Cleveland Cavaliers 112, Milwaukee Bucks 100 — Recap

March 9, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Cleveland Cavaliers 112, Milwaukee Bucks 100. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CLE 34-32 MIL; Q2 CLE 28-20 MIL; Q3 CLE 22-25 MIL; Q4 CLE 28-23 MIL.

Top performers (box score): Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) 30 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists on 13-of-24 shooting; Damian Lillard (MIL) 22 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-19 shooting; Max Strus (CLE) 17 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 threes on 6-of-11 shooting; Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 15 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 4-of-15 shooting; Kyle Kuzma (MIL) 14 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIL

Giannis Antetokounmpo

30 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 13-24 FG

Scoring · MIL

Damian Lillard

22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM · 8-19 FG

Scoring · CLE

Max Strus

17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 5 3PM · 6-11 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
CLE	34	28	22	28		112
MIL	32	20	25	23		100

🧮 How They Scored

CLEMIL

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

55.9%Effective FG%48.3%

13.8%Turnover %15.5%

25.5%Offensive rebound %33.3%

0.224Free-throw rate0.200

Box Score

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Donovan Mitchell G	30	15	5	6	1	—	4	4-15	1-7	6-7	+2
Jarrett Allen C	30	11	6	3	3	1	1	5-6	—	1-2	+9
Darius Garland G	29	13	5	5	—	—	3	4-13	1-8	4-4	+11
Evan Mobley F-C	28	13	7	2	3	1	3	5-10	2-4	1-2	+3
Max Strus G	22	17	9	2	1	—	2	6-11	5-9	—	+17
Sam Merrill G	20	9	2	1	1	—	—	3-6	3-5	—	+7
De'Andre Hunter F	19	6	3	2	—	—	—	2-6	1-4	1-2	-2
Ty Jerome G	18	9	1	1	1	—	—	3-9	1-3	2-2	+7
Isaac Okoro F-G	16	5	1	1	—	—	1	2-3	1-2	—	+11
Dean Wade F	15	9	3	1	1	—	—	3-3	3-3	—	+23
Javonte Green G-F	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	1-2	1-2	—	-7
Craig Porter G	3	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	-7
Jaylon Tyson G-F	3	—	—	1	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	-7

Milwaukee Bucks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Damian Lillard G	35	22	5	4	2	—	2	8-19	1-7	5-6	-8
Giannis Antetokounmpo F	34	30	9	3	2	—	4	13-24	—	4-8	-13
Kyle Kuzma F	32	14	6	1	1	—	4	6-13	2-5	—	-12
Brook Lopez C	30	7	9	—	—	2	3	2-5	1-4	2-2	-6
Taurean Prince F	30	6	2	3	1	—	2	2-7	2-6	—	-17
Gary Trent Jr. G	20	5	1	—	1	—	—	1-9	1-4	2-2	-7
A.J. Green G	20	2	3	—	—	—	1	1-3	0-2	—	-8
Jericho Sims F	18	—	10	3	1	—	—	0-1	—	—	-6
Kevin Porter Jr. G	10	2	2	2	—	—	2	1-3	—	—	-11
Ryan Rollins G	3	10	1	—	—	—	—	4-5	2-3	—	+7
Chris Livingston F	3	2	—	—	1	—	—	1-1	—	—	+7
Andre Jackson Jr. G	3	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	+7

🔬 Advanced Stats

Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Max Strus	Bench	22	17	77.3	23.2	+35.0	20.9
Donovan Mitchell	Bench	30	15	41.5	30.1	+3.2	8.5
Darius Garland	Bench	29	13	44.0	25.7	+20.2	8.9
Evan Mobley	Bench	28	13	59.7	20.3	+6.7	12.7
Jarrett Allen	Bench	30	11	79.9	11.1	+17.5	14.9
Ty Jerome	Bench	18	9	45.5	22.7	+14.9	4.9
Dean Wade	Bench	15	9	150.0	8.3	+74.2	25.5
Sam Merrill	Bench	20	9	75.0	13.3	+18.9	12.6
De'Andre Hunter	Bench	19	6	43.6	14.9	-9.5	7.3
Isaac Okoro	Bench	16	5	83.3	10.8	+34.4	5.2
Javonte Green	Bench	3	3	75.0	25.0	-128.6	11.1
Craig Porter	Bench	3	—	0.0	12.5	-128.6	-5.6
Jaylon Tyson	Bench	3	—	0.0	12.5	-128.6	0.0

Milwaukee BucksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Giannis Antetokounmpo	Bench	34	30	54.5	39.5	-20.5	17.4
Damian Lillard	Bench	35	22	50.8	25.6	-9.3	11.7
Kyle Kuzma	Bench	32	14	53.8	20.7	-13.0	8.3
Ryan Rollins	Bench	3	10	100.0	71.4	+128.6	55.6
Brook Lopez	Bench	30	7	59.5	12.5	-11.5	4.3
Taurean Prince	Bench	30	6	42.9	12.3	-27.9	2.8
Gary Trent Jr.	Bench	20	5	25.3	20.8	-14.3	-3.0
Kevin Porter Jr.	Bench	10	2	33.3	22.7	-49.8	4.3
A.J. Green	Bench	20	2	33.3	8.0	-16.3	0.0
Chris Livingston	Bench	3	2	100.0	14.3	+128.6	16.7
Jericho Sims	Bench	18	—	0.0	2.1	-12.7	16.5
Andre Jackson Jr.	Bench	3	—	0.0	0.0	+128.6	8.3