The Denver Nuggets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 129-106 on Mar 25, 2023 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 31 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists.
Milwaukee Bucks box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 32 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13-22 | 0-3 | 5-7 | 2 |
| Brook Lopez | 19 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Khris Middleton | 29 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-14 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Grayson Allen | 25 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Bobby Portis | 25 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Jrue Holiday | 30 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Pat Connaughton | 24 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Wesley Matthews | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Joe Ingles | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Thanasis Antetokounmpo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jevon Carter | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 235 | 101 | 39 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 37-86 | 8-35 | 19-21 | 19 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Denver Nuggets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 32 | 31 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10-20 | 1-6 | 10-11 | 2 |
| Jamal Murray | 33 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9-19 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 28 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 1 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 28 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | 25 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Peyton Watson | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jeff Green | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 13 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Thomas Bryant | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Ish Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Christian Braun | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 208 | 118 | 42 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 43-83 | 13-33 | 19-25 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Bucks · 2022-23 season · Previous Mar 24, 2023: MIL 144, UTAH 116 · Next Mar 27, 2023: MIL 126, DET 117
- Nuggets · 2022-23 season · Previous Mar 22, 2023: DEN 118, WSH 104 · Next Mar 27, 2023: PHI 111, DEN 116