National Basketball Association
Cleveland 112, Milwaukee 100
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, January 26, 2024
Where: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials: #26 Pat Fraher, #11 Derrick Collins, #38 Michael Smith
Attendance: 17855

Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points and Jarrett Allen chipped in 24 to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 112-100 win against the host Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night.

The Cavaliers earned a 2-2 series split with the win in their second straight game against Milwaukee. Allen also grabbed a game-high 14 boards for Cleveland.

Milwaukee was led by Giannis Antetokounmpo with 22 points as well as 11 boards and nine assists. Damian Lillard added 22 points, while Khris Middleton scored 14.

It was a tightly contested first half, albeit an unusually slow start for both teams. The Bucks went into the second quarter trailing 30-28 before Lillard scored nine points in a row in the second to help the Bucks go into the half up 57-54.

It was the third-lowest shooting percentage for the Cavs in a half this season at 32.7 percent (16 of 49) from the floor. Mitchell and Antetokounmpo led the way for their teams with 17 points each.

In the third, Cleveland took advantage of a rough offensive quarter for Milwaukee. The Bucks went over nine minutes without a field goal and trailed by nine at one point.

However, Milwaukee would find some life, going on a 12-6 run right before the end of the quarter to get within three, 80-77. The Bucks made four consecutive 3-point attempts in that stretch.

That run would be short lived for the home team. Cleveland quickly jumped to a double-digit lead in the fourth, growing an advantage as large as 13. Milwaukee missed its first five attempts in the quarter.

The Bucks wouldn't go easily as they got their deficit down to six with just over a minute to go. Caris LeVert hit a key 3-pointer to put the Cavs back up by nine and Cleveland secured it from there.

Cleveland outscored Milwaukee 58-43 in the second half.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Cleveland   Milwaukee
Donovan Mitchell 32 Scoring Giannis Antetokounmpo 22
Donovan Mitchell 6 Assists Giannis Antetokounmpo 9
Jarrett Allen 14 Rebounds Brook Lopez 12
Jarrett Allen 6 Free Throws Made Damian Lillard 6
Isaac Okoro 2 Steals Khris Middleton 2
Jarrett Allen 2 Blocks Brook Lopez 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Cleveland 112 41.3 14-36 22-31 20 51 8 7 13
Milwaukee 100 40.2 13-34 17-24 21 51 4 6 18
Upcoming Games
  • Milwaukee will play their next game at home against New Orleans. The Bucks have a W/L % of .656 after a win and .769 after a loss.
  • Cleveland will play their next game at home against L.A. Clippers. The Cavaliers have a W/L % of .615 after a win and .647 after a loss.