Milwaukee Bucks @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Monday, November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH | Game ID: 22500241
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CLE 26 33 33 26 118MIL 33 24 31 18 106
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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.
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Who
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
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