Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Milwaukee Bucks

Feb 25, 2026

FINAL

37-23ClevelandCavaliers

116

26-31MilwaukeeBucks

118

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	33	30	31	22	116
MIL	33	29	31	25	118

Game Recap

The Bucks defeated the Cavaliers, 118-116, as Kevin Porter Jr. puts in the game-winning fadeaway with 20.2 seconds remaining.

Player Stats

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20Jaylon TysonSF	35	5-16	1-6	3-3	10	3	2	0	0	3	-19	14
32Dean WadePF	21	0-4	0-3	0-2	4	4	0	0	0	0	+9	0
31Jarrett AllenC	32	10-15	0-0	7-8	11	1	2	1	1	0	-10	27
5Sam MerrillSG	33	6-13	2-8	0-2	5	2	0	0	3	3	-2	14
8Dennis SchroderPG	34	8-14	3-6	7-9	2	5	1	0	3	1	-5	26
14Keon Ellis	28	5-9	4-8	0-0	4	3	2	1	2	1	+6	14
35Nae'Qwan Tomlin	8	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	0	-3	2
9Craig Porter Jr.	21	3-4	1-2	1-1	2	9	0	0	0	0	+5	8
3Thomas Bryant	15	4-8	1-5	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	+8	11
22Larry Nance Jr.	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	+1	0
4Evan Mobley	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Tyrese Proctor	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	42-8748.3%	12-4030.0%	20-2774.1%	44	28	7	2	11	10	-	116

BUCKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20AJ GreenSF	37	5-10	5-10	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	4	+15	15
18Kyle KuzmaPF	26	6-14	5-10	0-0	4	5	1	0	0	2	+5	17
3Myles TurnerC	24	6-9	3-5	0-1	3	0	1	1	0	2	+5	15
7Kevin Porter Jr.SG	37	10-16	0-2	0-0	8	5	5	1	3	2	+7	20
13Ryan RollinsPG	34	8-13	2-6	0-0	3	9	0	0	4	4	+12	18
00Jericho Sims	28	5-6	0-0	1-2	11	2	0	0	2	3	-5	11
24Cam Thomas	16	3-6	1-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	2	0	-13	7
9Bobby Portis	21	4-8	2-4	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	2	-4	10
21Ousmane Dieng	13	1-6	1-6	2-2	0	2	0	0	1	1	-12	5
43Thanasis Antetokounmpo	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Gary Harris	— did not play —												— did not play —
44Andre Jackson Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
35Pete Nance	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Gary Trent Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	48-8854.5%	19-4542.2%	3-560.0%	36	28	7	2	13	20	-	118

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCLEMIL

(11:55) Jump Ball Turner vs. Allen: Tip to Schroder
(11:49) MISS Merrill 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:45) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:24) MISS Porter Jr. 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(11:21) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:15) MISS Schroder 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:14) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:14) Allen Putback Dunk (2 PTS)
20
(11:06) MISS Green 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:04) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:48) MISS Schroder 5' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(10:45) Kuzma REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:42) Rollins 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Kuzma 1 AST)
22
(10:33) MISS Merrill 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:33) Allen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (10:21) Allen 2' Dunk (4 PTS) (Merrill 1 AST)
42
+2 (10:01) Kuzma 13' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
44
+3 (9:42) Schroder 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
74
(9:28) MISS Rollins 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:25) Merrill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:15) Schroder 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
94
+3 (9:05) Kuzma 28' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
97
(8:53) MISS Tyson 10' Driving Layup
(8:52) Tyson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:52) Tyson 2' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
117
(8:39) MISS Kuzma 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:36) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (8:27) Merrill 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
147
(8:26) BUCKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(8:02) MISS Rollins 3PT Jump Shot
(8:00) Tyson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:54) Merrill Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:54) Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(7:45) MISS Kuzma 9' Driving Layup
(7:45) Allen BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:45) BUCKS Rebound
(7:36) MISS Green 3PT Jump Shot
(7:32) Allen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(7:26) MISS Wade 4' Driving Layup
(7:26) Turner BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:25) Rollins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:18) Green 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Kuzma 2 AST)
1410
(7:03) MISS Allen 20' Jump Shot
(6:59) Kuzma REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:58) Merrill P.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Sago)
(6:50) MISS Turner 7' Driving Hook Shot
(6:48) Turner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:48) Turner Putback Dunk (2 PTS)
1412
+3 (6:28) Schroder 27' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Tyson 1 AST)
1712
(6:12) MISS Porter Jr. 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:09) Tyson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (5:58) Tyson 4' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Ellis 1 AST)
1912
(5:49) MISS Kuzma 3PT Jump Shot
(5:46) Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:34) MISS Ellis 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:31) Allen REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(5:28) MISS Merrill 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:28) Allen REBOUND (Off:4 Def:1)
(5:18) MISS Tyson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:14) Ellis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:14) Ellis Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:14) Porter Jr. STEAL (2 STL)
(5:10) Porter Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:10) Allen STEAL (1 STL)
(5:07) MISS Allen 9' Running Jump Shot
(5:05) Turner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (4:56) Kuzma 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Rollins 1 AST)
1915
(4:56) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(4:40) MISS Tyson 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:37) Sims REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:24) Green 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Sims 1 AST)
1918
(4:10) MISS Schroder 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:09) BUCKS Rebound
(4:09) Tyson L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Sago)
+3 (3:52) Portis 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thomas 1 AST)
1921
+3 (3:35) Ellis 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tyson 2 AST)
2221
(3:22) MISS Green 3PT Jump Shot
(3:18) Tomlin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:01) Bryant Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
2421
+2 (2:51) Rollins 16' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2423
(2:40) MISS Bryant 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:38) Portis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:17) Green 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Rollins 2 AST)
2426
(2:01) MISS Tomlin 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:58) Sims REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:53) MISS Rollins 23' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(1:50) Tyson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(1:43) MISS Tyson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:41) Sims REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (1:28) Thomas 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Rollins 3 AST)
2428
+3 (1:05) Ellis 28' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Wade 1 AST)
2728
+3 (0:52) Thomas 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2731
(0:43) MISS Tomlin 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:39) Ellis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+3 (0:36) Bryant 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Ellis 2 AST)
3031
+2 (0:15) Thomas 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS)
3033
+2 (0:04) Porter Jr. 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
3233
(0:04) Portis S.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Sago)
+1 (0:04) Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
3333
(0:01) Ellis Personal Take Foul (P1.T3) (C.Blair)
(0:01) Dieng Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(0:01) Allen STEAL (2 STL)
(0:00) CAVALIERS Heave
(0:00) Cavaliers Rebound

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

MIL

116Points118

42-87(48.3%)Field Goal(%)48-88(54.5%)

12-40(30.0%)3-Point(%)19-45(42.2%)

20-27(74.1%)Free Throw(%)3-5(60.0%)

44(16)Rebounds(Offensive)36(8)

28Assists28

7Steals7

2Blocks2

11Turnovers13

10Fouls20

54Pts In The Paint44

3Fast Break Pts9

20Pts Off Turnovers12

35Bench Pts33

7Largest Lead12

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