Milwaukee
Bucks
104
–
108
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Sunday, January 11, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 23 | 29 | 22 | 30 | 104 |
| DEN | 27 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 108 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Peyton Watson
DEN
19
PTS
8
REB
6
AST
+2
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots10
Opp FG% When Defending20.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.14
Impact Composite85.8
Hustle: 17.0Defense: 68.3Impact: 0.5
4-6 from 310 contested shotsheld opponents to 20.0% FGonly 7 pts allowed on 49.0 possessions
Box Score MVP
Aaron Gordon
DEN
23
PTS
6
REB
4
AST
-11
+/−
Game Performance
FG7-16 (43.8%)
3PT2-4
FT7-9
TS%57.6%
eFG%50.0%
TOV0
ORTG98
DRTG115
NET-16
6 contested shotsheld opponents to 38.9% FGonly 21 pts allowed on 57.5 possessions
Box Score
| MIL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 38:05 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4-17 | 24% | 1-6 | 17% | 1-1 | 100% | -3 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 33:00 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10-17 | 59% | 1-3 | 33% | 10-14 | 71% | +16 |
| Ryan Rollins | 35:02 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-9 | 11% | 0-5 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Myles Turner | 24:15 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-8 | 63% | 3-4 | 75% | 3-4 | 75% | -5 |
| AJ Green | 36:49 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5-8 | 63% | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Gary Trent Jr. | 14:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -21 |
| Gary Harris | 14:59 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 26:29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 39% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | -14 |
| Bobby Portis | 16:40 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6-9 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 104 | 44 | 10 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 38-85 | 45% | 14-34 | 41% | 14-20 | 70% | — |
Jericho Sims —
Cole Anthony —
Amir Coffey —
Andre Jackson Jr. —
Thanasis Antetokounmpo —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Watson | 39:14 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7-19 | 37% | 4-6 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | +2 |
| Jalen Pickett | 36:50 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | 39% | 2-5 | 40% | 1-1 | 100% | -9 |
| Spencer Jones | 24:42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2-9 | 22% | 1-7 | 14% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Hunter Tyson | 12:30 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | -12 |
| Aaron Gordon | 31:42 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-16 | 44% | 2-4 | 50% | 7-9 | 78% | -11 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Zeke Nnaji | 27:43 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 0-2 | 0% | 4-5 | 80% | +22 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 35:10 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8-12 | 67% | 5-9 | 56% | 4-5 | 80% | +27 |
| Bruce Brown | 24:21 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-7 | 14% | 0-1 | 0% | 5-6 | 83% | +15 |
| Julian Strawther | 7:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| TOTAL | — | 108 | 45 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 35-87 | 40% | 14-35 | 40% | 24-31 | 77% | — |
DaRon Holmes II —
Christian Braun —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIL38/85 (45%)
Paint
19/40 (48%)
Mid
6/16 (38%)
3PT
14/34 (41%)
RA 59%ATB3 41%Paint 22%Corner 3 42%Mid 67%
DEN35/87 (40%)
Paint
16/40 (40%)
Mid
7/22 (32%)
3PT
14/35 (40%)
ATB3 44%RA 50%Paint 25%Mid 50%Corner 3 30%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jalen Pickett
defended Ryan Rollins
8.6 min • 2 pts • 20%
Best Defender
Bruce Brown
held AJ Green
2.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Tim Hardaway Jr.
vs AJ Green
4.9 min • 11 pts • 75%
| DEN Defense | AJ Green | Bobby Portis | Gary Harris | Gary Trent Jr. | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Kevin Porter Jr. | Kyle Kuzma | Myles Turner | Ryan Rollins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Pickett | 1.7m 3pts 50% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 2pts 50% | 1.6m 2pts 100% | — | — | 8.6m 2pts 20% |
| Aaron Gordon | 1.6m 6pts 50% | — | — | — | 7.3m 9pts 50% | 1.2m 2pts 25% | 2.2m 4pts 33% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 4.9m 11pts 75% | — | 1.5m 3pts 50% | — | — | 1.3m 6pts 100% | 2.5m 2pts 50% | — | 1.9m 2pts 50% |
| Peyton Watson | 2.2m 1pts 0% | — | — | 1.7m 3pts 20% | — | 6.7m 3pts 25% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Zeke Nnaji | — | 2.5m 4pts 67% | — | — | 1.9m 2pts 100% | — | 1.0m 2pts 100% | 3.6m 4pts 50% | — |
| Spencer Jones | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 4.0m 2pts 25% | — |
| Bruce Brown | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 0% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% |
| Hunter Tyson | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.2m 2pts 33% | 2.1m 7pts 29% | 2.8m 5pts 50% | 2.4m 2pts 0% | — | 1.7m 3pts 33% | — | 2.7m 19pts 62% | 2.6m 2pts 20% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = MIL leads
DEN Largest Lead
15
Q2 9:08
MIL Largest Lead
7
Q1 6:31
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIL 8-0 run
Q1 2:34 – Q1 3:44
+4 → -3
MIL 11-0 run
Q1 2:34 – Q1 4:17
+4 → -6
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 6:59 – Q1 9:36
-5 → +2
DEN 11-0 run
Q1 6:59 – Q1 10:02
-5 → +4