Milwaukee Bucks 144, Brooklyn Nets 122 — Recap

December 27, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Milwaukee Bucks 144, Brooklyn Nets 122. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIL 32-31 BKN; Q2 MIL 34-28 BKN; Q3 MIL 34-33 BKN; Q4 MIL 44-30 BKN.

Top performers (box score): Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) 32 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists on 10-of-12 shooting; Khris Middleton (MIL) 27 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-18 shooting; Jalen Wilson (BKN) 21 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists on 5-of-13 shooting; Trendon Watford (BKN) 17 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists on 6-of-9 shooting; Bobby Portis (MIL) 14 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-9 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIL

Giannis Antetokounmpo

32 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST · 10-12 FG

Scoring · MIL

Khris Middleton

27 PTS, 3 REB, 10 AST, 3 3PM · 11-18 FG

Scoring · BKN

Jalen Wilson

21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 5-13 FG

Season highs

Khris Middleton · Season-high 27 pointsJalen Wilson · Season-high 21 pointsKhris Middleton · Season-high 10 assistsJalen Wilson · Season-high 10 rebounds

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
MIL	32	34	34	44		144
BKN	31	28	33	30		122

🧮 How They Scored

MILBKN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

64.3%Effective FG%57.4%

11.2%Turnover %5.9%

28.6%Offensive rebound %28.6%

0.314Free-throw rate0.389

Box Score

Milwaukee Bucks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Khris Middleton F	32	27	3	10	—	2	3	11-18	3-7	2-2	+5
Bobby Portis F	31	14	6	4	2	1	1	6-9	2-3	—	+20
Giannis Antetokounmpo F	30	32	10	8	—	2	2	10-12	—	12-17	+8
Damian Lillard G	29	12	3	4	—	—	4	4-10	3-9	1-1	+2
Brook Lopez C	25	2	6	2	—	3	—	1-7	0-6	—	-3
MarJon Beauchamp F	21	11	5	2	1	—	—	4-6	2-3	1-2	+21
Pat Connaughton G	18	3	1	1	—	—	—	1-3	1-3	—	+14
A.J. Green G	4	3	1	—	—	—	—	1-2	1-2	—	+7
Andre Jackson Jr. G	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-2	0-1	—	+1
Chris Livingston F	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	1-1	—	—	+6
Thanasis Antetokounmpo F	1	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	+6

Brooklyn Nets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jalen Wilson F	30	21	10	2	—	—	1	5-13	0-3	11-11	-14
Trendon Watford F	28	17	5	4	2	—	1	6-9	0-1	5-6	-15
Noah Clowney F	24	14	4	2	—	—	1	6-9	0-1	2-2	-19
Day'Ron Sharpe C	16	12	4	4	—	1	—	5-6	1-1	1-2	+2
Cam Thomas G	12	8	—	—	1	—	—	4-9	0-2	—	-1
Mikal Bridges F	12	6	3	1	1	—	1	3-4	0-1	—	-1
Royce O'Neale F	10	3	1	2	—	—	—	1-4	1-3	—	+1

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Giannis Antetokounmpo	Bench	30	32	82.1	29.6	+14.0	25.0
Khris Middleton	Bench	32	27	71.5	30.1	+5.6	16.0
Bobby Portis	Bench	31	14	77.8	13.9	+30.8	11.9
Damian Lillard	Bench	29	12	57.5	20.9	+1.1	5.2
MarJon Beauchamp	Bench	21	11	79.9	14.9	+47.7	12.8
Pat Connaughton	Bench	18	3	50.0	7.1	+32.4	2.6
A.J. Green	Bench	4	3	75.0	18.2	+70.0	3.7
Brook Lopez	Bench	25	2	14.3	12.5	-3.4	1.1
Chris Livingston	Bench	1	2	100.0	25.0	+133.3	33.3
Thanasis Antetokounmpo	Bench	1	—	0.0	0.0	+133.3	16.7
Andre Jackson Jr.	Bench	2	—	0.0	50.0	-8.3	-72.7

Brooklyn NetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jalen Wilson	Bench	30	21	58.9	20.2	-19.4	10.4
Trendon Watford	Bench	28	17	73.0	18.1	-28.2	15.7
Noah Clowney	Bench	24	14	70.9	18.0	-41.7	7.9
Day'Ron Sharpe	Bench	16	12	87.2	17.5	+5.9	15.8
Cam Thomas	Bench	12	8	44.4	33.3	-4.2	4.5
Mikal Bridges	Bench	12	6	75.0	18.5	+1.2	13.8
Royce O'Neale	Bench	10	3	37.5	18.2	-1.6	3.5