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Bucks vs Cavaliers: next game, score & head-to-head

Tip-off Sat 16 Jan, 9:00 AM PHTSaturday 16 January 2027 · 9:00 AM PHT · Fiserv Forum

Tip-off in
66days19hrs53min

The line score, the result and the final table update here once the game starts. Times are Philippine Time (PHT, UTC+8).

Rosters

Jersey numbers and positions as listed by our basketball data feed, updated 1 Nov.

Milwaukee Bucks 31 players

  • Gary TrentGuard · 26
  • Ryan RollinsGuard · 22
  • Gary HarrisGuard · 30
  • Tyler HerroGuard · 25
  • Stanley UmudeGuard · 25
  • A.J. GreenGuard · 25
  • Cameron ThomasGuard · 23
  • Andre JacksonGuard · 23
  • Cole AnthonyGuard · 24
  • Delon WrightGuard · 32
  • AJ JohnsonGuard · 21
  • Caris LeVertForward · 30
  • MarJon BeauchampForward · 24
  • Bogoljub MarkovicForward · 19
  • Jaime Jaquez Jr.Forward · 23
  • Ousmane DiengForward · 21
  • Tyler SmithForward · 20
  • Kyle KuzmaForward · 29
  • Kevin PorterForward · 24
  • Kel'el WareCenter · 20
  • Liam RobbinsCenter · 25
  • Jericho SimsCenter · 26
  • Jake StephensCenter · 25
  • Myles TurnerCenter · 28
  • B. BurriesPosition not listed
  • C. RyanPosition not listed
  • J. BroomePosition not listed
  • K. JakucionisPosition not listed
  • K. JonesPosition not listed
  • N. AmentPosition not listed
  • P. NancePosition not listed

Cleveland Cavaliers 25 players

  • James HardenGuard · 35
  • Lonzo BallGuard · 27
  • Sam MerrillGuard · 28
  • Peyton WatsonGuard · 22
  • Craig PorterGuard · 24
  • Tristan EnarunaGuard · 23
  • Dennis SchroderGuard · 30
  • Donovan MitchellGuard · 28
  • Chris LivingstonForward · 21
  • Mario HezonjaForward · 29
  • Tristan ThompsonForward · 33
  • JT ThorForward · 22
  • Emoni BatesForward · 21
  • Luke TraversForward · 22
  • Jaylon TysonForward · 22
  • Riley MinixForward · 24
  • Luke TraversForward · 23
  • Thomas BryantCenter · 27
  • Evan MobleyCenter · 24
  • Jarrett AllenCenter · 26
  • M. ThomasPosition not listed
  • N. OmierPosition not listed
  • T. EnarunaPosition not listed
  • T. ProctorPosition not listed
  • T. ProctorPosition not listed

Top players

Current roster, NBA 2026-27, per game

Bucks

K. Jones1 games · 22.3 min
PTS
23.0
REB
4.0
AST
1.0
Tyler HerroG · 9 games · 28.9 min
PTS
18.2
REB
4.7
AST
3.7
C. Ryan1 games · 26.1 min
PTS
14.0
REB
6.0
AST
0.0

Cavaliers

Donovan MitchellG · 10 games · 32.1 min
PTS
21.8
REB
4.3
AST
5.6
Evan MobleyC · 10 games · 31.2 min
PTS
17.4
REB
7.5
AST
3.7
James HardenG · 10 games · 32.1 min
PTS
14.8
REB
5.0
AST
5.8

Player stats

NBA 2026-27, per game, current roster players who played that season. Most minutes first.

Milwaukee Bucks

Milwaukee Bucks player stats, 2026-27, per game
PlayerGPGSMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%FT%
Tyler Herro9628.918.24.73.750.939.381.2
Kyle Kuzma9626.110.95.32.348.731.854.5
C. Ryan1026.114.06.00.044.442.960.0
Jaime Jaquez Jr.9625.312.94.62.243.541.775.0
Myles Turner9625.36.16.02.831.224.388.9
B. Burries10222.311.45.52.638.818.482.9
K. Jones1022.323.04.01.064.333.360.0
Ryan Rollins9521.111.43.93.834.937.566.7
A.J. Green9020.96.82.71.940.038.3100.0
Kevin Porter1018.77.03.02.0–0.055.6
Kel'el Ware10018.48.17.90.730.818.988.9
K. Jakucionis9117.56.72.33.734.816.785.7
N. Ament9015.17.82.40.344.042.968.8
P. Nance2113.62.01.51.016.70.0100.0
Bogoljub Markovic2012.91.52.50.550.00.050.0
Jericho Sims7112.31.02.30.628.60.025.0
Ousmane Dieng6110.94.02.21.042.933.3100.0
Gary Trent3010.35.70.70.733.341.7100.0
J. Broome108.64.03.00.040.00.0–
Jake Stephens107.30.00.00.0–––
Caris LeVert206.81.50.50.550.050.0–

Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers player stats, 2026-27, per game
PlayerGPGSMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%FT%
Donovan Mitchell10632.121.84.35.648.538.480.0
James Harden10632.114.85.05.834.933.385.4
Evan Mobley10631.217.47.53.751.653.761.1
Peyton Watson8527.311.84.92.643.124.266.7
Jarrett Allen8624.212.57.61.459.375.070.0
Sam Merrill8022.57.43.11.942.431.690.0
M. Thomas8122.112.82.61.147.947.8100.0
Jaylon Tyson4019.99.03.03.042.927.850.0
Mario Hezonja10019.58.16.11.639.532.650.0
T. Proctor9017.76.72.92.654.555.077.8
Thomas Bryant6011.97.72.00.246.241.278.6
Craig Porter7011.32.01.71.766.725.0100.0
Riley Minix3010.83.32.70.050.025.0–
Tristan Enaruna309.92.31.70.328.60.050.0
N. Omier307.50.03.00.70.00.00.0

GP games played · GS games started · MIN minutes.

What to watch

The numbers behind this game

  • Head to head: Cavaliers won 4 of the last 5 meetings on record.
  • Top scorers on the current rosters, 2026-27 points per game: K. Jones (Bucks, 23.0) and Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers, 21.8).
  • Bucks won 0 of 5 most recent games on record.
  • Cavaliers won 1 of 5 most recent games on record.

Players to watch

Each team's leader per game, NBA 2026–2027

Pointsper game

K. JonesMilwaukee Bucks
23.0
Donovan MitchellCleveland Cavaliers · G
21.8

Reboundsper game

Kel'el WareMilwaukee Bucks · C
7.9
Jarrett AllenCleveland Cavaliers · C
7.6

Assistsper game

Ryan RollinsMilwaukee Bucks · G
3.8
James HardenCleveland Cavaliers · G
5.8

3-pointersper game

C. RyanMilwaukee Bucks
3.0
Donovan MitchellCleveland Cavaliers · G
2.8

Projected starting five

Based on each team's starters in its last game. Not confirmed.

Bucks

C
Myles Turner6.1 pts · 6.0 reb · 2.8 ast
G
Tyler Herro18.2 pts · 4.7 reb · 3.7 ast
F
Jaime Jaquez Jr.12.9 pts · 4.6 reb · 2.2 ast
B. Burries11.4 pts · 5.5 reb · 2.6 ast
F
Kyle Kuzma10.9 pts · 5.3 reb · 2.3 ast

Starters on 3 Nov vs Timberwolves

Cavaliers

G
Donovan Mitchell21.8 pts · 4.3 reb · 5.6 ast
G
James Harden14.8 pts · 5.0 reb · 5.8 ast
C
Evan Mobley17.4 pts · 7.5 reb · 3.7 ast
C
Jarrett Allen12.5 pts · 7.6 reb · 1.4 ast
M. Thomas12.8 pts · 2.6 reb · 1.1 ast

Starters on 3 Nov vs Thunder

Key matchup

Each team's top scorer this season, per game

K. JonesBucks
Donovan MitchellCavaliers · G
K. Jones: 23.0PointsDonovan Mitchell: 21.8
K. Jones: 1.0AssistsDonovan Mitchell: 5.6
K. Jones: 4.0ReboundsDonovan Mitchell: 4.3
K. Jones: 2.03PMDonovan Mitchell: 2.8
K. Jones: 71.0True shooting %Donovan Mitchell: 61.3

Team stats this season

NBA 2026-2027, per game

Points per gameBucks: 108.4Cavaliers: 117.0
Points allowedBucks: 121.6Cavaliers: 114.1
Win %Bucks: .100Cavaliers: .500
Home / away recordBucks: 1–7Cavaliers: 1–5

Schedule & rest

Days off before tip-off, and the last five results

Bucks
1 day

Last game 2 days before

Cavaliers
1 day

Road trip, game 3 of 4

Head to head

The last 5 meetings in the leagues we follow

1Bucks win
5 games
4Cavaliers wins

Top scorer: Evan Mobley 27 pts

Milwaukee Bucks vs Cleveland Cavaliers, final, 116–123

Top scorer: Evan Mobley 27 pts

Milwaukee Bucks vs Cleveland Cavaliers, final, 118–116

Top scorer: Jarrett Allen 27 pts

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Milwaukee Bucks, final, 118–106

Top scorer: Donovan Mitchell 37 pts

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Milwaukee Bucks, final, 118–113

Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo 40 pts

Form & schedule

Each team's last five results before this game, and the games either side of it.

All times are Philippine Time (PHT, UTC+8).