Denver Nuggets vs. Milwaukee Bucks

Jan 23, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	21	27	30	24	102
MIL	21	21	21	37	100

Game Recap

The Bucks outscored the Nuggets 37-24 in the 4Q but it wasn't enough, as they fell, 102-100 to a depleted Nuggets team tonight.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Spencer JonesSF	38	2-6	1-4	0-0	5	2	2	1	0	4	+7	5
32Aaron GordonPF	16	4-9	1-2	4-5	6	3	2	0	1	2	+12	13
22Zeke NnajiC	36	4-12	1-4	2-2	12	2	0	2	2	5	+1	11
3Julian StrawtherSG	26	6-13	1-6	7-8	5	3	1	0	0	1	+12	20
24Jalen PickettPG	33	5-14	2-7	1-2	3	7	1	0	1	2	-1	13
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	25	5-14	3-9	4-4	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	17
11Bruce Brown	25	6-11	1-2	2-2	3	3	2	0	2	1	-20	15
5Hunter Tyson	11	0-1	0-1	0-0	4	3	0	0	0	1	-8	0
14DaRon Holmes II	15	1-3	1-3	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	2	+7	3
1Curtis Jones	8	2-4	1-3	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	5
27Jamal Murray	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	35-8740.2%	12-4129.3%	20-2387.0%	47	27	8	3	7	19	-	102

BUCKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
18Kyle KuzmaSF	35	4-10	1-3	2-6	10	6	0	0	1	0	+5	11
34Giannis AntetokounmpoPF	32	4-8	0-0	14-16	13	7	0	0	4	1	+6	22
3Myles TurnerC	29	7-12	1-4	2-2	7	2	1	6	1	4	-3	17
11Gary HarrisSG	27	1-5	1-4	1-2	3	2	1	0	1	3	-9	4
13Ryan RollinsPG	35	8-20	4-10	1-1	4	1	3	0	1	1	0	21
17Amir Coffey	21	2-7	1-5	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	4	-8	5
50Cole Anthony	16	4-8	1-3	0-0	2	5	1	1	1	3	-12	9
9Bobby Portis	26	4-12	3-7	0-0	9	0	0	0	0	3	+7	11
35Pete Nance	12	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	1	1	0	+2	0
44Andre Jackson Jr.	4	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+2	0
43Thanasis Antetokounmpo	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Jericho Sims	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	34-8540.0%	12-3930.8%	20-2774.1%	51	24	7	8	10	19	-	100

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENMIL

(11:56) Jump Ball Turner vs. Nnaji: Tip to Rollins
(11:47) Nnaji Violation:Kicked Ball (M.Smith)
+2 (11:39) Turner 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (G. Antetokounmpo 1 AST)
02
+3 (11:17) Nnaji 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
32
(11:05) MISS Kuzma 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(11:04) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:54) Gordon 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Pickett 1 AST)
62
(10:41) Rollins Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:41) Gordon STEAL (1 STL)
(10:28) MISS S. Jones 1' Cutting Layup Shot
(10:28) Turner BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:24) Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:19) MISS Rollins 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:16) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:02) Gordon Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:02) Rollins STEAL (1 STL)
(9:59) Pickett S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Smith)
(9:59) MISS Harris Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:59) BUCKS Rebound
+1 (9:59) Harris Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
63
(9:42) MISS S. Jones 3PT Jump Shot
(9:39) Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:35) MISS Turner 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(9:31) S. Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:22) Harris S.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Blair)
(9:22) BUCKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (9:22) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 3 (4 PTS)
73
(9:22) MISS Gordon Free Throw 2 of 3
(9:22) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (9:22) Gordon Free Throw 3 of 3 (5 PTS)
83
(9:01) MISS Rollins 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:59) Rollins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:50) MISS Rollins 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:47) Harris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:44) G. Antetokounmpo 2' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Harris 1 AST)
85
(8:33) MISS Nnaji 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:29) Kuzma REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:27) Gordon S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Smith)
+1 (8:27) G. Antetokounmpo Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
86
+1 (8:27) G. Antetokounmpo Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
87
+2 (8:10) Strawther 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Nnaji 1 AST)
107
(7:53) MISS Harris 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:49) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:45) MISS Gordon 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:40) Kuzma REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:37) G. Antetokounmpo Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:37) Strawther STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:30) Gordon 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS)
127
(7:23) MISS Rollins 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:21) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:15) MISS Pickett 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:12) Kuzma REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (6:47) Rollins 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (G. Antetokounmpo 2 AST)
1210
(6:17) MISS Hardaway Jr. 17' Step Back Jump Shot
(6:13) Coffey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:01) Turner 18' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (G. Antetokounmpo 3 AST)
1212
(5:44) MISS Nnaji 5' Driving Layup
(5:44) Turner BLOCK (2 BLK)
(5:44) Nuggets Rebound
(5:34) MISS Pickett 12' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot
(5:31) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:24) G. Antetokounmpo Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(5:24) Gordon STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (5:19) S. Jones 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
1412
(5:19) G. Antetokounmpo Violation:Defensive Goaltending (M.Ervin)
(5:02) MISS Harris 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:59) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:37) MISS Gordon 20' Step Back Jump Shot
(4:35) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:35) BUCKS Violation: Delay of game Violation
(4:25) MISS Rollins 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:21) Harris REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(4:19) MISS Coffey 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:16) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:59) MISS Nnaji 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:57) BUCKS Rebound
(3:43) Turner Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(3:43) Brown STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:39) Brown 1' Running Layup (2 PTS)
1612
(3:27) Anthony Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(3:27) S. Jones STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:24) Brown 2' Running Layup (4 PTS) (S. Jones 1 AST)
1812
(3:24) BUCKS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+2 (3:05) Coffey 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Anthony 1 AST)
1814
(2:48) MISS Hardaway Jr. 10' Turnaround Hook Shot
(2:44) Portis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:27) Anthony 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Kuzma 1 AST)
1817
(2:02) MISS Tyson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:59) Portis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:37) MISS Coffey 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:37) BUCKS Rebound
(1:37) BUCKS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#6)
(1:21) MISS Hardaway Jr. 3' Turnaround Jump Shot
(1:18) Portis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:11) MISS Nance 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:08) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(1:01) Coffey P.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Blair)
+3 (0:52) Holmes II 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tyson 1 AST)
2117
+2 (0:38) Anthony 10' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)
2119
(0:22) MISS Brown 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(0:22) Nance BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:22) Nuggets Rebound
(0:20) MISS Hardaway Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(0:17) Portis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(0:05) Tyson P.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Ervin)
+2 (0:01) Anthony 17' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Kuzma 2 AST)
2121

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

MIL

102Points100

35-87(40.2%)Field Goal(%)34-85(40.0%)

12-41(29.3%)3-Point(%)12-39(30.8%)

20-23(87.0%)Free Throw(%)20-27(74.1%)

47(6)Rebounds(Offensive)51(11)

27Assists24

8Steals7

3Blocks8

7Turnovers10

19Fouls19

46Pts In The Paint36

21Fast Break Pts8

16Pts Off Turnovers11

40Bench Pts25

23Largest Lead5

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