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Cleveland Cavaliers at Milwaukee Bucks

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Cleveland Cavaliers
Milwaukee Bucks

Fiserv Forum · Milwaukee, WI

Matchup preview

Last season: too early in this one to read much from it

Matchup odds

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Who wins?

CLE

Season leaders, per game

MIL
The teams side by side: Cleveland Cavaliers and Milwaukee Bucks compared, with league ranks
CLEStatMIL
52–30Record32–50
Offense
4.0(better), 9th in the leagueNet rating25th in the league, -6.2
117.0(better), 5th in the leagueOffensive rating23rd in the league, 111.2
101.8, 13th in the leaguePace25th in the league, 99.1
56.1, 4th in the leagueeFG%3rd in the league, 56.5(better)
11.7(better), 9th in the leagueTOV%28th in the league, 13.3
26.9(better), 9th in the leagueOREB%30th in the league, 21.1
0.265(better), 15th in the leagueFT rate29th in the league, 0.223
Defense
112.9(better), 15th in the leagueDefensive rating27th in the league, 117.4
54.3(better), 14th in the leagueOpp. eFG%25th in the league, 55.8
12.5(better), 13th in the leagueOpp. TOV%25th in the league, 11.1
74.4(better), 11th in the leagueDREB%17th in the league, 74.1
0.263(better), 16th in the leagueOpp. FT rate21st in the league, 0.274

This season's meetings

They have not met this season.

Injury report

Cleveland Cavaliers

  • Peyton WatsonProbable· back Oct 1
    Report note

    Watson isn't guaranteed a spot in the starting five immediately but will have the chance to compete for it during training camp. The 24-year-old forward figures to play a sizable role for Cleveland after being acquired from the Nuggets in August in a multi-team deal. Watson was limited to just 54 regular-season appearances (40 starts) in 2025-26 due in large part to a strained hamstring, though he impressed when healthy, averaging career highs in points (14.6), rebounds (4.9), assists (2.1) and steals (0.9) while chipping in 1.1 blocks per game and shooting 41.1 percent from beyond the arc. His length and defensive versatility will be key for a Cleveland team trying to reach the Finals for the first time since the 2017-18 campaign. However, his growth on the offensive end will also be crucial to achieving that objective. Watson is one of the top candidates to join James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen in the starting lineup, but Atkinson isn't ready to commit to that idea just yet, as the Cavaliers have other options like Sam Merrill and Jaylon Tyson.

    Cost -2.3 per 100

Milwaukee Bucks

Key players · CLE: Cleveland Cavaliers key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
James Harden34.923.64.88.021.0 / 2.2 / 4.81.7
Donovan Mitchell33.527.94.55.727.6 / 4.8 / 4.84.3
Evan Mobley31.918.29.03.614.8 / 9.0 / 3.42.6
Peyton Watson29.614.64.92.111.6 / 4.8 / 3.01.6
Jarrett Allen27.215.48.51.816.2 / 8.8 / 0.63.4
Key players · MIL: Milwaukee Bucks key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
Kevin Porter Jr.33.217.45.27.413.4 / 5.4 / 5.61.9
Ryan Rollins32.117.34.65.623.8 / 3.6 / 5.21.7
Tyler Herro31.220.54.84.116.4 / 5.2 / 5.60.4
A.J. Green29.110.42.71.918.6 / 4.2 / 1.8-0.3
Jaime Jaquez Jr.28.315.45.04.720.8 / 3.2 / 4.80.8

Last five games

Cleveland Cavaliers: Cleveland Cavaliers: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
May 25 vs NYKLost 93–130––
May 23 vs NYKLost 108–121––
May 21 @ NYKLost 93–109––
May 19 @ NYKLost 104–115––
May 17 @ DETWon 125–94––
Milwaukee Bucks: Milwaukee Bucks: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Apr 12 @ PHILost 106–126––
Apr 10 vs BKNWon 125–108––
Apr 8 @ DETLost 111–137––
Apr 7 @ BKNLost 90–96––
Apr 5 vs MEMWon 131–115––

Standings

Full standings
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBL10
2BOS5626.68348-2
3NYK5329.64676-4
4CLE5230.63487-3
5TOR4636.561146-4
6ATL4636.561146-4
9CHA4438.537166-4
10MIA4339.524175-5
11MIL3250.390283-7
12CHI3151.378292-8
13BKN2062.244403-7

Matchups by position

What each defense allows per game to guards, forwards and centers, against the league average. Rank 1 allows the most.

CLE attack against MIL defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards51.1 (lg 49.8) , 11th in the league14.5 (lg 13.6) , 7th in the league14.8 (lg 14.2) , 8th in the league
Forwards37.7 (lg 37.4) , 15th in the league15.5 (lg 15.3) , 12th in the league7.8 (lg 7.0) , 3rd in the league
Centers9.2 (lg 10.7) , 28th in the league6.8 (lg 7.5) , 26th in the league1.6 (lg 1.9) , 25th in the league
MIL attack against CLE defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards47.6 (lg 49.8) , 24th in the league12.9 (lg 13.6) , 25th in the league14.2 (lg 14.2) , 17th in the league
Forwards39.4 (lg 37.4) , 5th in the league15.7 (lg 15.3) , 9th in the league7.2 (lg 7.0) , 14th in the league
Centers9.4 (lg 10.7) , 25th in the league7.5 (lg 7.5) , 16th in the league1.7 (lg 1.9) , 20th in the league

The box score appears at tip-off.

Season series

CLE 0, MIL 0
  1. Oct 31 · this gameCleveland Cavaliers at Milwaukee Bucks
  2. Jan 15Cleveland Cavaliers at Milwaukee Bucks
  3. Feb 16Milwaukee Bucks at Cleveland Cavaliers
  4. Feb 17Milwaukee Bucks at Cleveland Cavaliers

Before and after

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