Cleveland
Cavaliers
123
–
116
FINAL
Milwaukee
Bucks
Date
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 37 | 20 | 28 | 38 | 123 |
| MIL | 24 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 116 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
James Harden
CLE
27
PTS
5
REB
6
AST
+17
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots7
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending66.7%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.43
Impact Composite47.3
Hustle: 17.5Defense: 26.9Impact: 2.9
70.0% FG7 contested shots+17 plus/minusonly 21 pts allowed on 49.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Evan Mobley
CLE
27
PTS
15
REB
2
AST
+7
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-21 (57.1%)
3PT0-2
FT3-5
TS%58.2%
eFG%57.1%
BLK3
TOV0
ORTG131
DRTG117
NET+14
Double-Double57.1% FG3 blocks10 contested shotsonly 27 pts allowed on 56.4 possessions
Box Score
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley | 32:58 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12-21 | 57% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-5 | 60% | +7 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 33:53 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4-14 | 29% | 1-4 | 25% | 10-13 | 77% | -15 |
| Sam Merrill | 28:02 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 50% | 3-8 | 38% | 2-2 | 100% | +22 |
| James Harden | 33:30 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7-10 | 70% | 2-4 | 50% | 11-13 | 85% | +17 |
| Dean Wade | 24:52 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Schröder | 15:51 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -8 |
| Keon Ellis | 24:17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Max Strus | 23:06 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2-6 | 33% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 13:12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Thomas Bryant | 10:19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| TOTAL | — | 123 | 46 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 42-86 | 49% | 12-36 | 33% | 27-34 | 79% | — |
Tristan Enaruna —
Nae'Qwan Tomlin —
Riley Minix —
Larry Nance Jr. —
| MIL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jericho Sims | 15:57 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | -18 |
| Ryan Rollins | 33:51 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6-13 | 46% | 3-7 | 43% | 4-4 | 100% | -5 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 16:51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 17% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 32:33 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8-15 | 53% | 1-4 | 25% | 8-8 | 100% | -9 |
| Taurean Prince | 22:37 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -20 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| AJ Green | 26:03 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-7 | 29% | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Pete Nance | 29:40 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-6 | 83% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-2 | 0% | +7 |
| Bobby Portis | 32:44 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-19 | 42% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Ousmane Dieng | 29:44 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7-12 | 58% | 5-8 | 63% | 0-2 | 0% | +2 |
| TOTAL | — | 116 | 39 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 42-88 | 48% | 20-45 | 44% | 12-17 | 71% | — |
Cormac Ryan —
Gary Trent Jr. —
Cam Thomas —
Gary Harris —
Andre Jackson Jr. —
Thanasis Antetokounmpo —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CLE42/86 (49%)
Paint
28/45 (62%)
Mid
5/12 (42%)
3PT
12/36 (33%)
RA 70%ATB3 29%Paint 44%Corner 3 50%Mid 0%
MIL42/88 (48%)
Paint
17/31 (55%)
Mid
9/23 (39%)
3PT
20/45 (44%)
ATB3 39%RA 65%Corner 3 57%Paint 54%Mid 31%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jericho Sims
defended Evan Mobley
4.7 min • 4 pts • 100%
Best Defender
Kyle Kuzma
held Donovan Mitchell
2.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Ousmane Dieng
vs James Harden
2.5 min • 8 pts • 100%
| MIL Defense | Dean Wade | Dennis Schröder | Donovan Mitchell | Evan Mobley | James Harden | Jaylon Tyson | Keon Ellis | Max Strus | Sam Merrill | Thomas Bryant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 1.7m 7pts 75% | 1.1m 4pts 100% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 3.5m 4pts 50% | — | 3.0m 2pts 0% | — |
| Bobby Portis | 1.8m 2pts 100% | — | — | 2.4m 2pts 25% | 2.1m 3pts 33% | 1.8m 3pts 50% | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | 1.2m 5pts 50% |
| Ryan Rollins | 1.9m 5pts 67% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | 3.1m 3pts 33% | — |
| Pete Nance | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 2.8m 5pts 100% | — | 1.5m 2pts 50% | 1.8m 5pts 100% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| AJ Green | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 3pts 50% | 1.2m 3pts 100% | — |
| Ousmane Dieng | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.5m 8pts 100% | — | — | 2.5m 3pts 50% | — | — |
| Taurean Prince | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 3.3m 3pts 33% | — | — | 2.0m 5pts 50% | — | — |
| Jericho Sims | — | — | — | 4.7m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Kuzma | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 3.1m 2pts 100% | — | 1.8m 4pts 50% | 1.9m 5pts 50% | 3.0m 3pts 33% | 1.8m 2pts 33% | — | 1.3m 4pts 100% | — | 2.6m 9pts 75% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIL leads, negative = CLE leads
MIL Largest Lead
5
Q3 11:50
CLE Largest Lead
15
Q2 0:44
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIL 9-0 run
Q2 2:28 – Q2 3:48
-10 → -4
MIL 11-0 run
Q2 2:28 – Q2 4:18
-10 → -2
MIL 14-0 run
Q2 2:28 – Q2 4:58
-10 → +1
CLE 8-0 run
Q2 5:13 – Q2 3:38
-1 → -7