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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 35 | 25 | 40 | 27 | 127 |
 Bucks | 43 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 115 |
DENTeam statsMIL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 48-10048.0% | 22-4647.8% | 9-9100.0% | 50 | 29 | 12 |
| MIL | 43-9545.3% | 12-4030.0% | 17-2665.4% | 46 | 29 | 13 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Denver Nuggets127| 34 | 24 | 9-16 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | +10.7 | |||||||
| 33 | 15 | 7-17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 32 | 10 | 4-12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | +21 | +0.5 | ||||||||
| 29 | 14 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.4 | ||||
| 22 | 11 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +4.1 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 16 | 5-12 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +25 | +3.0 | ||||||
| 25 | 15 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 4-4 | +11 | +4.7 | ||||||||
| 19 | 12 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +3.4 | |||||
| 18 | 10 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | +6 | +2.3 | |||||||
| Team | 127 | 48-10048.0% | 22-4647.8% | 50 | 29 | 12 | 19 | 9-9100.0% | 7 | 8 | 10 | |||
Bench 53 points on 19 for 39 shooting
Did not play: Vlatko Čančar and Jarred Vanderbilt (coach’s decision); Mason Plumlee (injury/illness).
Milwaukee Bucks115| 37 | 24 | 7-11 | 4-6 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +6.1 | |||||
| 32 | 9 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −4.6 | ||||
| 32 | 31 | 11-27 | 1-5 | 8-12 | −7 | +10.8 | ||||||||
| 32 | 15 | 6-11 | 1-5 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −0.7 | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +0.4 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −20 | +1.5 | |||||
| 24 | 8 | 4-11 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | −5.0 | |||||||
| 19 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −3.4 | |||
| 17 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −4.0 | ||||||
| 8 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +0.8 | |||
| 8 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 0.0 | ||
| Team | 115 | 43-9545.3% | 12-4030.0% | 46 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 17-2665.4% | 7 | 7 | 5 | |||
Bench 32 points on 13 for 35 shooting
Did not play: Dragan Bender and D.J. Wilson (coach’s decision).
Nuggets127Bucks115ClickTap 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.
Will Barton scored 24 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Denver Nuggets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 127-115.
Malik Beasley’s 3-pointer put the Nuggets ahead for good with 5:56 left in the third quarter.
The Nuggets had 9 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 31 points (18 in the paint), 16 rebounds and 9 assists, and Khris Middleton added 24 points and a season-high 9 assists.
The Nuggets shot 48.0% from the field and 47.8% from 3 to the Bucks’ 45.3% and 30.0%. The Nuggets made 22 3-pointers, 6 of them by Barton and 5 by Beasley. The Bucks outscored the Nuggets 56-30 in the paint. The Bucks were outscored 32-17 in 11 minutes with Lopez, Matthews, Bledsoe, Middleton and Antetokounmpo on the floor 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. The Nuggets’ chance bottomed out at 18% (1st quarter, 2:24 left). 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 99 shots: 17.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 11-19 | 57.9% | 64% |
| In the paint | 7-16 | 43.8% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 8-19 | 42.1% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-8 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 18-38 | 47.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Matthews | 37 | 11 | 4-8 | +2 |
| Sterling Brown | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Pat Connaughton | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 6 | 2 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 9 | 3-5 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Connaughton | 16 | 6 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 15 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Sterling Brown | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Kyle Korver | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Lopez | 27 | 9 | 4-8 | 0 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 17 | 0 | 0-2 | −6 |
| Robin Lopez | 8 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Thanasis Antetokounmpo | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 6 | 3-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 24 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
DEN
50/50
MIL
Highest Leverage Moments
Beasley 27' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Barton 5 AST)
Q3 5:56
13.9%
62→49
Grant 27' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Barton 6 AST)
Q3 4:59
11.6%
49→37
Connaughton 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Middleton 5 AST)
Q3 4:40
11.6%
37→49
Craig 28' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Jokic 8 AST)
Q4 8:35
11.4%
29→18
Jokic 5' Driving Layup (10 PTS)
Q4 10:05
10.7%
24→13
