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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 30 | 27 | 24 | 31 | 112 |
 Bucks | 30 | 24 | 30 | 37 | 121 |
DENTeam statsMIL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 47-10544.8% | 9-3426.5% | 9-1181.8% | 55 | 28 | 13 |
| MIL | 42-9046.7% | 14-3441.2% | 23-2882.1% | 48 | 25 | 11 |
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.
Milwaukee Bucks121| 37 | 16 | 5-15 | 1-5 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | +19 | −0.8 | ||||||
| 37 | 22 | 7-16 | 1-6 | 7-8 | 0 | +6 | −1.5 | |||||||
| 35 | 19 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | +9 | +3.0 | ||||||
| 33 | 28 | 11-23 | 1-2 | 5-8 | 0 | +8 | +6.9 | |||||||
| 30 | 10 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +0.7 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 15 | 6-8 | 3-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | +6.6 | ||||||
| 20 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −0.1 | |||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.4 | |||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −2.2 | |||
| Team | 121 | 42-9046.7% | 14-3441.2% | 48 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 23-2882.1% | 7 | 8 | 4 | |||
Bench 26 points on 10 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Tyler Smith, Ryan Rollins, Andre Jackson Jr. and Chris Livingston (coach’s decision); Bobby Portis (dnp_team_suspension).
Denver Nuggets112| 40 | 20 | 9-20 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −13 | −2.1 | ||||||
| 38 | 32 | 13-16 | 1-2 | 5-7 | 0 | −5 | +12.8 | |||||||
| 35 | 12 | 5-22 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 0 | −20 | −6.8 | |||||||
| 33 | 9 | 4-13 | 1-6 | 0-0 | −14 | −7.4 | ||||||||
| 31 | 13 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | −12 | +1.7 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 10 | 4-13 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0 | +7 | −1.5 | |||||||
| 20 | 12 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −2.0 | |||
| 10 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.3 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +7 | +1.7 | ||||||
| Team | 112 | 47-10544.8% | 9-3426.5% | 55 | 28 | 13 | 17 | 9-1181.8% | 14 | 8 | 2 | |||
Bench 26 points on 11 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Spencer Jones, Hunter Tyson, Dario Saric and Jalen Pickett (coach’s decision).
Bucks121Nuggets112ClickTap 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.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points and a season-high 19 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks went on a 15-6 run in the third quarter to beat the Denver Nuggets 121-112.
The Nuggets led 60-54 with 11:47 left in the third quarter. Antetokounmpo’s 3-pointer put the Bucks ahead for good with 7:02 left in the quarter. They took a 69-66 lead with 6:28 left in the quarter and led by as many as 12 in the fourth quarter.
The Nuggets got within 84-83 on Russell Westbrook’s driving layup with 11:23 to play, but AJ Green answered with a corner 3-pointer, and the Nuggets got no closer.
Brook Lopez scored 22 points (10 in the first quarter).
For the Nuggets, Nikola Jokić had 32 points (24 in the paint), 14 rebounds and 10 assists on 13 for 16 shooting, his 157th career triple-double, and Jamal Murray added 20 points.
The Bucks shot 46.7% from the field and 41.2% from 3 to the Nuggets’ 44.8% and 26.5%. The Nuggets outscored the Bucks 68-42 in the paint. The Bucks’ starters outscored the Nuggets 54-37 in 20 minutes together.
Milwaukee BucksDenver NuggetsPS, 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).
98 points from the field on 90 shots: 1.1 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-30 | 56.7% | 66% |
| In the paint | 4-12 | 33.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 7-14 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-9 | 44.4% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-25 | 40.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | 39 | 13 | 6-13 | −4 |
| Nikola Jokić | 11 | 8 | 3-5 | +3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 8 | 4 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Christian Braun | 7 | 1 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 2 | 1-2 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 34 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 48 | 10 | 3-7 | 0 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 12 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Jamal Murray | 6 | 4 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Aaron Gordon | 6 | 2 | 0-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Braun | 34 | 7 | 1-2 | −5 |
| Russell Westbrook | 11 | 2 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Jamal Murray | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Aaron Gordon | 8 | 8 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 26 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
Murray 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (16 PTS)
Q4 7:51
15.6%
88→73
Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
Q4 9:59
13.3%
77→91
Trent Jr. 28' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (8 PTS)
Q3 1:17
13.1%
66→79
Green 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Kuzma 4 AST)
Q4 11:12
12.9%
53→66
Sims Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 2 AST)
Q4 9:18
12.8%
79→92
