Denver Nuggets 112, Milwaukee Bucks 121 — Recap

February 27, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 112, Milwaukee Bucks 121. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 30-30 MIL; Q2 DEN 27-24 MIL; Q3 DEN 24-30 MIL; Q4 DEN 31-37 MIL.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 32 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 threes on 13-of-16 shooting; Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) 28 points, 19 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-23 shooting; Brook Lopez (MIL) 22 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-16 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 20 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-20 shooting; Damian Lillard (MIL) 19 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 5-of-9 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

32 PTS, 14 REB, 10 AST, 1 3PM · 13-16 FG

Scoring · MIL

Giannis Antetokounmpo

28 PTS, 19 REB, 7 AST, 1 3PM · 11-23 FG

Scoring · MIL

Brook Lopez

22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 3PM · 7-16 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

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

🧮 How They Scored

DENMIL

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

49.0%Effective FG%54.4%

10.6%Turnover %9.7%

25.5%Offensive rebound %14.6%

0.105Free-throw rate0.311

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	40	20	3	5	1	—	2	9-20	2-5	—	-13
Nikola Jokic C	38	32	14	10	1	—	5	13-16	1-2	5-7	-5
Michael Porter Jr. F	35	12	10	3	1	—	1	5-22	2-11	—	-20
Aaron Gordon F	33	9	5	2	1	1	2	4-13	1-6	—	-14
Christian Braun G	31	13	10	3	2	—	—	5-11	0-2	3-3	-12
Russell Westbrook G	25	10	6	5	1	—	1	4-13	1-4	1-1	+7
Julian Strawther G	20	12	—	—	—	—	2	5-8	2-4	—	+6
DeAndre Jordan C	10	2	5	—	—	—	—	1-1	—	—	-1
Zeke Nnaji F-C	9	2	2	—	1	1	—	1-1	—	—	+7

Milwaukee Bucks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Brook Lopez C	37	22	4	3	—	1	1	7-16	1-6	7-8	+6
Kyle Kuzma F	37	16	9	5	—	2	1	5-15	1-5	5-6	+19
Damian Lillard G	35	19	4	4	2	—	4	5-9	3-6	6-6	+9
Giannis Antetokounmpo F	33	28	19	7	—	1	2	11-23	1-2	5-8	+8
Taurean Prince F	30	10	4	1	2	—	—	4-7	2-5	—	+10
Gary Trent Jr. G	24	15	2	1	3	—	1	6-8	3-4	—	-2
A.J. Green G	20	6	1	2	1	—	—	2-4	2-3	—	-8
Kevin Porter Jr. G	13	3	1	2	—	—	2	1-4	1-3	—	—
Jericho Sims F	11	2	4	—	—	—	—	1-4	—	—	+3

🔬 Advanced Stats

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	38	32	83.9	24.5	-5.9	23.4
Jamal Murray	Bench	40	20	50.0	22.2	-12.4	8.3
Christian Braun	Bench	31	13	52.8	14.3	-18.3	12.0
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	35	12	27.3	25.3	-24.1	1.7
Julian Strawther	Bench	20	12	75.0	19.6	+11.1	6.5
Russell Westbrook	Bench	25	10	37.2	20.6	+12.1	6.8
Aaron Gordon	Bench	33	9	34.6	17.2	-17.0	2.5
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	10	2	100.0	4.2	+0.4	11.6
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	9	2	100.0	4.0	+35.0	9.2
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Spencer Jones	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Milwaukee BucksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Giannis Antetokounmpo	Bench	33	28	52.8	36.7	+10.7	21.4
Brook Lopez	Bench	37	22	56.4	22.2	+9.5	7.6
Damian Lillard	Bench	35	19	81.6	18.8	+12.5	12.3
Kyle Kuzma	Bench	37	16	45.4	20.9	+21.5	10.3
Gary Trent Jr.	Bench	24	15	93.8	15.3	-1.6	14.8
Taurean Prince	Bench	30	10	71.4	9.6	+11.6	8.8
A.J. Green	Bench	20	6	75.0	8.2	-17.8	6.3
Kevin Porter Jr.	Bench	13	3	37.5	19.4	-4.2	0.0
Jericho Sims	Bench	11	2	25.0	16.0	+13.6	5.2
Bobby Portis	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ryan Rollins	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Andre Jackson Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Chris Livingston	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0