Denver Nuggets vs. Milwaukee Bucks

Mar 2, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	37	27	35	29	128
MIL	23	27	30	17	97

Game Recap

Nikola Jokic recorded the 50th triple-double of his career as he tallied 37 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for the Nuggets as they defeated the Bucks, 128-97. Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded 27 points, eight rebounds and three assists for the Bucks in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 20-15 on the season, while the Bucks fall to 21-14.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Will BartonSF	34	6-11	2-6	0-0	8	5	1	1	2	1	+13	14
1Michael Porter Jr.PF	24	4-9	3-6	0-0	7	0	1	1	0	4	+8	11
15Nikola JokicC	36	15-23	2-3	5-5	10	11	2	0	2	1	+18	37
11Monte MorrisSG	29	5-10	0-2	0-0	2	3	1	1	2	1	+8	10
27Jamal MurrayPG	37	10-17	1-5	3-3	3	6	2	0	1	2	+17	24
31Vlatko Cancar	22	1-3	0-1	2-2	7	1	2	0	2	2	+22	4
35PJ Dozier	22	8-17	2-5	1-2	2	1	0	0	0	4	+28	19
22Zeke Nnaji	15	3-4	0-1	0-0	4	0	1	0	1	0	+8	6
25Isaiah Hartenstein	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	4	+13	0
3Greg Whittington	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+10	0
10Bol Bol	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+10	3
0JaMychal Green	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	53-9555.8%	11-3036.7%	11-1291.7%	45	28	10	3	10	19	-	128

BUCKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Khris MiddletonSF	29	6-12	3-6	5-8	4	6	1	0	1	1	-16	20
34Giannis AntetokounmpoPF	32	10-15	0-3	7-10	8	3	1	2	3	4	-5	27
11Brook LopezC	24	4-8	0-2	4-4	5	0	0	0	2	2	-7	12
0Donte DiVincenzoSG	21	0-5	0-2	3-4	3	3	1	0	1	2	-12	3
12D.J. AugustinPG	26	2-5	2-5	1-1	1	3	0	0	0	1	-4	7
24Pat Connaughton	26	3-9	2-5	0-0	8	2	0	0	0	1	-13	8
21Jrue Holiday	18	2-6	0-4	0-2	1	3	1	0	3	1	-15	4
9Bobby Portis	16	1-3	0-0	2-2	4	0	0	0	3	4	-12	4
7Bryn Forbes	17	3-8	3-7	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-20	9
3Torrey Craig	11	0-3	0-2	0-0	3	1	0	1	0	0	-21	0
5D.J. Wilson	4	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	-10	3
43Thanasis Antetokounmpo	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	-10	0
15Sam Merrill	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-10	0
TOTAL	-	32-7940.5%	11-4027.5%	22-3171.0%	40	22	4	4	13	18	-	97

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENMIL

(11:56) Jump Ball Lopez vs. Jokic: Tip to G. Antetokounmpo
+3 (11:42) Middleton 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (DiVincenzo 1 AST)
03
+2 (11:22) Murray 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
23
(11:14) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Lindsay)
+1 (11:14) G. Antetokounmpo Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
24
+1 (11:14) G. Antetokounmpo Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
25
(10:47) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:44) Middleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:39) MISS Middleton 16' Step Back Jump Shot
(10:39) Morris BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:39) BUCKS Rebound
+2 (10:34) Middleton 14' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Augustin 1 AST)
27
(10:19) MISS Porter Jr. 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:16) DiVincenzo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:10) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P2.T2) (A.Smith)
(10:10) MISS G. Antetokounmpo Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:10) BUCKS Rebound
(10:10) MISS G. Antetokounmpo Free Throw 2 of 2
(10:07) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:53) Morris 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
47
+2 (9:36) G. Antetokounmpo 3' Driving Dunk (4 PTS) (Middleton 1 AST)
49
+3 (9:24) Barton 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
79
+2 (9:16) G. Antetokounmpo 3' Driving Dunk (6 PTS) (DiVincenzo 2 AST)
711
+2 (9:01) Murray Driving Dunk (4 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
911
+2 (8:40) G. Antetokounmpo 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (8 PTS) (Middleton 2 AST)
913
+2 (8:18) Jokic 7' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1113
(8:18) G. Antetokounmpo S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Wright)
+1 (8:18) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1213
(8:00) MISS DiVincenzo 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:58) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:51) DiVincenzo P.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Lindsay)
+2 (7:34) Murray 1' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
1413
(7:21) MISS Augustin 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:19) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:14) MISS Barton 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(7:12) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(7:12) MISS Porter Jr. Tip Layup Shot
(7:12) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:12) Jokic Tip Layup Shot (5 PTS)
1613
(7:12) BUCKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:49) MISS G. Antetokounmpo 3PT Jump Shot
(6:45) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:42) Connaughton Violation:Kicked Ball (M.Lindsay)
(6:30) Barton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:30) Middleton STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:25) G. Antetokounmpo 1' Running Dunk (10 PTS) (Connaughton 1 AST)
1615
+2 (6:08) Barton 3' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
1815
(5:58) MISS Connaughton 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:55) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(5:45) Jokic Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:32) MISS Lopez 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:29) Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:24) MISS Jokic 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(5:21) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (5:21) Jokic Tip Layup Shot (7 PTS)
2015
+3 (5:09) Forbes 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (G. Antetokounmpo 1 AST)
2018
+2 (4:56) Barton 17' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
2218
(4:44) MISS Holiday 3PT Jump Shot
(4:40) Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:22) Morris Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:12) MISS Forbes 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:09) Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:00) MISS Cancar 2' Driving Layup
(4:00) G. Antetokounmpo BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:57) Connaughton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:48) MISS Portis 4' Hook Shot
(3:45) Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:43) Portis P.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Lindsay)
(3:35) MISS Dozier 3PT Jump Shot
(3:32) Connaughton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (3:23) Connaughton 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
2221
+2 (3:02) Morris 1' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2421
(2:45) Holiday Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(2:45) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(2:41) MISS Dozier 3' Running Layup
(2:41) Craig BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:41) Nuggets Rebound
(2:41) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (2:30) Morris 2' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
2621
(2:16) MISS Craig 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:13) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (2:03) Jokic 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
2821
(1:52) MISS Holiday 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:48) Connaughton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:48) MISS Connaughton Tip Layup Shot
(1:47) Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:42) MISS Nnaji 3PT Jump Shot
(1:38) Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:34) MISS Forbes 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(1:32) Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(1:25) Forbes P.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Lindsay)
+2 (1:22) Dozier 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 6 AST)
3021
(1:22) DiVincenzo S.FOUL (P2.PN) (A.Smith)
+1 (1:22) Dozier Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
3121
(1:08) DiVincenzo Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(1:08) Cancar STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:02) Nnaji 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Cancar 1 AST)
3321
+2 (0:50) Middleton 19' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
3323
+2 (0:38) Dozier 16' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
3523
(0:23) MISS Middleton 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:19) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:01) Murray 19' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
3723

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

MIL

128Points97

53-95(55.8%)Field Goal(%)32-79(40.5%)

11-30(36.7%)3-Point(%)11-40(27.5%)

11-12(91.7%)Free Throw(%)22-31(71.0%)

45(9)Rebounds(Offensive)40(11)

28Assists22

10Steals4

3Blocks4

10Turnovers13

19Fouls18

56Pts In The Paint32

14Fast Break Pts15

22Pts Off Turnovers10

32Bench Pts28

31Largest Lead5

Game Details

Tuesday, March 2, 2021 · 9:00 PM

Fiserv Forum · Milwaukee, WI

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