Cavaliers 119-90 Bucks (19 Dec, 2021) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

19-12, 10-5 away

119

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	34	28	31	26	119
MIL	20	31	18	21	90

Milwaukee Bucks

19-13, 10-5 home

Jordan Nwora misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
George Hill makes dunk
Javonte Smart misses driving layup
DeMarcus Cousins makes two point shot
Jordan Nwora makes 27-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jordan Nwora makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
DeMarcus Cousins misses 17-foot jumper
Javonte Smart makes two point shot
Jordan Nwora misses 28-foot three point shot
Jordan Nwora misses two point shot
DeMarcus Cousins misses tip shot
Sandro Mamukelashvili misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jordan Nwora assists)
Jordan Nwora misses driving floating jump shot
Pat Connaughton misses driving layup
Sandro Mamukelashvili misses 27-foot three point jumper
Sandro Mamukelashvili misses driving layup
Sandro Mamukelashvili makes 24-foot three point jumper (Javonte Smart assists)
Semi Ojeleye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ricky Rubio blocks Javonte Smart 's 20-foot pullup jump shot
Javonte Smart misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Pat Connaughton misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jordan Nwora misses 27-foot three point jumper
Semi Ojeleye misses 24-foot three point jumper
Javonte Smart misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
Semi Ojeleye misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jordan Nwora misses driving layup
DeMarcus Cousins misses two point shot
George Hill misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Javonte Smart makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Jordan Nwora assists)
Jordan Nwora misses driving floating jump shot
Jordan Nwora makes driving dunk (George Hill assists)
Jordan Nwora makes 27-foot three point jumper (George Hill assists)
Pat Connaughton misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
DeMarcus Cousins makes driving layup (Thanasis Antetokounmpo assists)
DeMarcus Cousins makes 26-foot three point jumper (George Hill assists)
George Hill makes two point shot
George Hill makes 8-foot two point shot
Pat Connaughton makes 15-foot two point shot
Thanasis Antetokounmpo makes 1-foot two point shot (Javonte Smart assists)
Javonte Smart misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
Semi Ojeleye misses driving layup
Jordan Nwora makes 16-foot step back jumpshot
Thanasis Antetokounmpo makes layup (Javonte Smart assists)
Javonte Smart misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jordan Nwora makes 25-foot three pointer
Sandro Mamukelashvili makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jordan Nwora assists)
DeMarcus Cousins misses 27-foot three point jumper
Sandro Mamukelashvili misses 27-foot three point jumper
George Hill makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot
Jordan Nwora misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Jarrett Allen blocks George Hill 's 3-foot two point shot
Jordan Nwora makes driving layup (George Hill assists)
Jordan Nwora makes driving layup (Sandro Mamukelashvili assists)
Jordan Nwora makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
Javonte Smart misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Jordan Nwora misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Javonte Smart misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Pat Connaughton misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Javonte Smart misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sandro Mamukelashvili misses 28-foot three point jumper
Sandro Mamukelashvili makes driving floating jump shot (Javonte Smart assists)
Semi Ojeleye makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot
Sandro Mamukelashvili misses 29-foot three point shot
George Hill makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
George Hill misses 27-foot three point jumper
Sandro Mamukelashvili makes dunk
DeMarcus Cousins misses 27-foot three point jumper
George Hill makes driving layup
George Hill makes two point shot
George Hill misses running pullup jump shot
Sandro Mamukelashvili makes 26-foot three point jumper (Pat Connaughton assists)
DeMarcus Cousins misses 26-foot three point jumper
Pat Connaughton misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Jordan Nwora makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
Javonte Smart misses running pullup jump shot
Jordan Nwora makes 20-foot step back jumpshot (Thanasis Antetokounmpo assists)
Sandro Mamukelashvili misses 6-foot two point shot
Ed Davis blocks Thanasis Antetokounmpo 's 2-foot driving layup
Javonte Smart misses two point shot
Sandro Mamukelashvili makes 28-foot three point jumper (Pat Connaughton assists)
Semi Ojeleye misses driving layup
Thanasis Antetokounmpo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordan Nwora assists)
Jordan Nwora misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
Thanasis Antetokounmpo misses layup
Semi Ojeleye misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Thanasis Antetokounmpo misses 26-foot three point jumper
Javonte Smart misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Darius Garland makes 29-foot three point jumper (Lauri Markkanen assists)
Dean Wade misses 27-foot three point jumper
Dean Wade misses 23-foot three point jumper
Darius Garland makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lamar Stevens assists)
Lauri Markkanen misses 28-foot three point jumper
Lamar Stevens makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists)
Lamar Stevens misses 23-foot three point jumper
Darius Garland makes driving layup
Kevin Love makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point shot
Darius Garland makes step back jumpshot
Darius Garland makes two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Jarrett Allen makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Cedi Osman makes two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Cedi Osman makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Lauri Markkanen makes 5-foot two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
Ricky Rubio misses 17-foot jumper
Cedi Osman makes two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
Lauri Markkanen misses dunk
Ricky Rubio makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
Cedi Osman makes 28-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Javonte Smart blocks Lauri Markkanen 's 4-foot two point shot
Lauri Markkanen misses three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 28-foot three point jumper
Lauri Markkanen misses 28-foot three point jumper
Darius Garland makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Kevin Love assists)
Cedi Osman misses 28-foot three point jumper
Lauri Markkanen misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point shot
Lauri Markkanen misses 27-foot three point jumper
Ricky Rubio makes 27-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
Jarrett Allen makes 2-foot dunk (Dean Wade assists)
Cedi Osman makes 2-foot layup (Darius Garland assists)
Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot
Cedi Osman makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lamar Stevens assists)
Jarrett Allen misses 18-foot jumper
Lamar Stevens misses 4-foot two point shot
Dylan Windler misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Allen makes two point shot
Javonte Smart blocks Dylan Windler 's 3-foot dunk
Ricky Rubio makes two point shot (Dean Wade assists)
Ricky Rubio misses 28-foot three point jumper
Lauri Markkanen makes layup (Darius Garland assists)
Dean Wade makes 27-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
Ricky Rubio makes 16-foot driving floating jump shot
Jarrett Allen makes layup
Darius Garland makes 21-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Lauri Markkanen misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ricky Rubio misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dean Wade misses layup
Darius Garland makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Dean Wade assists)
Lauri Markkanen misses 8-foot two point shot
Ricky Rubio misses 26-foot three point jumper
Lauri Markkanen misses 14-foot two point shot
Dean Wade misses 13-foot jumper
Jarrett Allen makes finger roll layup
Jarrett Allen makes two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Cedi Osman makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists)
Denzel Valentine makes 27-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
Kevin Love makes 26-foot three point shot (Cedi Osman assists)
Darius Garland makes two point shot (Cedi Osman assists)
Darius Garland misses 30-foot step back jumpshot
Cedi Osman makes 26-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
Kevin Love makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Ricky Rubio makes two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
Cedi Osman misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes 11-foot two point shot (Denzel Valentine assists)
Denzel Valentine misses 27-foot three point jumper
Ricky Rubio misses 10-foot two point shot
Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper
Denzel Valentine misses layup
Cedi Osman misses 29-foot three point jumper
Darius Garland makes 10-foot two point shot
Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins blocks Jarrett Allen 's 6-foot layup
Lauri Markkanen misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sandro Mamukelashvili blocks Jarrett Allen 's 1-foot two point shot
Darius Garland misses 23-foot three point jumper
Lauri Markkanen makes two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Dean Wade makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lauri Markkanen assists)
Ricky Rubio misses 27-foot three point jumper
Cedi Osman misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dean Wade makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cedi Osman assists)
Ricky Rubio makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cedi Osman assists)
Kevin Pangos misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
RJ Nembhard Jr. makes 3-foot two point shot (Kevin Pangos assists)
Lamar Stevens makes driving layup (RJ Nembhard Jr. assists)
Lamar Stevens makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Kevin Pangos misses 29-foot three point jumper

CAVALIERS

BUCKS

TIME		CLE	MIL
12:00	Jarrett Allen vs. DeMarcus Cousins	0	0
11:46	Jordan Nwora misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	0	0
11:43	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	0	0
11:38	Darius Garland lost ball turnover (DeMarcus Cousins steals)	0	0
11:34	George Hill makes dunk	0	2
11:15	Darius Garland makes 29-foot three point jumper (Lauri Markkanen assists)	3	2
11:02	Javonte Smart misses driving layup	3	2
11:01	DeMarcus Cousins offensive rebound	3	2
10:59	DeMarcus Cousins makes two point shot	3	4
10:48	Dean Wade misses 27-foot three point jumper	3	4
10:44	DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound	3	4
10:29	Jordan Nwora makes 27-foot three point jumper	3	7
10:11	Dean Wade misses 23-foot three point jumper	3	7
10:06	Lamar Stevens offensive rebound	3	7
10:01	Darius Garland makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lamar Stevens assists)	6	7
9:51	DeMarcus Cousins misses 27-foot three point jumper	6	7
9:48	Lamar Stevens defensive rebound	6	7
9:42	Lauri Markkanen misses 28-foot three point jumper	6	7
9:40	Jordan Nwora defensive rebound	6	7
9:24	Dean Wade personal foul	6	7
9:13	Jordan Nwora makes 27-foot step back jumpshot	6	10
9:12	Cavaliers Full timeout	6	10
8:52	Lamar Stevens makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists)	9	10
8:43	Lamar Stevens personal foul	9	10
8:28	DeMarcus Cousins misses 17-foot jumper	9	10
8:25	Dean Wade defensive rebound	9	10
8:16	Darius Garland bad pass (Javonte Smart steals)	9	10
8:10	Javonte Smart makes two point shot	9	12
7:54	Lamar Stevens bad pass (DeMarcus Cousins steals)	9	12
7:45	Jordan Nwora misses 28-foot three point shot	9	12
7:42	Lamar Stevens defensive rebound	9	12
7:28	Lamar Stevens misses 23-foot three point jumper	9	12
7:25	Jordan Nwora defensive rebound	9	12
7:23	Jordan Nwora misses two point shot	9	12
7:22	DeMarcus Cousins offensive rebound	9	12
7:22	DeMarcus Cousins misses tip shot	9	12
7:20	Jordan Nwora offensive rebound	9	12
7:18	Sandro Mamukelashvili misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	12
7:16	Dean Wade defensive rebound	9	12
7:08	Darius Garland makes driving layup	11	12
6:49	DeMarcus Cousins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jordan Nwora assists)	11	15
6:31	DeMarcus Cousins personal foul	11	15
6:31	Pat Connaughton enters the game for George Hill	11	15
6:31	Cedi Osman enters the game for Lauri Markkanen	11	15
6:31	Kevin Love enters the game for Lamar Stevens	11	15
6:31	Ricky Rubio enters the game for Dean Wade	11	15
6:13	Kevin Love makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)	14	15
5:57	Jordan Nwora out of bounds lost ball turnover	14	15
5:50	Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point shot	14	15
5:49	Cedi Osman offensive rebound	14	15
5:49	Ricky Rubio steps out of bounds turnover	14	15
5:49	Thanasis Antetokounmpo enters the game for DeMarcus Cousins	14	15
5:35	Jordan Nwora misses driving floating jump shot	14	15
5:33	Kevin Love defensive rebound	14	15
5:27	Darius Garland makes step back jumpshot	16	15
5:19	Ricky Rubio personal foul	16	15
5:12	Pat Connaughton misses driving layup	16	15
5:10	Thanasis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound	16	15
5:08	Sandro Mamukelashvili misses 27-foot three point jumper	16	15
5:08	Pat Connaughton offensive rebound	16	15
5:03	Pat Connaughton bad pass (Ricky Rubio steals)	16	15
4:58	Darius Garland makes two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)	18	15
4:42	Thanasis Antetokounmpo traveling	18	15
4:28	Jarrett Allen makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)	20	15
4:12	Sandro Mamukelashvili misses driving layup	20	15
4:09	Ricky Rubio defensive rebound	20	15
4:07	Cedi Osman makes two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)	22	15
4:01	Bucks Full timeout	22	15
4:01	Semi Ojeleye enters the game for Jordan Nwora	22	15
4:01	Dylan Windler enters the game for Darius Garland	22	15
4:01	Lauri Markkanen enters the game for Jarrett Allen	22	15
3:50	Sandro Mamukelashvili makes 24-foot three point jumper (Javonte Smart assists)	22	18
3:34	Cedi Osman makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)	25	18
3:16	Semi Ojeleye misses 25-foot three point jumper	25	18
3:10	Dylan Windler defensive rebound	25	18
3:00	Lauri Markkanen makes 5-foot two point shot (Kevin Love assists)	27	18
2:50	Ricky Rubio blocks Javonte Smart 's 20-foot pullup jump shot	27	18
2:46	Cedi Osman defensive rebound	27	18
2:43	Ricky Rubio misses 17-foot jumper	27	18
2:43	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	27	18
2:43	Thanasis Antetokounmpo loose ball foul	27	18
2:33	Ricky Rubio bad pass (Pat Connaughton steals)	27	18
2:26	Dylan Windler personal foul	27	18
2:26	Jordan Nwora enters the game for Sandro Mamukelashvili	27	18
2:15	Javonte Smart misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	27	18
2:12	Semi Ojeleye offensive rebound	27	18
2:08	Pat Connaughton misses 28-foot three point jumper	27	18
2:05	Jordan Nwora offensive rebound	27	18
2:02	Jordan Nwora misses 27-foot three point jumper	27	18
2:00	Cedi Osman defensive rebound	27	18
1:57	Cedi Osman makes two point shot (Kevin Love assists)	29	18
1:57	Thanasis Antetokounmpo defensive goaltending violation	29	18
1:42	Semi Ojeleye misses 24-foot three point jumper	29	18
1:39	Dylan Windler defensive rebound	29	18
1:31	Lauri Markkanen misses dunk	29	18
1:31	Semi Ojeleye defensive rebound	29	18
1:31	Cedi Osman personal take foul	29	18
1:31	Semi Ojeleye makes free throw 1 of 2	29	19
1:31	Sandro Mamukelashvili enters the game for Pat Connaughton	29	19
1:31	Semi Ojeleye makes free throw 2 of 2	29	20
1:21	Ricky Rubio makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot	31	20
1:00	Javonte Smart misses 28-foot step back jumpshot	31	20
57.6	Kevin Love defensive rebound	31	20
52.2	Cedi Osman makes 28-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)	34	20
33.8	Semi Ojeleye misses 26-foot three point jumper	34	20
31.4	Ricky Rubio defensive rebound	34	20
27.7	Javonte Smart blocks Lauri Markkanen 's 4-foot two point shot	34	20
26.7	Lauri Markkanen vs. Javonte Smart (Dylan Windler gains possession)	34	20
26.7	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	34	20
8.4	Lauri Markkanen misses three point jumper	34	20
5.6	Cedi Osman offensive rebound	34	20
1.0	Kevin Love misses 28-foot three point jumper	34	20
1.0	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	34	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	34	20

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Cavaliers
104
Bucks
112

Game 1

7/12

Cavaliers
119
Bucks
90

Game 2

19/12

Bucks
99
Cavaliers
115

Game 3

27/1

Bucks
115
Cavaliers
133

Game 4

10/4

Fiserv Forum

2:00 AM, 19 December 2021

Milwaukee, WI

Attendance: 17,341

Referees:
Brian Forte
Karl Lane
Jonathan Sterling

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	49	33	.598	-	L2
Cleveland	48	34	.585	1	L1
Indiana	47	35	.573	2	W1
Chicago	39	43	.476	10	L1
Detroit	14	68	.171	35	L1

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