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Nuggets beat Bucks 129-106 in clash of conference leaders
DENVER (AP) Nikola Jokic had 31 points and 11 assists, Jamal Murray finished with 26 points and nine assists, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 129-106 on Saturday night in a late-season showdown of the NBA’s conference leaders.
Michael Porter Jr. scored 19 points for West-leading Denver (50-24), which outscored East-leading Milwaukee 68-40 in the second half.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points -- just seven in the second half -- and grabbed nine rebounds for the Bucks (53-20).
“It’s better to win games, but our goal is to do something in a playoffs,” Jokic said.
The battle of the top teams in each conference -- and two strong MVP candidates -- was more competitive than the teams’ first meeting, won by the Bucks 107-99. Then, the Nuggets held out four starters -- Jokic, Murray, Porter and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope -- in the game in Milwaukee on Jan. 25. Denver had played the night before in New Orleans and opted to rest its stars.
The circumstances were reversed, with the Bucks having played in Utah on Friday night.
“We still play, still got to be better, there’s no excuses about that,” Khris Middleton said. “But I’m sure for a lot of fans, a lot of people out there, they’d love to see healthy teams, or not coming off back to backs.”
Antetokounmpo scored 24 points on 11-for-14 shooting in the first half, with all but one of those field goals coming at the rim. Murray (20 points) and Jokic (17 points) kept Denver within three at the break, and then the Nuggets outscored Milwaukee 34-19 in the third quarter to take a 97-85 lead.
Jeff Green dunked on Antetokounmpo to open the fourth as the Nuggets’ lead swelled to 15 points. Grayson Allen hit a 3-pointer to cut it to 103-91 with 9:54 left, but Milwaukee went scoreless for 4:10 while Denver built a 111-91 lead.
“It was an amazing dunk,” Jokic said of Green’s dunk. “I didn’t think he was going to do it. He almost fell down, so it was a really nice dunk.”
Antetokounmpo went to the bench with 5:54 left and didn’t return.
GETTING TECHNICAL
The Bucks lost some composure in the third quarter. Bobby Portis Jr. was called for a take foul on Jokic and, immediately after, a technical. Denver hit both free throws and Bruce Brown hit a 3-pointer for a 84-76 lead. Minutes later, Brook Lopez got a technical while sitting on the bench.
Antetokounmpo picked up Milwaukee’s third technical with 6:41 left in the game.
“It was a night where we were grumpy, and it happens,” coach Mike Budenholzer said.
TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM
Denver coach Michael Malone got a technical late in the first quarter, and it was to prevent Jokic from getting one. Jokic was frustrated by the physical play, so during a timeout Malone told him he would get the technical.
“I can get kicked out, he can’t. I understand the pecking order here,” Malone said.
TIP-INS
Bucks: Middleton finished with 13 points and six rebounds after missing Friday’s game for injury management. ... It was Milwaukee’s fourth loss since Jan. 21.
Nuggets: Green was down on the court for several minutes after fouling Antetokounmpo with 11:14 left, but returned to the game.
UP NEXT
Bucks: At Detroit on Monday night.
Nuggets: Host Philadelphia on Monday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Brook Lopez vs. Nikola Jokic (Aaron Gordon gains possession) | ||
| 11:48 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:30 |  | Jrue Holiday misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:28 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Giannis Antetokounmpo steals) | ||
| 11:10 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point running dunk (Jrue Holiday assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:53 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Jrue Holiday steals) | ||
| 10:49 | | Jrue Holiday misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:47 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 2-4 |
| 10:21 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point driving dunk (Jrue Holiday assists) | 4-4 |
| 10:06 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 4-6 |
| 9:56 | | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point jump shot (Khris Middleton assists) | 7-6 |
| 9:37 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:35 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | Brook Lopez blocks Aaron Gordon's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:25 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point driving layup | 9-6 |
| 9:20 | | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 9:20 | | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-6 |
| 9:12 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot | 10-9 |
| 8:49 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point alley-oop dunk (Brook Lopez assists) | 12-9 |
| 8:37 | | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 12-12 |
| 8:21 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 8:15 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point stepback jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists) | 15-12 |
| 8:01 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:59 | | Khris Middleton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | +2 | Jrue Holiday makes two point hook shot | 17-12 |
| 7:51 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:34 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point finger roll layup | 17-14 |
| 7:13 | | Khris Middleton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:10 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 17-17 |
| 6:45 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:43 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | Grayson Allen shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 6:38 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-18 |
| 6:38 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-19 |
| 6:23 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:20 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:07 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | +2 | Khris Middleton makes two point pullup jump shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 19-19 |
| 5:38 | | Jamal Murray misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:35 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point running dunk (Jrue Holiday assists) | 21-19 |
| 5:04 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 5:04 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 4:49 | | +2 | Khris Middleton makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 23-19 |
| 4:30 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup | 23-21 |
| 4:30 | | Brook Lopez shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:30 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 23-22 |
| 4:14 | | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point alley-oop dunk (Khris Middleton assists) | 25-22 |
| 4:02 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:59 | | Khris Middleton defensive rebound | ||
| 3:48 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Khris Middleton assists) | 27-22 |
| 3:37 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 27-24 |
| 3:32 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:26 | | Joe Ingles turnover (lost ball) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 3:26 | | Joe Ingles personal foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | ||
| 3:17 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point hook shot (Jeff Green assists) | 27-26 |
| 3:01 | | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point floating jump shot (Joe Ingles assists) | 29-26 |
| 2:41 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 29-28 |
| 2:30 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:28 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 2:12 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point hook shot | ||
| 2:11 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 2:11 | | Michael Malone technical foul | ||
| 2:11 | | +1 | Jrue Holiday makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 30-28 |
| 1:59 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Jevon Carter draws the foul) | ||
| 1:52 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Joe Ingles assists) | 32-28 |
| 1:40 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point pullup jump shot | 32-31 |
| 1:24 | | +3 | Bobby Portis makes three point jump shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 35-31 |
| 1:12 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point pullup jump shot | 35-34 |
| 0:52 | | Pat Connaughton turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 0:45 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 35-37 |
| 0:33 | | +3 | Pat Connaughton makes three point jump shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 38-37 |
| 0:23 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:19 | | Joe Ingles defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Jamal Murray blocks Bobby Portis's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Zeke Nnaji misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:49 | | Khris Middleton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:46 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point cutting dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 38-39 |
| 11:09 | | Pat Connaughton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:06 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | Nuggets turnover (8-second violation) | ||
| 10:44 | | Grayson Allen misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 10:42 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Jamal Murray misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Khris Middleton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Christian Braun shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 9:38 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:38 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-39 |
| 9:26 | | Pat Connaughton shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 9:26 | | +1 | Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-40 |
| 9:26 | | Bruce Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:25 | | Bucks defensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point running alley-oop layup (Khris Middleton assists) | 41-40 |
| 8:56 | | Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:52 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (Grayson Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 8:46 | | +1 | Grayson Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-40 |
| 8:46 | | +1 | Grayson Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-40 |
| 8:29 | | Grayson Allen blocks Jeff Green's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 8:27 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point running layup (Grayson Allen assists) | 45-40 |
| 7:58 | | Christian Braun misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:54 | | Jevon Carter defensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Jevon Carter assists) | 48-40 |
| 7:47 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:31 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 48-42 |
| 7:17 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:17 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:01 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Bobby Portis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:48 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 6:33 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:29 | | Khris Middleton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | Jrue Holiday misses two point layup | ||
| 6:16 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | Brook Lopez kicked ball violation | ||
| 6:01 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:57 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point putback layup | 48-44 |
| 5:46 | | Khris Middleton misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:43 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (bad pass) (Khris Middleton steals) | ||
| 5:33 | | +2 | Khris Middleton makes two point driving layup | 50-44 |
| 5:19 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:18 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | +2 | Jrue Holiday makes two point running layup | 52-44 |
| 5:14 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Jrue Holiday draws the foul) | ||
| 5:14 | | +1 | Jrue Holiday makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 53-44 |
| 4:57 | | Brook Lopez shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:57 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-45 |
| 4:57 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-46 |
| 4:46 | | +2 | Pat Connaughton makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists) | 55-46 |
| 4:36 | | Pat Connaughton personal foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 4:30 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 55-48 |
| 4:18 | | +3 | Jrue Holiday makes three point pullup jump shot | 58-48 |
| 4:05 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 58-50 |
| 3:54 | | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Brook Lopez draws the foul) | ||
| 3:54 | | +1 | Brook Lopez makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-50 |
| 3:54 | | +1 | Brook Lopez makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 60-50 |
| 3:45 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:42 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | Jrue Holiday misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:32 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 3:23 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:19 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:19 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 60-52 |
| 3:09 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:56 | | Jrue Holiday misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 2:53 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 2:45 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 60-54 |
| 2:32 | | Bobby Portis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:29 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point running pullup jump shot | 60-57 |
| 2:08 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point driving layup | 62-57 |
| 1:56 | | Jrue Holiday kicked ball violation | ||
| 1:49 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:45 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 1:39 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point pullup jump shot | 64-57 |
| 1:26 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot | 64-59 |
| 1:03 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point cutting dunk (Pat Connaughton assists) | 66-59 |
| 0:42 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 66-61 |
| 0:36 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 0:22 | | Brook Lopez shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:22 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 66-62 |
| 0:22 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 66-63 |
| 0:00 | | Khris Middleton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 11:42 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound | ||
| 11:41 | | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point pullup jump shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 68-63 |
| 11:19 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:17 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 11:03 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point reverse layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 68-65 |
| 10:46 | | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point layup (Jrue Holiday assists) | 70-65 |
| 10:32 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 70-67 |
| 10:15 | | Jrue Holiday misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:12 | | Brook Lopez offensive rebound | ||
| 10:12 | | Brook Lopez misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:12 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (bad pass) (Giannis Antetokounmpo steals) | ||
| 10:05 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point running finger roll layup | 72-67 |
| 9:47 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point alley-oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 72-69 |
| 9:47 | | Grayson Allen defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 9:28 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Khris Middleton steals) | ||
| 9:15 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Grayson Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 9:15 | | +1 | Grayson Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 73-69 |
| 9:15 | | +1 | Grayson Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 74-69 |
| 9:02 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 8:54 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:35 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 74-71 |
| 8:35 | | Jrue Holiday shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:35 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:33 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:21 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 74-74 |
| 8:00 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:50 | | Khris Middleton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:48 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:37 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | Aaron Gordon blocks Khris Middleton's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:21 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Khris Middleton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | +2 | Khris Middleton makes two point driving floating jump shot | 76-74 |
| 6:39 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 76-77 |
| 6:26 | | Bobby Portis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:24 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 76-79 |
| 5:55 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:53 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | Jamal Murray offensive foul (Grayson Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 5:35 | | Jamal Murray turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:20 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:19 | | Bobby Portis offensive rebound | ||
| 5:19 | | Bobby Portis misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:19 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:19 | | Bobby Portis personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:19 | | Bobby Portis technical foul | ||
| 5:19 | | +1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 76-80 |
| 5:19 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 76-81 |
| 5:04 | | +3 | Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 76-84 |
| 4:53 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:47 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point alley-oop dunk (Khris Middleton assists) | 78-84 |
| 4:29 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:27 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:09 | | Brook Lopez shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:09 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 78-85 |
| 4:09 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 78-86 |
| 4:04 | | Brook Lopez technical foul | ||
| 4:04 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:04 | | Bucks defensive rebound | ||
| 3:44 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:42 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | Joe Ingles shooting foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 3:41 | | +1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 78-87 |
| 3:41 | | +1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 78-88 |
| 3:31 | | Khris Middleton turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Gordon steals) | ||
| 3:22 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:20 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:14 | | +2 | Khris Middleton makes two point driving layup | 80-88 |
| 3:03 | | Bobby Portis shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:03 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 80-89 |
| 3:03 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 80-90 |
| 2:52 | | +3 | Khris Middleton makes three point pullup jump shot | 83-90 |
| 2:24 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Giannis Antetokounmpo steals) | ||
| 2:19 | | Joe Ingles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:16 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 2:10 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:07 | | Khris Middleton turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 2:07 | | Khris Middleton defensive rebound | ||
| 2:07 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:01 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Zeke Nnaji assists) | 83-93 |
| 1:42 | | Khris Middleton misses two point turnaround fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 1:40 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 | | Jevon Carter personal foul (Zeke Nnaji draws the foul) | ||
| 1:35 | | +1 | Zeke Nnaji makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 83-94 |
| 1:35 | | Zeke Nnaji misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:33 | | Pat Connaughton defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | Zeke Nnaji personal foul (Joe Ingles draws the foul) | ||
| 1:21 | | Jeff Green personal foul (Joe Ingles draws the foul) | ||
| 1:21 | | +1 | Joe Ingles makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 84-94 |
| 1:21 | | +1 | Joe Ingles makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 85-94 |
| 1:08 | | Jamal Murray misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | Khris Middleton defensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | Bobby Portis misses two point bank hook shot | ||
| 0:57 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 0:51 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 0:48 | | Khris Middleton defensive rebound | ||
| 0:43 | | Pat Connaughton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:43 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 0:42 | | Bruce Brown turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 0:30 | | Khris Middleton misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:26 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | +3 | Jeff Green makes three point jump shot | 85-97 |
| 0:00 | | Jevon Carter misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point driving dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 85-99 |
| 11:35 | | Zeke Nnaji blocks Jrue Holiday's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:33 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point layup | 85-101 |
| 11:14 | | Jeff Green shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 11:14 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 11:14 | | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 86-101 |
| 11:14 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:54 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:50 | | Pat Connaughton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:37 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:33 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | Christian Braun misses two point turnaround fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 10:22 | | Pat Connaughton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 10:18 | | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 87-101 |
| 10:18 | | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 88-101 |
| 10:04 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 88-103 |
| 9:54 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point stepback jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists) | 91-103 |
| 9:29 | | Jamal Murray misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 9:27 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:25 | | +3 | Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 91-106 |
| 9:15 | | Jamal Murray personal foul (Jrue Holiday draws the foul) | ||
| 9:07 | | Pat Connaughton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:02 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | Grayson Allen personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 8:45 | | Jeff Green misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:43 | | Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | Pat Connaughton shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 8:32 | | Jamal Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:32 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 91-107 |
| 8:12 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover (3-second violation) | ||
| 7:57 | | Bruce Brown misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:53 | | Pat Connaughton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | Grayson Allen misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:17 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | Jrue Holiday misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:08 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Giannis Antetokounmpo steals) | ||
| 6:50 | | Christian Braun personal foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 6:43 | | Wesley Matthews misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 6:41 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo technical foul | ||
| 6:41 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:41 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:23 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 91-109 |
| 6:11 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:09 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving layup | 91-111 |
| 5:54 | | Jrue Holiday shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 5:54 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:54 | | Bruce Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:52 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:44 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Bobby Portis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:44 | | +1 | Bobby Portis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 92-111 |
| 5:44 | | +1 | Bobby Portis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 93-111 |
| 5:32 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 93-113 |
| 5:15 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point jump shot (Wesley Matthews assists) | 95-113 |
| 4:59 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving finger roll layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 95-115 |
| 4:44 | | Pat Connaughton turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 4:38 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup | 95-117 |
| 4:26 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point floating jump shot (Pat Connaughton assists) | 97-117 |
| 4:06 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:04 | | MarJon Beauchamp defensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | Bobby Portis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:47 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 3:28 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:22 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 3:17 | | Jevon Carter shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 3:17 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 3:17 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:17 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 97-118 |
| 3:17 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 97-119 |
| 3:12 | | Jevon Carter misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:11 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 3:11 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:58 | | +2 | Thomas Bryant makes two point turnaround jump shot | 97-121 |
| 2:39 | | Ish Smith shooting foul (Wesley Matthews draws the foul) | ||
| 2:39 | | +1 | Wesley Matthews makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 98-121 |
| 2:39 | | +1 | Wesley Matthews makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 99-121 |
| 2:24 | | Thomas Bryant turnover (3-second violation) | ||
| 2:14 | | Jevon Carter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:10 | | Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound | ||
| 2:02 | | Peyton Watson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:00 | | Jevon Carter defensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | Jevon Carter turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:41 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Ish Smith assists) | 99-123 |
| 1:32 | | Jevon Carter misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:30 | | Thanasis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound | ||
| 1:30 | | +2 | MarJon Beauchamp makes two point cutting layup (Thanasis Antetokounmpo assists) | 101-123 |
| 1:12 | | +3 | Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Ish Smith assists) | 101-126 |
| 1:04 | | +3 | MarJon Beauchamp makes three point jump shot (Jevon Carter assists) | 104-126 |
| 0:49 | | +3 | Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Ish Smith assists) | 104-129 |
| 0:39 | | +2 | Thanasis Antetokounmpo makes two point driving layup | 106-129 |
| 0:15 | | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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| Ast. Per Game | ||
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Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | 0:15 |
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+ 2 | Thanasis Antetokounmpo makes two point driving layup | 0:39 |
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+ 3 | Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Ish Smith assists) | 0:49 |
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+ 3 | MarJon Beauchamp makes three point jump shot (Jevon Carter assists) | 1:04 |
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+ 3 | Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Ish Smith assists) | 1:12 |
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+ 2 | MarJon Beauchamp makes two point cutting layup (Thanasis Antetokounmpo assists) | 1:30 |
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound | 1:30 |
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Jevon Carter misses two point driving layup | 1:32 |
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+ 2 | Peyton Watson makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Ish Smith assists) | 1:41 |
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Jevon Carter turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | 1:56 |
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Jevon Carter defensive rebound | 2:00 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 106 | 129 |
| Field Goals | 39-88 (44.3%) | 47-89 (52.8%) |
| 3-Pointers | 9-36 (25.0%) | 15-36 (41.7%) |
| Free Throws | 19-21 (90.5%) | 20-28 (71.4%) |
| Total Rebounds | 45 | 56 |
| Offensive | 4 | 7 |
| Defensive | 36 | 41 |
| Team | 5 | 8 |
| Assists | 26 | 28 |
| Steals | 7 | 4 |
| Blocks | 2 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 10 | 10 |
| Fouls | 19 | 18 |
| Technicals | 3 | 2 |
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G. Antetokounmpo
PF 34
31 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST
N. Jokic
C 15
31 PTS, 6 REB, 11 AST
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G. Antetokounmpo PF | 31.1 PPG | 11.8 RPG | 5.7 APG | 55.3 FG% |
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N. Jokic C | 24.5 PPG | 11.8 RPG | 9.8 APG | 63.2 FG% |
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G. Antetokounmpo PF | 31 PTS | 9 REB | 4 AST | |
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N. Jokic C | 31 PTS | 6 REB | 11 AST | |