Milwaukee Bucks vs. Denver Nuggets

Mar 25, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIL	38	28	19	21	106
DEN	37	26	34	32	129

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Bucks, 129-106. Nikola Jokic led the way for the Nuggets with 31 points, six rebounds, and 11 assists, while Jamal Murray added 26 points, six rebounds, and nine assists in the victory. Giannis Antetokounmpo tallied 31 points, nine rebounds, and four assists for the Bucks in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 50-24 on the season, while the Bucks fall to 53-21.

Player Stats

BUCKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Khris MiddletonSF	28	6-14	1-5	0-0	8	5	2	0	2	0	-6	13
34Giannis AntetokounmpoPF	32	13-22	0-3	5-7	9	4	4	0	4	2	-15	31
11Brook LopezC	19	5-9	1-4	2-2	2	1	0	1	0	4	-7	13
12Grayson AllenSG	24	3-7	3-6	4-4	4	1	0	1	0	2	-8	13
21Jrue HolidayPG	29	3-11	1-5	2-2	2	7	1	0	0	2	-15	9
7Joe Ingles	18	0-1	0-1	2-2	1	2	0	0	1	2	-19	2
9Bobby Portis	24	4-11	1-4	2-2	6	0	0	0	0	2	-8	11
24Pat Connaughton	23	2-5	1-4	0-0	4	2	0	0	2	3	-22	5
5Jevon Carter	17	0-4	0-2	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	2	-3	0
23Wesley Matthews	11	0-1	0-1	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	-8	2
0MarJon Beauchamp	5	2-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-3	5
43Thanasis Antetokounmpo	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-1	2



TOTAL	-	39-8844.3%	9-3625.0%	19-2190.5%	40	26	7	2	10	19	-	106

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	28	7-12	3-6	2-3	7	0	0	0	0	1	+21	19
50Aaron GordonPF	25	4-9	1-5	0-0	7	1	1	1	1	3	+12	9
15Nikola JokicC	31	10-20	1-6	10-11	6	11	1	0	3	2	+19	31
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	28	4-8	0-0	3-5	8	1	1	0	1	0	+15	11
27Jamal MurrayPG	32	9-19	5-10	3-4	6	9	0	1	3	3	+14	26
32Jeff Green	19	3-5	1-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	+10	7
11Bruce Brown	28	4-6	2-3	1-3	5	1	1	0	1	2	+15	11
0Christian Braun	20	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	+2	0
22Zeke Nnaji	12	2-3	0-1	1-2	6	1	0	1	0	2	+3	5
13Thomas Bryant	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	+1	2
14Ish Smith	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	1	+1	0
31Vlatko Cancar	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
8Peyton Watson	3	3-4	2-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	8
7Reggie Jackson	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-8952.8%	15-3641.7%	20-2871.4%	48	28	4	3	10	18	-	129

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMILDEN

(11:57) Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. B. Lopez: Tip to A. Gordon
+2 (11:48) N. Jokic 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
02
(11:30) MISS J. Holiday 26' pullup 3PT
(11:28) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:15) N. Jokic lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:15) G. Antetokounmpo STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:10) G. Antetokounmpo running DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Holiday 1 AST)
22
(10:53) J. Murray bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:53) J. Holiday STEAL (1 STL)
(10:49) MISS J. Holiday 25' step back 3PT
(10:47) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:39) K. Caldwell-Pope driving Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
24
+2 (10:21) G. Antetokounmpo driving DUNK (4 PTS) (J. Holiday 2 AST)
44
+2 (10:06) J. Murray driving Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
46
+3 (9:56) B. Lopez 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Middleton 1 AST)
76
(9:37) MISS M. Porter Jr. 27' 3PT
(9:35) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:30) MISS A. Gordon driving Layup - blocked
(9:30) B. Lopez BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:25) B. Lopez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:20) G. Antetokounmpo driving Layup (6 PTS)
96
(9:20) A. Gordon shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Antetokounmpo 1 FT)
+1 (9:20) G. Antetokounmpo Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
106
+3 (9:12) J. Murray 25' 3PT step back (5 PTS)
109
+2 (8:49) G. Antetokounmpo alley-oop DUNK (9 PTS) (B. Lopez 1 AST)
129
+3 (8:37) A. Gordon 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
1212
(8:21) N. Jokic personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (8:15) G. Allen 24' 3PT step back (3 PTS) (J. Holiday 3 AST)
1512
(8:01) MISS A. Gordon 25' step back 3PT
(7:59) K. Middleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:51) J. Holiday Hook (2 PTS)
1712
(7:51) DEN Timeout
+2 (7:34) N. Jokic finger roll Layup (4 PTS)
1714
(7:13) MISS K. Middleton 3PT
(7:10) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:04) M. Porter Jr. 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
1717
(6:45) MISS B. Lopez 32' 3PT
(6:43) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:38) G. Allen shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Murray 2 FT)
+1 (6:38) J. Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1718
+1 (6:38) J. Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1719
(6:23) MISS G. Antetokounmpo 14' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(6:20) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:10) MISS J. Murray 27' 3PT
(6:07) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:58) K. Middleton 19' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (G. Antetokounmpo 1 AST)
1919
(5:38) MISS J. Murray 6' floating Shot
(5:35) J. Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:30) G. Antetokounmpo running DUNK (11 PTS) (J. Holiday 4 AST)
2119
(5:04) MISS N. Jokic turnaround Shot
(5:04) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:04) A. Gordon personal FOUL (2 PF)
+2 (4:49) K. Middleton 15' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2319
+2 (4:30) N. Jokic Layup (6 PTS)
2321
(4:30) B. Lopez shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 1 FT)
+1 (4:30) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
2322
+2 (4:14) B. Lopez alley-oop DUNK (5 PTS) (K. Middleton 2 AST)
2522
(4:02) MISS N. Jokic 24' 3PT
(3:59) K. Middleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (3:48) B. Portis 16' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS) (K. Middleton 3 AST)
2722
+2 (3:37) N. Jokic 6' driving floating Jump Shot (9 PTS)
2724
(3:32) MIL Timeout
(3:26) J. Ingles lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:26) N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(3:26) J. Ingles personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (3:17) N. Jokic 6' Hook (11 PTS) (J. Green 1 AST)
2726
+2 (3:01) B. Lopez 6' floating Jump Shot (7 PTS) (J. Ingles 1 AST)
2926
+2 (2:41) J. Murray 12' fadeaway Jump Shot (9 PTS)
2928
(2:30) MISS B. Lopez 26' 3PT
(2:28) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:12) MISS N. Jokic Hook
(2:11) B. Portis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:11) M. Malone technical FOUL (1 Tech)
+1 (2:11) J. Holiday technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
3028
(1:59) B. Brown personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (1:52) G. Antetokounmpo cutting finger roll Layup (13 PTS) (J. Ingles 2 AST)
3228
+3 (1:40) J. Murray 26' 3PT pullup (12 PTS)
3231
+3 (1:24) B. Portis 26' 3PT (5 PTS) (G. Antetokounmpo 2 AST)
3531
+3 (1:12) J. Murray 26' 3PT pullup (15 PTS)
3534
(0:52) P. Connaughton lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:52) B. Brown STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (0:45) J. Murray 25' 3PT step back (18 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
3537
+3 (0:33) P. Connaughton 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (G. Antetokounmpo 3 AST)
3837
(0:23) MISS J. Murray 26' pullup 3PT
(0:19) J. Ingles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:01) MISS B. Portis 12' turnaround Shot - blocked
(0:01) J. Murray BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:01) Z. Nnaji REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Z. Nnaji 43' running 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIL

DEN

106Points129

39-88(44.3%)Field Goal(%)47-89(52.8%)

9-36(25.0%)3-Point(%)15-36(41.7%)

19-21(90.5%)Free Throw(%)20-28(71.4%)

40(4)Rebounds(Offensive)48(7)

26Assists28

7Steals4

2Blocks3

10Turnovers10

19Fouls18

48Pts In The Paint56

17Fast Break Pts10

8Pts Off Turnovers18

27Bench Pts33

10Largest Lead25

Game Details

Saturday, March 25, 2023 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,919 (104.3%)

tv: NBA TV