Overview
- The game tips at 6:00 p.m. ET at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland and airs on FanDuel Sports Network Ohio, with in‑market streaming on Fubo.
- Milwaukee enters 2–0 behind Giannis Antetokounmpo’s dominant opening lines of 37 points with 14 rebounds and 31 points with 20 rebounds in consecutive wins.
- Cleveland is 1–1 and lists Darius Garland and Max Strus as out for the home opener, with reports indicating De’Andre Hunter will also be sidelined.
- Donovan Mitchell has carried the Cavaliers’ offense through two games, averaging 33.0 points on 55% shooting with 5.0 assists and 2.5 steals.
- The Cavaliers rank 20th in early defensive rating at 115.8 and have struggled on the glass, heightening the need to protect the paint against Milwaukee.