US EditionBench bunch helps Cavaliers scrape by Bucks, 118-113
Evan Mobley made all 12 free throws, a franchise milestone, as the Cavaliers defeated the Bucks 118-113 in their home opener.
- On Oct. 26, 2025, the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 118-113 at Rocket Arena in their home opener, improving to 2-1.
- Despite missing two starters, the Cleveland Cavaliers relied on bench depth with five subs logging at least eight minutes, while Milwaukee played shorthanded, aiding Cleveland's 2026 playoffs focus.
- Evan Mobley's flawless free-throw night provided the final margin as he scored 23 points with eight rebounds and six assists, while Donovan Mitchell added 24 points including 10 in the fourth and Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 40 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists.
- Mobley's late free throws sealed Cleveland's victory after Milwaukee got within 114-112 with 4.2 seconds left; Cleveland will travel to Detroit on Oct. 27 next.
- Historically, Mobley's 12-for-12 joins LeBron James's 2014 mark as the 23rd franchise occurrence, while Sam Merrill scored 17 points and Coach Kenny Atkinson said `Sam Merrill has been our best player after three games`.
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Cleveland reached 2-1 while Milwaukee suffered its first loss of the season and is currently at 2-1.
Mitchell, Cavs edge Bucks 118-113
CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, Evan Mobley added 23 and the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Milwaukee Bucks 118-113 on Sunday night to win their home opener. Mobley was a career-best 12 for 12 on free throws along with eight rebounds and six assists. The last Cavaliers player to go perfect from the line when making 12 or more attempts was LeBron James on Nov. 5, 2014, against Utah. James was a…
NBA: Evan Mobley's clutch free throws lift Cavs over Bucks
Donovan Mitchell scored 10 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and Evan Mobley collected 23 points, eight rebounds and six assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 118-113 in their home opener Sunday night.
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The Morning JournalBench bunch helps Cavaliers scrape by Bucks, 118-113
It will be a while until the Cavaliers are at full strength while Darius Garland (toe) and Max Strus (foot) recover from offseason surgery. That bodes well for the future, because the Cavs proved in their home opener they are a deep team even without two starters. The Cavs scraped by the previously unbeaten Milwaukee […]
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Evan Mobley's clutch free throws lift Cavs over Bucks
Donovan Mitchell scored 10 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and Evan Mobley collected 23 points, eight rebounds and six assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 118-113 in their home opener Sunday night.
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