Denver Nuggets vs. Milwaukee Bucks

Feb 12, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	23	21	19	32	95
MIL	28	32	31	21	112

Game Recap

Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 36 points, 18 rebounds, five assists, three steals, and two blocks as the Bucks defeated the Nuggets, 112-95. Damian Lillard added 18 points and five assists in the win. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 29 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists. The Bucks move to 35-19 as the Nuggets move to 36-18.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	30	3-11	2-8	3-3	6	4	1	0	2	2	-16	11
50Aaron GordonPF	28	6-11	2-4	0-0	7	2	1	2	1	2	+1	14
15Nikola JokicC	31	13-25	2-5	1-3	12	8	0	0	5	1	-16	29
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	9	0-3	0-1	1-1	2	2	0	0	0	0	+1	1
27Jamal MurrayPG	17	1-5	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	0	-18	3
7Reggie Jackson	22	3-7	1-2	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	0	-1	7
0Christian Braun	22	2-7	0-3	3-4	5	0	2	0	0	2	-7	7
8Peyton Watson	21	2-6	0-2	1-1	4	1	0	0	0	2	-9	5
6DeAndre Jordan	4	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	-10	1
9Justin Holiday	18	2-6	1-5	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	-11	5
21Collin Gillespie	13	2-4	2-4	0-0	1	1	2	0	3	0	-7	6
22Zeke Nnaji	8	1-5	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	1	+3	2
3Julian Strawther	6	0-3	0-3	2-2	0	2	0	0	0	0	+3	2
11Braxton Key	5	1-1	0-0	0-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	+2	2
30Jay Huff	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-9438.3%	11-4027.5%	12-1770.6%	48	24	7	2	13	14	-	95

BUCKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
99Jae CrowderSF	22	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	0	+3	2
34Giannis AntetokounmpoPF	30	14-19	0-0	8-14	18	5	3	2	2	2	+18	36
11Brook LopezC	29	3-9	3-7	0-0	5	3	0	3	1	2	+12	9
5Malik BeasleySG	30	3-6	3-6	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	0	+16	9
0Damian LillardPG	22	6-15	2-5	4-4	3	5	0	0	2	3	+12	18
9Bobby Portis	25	6-14	1-3	0-0	8	3	0	0	3	2	+8	13
21Patrick Beverley	19	2-5	1-2	0-0	1	4	1	0	1	4	+7	5
24Pat Connaughton	22	2-2	1-1	0-0	5	5	1	1	0	0	+19	5
20AJ Green	15	3-5	3-5	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2	+7	9
3MarJon Beauchamp	6	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	-3	3
44Andre Jackson Jr.	5	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	-2	3
43Thanasis Antetokounmpo	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	2	-1	0
23TyTy Washington Jr.	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5	0
7Chris Livingston	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-6	0

TOTAL	-	42-8450.0%	16-3447.1%	12-1866.7%	51	30	8	6	12	19	-	112

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENMIL

(11:54) Jump Ball Lopez vs. Jokic: Tip to Caldwell-Pope
(11:40) MISS Jokic 11' Fadeaway Jumper
(11:37) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:31) MISS Crowder 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(11:31) Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:27) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:24) MISS Caldwell-Pope 3PT Running Jump Shot
(11:21) Lillard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:12) MISS Lillard 20' Step Back Jump Shot
(11:09) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:56) MISS Porter Jr. 21' Jump Shot
(10:53) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (10:43) Lopez 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (G. Antetokounmpo 1 AST)
03
(10:20) MISS Jokic 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:18) Lillard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:11) Lillard 11' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
05
(10:00) MISS Caldwell-Pope 3' Alley Oop Layup
(10:00) G. Antetokounmpo BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:56) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:52) MISS Gordon 10' Jump Shot
(9:50) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (9:46) G. Antetokounmpo 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
07
(9:37) Porter Jr. Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:14) Gordon S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Foster)
+1 (9:14) G. Antetokounmpo Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
08
+1 (9:14) G. Antetokounmpo Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
09
+2 (9:00) Jokic 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
29
(8:49) Lopez Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:49) Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(8:38) MISS Murray 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:38) Nuggets Rebound
(8:38) G. Antetokounmpo L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (G.Petraitis)
(8:29) MISS Caldwell-Pope 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(8:27) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (8:23) G. Antetokounmpo 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS)
211
(8:23) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(8:06) MISS Jokic 15' Jump Shot
(8:03) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(7:56) MISS Lillard 14' Step Back Jump Shot
(7:52) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:43) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:43) Crowder STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:36) G. Antetokounmpo 1' Running Dunk (8 PTS) (Lillard 1 AST)
213
+3 (7:13) Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
513
(6:56) Crowder Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:56) Gordon STEAL (1 STL)
(6:46) MISS Gordon 3' Driving Dunk
(6:46) Lopez BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:42) Lopez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:37) MISS Beasley 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(6:35) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:24) Jokic 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 2 AST)
813
(6:11) G. Antetokounmpo OFF.Foul (P2) (S.Foster)
(6:11) G. Antetokounmpo Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:01) MISS Murray 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:59) Lopez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:55) Lillard OFF.Foul (P1) (S.Foster)
(5:55) Lillard Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
(5:55) BUCKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:33) Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T3)
+3 (5:19) Lopez 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Lillard 2 AST)
816
+3 (5:07) Jackson 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
1116
(4:53) MISS Lillard 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:51) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:41) Jokic 3' Cutting Dunk Shot (7 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
1316
(4:30) MISS Lillard 4' Driving Reverse Layup
(4:27) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:09) Gordon Backcourt Turnover (P1.T4)
(4:09) Lillard T.FOUL (P1.T1) (G.Petraitis)
+1 (4:09) Caldwell-Pope Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
1416
(3:55) MISS Lopez 14' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(3:51) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:32) Jokic 8' Driving Layup (9 PTS)
1616
(3:23) MISS Portis 14' Step Back Jump Shot
(3:21) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:13) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:12) Nuggets Rebound
(3:12) Lillard L.B.FOUL (P2.T2) (S.Foster)
+2 (3:02) Jokic 13' Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Jackson 2 AST)
1816
+2 (2:48) Portis 10' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Beverley 1 AST)
1818
(2:40) Lopez S.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Schwab)
(2:40) MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:40) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (2:40) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
1918
(2:28) MISS Portis 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:25) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:16) Jokic 2' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (14 PTS) (Watson 1 AST)
2118
+3 (2:06) Beasley 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Portis 1 AST)
2121
+2 (1:50) Jackson 6' Layup (5 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
2321
+3 (1:31) Beasley 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Beverley 2 AST)
2324
(1:21) MISS Watson 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(1:19) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:18) MISS Jokic 3' Putback Layup
(1:18) Lopez BLOCK (2 BLK)
(1:17) Connaughton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:10) MISS Lopez 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:08) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:53) MISS Jokic 4' Turnaround Hook Shot
(0:53) Connaughton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:42) Portis 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2326
(0:29) MISS Jackson 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:26) Portis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:11) Watson P.FOUL (P1.T2) (G.Petraitis)
+2 (0:01) Connaughton 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Portis 2 AST)
2328

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

MIL

95Points112

36-94(38.3%)Field Goal(%)42-84(50.0%)

11-40(27.5%)3-Point(%)16-34(47.1%)

12-17(70.6%)Free Throw(%)12-18(66.7%)

48(12)Rebounds(Offensive)51(9)

24Assists30

7Steals8

2Blocks6

13Turnovers12

14Fouls19

42Pts In The Paint44

11Fast Break Pts20

9Pts Off Turnovers19

37Bench Pts38

3Largest Lead28

Game Details

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