Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Milwaukee Bucks

Mar 17, 2026

FINAL

42-27ClevelandCavaliers

123

28-40MilwaukeeBucks

116

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	37	20	28	38	123
MIL	24	34	29	29	116

Game Recap

The Cavaliers improve to 42-27 on the season, as the Bucks drop to 28-40.

Player Stats

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Sam MerrillSF	28	6-12	3-8	2-2	6	2	0	0	0	2	+22	17
32Dean WadePF	24	4-8	1-4	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	1	+13	9
4Evan MobleyC	32	12-21	0-2	3-5	15	2	0	3	0	2	+7	27
45Donovan MitchellSG	33	4-14	1-4	10-13	8	3	1	1	0	4	-15	19
1James HardenPG	33	7-10	2-4	11-13	5	6	2	0	2	4	+17	27
14Keon Ellis	24	3-4	2-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	1	+8	8
2Max Strus	23	2-6	2-6	0-0	6	4	0	0	1	5	+1	6
3Thomas Bryant	10	2-4	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-5	5
8Dennis Schroder	15	1-2	0-1	1-1	1	5	0	0	1	0	-8	3
20Jaylon Tyson	13	1-5	0-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	1	-5	2
21Tristan Enaruna	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Riley Minix	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Larry Nance Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
35Nae'Qwan Tomlin	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	42-8648.8%	12-3633.3%	27-3479.4%	46	27	3	4	6	20	-	123

BUCKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
12Taurean PrinceSF	22	3-7	2-4	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	3	-20	8
18Kyle KuzmaPF	16	1-6	1-4	0-0	0	2	0	1	0	1	-6	3
00Jericho SimsC	15	2-3	0-0	0-1	6	0	0	0	1	3	-18	4
13Ryan RollinsSG	33	6-13	3-7	4-4	3	4	0	1	1	5	-5	19
7Kevin Porter Jr.PG	32	8-15	1-4	8-8	3	10	0	2	1	3	-9	25
21Ousmane Dieng	29	7-12	5-8	0-2	5	1	1	0	2	4	+2	19
20AJ Green	26	2-7	2-7	0-0	4	1	1	0	1	2	+6	6
9Bobby Portis	32	8-19	3-7	0-0	9	4	1	0	1	0	+8	19
35Pete Nance	29	5-6	3-4	0-2	7	1	0	2	0	1	+7	13
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 —
30Cormac Ryan	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Cam Thomas	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Gary Trent Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8847.7%	20-4544.4%	12-1770.6%	39	24	3	6	8	22	-	116

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCLEMIL

(11:55) Jump Ball Sims vs. Mobley: Tip to Rollins
(11:38) MISS Porter Jr. 3' Driving Layup
(11:38) Mobley BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:34) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:31) Harden 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
30
+3 (11:17) Rollins 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
33
+2 (11:01) Mobley 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
53
(10:46) MISS Prince 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:44) Sims REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:41) MISS Prince 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:41) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:22) Merrill 12' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Harden 2 AST)
73
+2 (10:07) Sims 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Kuzma 1 AST)
75
(10:07) Mobley S.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Green)
(10:07) MISS Sims Free Throw 1 of 1
(10:04) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:56) MISS Wade 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:52) Harden REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:43) Mobley 3' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Harden 3 AST)
95
+3 (9:30) Prince 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Porter Jr. 2 AST)
98
+2 (9:11) Mitchell 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Mobley 1 AST)
118
(8:53) Prince Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:53) Harden STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:47) Wade 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Merrill 1 AST)
138
(8:21) MISS Kuzma 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:17) Merrill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:15) Kuzma P.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Green)
(8:09) MISS Mitchell 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:08) Mobley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:08) MISS Mobley 3' Tip Layup Shot
(8:08) Kuzma BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:06) Sims REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:58) MISS Rollins 6' Driving Layup
(7:58) Mitchell BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:51) Merrill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:48) MISS Merrill 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:45) Sims REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (7:37) Sims 3' Alley Oop Layup (4 PTS) (Kuzma 2 AST)
1310
(7:24) MISS Mobley 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(7:23) Mobley REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (7:21) Mobley 2' Putback Dunk (6 PTS)
1510
+2 (7:05) Porter Jr. 9' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
1512
(6:52) MISS Mobley 1' Driving Layup
(6:52) Rollins BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:51) Mobley REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(6:50) Rollins S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Lane)
(6:50) BUCKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:50) MISS Mobley Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:50) Cavaliers Rebound
(6:50) MISS Mobley Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:46) Sims REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(6:26) MISS Kuzma 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:24) Cavaliers Rebound
+2 (6:02) Mobley 3' Dunk (8 PTS) (Merrill 2 AST)
1712
(5:50) MISS Dieng 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:50) Mobley REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
+2 (5:35) Mobley 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (10 PTS)
1912
(5:35) BUCKS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(5:22) MISS Kuzma 5' Driving Layup
(5:22) Mobley BLOCK (2 BLK)
(5:18) Sims REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
+3 (5:16) Kuzma 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Porter Jr. 3 AST)
1915
+3 (5:03) Harden 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2215
(4:55) Strus Personal Take Foul (P1.T2) (N.Buchert)
+2 (4:44) Dieng 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 4 AST)
2217
(4:36) Sims S.FOUL (P1.T3) (N.Green)
+1 (4:36) Harden Free Throw 1 of 3 (7 PTS)
2317
+1 (4:36) Harden Free Throw 2 of 3 (8 PTS)
2417
+1 (4:36) Harden Free Throw 3 of 3 (9 PTS)
2517
+3 (4:23) Green 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Portis 1 AST)
2520
+2 (4:08) Harden 11' Driving Layup (11 PTS)
2720
(4:08) Dieng S.FOUL (P1.T4) (K.Lane)
+1 (4:08) Harden Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
2820
(3:54) MISS Portis 17' Jump Shot
(3:52) Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:39) Harden 4' Driving Layup (14 PTS)
3020
(3:22) MISS Dieng 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:19) Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:13) MISS Harden 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:10) Portis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:58) MISS Portis 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:55) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:33) Ellis 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Strus 1 AST)
3220
+2 (2:16) Portis 16' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
3222
(1:53) MISS Schroder 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:49) Nance REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:41) Rollins 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
3224
+2 (1:29) Mitchell 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
3424
(1:28) Portis Inbound Turnover (P1.T2)
+3 (1:16) Bryant 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Schroder 1 AST)
3724
(1:02) Rollins Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:02) Mitchell STEAL (1 STL)
(0:58) MISS Tyson 28' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(0:55) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:40) Strus P.FOUL (P2.T3) (N.Buchert)
(0:32) MISS Rollins 14' Fadeaway Jumper
(0:29) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:09) MISS Mitchell 12' Fadeaway Jumper
(0:05) Portis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:01) MISS Dieng 29' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(0:00) BUCKS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

MIL

123Points116

42-86(48.8%)Field Goal(%)42-88(47.7%)

12-36(33.3%)3-Point(%)20-45(44.4%)

27-34(79.4%)Free Throw(%)12-17(70.6%)

46(10)Rebounds(Offensive)39(7)

27Assists24

3Steals3

4Blocks6

6Turnovers8

20Fouls22

56Pts In The Paint34

15Fast Break Pts0

9Pts Off Turnovers4

24Bench Pts57

15Largest Lead5

Game Details

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 · 8:00 PM

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