Cavaliers 136, Bucks 111 — NBA Recap

📰Game Recap

Cleveland secured a decisive victory over Milwaukee, fueled by a dominant second quarter that broke open a tightly contested game. After the Bucks edged out a 25-24 lead in the first quarter, the Cavaliers erupted for 48 points in the second period while holding Milwaukee to just 21, establishing a commanding 72-46 halftime advantage. Evan Mobley led the Cavaliers' offensive surge with 27 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists on 11-of-16 shooting, complemented by Jarrett Allen's 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 assists on 12-of-16 shooting. Donovan Mitchell added 15 points for Cleveland.

The Cavaliers continued their strong performance into the third quarter, outscoring the Bucks 37-30 to further extend their lead to 109-76 heading into the final period. Milwaukee's offensive efforts were highlighted by Kel'el Ware's 19 points and 10 rebounds, along with Tyler Herro's 15 points. Despite these contributions, the Bucks could not stem Cleveland's consistent scoring, as Herro struggled from the field, hitting 5-of-18 attempts.

Milwaukee managed to outscore Cleveland 35-27 in the fourth quarter, but the large deficit proved insurmountable, allowing the Cavaliers to comfortably close out the game. The final outcome aligned with SportsFBI's pregame model, which gave Cleveland a 74% chance of victory.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the Cleveland Cavaliers (74% confidence). It gave a 18% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 25 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · CLE -9.5 CLE covered Won by 25

Total · 235.5 Over 247 combined

Moneyline CLE -370 · MIL +295 CLE favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (MIL) +8.5+9.5 +1

Total 236.5235.5 -1

Moneyline (MIL) +270+295 +25

Standouts

Top Scorer · CLE

Evan Mobley

27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM · 11-16 FG

Scoring · CLE

Jarrett Allen

25 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 12-16 FG

Scoring · MIL

Kel'el Ware

19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 6-16 FG

Season highs

Evan Mobley · Season-high 27 pointsJarrett Allen · Season-high 25 pointsMario Hezonja · Season-high 11 rebounds

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

📊 Game Flow

CLE 36 largest lead Q4 11:49 (CLE 112, MIL 76) · 15-0 run, Q2 5:27–Q2 1:33

MIL 6 largest lead Q1 5:29 (CLE 12, MIL 18) · 12-0 run, Q4 4:56–Q4 1:50

Swings 7 lead changes Tied 4 times

Ahead for good: Evan Mobley makes 2-foot layup (Sam Merrill assists) (Q2 9:59, CLE 32, MIL 31).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
CLE	24	48	37	27		136
MIL	25	21	30	35		111

🧮 How They Scored

CLEMIL

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

51Bench points55

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

62.0%Effective FG%49.5%

9.2%Turnover %10.8%

31.8%Offensive rebound %26.3%

0.180Free-throw rate0.180

🎯 Shot Chart

Cleveland Cavaliers52/100 FG

70%Restricted Area26 of 37
33%Paint (non-RA)4 of 12
40%Mid-Range2 of 5
60%Left Corner 33 of 5
50%Right Corner 32 of 4
41%Above-break 315 of 37

Milwaukee Bucks41/100 FG

69%Restricted Area18 of 26
25%Paint (non-RA)5 of 20
33%Mid-Range1 of 3
40%Left Corner 32 of 5
29%Right Corner 32 of 7
33%Above-break 313 of 39

● made · ✕ missed, from the official shot log.

Box Score

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
James Harden G	26	13	6	7	1	0	2	4-8	3-4	2-2	+17
Evan Mobley F-C	25	27	5	3	1	0	0	11-16	3-5	2-3	+6
Donovan Mitchell G	25	15	4	3	0	0	2	5-7	2-4	3-3	+31
Jarrett Allen C	24	25	11	4	1	0	2	12-16	0-1	1-4	+24
Meleek Thomas G	23	13	1	2	1	1	1	5-12	3-6	0-0	+11
Peyton Watson G	22	5	2	6	1	2	1	2-6	1-3	0-0	+11
Mario Hezonja F	20	8	11	4	0	0	2	3-6	1-3	1-2	+15
Sam Merrill G	19	6	4	3	1	0	0	2-4	1-3	1-2	+24
Tyrese Proctor G	18	9	4	5	1	0	0	3-9	3-5	0-0	+3
Craig Porter G	16	2	2	4	0	0	1	1-3	0-2	0-0	0
Thomas Bryant C	11	11	2	0	0	1	0	3-7	3-6	2-2	-9
Tristan Enaruna F	6	2	1	0	1	0	0	1-3	0-2	0-0	-4
Riley Minix F	6	0	3	0	0	0	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	-4

Milwaukee Bucks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Tyler Herro G	28	15	3	2	1	0	2	5-18	4-11	1-1	-19
Ryan Rollins G	26	9	3	7	0	0	0	4-11	1-5	0-0	+4
Kel'el Ware C	24	19	10	3	1	2	4	6-16	3-8	4-5	-14
Myles Turner C-F	24	10	7	2	1	2	0	4-10	1-4	1-2	-11
Jaime Jaquez Jr. G	23	8	7	5	0	0	2	3-8	1-2	1-2	-15
Kyle Kuzma F	23	14	3	3	1	0	1	6-12	2-7	0-2	-16
Kasparas Jakučionis G	21	5	3	3	0	0	2	2-7	1-4	0-0	-18
Brayden Burries G	21	14	3	1	1	0	0	4-7	1-4	5-6	-19
A.J. Green G	21	0	3	2	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	-14
Nate Ament F	19	14	1	2	0	0	1	6-8	2-3	0-0	-11
Gary Trent Jr. G	6	3	1	1	0	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	+4
Ousmane Dieng F	6	0	1	2	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+4

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Evan Mobley	Starter	24:35	27	77.9	30.4	+11.5	19.7
Jarrett Allen	Starter	24:01	25	70.4	31.3	+45.6	27.2
Donovan Mitchell	Starter	24:28	15	90.1	16.1	+57.8	11.0
James Harden	Starter	25:44	13	73.2	18.3	+31.5	14.9
Peyton Watson	Starter	22:26	5	41.7	13.2	+23.5	7.6
Meleek Thomas	Bench	22:49	13	54.2	21.7	+19.7	7.1
Thomas Bryant	Bench	10:50	11	69.8	26.7	-39.1	12.3
Tyrese Proctor	Bench	18:10	9	50.0	19.6	+13.8	10.3
Mario Hezonja	Bench	20:17	8	58.1	16.4	+30.8	11.5
Sam Merrill	Bench	19:15	6	61.5	9.8	+52.1	12.3
Craig Porter	Bench	15:55	2	33.3	9.5	+3.6	2.5
Tristan Enaruna	Bench	5:46	2	33.3	17.6	-25.8	9.8
Riley Minix	Bench	5:46	0	0.0	17.6	-25.8	-7.3

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Tyler Herro	Starter	27:28	15	40.7	27.0	-34.1	3.9
Kyle Kuzma	Starter	22:38	14	54.3	23.0	-34.1	8.7
Myles Turner	Starter	23:49	10	46.0	17.5	-28.7	8.1
Ryan Rollins	Starter	25:51	9	40.9	17.2	+4.9	5.2
Jaime Jaquez Jr.	Starter	23:06	8	45.0	17.5	-31.1	9.7
Kel'el Ware	Bench	24:11	19	52.2	33.3	-28.8	13.8
Nate Ament	Bench	19:00	14	87.5	17.6	-29.0	11.7
Brayden Burries	Bench	20:44	14	72.6	18.5	-39.7	11.7
Kasparas Jakučionis	Bench	21:15	5	35.7	15.3	-37.7	1.0
Gary Trent Jr.	Bench	5:46	3	75.0	15.4	+25.8	19.5
Caris LeVert	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jericho Sims	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ousmane Dieng	Bench	5:46	0	0.0	0.0	+25.8	9.8
A.J. Green	Bench	20:27	0	0.0	3.6	-29.8	2.0
Bogoljub Marković	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

🎟️ Player Props Results Consensus lines

Player	Prop	Line	Actual	Result
Evan Mobley CLE	Points	17.5	27	Over
	Rebounds	9.5	5	Under
	Assists	3.5	3	Under
	3-pointers	1.5	3	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	30.5	35	Over
Jarrett Allen CLE	Points	13.5	25	Over
	Rebounds	9.5	11	Over
	Pts + Reb	22.5	36	Over
Kel'el Ware MIL	Points	9.5	19	Over
	Rebounds	7.5	10	Over
Donovan Mitchell CLE	Points	24.5	15	Under
	Rebounds	4.5	4	Under
	Assists	4.5	3	Under
	3-pointers	2.5	2	Under
	Pts + Reb + Ast	34.5	22	Under
Tyler Herro MIL	Points	21.5	15	Under
	Rebounds	4.5	3	Under
	Assists	4.5	2	Under
	3-pointers	2.5	4	Over
	Pts + Reb	26.5	18	Under
	Reb + Ast	9.5	5	Under
	Pts + Reb + Ast	31.5	20	Under
Kyle Kuzma MIL	Points	11.5	14	Over
	Rebounds	5.5	3	Under
	Assists	2.5	3	Over
	3-pointers	1.5	2	Over
	Pts + Reb	16.5	17	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	19.5	20	Over