Nuggets (112) vs Bucks (121) · Feb 27, 2025 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Feb 27, 2025

Game Recap

The Bucks defeated the Nuggets, 121-112. The Bucks improve to 33-25 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 38-21.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	30	27	24	31	112
MIL	30	24	30	37	121

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	35	5-22	2-11	0-0	10	3	1	0	1	2	12	-20
32Aaron GordonPF	32	4-13	1-6	0-0	5	2	1	1	2	2	9	-14
15Nikola JokićC	37	13-16	1-2	5-7	14	10	1	0	5	4	32	-5
0Christian BraunSG	31	5-11	0-2	3-3	10	3	2	0	0	4	13	-12
27Jamal MurrayPG	39	9-20	2-5	0-0	3	5	1	0	2	0	20	-13
4Russell Westbrook	25	4-13	1-4	1-1	6	5	1	0	1	2	10	+7
22Zeke Nnaji	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	1	0	1	2	+7
3Julian Strawther	19	5-8	2-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	1	12	+6
6DeAndre Jordan	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	-1
21Spencer Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Dario Šarić	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	47-10544.8%	9-3426.5%	9-1181.8%	55	28	8	2	13	17	112	-

BUCKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
18Kyle KuzmaSF	37	5-15	1-5	5-6	9	5	0	2	1	0	16	+19
34Giannis AntetokounmpoPF	32	11-23	1-2	5-8	19	7	0	1	2	3	28	+8
11Brook LopezC	37	7-16	1-6	7-8	4	3	0	1	1	4	22	+6
12Taurean PrinceSG	29	4-7	2-5	0-0	4	1	2	0	0	1	10	+10
0Damian LillardPG	35	5-9	3-6	6-6	4	4	2	0	4	0	19	+9
20AJ Green	19	2-4	2-3	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	2	6	-8
5Gary Trent Jr.	24	6-8	3-4	0-0	2	1	3	0	1	0	15	-2
77Kevin Porter Jr.	12	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	2	0	0	2	1	3	0
00Jericho Sims	10	1-4	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	+3
44Andre Jackson Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Chris Livingston	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Bobby Portis	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Ryan Rollins	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Tyler Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-9046.7%	14-3441.2%	23-2882.1%	48	25	8	4	11	11	121	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterdenmil

(11:54) Jump Ball Lopez vs. Jokić: Tip to Lillard
+2 (11:44) Lopez 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Lillard 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:23) Jokić 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
22
(11:05) MISS Prince 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(11:03) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:57) MISS Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(10:54) Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:46) Antetokounmpo 16' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
24
(10:25) MISS Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(10:23) Kuzma REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:16) Lopez 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Kuzma 1 AST)
27
(9:56) Lopez S.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Ransom)
+1 (9:56) Jokić Free Throw 1 of 3 (3 PTS)
37
+1 (9:56) Jokić Free Throw 2 of 3 (4 PTS)
47
+1 (9:56) Jokić Free Throw 3 of 3 (5 PTS)
57
+2 (9:38) Antetokounmpo 11' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
59
(9:31) MISS Jokić 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(9:28) Prince REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:18) MISS Antetokounmpo 15' Fadeaway Jumper
(9:17) Jokić REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:04) Gordon Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:51) MISS Kuzma 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:48) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:40) MISS Braun 2' Cutting Dunk Shot
(8:37) Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:23) Prince 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Antetokounmpo 1 AST)
511
(7:58) MISS Braun 15' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:56) Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (7:50) Kuzma 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Antetokounmpo 2 AST)
514
(7:48) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:35) MISS Braun 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(7:34) Prince REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:31) MISS Lillard 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(7:29) Jokić REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:13) Braun 23' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokić 1 AST)
714
(6:54) Jokić S.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Ransom)
+1 (6:54) Lopez Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
715
+1 (6:54) Lopez Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
716
(6:42) MISS Porter Jr. 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(6:42) Kuzma BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:41) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:40) Porter Jr. 1' Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
916
(6:31) Lillard Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:31) Braun STEAL (1 STL)
(6:28) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(6:24) Kuzma REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:14) Antetokounmpo Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:14) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
(6:07) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:07) Lillard STEAL (1 STL)
(5:51) Westbrook S.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Ransom)
+1 (5:51) Lillard Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
917
+1 (5:51) Lillard Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
918
(5:32) MISS Murray 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:32) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:32) Westbrook 3' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
1118
(5:32) Green S.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Ransom)
+1 (5:32) Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1218
(5:15) MISS Lopez 15' Floating Jump Shot
(5:14) Jokić REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (5:08) Westbrook 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
1518
+2 (4:52) Antetokounmpo 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Lopez 1 AST)
1520
(4:47) Prince P.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Lane)
+2 (4:35) Jokić 1' Driving Layup (7 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
1720
(4:16) MISS Lillard 24' 3PT Fadeaway Jumper
(4:14) Jokić REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(4:05) MISS Gordon 5' Driving Hook Shot
(4:03) Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(4:01) Antetokounmpo Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
(4:01) Gordon STEAL (1 STL)
(4:00) MISS Gordon 3' Dunk
(4:00) Antetokounmpo BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:58) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:54) MISS Green 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(3:51) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:44) Jokić 2' Running Layup (9 PTS) (Porter Jr. 2 AST)
1920
(3:34) Lillard Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(3:34) Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(3:27) Jokić Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:27) Green STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:23) Prince 2' Running Dunk (4 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
1922
(2:56) MISS Gordon 3PT Jump Shot
(2:54) Lillard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:46) MISS Lopez 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:43) Jokić REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
+2 (2:41) Westbrook 1' Running Reverse Layup (8 PTS) (Jokić 2 AST)
2122
(2:34) BUCKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (2:26) Lopez 5' Floating Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Lillard 2 AST)
2124
(2:26) Nnaji S.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Lane)
+1 (2:26) Lopez Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
2125
+3 (2:14) Jokić 26' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
2425
+2 (1:54) Kuzma 1' Alley Oop Layup (5 PTS) (Lopez 2 AST)
2427
(1:41) MISS Porter Jr. 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(1:39) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(1:37) MISS Porter Jr. 4' Putback Layup
(1:37) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(1:37) MISS Porter Jr. Tip Layup Shot
(1:37) Kuzma BLOCK (2 BLK)
(1:37) Nuggets Rebound
+2 (1:28) Jokić 1' Driving Layup (14 PTS)
2627
(1:19) Lillard Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T5)
(1:19) Braun STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (1:15) Braun 1' Running Dunk (4 PTS)
2827
(0:52) Lillard Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T6)
(0:52) Nnaji STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:48) Jokić 8' Floating Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Westbrook 2 AST)
3027
(0:40) Braun P.FOUL (P1.T4) (C.Blair)
(0:28) MISS Trent Jr. 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:26) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:11) MISS Westbrook 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(0:09) Lopez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:05) MISS Kuzma 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(0:02) BUCKS Rebound
+3 (0:00) Lillard 31' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Green 2 AST)
3030

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

MIL

112Points121

47-105(44.8%)Field Goal(%)42-90(46.7%)

9-34(26.5%)3-Point(%)14-34(41.2%)

9-11(81.8%)Free Throw(%)23-28(82.1%)

55(14)Rebounds(Offensive)48(7)

28Assists25

8Steals8

2Blocks4

13Turnovers11

17Fouls11

68Pts In The Paint42

32Fast Break Pts16

8Pts Off Turnovers15

26Bench Pts26

6Largest Lead12

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