Cleveland
Cavaliers
116
–
118
FINAL
Milwaukee
Bucks
Date
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 33 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 116 |
| MIL | 33 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 118 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Ryan Rollins
MIL
18
PTS
3
REB
9
AST
+12
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections5
Contested Shots1
Opp FG% When Defending57.1%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.20
Impact Composite49.6
Hustle: 11.5Defense: 36.0Impact: 2.2
61.5% FG5 deflections+12 plus/minusonly 9 pts allowed on 44.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Kevin Porter Jr.
MIL
20
PTS
8
REB
5
AST
+7
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-16 (62.5%)
3PT0-2
FT0-0
TS%62.5%
eFG%62.5%
STL5
BLK1
TOV3
ORTG124
DRTG115
NET+9
62.5% FG5 steals9 deflections3 loose balls recoveredonly 26 pts allowed on 65.4 possessions
Box Score
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Wade | 21:33 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | +9 |
| Sam Merrill | 33:41 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6-13 | 46% | 2-8 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | -2 |
| Jarrett Allen | 32:19 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10-15 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 7-8 | 88% | -10 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 35:08 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-16 | 31% | 1-6 | 17% | 3-3 | 100% | -19 |
| Dennis Schröder | 34:34 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8-14 | 57% | 3-6 | 50% | 7-9 | 78% | -5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Larry Nance Jr. | 7:32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Thomas Bryant | 15:41 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-8 | 50% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 21:47 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 75% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | +5 |
| Keon Ellis | 28:54 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-9 | 56% | 4-8 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 8:51 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 116 | 44 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 42-87 | 48% | 12-40 | 30% | 20-27 | 74% | — |
Tyrese Proctor —
Evan Mobley —
| MIL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJ Green | 37:38 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5-10 | 50% | 5-10 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +15 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 26:15 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-14 | 43% | 5-10 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Ryan Rollins | 34:50 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8-13 | 62% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 37:52 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10-16 | 63% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Myles Turner | 24:08 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-9 | 67% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-1 | 0% | +5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Bobby Portis | 21:06 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-8 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Cam Thomas | 16:10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Ousmane Dieng | 13:10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 17% | 1-6 | 17% | 2-2 | 100% | -12 |
| Jericho Sims | 28:51 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5-6 | 83% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -5 |
| TOTAL | — | 118 | 36 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 48-88 | 55% | 19-45 | 42% | 3-5 | 60% | — |
Gary Harris —
Gary Trent Jr. —
Thanasis Antetokounmpo —
Pete Nance —
Andre Jackson Jr. —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CLE42/87 (48%)
Paint
27/41 (66%)
Mid
4/9 (44%)
3PT
13/41 (32%)
ATB3 29%RA 81%Paint 44%Corner 3 43%Mid 0%
MIL48/88 (55%)
Paint
23/33 (70%)
Mid
9/14 (64%)
3PT
19/46 (41%)
ATB3 35%RA 90%Corner 3 53%Paint 53%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
AJ Green
defended Sam Merrill
6.2 min • 3 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Ousmane Dieng
held Sam Merrill
2.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Myles Turner
vs Jarrett Allen
2.3 min • 8 pts • 75%
| MIL Defense | Craig Porter Jr. | Dean Wade | Dennis Schröder | Jarrett Allen | Jaylon Tyson | Keon Ellis | Larry Nance Jr. | Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Sam Merrill | Thomas Bryant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 3.4m 6pts 100% | — | 3.8m 6pts 100% | 1.3m 6pts 60% | 1.2m 4pts 67% | 2.3m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| AJ Green | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | 2.2m 6pts 67% | — | — | — | 6.2m 3pts 50% | — |
| Ryan Rollins | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | 3.0m 4pts 67% | 2.0m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Jericho Sims | — | — | — | 3.2m 6pts 100% | — | 1.1m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | 4.2m 1pts 0% |
| Kyle Kuzma | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 2.6m 5pts 67% | 2.5m 6pts 50% | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Myles Turner | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | 2.3m 8pts 75% | 1.8m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Portis | 1.2m 3pts 50% | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cam Thomas | — | — | — | — | — | 3.4m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Ousmane Dieng | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — |
| Other | 1.9m 2pts 33% | 3.8m 7pts 33% | 2.4m 9pts 50% | 2.0m 3pts 50% | — | 2.2m 5pts 40% | 3.0m 3pts 50% | 2.9m 5pts 67% | 3.2m 5pts 100% | 2.2m 7pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIL leads, negative = CLE leads
MIL Largest Lead
12
Q3 6:05
CLE Largest Lead
7
Q1 3:33
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIL 9-0 run
Q1 7:04 – Q1 8:08
-4 → +2
MIL 10-0 run
Q2 11:31 – Q3 2:03
-1 → +7
MIL 13-0 run
Q2 11:31 – Q3 2:29
-1 → +10
CLE 10-0 run
Q3 6:46 – Q3 8:41
+10 → +2