Milwaukee Bucks 117, Denver Nuggets 127 — Recap

March 26, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Milwaukee Bucks 117, Denver Nuggets 127. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIL 27-38 DEN; Q2 MIL 37-29 DEN; Q3 MIL 28-33 DEN; Q4 MIL 25-27 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 39 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 threes on 16-of-25 shooting; Brook Lopez (MIL) 26 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 12-of-17 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 23 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 threes on 7-of-9 shooting; Christian Braun (DEN) 19 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 17 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

39 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 3 3PM · 16-25 FG

Scoring · MIL

Brook Lopez

26 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM · 12-17 FG

Scoring · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 6 3PM · 7-9 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
MIL	27	37	28	25		117
DEN	38	29	33	27		127

🧮 How They Scored

MILDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

60.7%Effective FG%63.3%

10.4%Turnover %8.3%

17.4%Offensive rebound %20.5%

0.146Free-throw rate0.244

Box Score

Milwaukee Bucks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Brook Lopez C	38	26	7	3	1	3	1	12-17	2-5	—	-14
Kyle Kuzma F	36	10	7	4	—	2	3	3-10	0-1	4-6	-16
Gary Trent Jr. G	34	16	4	—	—	—	1	5-15	4-11	2-2	-5
A.J. Green G	34	15	5	5	—	—	2	5-9	5-9	—	+1
Taurean Prince F	33	15	—	5	1	—	—	6-9	3-4	—	-4
Kevin Porter Jr. G	30	12	7	8	—	—	4	5-15	0-4	2-2	-17
Ryan Rollins G	18	17	1	3	2	—	—	7-9	2-3	1-3	+7
Pat Connaughton G	17	6	8	2	—	1	—	3-5	—	—	-2

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	38	39	10	10	—	—	3	16-25	3-6	4-7	+14
Christian Braun G	38	19	10	6	2	—	—	8-15	3-6	—	+13
Jamal Murray G	37	17	4	6	—	1	—	6-15	1-7	4-5	+7
Michael Porter Jr. F	34	23	10	4	3	—	2	7-9	6-8	3-4	+11
Peyton Watson G	34	12	7	2	—	3	—	6-8	—	—	+15
Russell Westbrook G	24	6	2	6	1	—	1	2-9	1-6	1-4	-1
Aaron Gordon F	19	7	2	1	—	—	2	3-6	1-2	—	-1
Jalen Pickett G	14	4	—	—	—	—	—	1-2	1-2	1-2	-3
DeAndre Jordan C	3	—	1	1	—	—	1	0-1	—	—	-5

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Brook Lopez	Bench	38	26	76.5	21.4	-16.2	12.5
Ryan Rollins	Bench	18	17	82.4	24.4	+21.3	16.0
Gary Trent Jr.	Bench	34	16	50.4	21.5	-5.2	4.2
Taurean Prince	Bench	33	15	83.3	12.3	-5.9	10.5
A.J. Green	Bench	34	15	83.3	14.3	+3.1	9.5
Kevin Porter Jr.	Bench	30	12	37.8	29.4	-27.0	7.3
Kyle Kuzma	Bench	36	10	39.6	20.0	-21.1	3.6
Pat Connaughton	Bench	17	6	60.0	12.8	-5.6	15.5
Stanley Umude	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jamaree Bouyea	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
Pete Nance	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	38	39	69.4	34.4	+16.2	18.9
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	34	23	106.9	16.5	+13.9	17.6
Christian Braun	Bench	38	19	63.3	16.9	+16.5	11.5
Jamal Murray	Bench	37	17	49.4	20.2	+9.1	8.5
Peyton Watson	Bench	34	12	75.0	10.0	+20.8	10.3
Aaron Gordon	Bench	19	7	58.3	19.0	+3.5	2.4
Russell Westbrook	Bench	24	6	27.9	20.3	+0.2	1.8
Jalen Pickett	Bench	14	4	69.4	8.8	-10.7	3.3
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	3	—	0.0	22.2	-62.5	0.0
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Trey Alexander	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Spencer Jones	Bench	0	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0