cleveland 122, Milwaukee 117.
11/10 @ MIA 138-140 — CLE notes
CLE lost 138-140 in 1 overtime. CLE took 22 more shots (120 to 98), fed by 26 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to MIA's 47%, 21 of 65 from three, and got to the line 27 times to MIA's 41. CLE turned it over 7 times to MIA's 14. D. Mitchell led with 28 (10 of 28, 3 of 16 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Hunter added 23, Mobley 21. Q4 was theirs, 36-27, the deficit cut from 9 to 0, but the other 4 periods went 113-102 against them. They led by as many as 10.
11/12 @ MIA 130-116 — CLE notes
CLE won 130-116. CLE shot 43% (45 of 104) to MIA's 48%, 14 of 47 from three, and went to the line 31 times to MIA's 13 — 26 points from the stripe to their 11. CLE turned it over 12 times to MIA's 21. Allen led with 30 (12 of 20, 6 of 7 at the line); Hunter added 21, Porter Jr. 19. The hinge was Q4, 37-19: CLE came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 14, and the lead reached 18. CLE trailed 66-69 at the half and won the second half 64-47. Porter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/13 vs TOR 113-126 — CLE notes
CLE lost 113-126. CLE shot 45% (41 of 91) to TOR's 56%, 10 of 41 from three, and went to the line 26 times to TOR's 17 — 21 points from the stripe to their 16. Mitchell led with 31 (7 of 18, 2 of 9 from three, 15 of 17 at the line); Tomlin added 18, Hunter 16. Q3 was theirs, 31-23, the deficit cut from 13 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 103-82 against them. They led by as many as 10. Mitchell's -18 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/15 vs MEM 108-100 — CLE notes
CLE won 108-100. CLE shot 46% (38 of 83) to MEM's 36%, 13 of 40 from three, and got to the line 29 times to MEM's 40. CLE turned it over 20 times to MEM's 15, and MEM turned those into 9 steals. Mitchell led with 30 (10 of 21, 4 of 13 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Mobley added 22, Allen 16. The hinge was Q4, 32-16: CLE came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 8. CLE trailed 54-61 at the half and won the second half 54-39. Wade was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/17 vs MIL 118-106 — CLE notes
CLE won 118-106. CLE shot 56% (44 of 79) to MIL's 42%, 15 of 35 from three, and went to the line 21 times to MIL's 15 — 15 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 45-34 for them. Mitchell led with 37 (14 of 22, 4 of 8 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Merrill added 20, Mobley 14. The hinge was Q2, 33-24: CLE came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 2. Wade was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/19 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Mitchell at 32 and Hunter at 16 a game. Without Garland (4 straight), Tyson (4 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 115, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Sengun at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 13 a night. Without Finney-Smith (12 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 42 percent from three to Cleveland's 32 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-13 a night and Cleveland plus-3. Call it Houston 120, Cleveland 119, Cleveland keeping it close.
11/21 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 28 free throws a game; Mitchell at 30 and Hunter at 16 a game. Without Garland (5 straight), Tyson (5 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 132, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 31 free throws a game; Siakam at 25 and Nembhard at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Nesmith (3 straight), Furphy (8 straight), Que. Jackson (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 112 a night to Indiana's 132 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-0 a night and Indiana minus-5. Call it Cleveland 124, Indiana 112, Cleveland by 12.
11/23 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Mitchell at 30 and Mobley at 17 a game. Without Merrill (2 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Harden at 38 and Zubac at 18 a game. Without Leonard (10 straight), Jones Jr. (3 straight), Miller (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 111 a night to the Clippers' 121 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-1 a night and the Clippers minus-3. Call it Cleveland 120, the Clippers 112.
11/24 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 110, shooting 53 percent and 40 from three, 30 free throws a game; Ingram at 21 and Barrett at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Mitchell at 31 and Mobley at 19 a game. Without Allen (2 straight), Merrill (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the arc, Toronto at 40 percent from three to Cleveland's 36. Call it Toronto 118, Cleveland 113.
11/10 @ DAL 116-114 — MIL notes
MIL won 116-114. MIL shot 45% (41 of 91) to DAL's 42%, 14 of 36 from three, and got to the line 25 times to DAL's 41. Antetokounmpo led with 30 (11 of 18, 7 of 12 at the line); Kuzma added 26, Turner 14. The hinge was Q4, 37-26: MIL came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 2. MIL trailed 53-57 at the half and won the second half 63-57. Rollins was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
11/12 @ CHA 100-111 — MIL notes
MIL lost 100-111. MIL shot 45% (40 of 88) to CHA's 44%, 12 of 30 from three, and got to the line 13 times to CHA's 27. The glass went 34-50 against them. Rollins led with 25 (10 of 15, 4 of 6 from three); Turner added 21, Portis 14. Q4 was theirs, 28-28, but the other 3 periods went 83-72 against them. Trent Jr.'s -25 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/14 vs CHA 147-134 — MIL notes
MIL won 147-134 in 1 overtime. MIL shot 65% (55 of 85) to CHA's 48%, 20 of 34 from three, and got to the line 22 times to CHA's 29. MIL turned it over 22 times to CHA's 13, and CHA turned those into 11 steals. Kuzma led with 29 (11 of 17, 2 of 4 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Antetokounmpo added 25, Rollins 20. The hinge was Q3, 42-29: MIL came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 5. MIL trailed 61-69 at the half and won the second half 86-65. Turner was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
11/15 vs LAL 95-119 — MIL notes
MIL lost 95-119. MIL shot 40% (32 of 80) to LAL's 49%, 15 of 39 from three, and got to the line 24 times to LAL's 33. G. Antetokounmpo led with 32 (9 of 15, 13 of 18 at the line); Green added 15, Trent Jr. 13. Q3 was theirs, 38-27, the deficit cut from 31 to 20, but the other 3 periods went 92-57 against them. Trent Jr.'s -27 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/17 @ CLE 106-118 — MIL notes
MIL lost 106-118. MIL took 14 more shots (93 to 79), but shot 42% to CLE's 56%, 17 of 36 from three, and got to the line 15 times to CLE's 21. The glass went 34-45 against them. Rollins led with 24 (9 of 22, 5 of 10 from three); Turner added 15, Antetokounmpo 14. Q1 was theirs, 33-26, but the other 3 periods went 92-73 against them. They led by as many as 14. Trent Jr.'s -18 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/20 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 45 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 25 and Rollins at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Porter Jr. (14 straight), Prince (7 straight), Nance (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Maxey at 30 and Grimes at 16 a game. Without Embiid (5 straight), Oubre Jr. (2 straight), Bona (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-2 a night and Milwaukee minus-9 and the arc, Milwaukee at 45 percent from three to Philadelphia's 37. Call it Milwaukee 116, Philadelphia 114, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/22 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 45 from three, 17 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 24 and Rollins at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Porter Jr. (15 straight), Prince (8 straight), Nance (4 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 115, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Duren at 25 and Jenkins at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Harris (9 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Detroit wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-4 a night and Milwaukee minus-9 and the arc, Milwaukee at 45 percent from three to Detroit's 35. Call it Detroit 119, Milwaukee 116, Milwaukee keeping it close.
11/24 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 125, shooting 49 percent and 46 from three, 17 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 24 and Rollins at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Porter Jr. (16 straight), Gia. Antetokounmpo (2 straight), Prince (9 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 126, shooting 42 percent and 29 from three, 27 free throws a game; Avdija at 23 and Grant at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Holiday (5 straight), Sharpe (3 straight), Henderson (17 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 46 percent from three to Portland's 29 and the glass, where Portland has been plus-9 a night and Milwaukee minus-5. Call it Milwaukee 122, Portland 119, Portland keeping it close.
11/26 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Powell at 24 and Adebayo at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Wiggins (3 straight), Jakučionis (11 straight), Jović (4 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 41 from three, 16 free throws a game; Rollins at 20 and Portis at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Porter Jr. (17 straight), Gia. Antetokounmpo (3 straight), Prince (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 107 a night to Milwaukee's 121 and the glass, where Miami has been plus-2 a night and Milwaukee minus-7. Call it Miami 122, Milwaukee 111, Miami by 11.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DH D. Hunter
DM D. Mitchell
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
JA J. Allen
LB L. Ball
NT N. Tomlin
SM S. Merrill
TB T. Bryant
MILAG A. Green
BP B. Portis
CA C. Anthony
GA G. Antetokounmpo
GH G. Harris
GT G. Trent Jr.
JS J. Sims
KK K. Kuzma
MT M. Turner
RR R. Rollins
CLE/MIL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Mitchell's 37 points power Cavaliers to victory over Bucks as Antetokounmpo exits with injury
CLEVELAND -- — Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied for a 118-106 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks , who saw All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo leave Monday night's game due to injury.
Antetokounmpo immediately went to the locker room with 3:03 remaining in the second quarter and did not return due to a left groin strain. The 14-year veteran came into the game tied for second in the league and leading the Eastern Conference in scoring at 32.6 points per game.
Coach Doc Rivers said there would further testing for Antetokounmpo on Tuesday.
Antetokounmpo was listed as probable on the injury report due to left knee patellar tendinopathy, but finished with 14 points, five rebounds and four assists in 13 minutes.
Mitchell, second in the Eastern Conference in scoring at 30.4 points per game, had 25 points in the first half. It is the fifth time this season he has had at least 35 points in a game.
Sam Merrill added 20 points, including six 3-pointers, for the Cavaliers, who have won three of their last four. Merrill had 11 points in the final 12 minutes as Cleveland took control.
The Bucks, who have dropped three of four, had seven players in double figures. Ryan Rollins led the way with 22 points and Myles Turner added 15.
The game was tied at 88 before Cleveland took control with a 12-3 run late in the third and early in the fourth quarter. The Cavaliers' largest lead was 14 points late in the game.
Milwaukee jumped out to a 30-16 advantage with three minutes remaining in the first quarter before Cleveland began rallying back.
Cleveland has won seven straight over Milwaukee and is 19-4 against Central Division foes since March 2024.