Bucks (119) vs Cavaliers (111) · Dec 29, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 29, 2023

24-8MilwaukeeBucks

119

18-14ClevelandCavaliers

111

Game Recap

The Bucks defeated the Cavaliers, 119-111. Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded 34 points, 16 rebounds, and five assists for the Bucks, while Damian Lillard added 31 points and four assists in the victory. Donovan Mitchell (34 points, nine assists) and Jarrett Allen (career-high 30 points, 12 rebounds, six assists) combined for 64 points for the Cavaliers in the losing effort. The Bucks have won back-to-back games as they improve to 24-8, while the Cavaliers fall to 18-14.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIL	31	21	40	27	119
CLE	37	22	21	31	111

BUCKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
22Khris MiddletonSF	33	4-10	1-3	4-4	3	11	3	0	4	1	13	+7
34Giannis AntetokounmpoPF	36	14-22	0-1	6-7	16	5	1	0	3	2	34	+12
11Brook LopezC	36	4-10	1-3	0-0	10	2	0	6	0	3	9	+9
5Malik BeasleySG	34	5-9	5-8	0-0	5	0	0	0	3	1	15	+12
0Damian LillardPG	34	9-16	2-6	11-11	2	4	0	0	2	3	31	+14
9Bobby Portis	23	2-6	1-2	4-6	5	1	1	0	0	3	9	-5
24Pat Connaughton	22	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	0	3	+6
3MarJon Beauchamp	10	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	5	+1
44Andre Jackson Jr.	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	-7
15Cameron Payne	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	-9
43Thanasis Antetokounmpo	— did not play —												— did not play —
20AJ Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Chris Livingston	— did not play —												— did not play —
42Robin Lopez	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		41-8051.2%	12-2941.4%	25-2889.3%	43	26	5	6	17	15	119

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
35Isaac OkoroSF	29	3-5	0-1	2-2	2	3	1	1	1	3	8	-10
32Dean WadePF	17	0-3	0-2	0-0	5	1	1	0	2	1	0	-8
31Jarrett AllenC	40	15-17	0-0	0-0	12	6	0	2	0	2	30	-12
1Max StrusSG	36	5-18	2-11	0-0	4	2	4	2	1	3	12	-5
45Donovan MitchellPG	36	14-23	2-10	4-4	6	9	2	1	2	3	34	+3
3Caris LeVert	28	3-14	0-6	0-0	1	4	1	0	2	2	6	-3
9Craig Porter Jr.	15	6-10	1-3	1-1	1	1	1	0	0	1	14	0
20Georges Niang	14	1-7	0-6	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	2	2	-8
5Sam Merrill	14	1-4	1-4	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	-1
13Tristan Thompson	7	1-2	0-0	0-2	6	1	0	0	0	2	2	+4
2Ty Jerome	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Damian Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL		49-10347.6%	6-4314.0%	7-977.8%	37	28	11	7	8	20	111

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quartermilcle

(11:56) Jump Ball J. Allen vs. B. Lopez: Tip to D. Mitchell
+2 (11:37) J. Allen driving Layup (2 PTS)
02
+2 (11:21) K. Middleton 19' fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
22
+2 (11:04) D. Mitchell 13' step back Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Allen 1 AST)
24
(10:42) MISS M. Beasley 25' step back 3PT
(10:40) D. Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:34) M. Strus reverse Layup (2 PTS) (J. Allen 2 AST)
26
(10:34) K. Middleton defensive goaltending VIOLATION
(10:22) MISS D. Lillard driving Layup - blocked
(10:22) J. Allen BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:18) D. Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:14) J. Allen Hook (4 PTS) (I. Okoro 1 AST)
28
+2 (9:53) G. Antetokounmpo cutting finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (K. Middleton 1 AST)
48
(9:40) MISS D. Mitchell 25' pullup 3PT
(9:38) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:30) MISS G. Antetokounmpo driving floating bank Shot
(9:28) J. Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:17) J. Allen driving Hook (6 PTS) (D. Mitchell 1 AST)
410
+2 (8:55) B. Lopez cutting Layup (2 PTS) (K. Middleton 2 AST)
610
(8:38) MISS M. Strus cutting Layup - blocked
(8:38) B. Lopez BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:34) M. Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:33) M. Beasley lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:33) M. Strus STEAL (1 STL)
(8:30) MISS M. Strus 25' turnaround 3PT
(8:28) M. Strus REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:27) MISS D. Mitchell 27' 3PT
(8:25) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:20) MISS G. Antetokounmpo running DUNK
(8:17) I. Okoro REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:17) B. Lopez shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Okoro 2 FT)
+1 (8:17) I. Okoro Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
611
+1 (8:17) I. Okoro Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
612
(8:06) D. Lillard lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:06) D. Wade STEAL (1 STL)
(7:59) MISS M. Strus 25' running 3PT
(7:57) J. Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:57) MISS M. Strus 24' 3PT
(7:57) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+2 (7:45) D. Mitchell 15' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
614
(7:45) MIL Timeout
(7:23) MISS G. Antetokounmpo driving DUNK - blocked
(7:23) J. Allen BLOCK (2 BLK)
(7:23) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(7:19) Jump Ball G. Antetokounmpo vs. J. Allen: Tip to K. Middleton
+3 (7:14) M. Beasley 24' 3PT step back (3 PTS) (K. Middleton 3 AST)
914
+2 (6:58) J. Allen 14' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (D. Wade 1 AST)
916
+3 (6:44) M. Beasley 27' 3PT pullup (6 PTS) (G. Antetokounmpo 1 AST)
1216
+2 (6:30) J. Allen 14' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (D. Mitchell 2 AST)
1218
(6:20) G. Antetokounmpo offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(6:20) G. Antetokounmpo offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:09) MISS D. Wade cutting DUNK - blocked
(6:09) B. Lopez BLOCK (2 BLK)
(6:06) B. Lopez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:54) MISS D. Lillard 3PT
(5:51) D. Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (5:39) J. Allen alley-oop DUNK (12 PTS) (C. LeVert 1 AST)
1220
+3 (5:25) P. Connaughton 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Lillard 1 AST)
1520
+2 (5:05) J. Allen 6' Hook (14 PTS) (M. Strus 1 AST)
1522
(4:57) D. Lillard bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(4:57) M. Strus STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (4:52) M. Strus running DUNK (4 PTS)
1524
+2 (4:28) D. Lillard 18' fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS) (B. Lopez 1 AST)
1724
(4:08) I. Okoro lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:54) MISS B. Portis 15' turnaround Shot
(3:50) M. Strus REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:47) MISS D. Wade 24' 3PT
(3:46) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(3:36) P. Connaughton traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:26) M. Beauchamp personal FOUL (1 PF)
(3:21) D. Lillard personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (3:17) C. LeVert 11' fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS) (D. Mitchell 3 AST)
1726
+3 (3:02) D. Lillard 24' 3PT (5 PTS) (G. Antetokounmpo 2 AST)
2026
+2 (2:51) J. Allen 15' bank Jump Shot (16 PTS) (C. LeVert 2 AST)
2028
(2:39) MISS P. Connaughton 3PT
(2:37) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (2:35) G. Antetokounmpo putback DUNK (4 PTS)
2228
(2:16) MISS C. LeVert 24' pullup 3PT
(2:14) B. Portis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:08) MISS B. Portis 29' 3PT
(2:04) M. Beauchamp REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:00) M. Beauchamp 6' turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2428
(1:53) D. Lillard personal FOUL (2 PF)
(1:53) CLE Timeout
+2 (1:42) D. Mitchell driving Layup (6 PTS)
2430
(1:28) MISS M. Beauchamp 3PT
(1:24) J. Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (1:11) G. Niang cutting Layup (2 PTS)
2432
+2 (0:58) D. Lillard cutting finger roll Layup (7 PTS) (P. Connaughton 1 AST)
2632
+2 (0:51) D. Mitchell driving finger roll Layup (8 PTS)
2634
(0:39) MISS P. Connaughton 30' 3PT
(0:36) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+3 (0:30) M. Beauchamp 3PT (5 PTS) (G. Antetokounmpo 3 AST)
2934
+3 (0:10) D. Mitchell 25' 3PT step back (11 PTS)
2937
(0:05) C. LeVert take personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (0:03) G. Antetokounmpo alley-oop Layup (6 PTS) (K. Middleton 4 AST)
3137
(0:00) MISS C. Porter Jr. 30' pullup 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIL

CLE

119Points111

41-80(51.2%)Field Goal(%)49-103(47.6%)

12-29(41.4%)3-Point(%)6-43(14.0%)

25-28(89.3%)Free Throw(%)7-9(77.8%)

43(7)Rebounds(Offensive)37(7)

26Assists28

5Steals11

6Blocks7

17Turnovers8

15Fouls20

52Pts In The Paint64

12Fast Break Pts21

16Pts Off Turnovers18

17Bench Pts27

15Largest Lead15

Game Details

Friday, December 29, 2023 · 7:30 PM

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 19,432 (100.0%)