Denver
Nuggets
112
–
121
FINAL
Milwaukee
Bucks
Date
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 24 | 27 | 24 | 31 | 112 |
| MIL | 27 | 24 | 30 | 37 | 121 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Kyle Kuzma
MIL
16
PTS
9
REB
5
AST
+19
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots6
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending38.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.21
Impact Composite64.8
Hustle: 14.5Defense: 47.3Impact: 3.0
6 contested shots+19 plus/minusheld opponents to 38.5% FGonly 13 pts allowed on 63.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Giannis Antetokounmpo
MIL
28
PTS
19
REB
7
AST
+8
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-23 (47.8%)
3PT1-2
FT5-8
TS%52.8%
eFG%50.0%
BLK1
TOV2
ORTG109
DRTG99
NET+11
Double-Doubleonly 27 pts allowed on 69.5 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Nnaji | 8:33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Jamal Murray | 39:38 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9-20 | 45% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Aaron Gordon | 32:51 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-13 | 31% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Christian Braun | 31:11 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-11 | 46% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | -12 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 10:15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Porter Jr. | 35:02 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-22 | 23% | 2-11 | 18% | 0-0 | 0% | -20 |
| Julian Strawther | 19:48 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-8 | 63% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Nikola Jokić | 37:31 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13-16 | 81% | 1-2 | 50% | 5-7 | 71% | -5 |
| Russell Westbrook | 25:11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-13 | 31% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-1 | 100% | +7 |
| TOTAL | — | 112 | 55 | 14 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 47-105 | 45% | 9-34 | 26% | 9-11 | 82% | — |
Dario Saric —
Hunter Tyson —
Jalen Pickett —
Spencer Jones —
| MIL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Lopez | 37:18 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7-16 | 44% | 1-6 | 17% | 7-8 | 88% | +6 |
| Damian Lillard | 35:19 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5-9 | 56% | 3-6 | 50% | 6-6 | 100% | +9 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 37:29 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-15 | 33% | 1-5 | 20% | 5-6 | 83% | +19 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 12:41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Gary Trent Jr. | 24:28 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-8 | 75% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jericho Sims | 10:42 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| AJ Green | 19:40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Taurean Prince | 29:46 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 57% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 32:37 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11-23 | 48% | 1-2 | 50% | 5-8 | 63% | +8 |
| TOTAL | — | 121 | 48 | 7 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 42-90 | 47% | 14-34 | 41% | 23-28 | 82% | — |
Chris Livingston —
Ryan Rollins —
Tyler Smith —
Andre Jackson Jr. —
Bobby Portis —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN47/105 (45%)
Paint
34/60 (57%)
Mid
7/18 (39%)
3PT
10/35 (29%)
RA 60%ATB3 24%Paint 50%Corner 3 36%Mid 14%
MIL42/90 (47%)
Paint
21/42 (50%)
Mid
10/20 (50%)
3PT
14/34 (41%)
RA 57%ATB3 40%Paint 40%Mid 46%Corner 3 44%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Brook Lopez
defended Nikola Jokić
9.3 min • 12 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Gary Trent Jr.
held Russell Westbrook
2.8 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Giannis Antetokounmpo
vs Nikola Jokić
2.1 min • 10 pts • 50%
| MIL Defense | Aaron Gordon | Christian Braun | DeAndre Jordan | Jamal Murray | Julian Strawther | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Russell Westbrook | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Lillard | 1.1m 5pts 67% | 7.7m 12pts 75% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 2pts 50% | — | 1.5m 2pts 0% | — |
| Brook Lopez | 1.1m 2pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 4pts 67% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 9.3m 12pts 50% | — | — |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 8.1m 15pts 47% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 2pts 50% | — | — | 2.1m 10pts 50% | — | — |
| Kyle Kuzma | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 5.9m 4pts 33% | 1.3m 3pts 33% | — | 2.0m 6pts 75% |
| Taurean Prince | 1.0m 4pts 67% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 5.6m 3pts 100% | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Gary Trent Jr. | — | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 50% | 3.3m 7pts 75% | 1.0m 3pts 100% | — | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — |
| AJ Green | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 3pts 100% | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jericho Sims | — | — | 2.9m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | — | — | — | 2.0m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 0.6m 3pts 100% | 2.7m 2pts 100% | 0.9m 2pts 0% | — | — | 1.5m 5pts 25% | 2.2m 5pts 100% | 3.4m 2pts 25% | 1.5m 3pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIL leads, negative = DEN leads
MIL Largest Lead
12
Q4 6:22
DEN Largest Lead
6
Q3 0:13
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIL 12-0 run
Q1 12:00 – Q1 5:18
0 → +9
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 12:00 – Q1 12:00
0 → 0
MIL 8-0 run
Q4 0:48 – Q4 2:01
+4 → +9