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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 25 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 116 |
 Bucks | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 97 |
CLETeam statsMIL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 44-8154.3% | 11-2642.3% | 17-17100.0% | 44 | 25 | 17 |
| MIL | 38-8246.3% | 11-3531.4% | 10-1283.3% | 30 | 23 | 14 |
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Cleveland Cavaliers116| 37 | 24 | 10-16 | 2-4 | 2-2 | +13 | +4.9 | ||||||||
| 27 | 17 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 7-7 | 0 | −2 | +3.3 | |||||||
| 26 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −8.2 | ||||||
| 25 | 14 | 6-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +4.5 | |||||
| 23 | 12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | +9 | +4.6 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +1.7 | |||
| 23 | 7 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | −7.1 | |||||
| 19 | 17 | 6-8 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +8.9 | ||||
| 18 | 10 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | +11 | +0.9 | |||||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | −2.4 | |||||||
| 1 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +2.8 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 116 | 44-8154.3% | 11-2642.3% | 44 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 17-17100.0% | 9 | 8 | 3 | |||
Bench 45 points on 18 for 34 shooting
Milwaukee Bucks97| 39 | 34 | 15-22 | 0-1 | 4-6 | −17 | +15.3 | ||||||||
| 35 | 8 | 3-10 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −9.3 | |||||
| 34 | 16 | 6-12 | 4-9, Ties his career high | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −0.6 | ||||||
| 32 | 9 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.2 | |||||
| 17 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | +0.1 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −6.9 | |||||
| 18 | 8 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −2.8 | |||||
| 16 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −1.0 | ||||
| 9 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.1 | |
| 8 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +0.9 | |||||
| 6 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.7 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.1 | |
| Team | 97 | 38-8246.3% | 11-3531.4% | 30 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 10-1283.3% | 8 | 9 | 2 | |||
Bench 23 points on 8 for 26 shooting
Cavaliers116Bucks97ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 116-97 in the Bucks’ home opener at BMO Harris Bradley Center.
The Cavaliers took control with a 24-10 run bridging the third and fourth quarters and led by as many as 19.
LeBron James had 24 points (16 in the paint) and 8 assists, and Kyle Korver added 17 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) on 6 for 8 shooting off the bench.
For the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals on 15 for 22 shooting.
The Cavaliers shot 54.3% from the field and 42.3% from 3 to the Bucks’ 46.3% and 31.4%. They outscored the Bucks 45-23 off the bench. The Cavaliers outscored the Bucks 15-5 in 4 minutes with James, Korver, Smith, Green and Thompson on the floor together.
Cleveland CavaliersMilwaukee BucksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
99 points from the field on 81 shots: 9.0 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 30-38 | 78.9% | 63% |
| In the paint | 2-8 | 25.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 1-9 | 11.1% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-6 | 16.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-20 | 50.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khris Middleton | 24 | 10 | 5-6 | +3 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 19 | 6 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Tony Snell | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thon Maker | 16 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Khris Middleton | 12 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| John Henson | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 10 points on 54 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Terry | 10 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 7 | 6 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Tony Snell | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 33 possessions. He usually scores about 6 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MIL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Brogdon 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Antetokounmpo 6 AST)
Q3 8:02
13.8%
29→43
Crowder 27' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Love 3 AST)
Q3 8:35
9.9%
47→37
Crowder 2' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
Q2 0:42
9.6%
43→34
Brogdon 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Antetokounmpo 2 AST)
Q1 6:02
9.5%
49→59
Teletovic 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Antetokounmpo 3 AST)
Q2 10:04
9.3%
53→62
