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Cleveland Cavaliers beat Milwaukee Bucks 136-111 behind a 48-point second quarter as Evan Mobley scores 27 and Jarrett Allen adds 25

Evan Mobley scored 27, Jarrett Allen had 25 and 11 rebounds, and Cleveland outscored Milwaukee 48-21 in the second quarter and had 41 assists to drop the Bucks to 1-5.

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Evan Mobley in a wine-colored Cavaliers uniform standing on the court during a gameEvan Mobley, one of the eight players in the campaign, with the Cavaliers in November 2021. Photo by Erik Drost, CC-BY-2.0, resized.

Evan Mobley scored 27 points, Jarrett Allen added 25 and 11 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers scored 48 points in the second quarter to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 136-111 at Fiserv Forum on Saturday, October 31. Cleveland bounced back from Thursday’s loss in Atlanta and is 4-2. Milwaukee is 1-5.

Mobley made 11 of 16 shots and 3 of 5 threes, with 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and scored 25 of his points in the second and third quarters. Allen went 12 of 16 and had 19 points by halftime. Donovan Mitchell scored 15 on 5-of-7 shooting in 24 minutes and finished plus-31, and James Harden had 13 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds.

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How it turned

Milwaukee led 25-24 after the first quarter, and Brayden Burries’ three early in the second made it 31-27. Cleveland then took over. Mobley scored 13 in the quarter, including a three that made it 49-40, and after Kel’el Ware’s three cut it to 51-43 with 5:49 left in the half, the Cavaliers closed the half on a 21-3 run. Allen had three dunks in that stretch, and Cleveland led 72-46 at halftime.

The Cavaliers scored 37 more in the third quarter, went over 100 points before the period ended and led 109-76 after three. Mitchell’s three early in the fourth made it 112-76, Cleveland’s biggest lead, and both teams emptied their benches from there. Milwaukee won the fourth quarter 35-27.

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The numbers

Cleveland shot 52 of 100 from the field and 20 of 46 from three, had 41 assists against 12 turnovers and outrebounded Milwaukee 56-45. Mario Hezonja had 8 points and 11 rebounds, Meleek Thomas scored 13 off the bench, and Thomas Bryant hit three threes in the fourth quarter for 11 points. Jaylon Tyson (ankle) sat out.

The Bucks’ side

Ware led Milwaukee with 19 points and 10 rebounds off the bench. Tyler Herro scored 15 but made 5 of 18 shots, Kyle Kuzma had 14, and rookies Nate Ament and Burries scored 14 each, Ament on 6-of-8 shooting. Myles Turner added 10 points and 7 rebounds. The Bucks went 17 of 51 from three and have lost two in a row since their only win, against Indiana.

What’s next

The Cavaliers host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, November 2, at 7 p.m. ET (2 a.m. Tuesday Cairo time). The Bucks visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday, November 2, at 8 p.m. ET (3 a.m. Tuesday Cairo time).

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