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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 35 | 39 | 33 | 27 | 134 |
 Bucks | 28 | 34 | 26 | 35 | 123 |
DENTeam statsMIL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 47-8555.3% | 24-4060.0% | 16-2080.0% | 34 | 37 | 18 |
| MIL | 49-9253.3% | 9-2634.6% | 16-2272.7% | 40 | 27 | 16 |
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Denver Nuggets134| 39 | 19 | 5-13 | 4-7 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +2.1 | ||||||
| 39 | 28 | 10-18 | 5-7 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −0.3 | ||||||
| 38 | 11 | 4-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −5.6 | |||||||
| 36 | 26 | 9-12 | 5-7 | 3-5 | 0 | +18 | +13.1 | |||||||
| 34 | 30 | 11-14 | 3-3 | 5-5 | +11 | +18.8 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0.0 | |||
| 17 | 12 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | +1.9 | ||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | +5 | +0.2 | |||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.9 | |
| 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.0 | |
| Team | 134 | 47-8555.3% | 24-4060.0% | 34 | 37 | 18 | 23 | 16-2080.0% | 8 | 9 | 6 | |||
Bench 20 points on 8 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Monte Morris (coach’s decision); Mason Plumlee (injury/illness).
Milwaukee Bucks123| 39 | 36 | 14-21 | 1-2 | 7-12 | 0 | −3 | +14.2 | |||||||
| 38 | 17 | 7-17 | 1-3 | 0 | 2-3 | −8 | −6.9 | |||||||
| 37 | 27 | 9-14 | 3-6 | 6-6 | 0 | −1 | +14.1 | |||||||
| 34 | 10 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −5.6 | ||||
| 17 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −20 | −1.8 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 14 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 | +2.8 | ||||||
| 17 | 12 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | −7 | +4.0 | |||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.2 | |||
| 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −4.5 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.5 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | |
| Team | 123 | 49-9253.3% | 9-2634.6% | 40 | 27 | 16 | 20 | 16-2272.7% | 11 | 9 | 5 | |||
Bench 29 points on 13 for 23 shooting
Nuggets134Bucks123ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Nikola Jokić had 30 points, 15 rebounds and a career-high 17 assists, his 11th career triple-double, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 134-123.
The Nuggets took control with a 32-14 run bridging the third and fourth quarters and led by as many as 23.
Gary Harris scored 28 points (14 in the first quarter) with 5 3-pointers, and Jamal Murray added 26 points (17 in the third quarter) and 3 steals on 9 for 12 shooting. The Nuggets had 3 20-point scorers. Jokić and Murray set each other up for 9 baskets and 23 points, 5 of them 3-pointers.
For the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 36 points, 11 rebounds, a season-high 13 assists and 3 blocks on 14 for 21 shooting, his first triple-double of the season, and Eric Bledsoe added 27 points, 8 assists and 5 steals.
The Nuggets shot 55.3% from the field and 60.0% from 3 to the Bucks’ 53.3% and 34.6%. The Nuggets made 24 3-pointers, 5 of them by Gary Harris and 5 by Murray. The Bucks outscored the Nuggets 70-42 in the paint. The Bucks’ starters were outscored 45-31 in 14 minutes together.
Denver NuggetsMilwaukee BucksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
118 points from the field on 85 shots: 27.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-23 | 69.6% | 63% |
| In the paint | 5-11 | 45.5% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 2-11 | 18.2% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 6-7 | 85.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 18-33 | 54.5% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Zeller | 31 | 13 | 4-5 | +5 |
| Thon Maker | 23 | 14 | 6-7 | +8 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Snell | 39 | 5 | 2-6 | −5 |
| Khris Middleton | 15 | 8 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 11 | 8 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Sterling Brown | 5 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 8 | 3-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 85 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Bledsoe | 37 | 6 | 3-3 | −3 |
| Tony Snell | 10 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Jason Terry | 7 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tyler Zeller | 5 | 5 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 6 | 2-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MIL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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50/50
MIL
Highest Leverage Moments
D. Harris 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Arthur 1 AST)
Q2 9:10
11.1%
49→37
Murray 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Jokic 13 AST)
Q3 6:57
11.1%
43→32
Jokic 27' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Murray 4 AST)
Q3 4:33
11.0%
32→21
Brown 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Antetokounmpo 4 AST)
Q2 7:58
9.5%
49→59
Antetokounmpo 1' Layup (9 PTS) (Terry 1 AST)
Q2 8:51
9.5%
37→47
