{"id":499983,"date":"2026-02-26T03:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T03:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/499983\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T03:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T03:56:08","slug":"bucks-118-116-cavaliers-feb-25-2026-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/499983\/","title":{"rendered":"Bucks 118-116 Cavaliers (Feb 25, 2026) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

MILWAUKEE — \u2014 Kevin Porter Jr<\/a>. had 20 points, Ryan Rollins<\/a> added 18 and the Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> held off the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> 118-116 on Wednesday night for their fifth victory in six games.<\/p>\n

The Cavaliers appeared to tie it on Jarrett Allen\u2019s basket underneath at the buzzer, but it was ruled that time had expired. Allen had 27 points and 11 rebounds.<\/p>\n

Cleveland was without James Harden<\/a> after he broke his right thumb Tuesday night in a home victory over New York. Donovan Mitchell<\/a> and Evan Mobley<\/a> also sat out, with Mitchell nursing a strained right groin. Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> missed his 13th consecutive game for the Bucks because of a strained right calf.<\/p>\n

Jaylon Tyson<\/a> pulled the Cavaliers to 116-114 with two free throws. After Milwaukee\u2019s Kyle Kuzma<\/a> missed a 3-pointer, Dennis Schroder<\/a> scored from the right side of the lane to tie it 116 with 35.6 seconds left. Porter hit a free-throw line jumper to put the Bucks up 118-116 with 20.2 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n

Schroder, acquired from Sacramento on Feb. 1, had 26 points, his most in nine games with the Cavaliers.<\/p>\n

Cleveland lost for the second time in 10 games to drop into fourth place in the Eastern Conference, a half-game behind New York.<\/p>\n

Up next <\/p>\n

Cavaliers: At Detroit on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Bucks: Host New York on Friday night.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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