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Milwaukee Bucks at Cleveland Cavaliers

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2-1, 1-1 Away
Final
113 - 118

2-1, 1-0 Home

Mitchell scores 24, Mobley goes perfect at free throw line as Cavaliers edge Bucks 118-113

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers: Game Highlights

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.

Up Next Bucks: Host the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.

Cavaliers: At Detroit Pistons on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

CLE leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 113 - 118
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 113 - 118
4th 1.0 Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2 113 - 118
4th 1.0 Sam Merrill enters the game for Jarrett Allen 113 - 117
4th 1.0 Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2 113 - 117

Statistics

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40-79 FG 39-87
50.6 Field Goal % 44.8
13-33 3PT 12-40
39.4 Three Point % 30.0
20-28 FT 28-35
71.4 Free Throw % 80.0
37 Rebounds 44
9 Offensive Rebounds 10
28 Defensive Rebounds 34
25 Assists 23
12 Steals 10
6 Blocks 2
17 Turnovers 16
1 Team Turnovers 1
18 Total Turnovers 17
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
1 Flagrant Fouls 0
24 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 22
5 Fast Break Points 7
48 Points in Paint 40
26 Fouls 23
6 Largest Lead 18
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Lonzo Ball, G Out Nov 6
Dean Wade, F Out Nov 6
De'Andre Hunter, F Day-To-Day Nov 6
Max Strus, G Out Sep 30
Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Taurean Prince, F Out Nov 7
Kevin Porter Jr., G Out Nov 5

Game Information

Rocket Arena

Location: Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 19,432 · Capacity:

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Chicago 6 1 .857 - W1
Detroit 6 2 .750 0.5 W4
Cleveland 5 3 .625 1.5 W2
Milwaukee 5 3 .625 1.5 L1
Indiana 1 7 .125 5.5 L2
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