Milwaukee Bucks vs Cleveland Cavaliers player stats and box score (Dec. 20) | 2024-25 NBA season

Two of the Eastern Conference’s top teams faced off in Friday’s Milwaukee Bucks vs Cleveland Cavaliers matchup. The Bucks came into the game fresh off their 2024 Emirates NBA Cup championship, while the Cavaliers boasted the league’s best record.

The Bucks’ NBA Cup victory, which rewarded each player with $500,000 in incentives, marked a high point in the team’s midseason turnaround. However, the Cavaliers handed the Bucks a 124-101 defeat.

Milwaukee played without star point guard Damian Lillard, and his absence was felt as the Bucks struggled offensively in the first quarter, falling behind 22-16.

The Cavaliers continued to dominate in the second quarter, outscoring the Bucks 40-31 to establish a commanding 69-51 lead at halftime.

Giannis Antetokounmpo led all scorers in the first half with 18 points, but received limited support, with Brook Lopez being the only other Buck in double figures, adding 10 points.

For the Cavaliers, Donovan Mitchell topped the scoring with 16 points, while Dean Wade contributed 11, and Evan Mobley and Darius Garland each scored 10 points.

After the break, the Cavaliers kept rolling with a 34-25 third quarter. The Bucks managed to outscore the Cavaliers by four in the final frame, but it wasn’t enough as they fell 124-101.

Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 33 points and 14 rebounds but had little help from his teammates. Khris Middleton added 14 points in 12 shots off the bench.

Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 27 points and six assists, while Evan Mobley finished with 15 points and seven rebounds, and Dean Wade had 15 points and five rebounds.

Jarrett Allen posted a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, while Darius Garland contributed 16 points, and Ty Jerome chipped in 13 points off the bench.

Below are the player stats and box score for the Milwaukee Bucks vs Cleveland Cavaliers game.

Milwaukee Bucks vs Cleveland Cavaliers player stats and box score

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Milwaukee Bucks player stats

PLAYER	MIN	PTS	AST	REB	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	STL	BLK	TO	PF	=+/-
Taurean Prince	1:02	5	2	3	2	4	50	1	3	33.3	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	4	2	-19
Giannis Antetokounmpo	6:25	33	3	14	13	22	59.1	1	1	100	6	10	60	2	12	3	0	5	2	-19
Brook Lopez	0:09	10	1	6	4	6	66.7	2	3	66.7	0	0	0	2	4	0	2	1	1	-21
Andre Jackson Jr.	15:24	0	1	2	0	5	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	-16
AJ Green	16:37	0	4	1	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	-20
Gary Trent Jr.	18:28	8	0	1	3	5	60.0	1	3	33.3	1	1	100	0	1	1	0	1	0	-20
Bobby Portis	20:13	9	2	3	4	9	44.4	1	2	50.0	0	0	0.0	1	2	1	0	1	4	-20
Khris Middleton	19:02	14	3	3	5	12	41.7	1	2	50.0	3	5	60.0	1	2	0	0	2	2	-6
Pat Connaughton	13:16	3	0	1	1	1	100	1	1	100	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	1	-4
Delon Wright	17:02	2	2	2	1	4	25.0	0	2	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2	0	1	2	5
MarJon Beauchamp	12:00	8	1	4	3	4	75.0	1	1	100	1	2	50.0	0	4	0	0	3	1	4
Ryan Rollins	12:00	9	2	0	4	7	57.1	1	2	50.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	3	0	0	0	4
Liam Robbins	09:13	0	1	2	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	10
Stanley Umude	07:09	0	1	3	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	3	1	0	0	0	7
TOTALS		101	23	50	40	85	47.1	10	27	37.0	11	18	61.1	10	35	14	4	20	17	-

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Cleveland Cavaliers player stats

PLAYER	MIN	PTS	AST	REB	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	STL	BLK	TO	PF	=+/-
Dean Wade	20:56	15	2	5	5	6	83.3	4	5	80.0	1	1	100	0	5	2	0	0	2	19
Evan Mobley	27:13	15	4	7	6	10	60.0	0	2	0.0	3	3	100	2	5	0	0	2	2	21
Jarrett Allen	24:40	10	0	10	5	6	83.3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	9	2	0	1	1	16
Donovan Mitchell	27:13	27	6	4	9	15	60.0	3	7	42.9	6	8	75.0	0	4	2	0	0	1	21
Darius Garland	24:40	16	5	4	6	15	40.0	4	6	66.7	0	0	0.0	2	2	1	0	3	0	16
Max Strus	19:07	9	2	0	3	8	37.5	3	8	37.5	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	20
Caris LeVert	18:28	7	4	2	3	7	42.9	1	4	25.0	0	0	0.0	0	2	1	0	2	1	18
Georges Niang	16:39	5	1	2	2	4	50.0	1	2	50.0	0	0	0.0	0	2	1	0	0	0	13
Sam Merrill	19:09	5	1	3	2	6	33.3	1	5	20.0	0	0	0.0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0
Ty Jerome	15:47	13	4	4	5	10	50.0	3	7	42.9	0	0	0.0	2	2	2	0	2	0	-1
Tristan Thompson	09:13	2	0	6	0	3	0.0	0	0	0.0	2	2	100	2	4	0	0	0	0	-10
Jaylon Tyson	09:13	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	3	1	-10
Craig Porter Jr.	07:42	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-8

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Milwaukee Bucks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Key Stats: Cavs drill 20 3-pointers in win

The Cleveland Cavaliers were on fire from beyond the arc, making 20 of their 47 three-point attempts for a 42.6% success rate.

This was more than double the Bucks’ output, who made only 10 of their 27 attempts from deep.

The Cavaliers had eight players who hit at least one 3-pointer, with Dean Wade and Darius Garland leading the way with four each, followed by Donovan Mitchell, Max Strus and Ty Jerome with three each.

No player on the Bucks made more than two 3-pointers.