March 2, 2021 · 9:00 PM EST
Biggest lead DEN by 31 · MIL by 5 · 1 lead change
Q1 8:18+5% DENN. Jokic 7' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)DEN 11 · MIL 13
Q1 5:09+5% MILB. Forbes 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (G. Antetokounmpo 1 AST)DEN 20 · MIL 18
Q1 3:23+5% MILP. Connaughton 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Holiday 1 AST)DEN 22 · MIL 21
Q1 1:22+5% DENP. Dozier cutting Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 6 AST)DEN 30 · MIL 21
Q2 1:50+5% MILD. Augustin 3PT (3 PTS) (D. DiVincenzo 3 AST)DEN 58 · MIL 45| Western | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1UT Jazz | 52 | 20 | .722 | — |
2PH Suns | 51 | 21 | .708 | 1.0 |
3DE Nuggets | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 |
4LA Clippers | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 |
5DA Mavericks | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
6LA Lakers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
7PO Trail Blazers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
8GS Warriors | 39 | 33 | .542 | 13.0 |
9ME Grizzlies | 38 | 34 | .528 | 14.0 |
10SA Spurs | 33 | 39 | .458 | 19.0 |
11NO Pelicans | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 |
12SA Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 |
13MI Timberwolves | 23 | 49 | .319 | 29.0 |
14OK Thunder | 22 | 50 | .306 | 30.0 |
15HO Rockets | 17 | 55 | .236 | 35.0 |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1PH 76ers | 49 | 23 | .681 | — |
2BK Nets | 48 | 24 | .667 | 1.0 |
3MI Bucks | 46 | 26 | .639 | 3.0 |
4AT Hawks | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8.0 |
5NY Knicks | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8.0 |
6MI Heat | 40 | 32 | .556 | 9.0 |
7BO Celtics | 36 | 36 | .500 | 13.0 |
8IN Pacers | 34 | 38 | .472 | 15.0 |
9WA Wizards | 34 | 38 | .472 | 15.0 |
10CH Hornets | 33 | 39 | .458 | 16.0 |
11CH Bulls | 31 | 41 | .431 | 18.0 |
12TO Raptors | 27 | 45 | .375 | 22.0 |
13CL Cavaliers | 22 | 50 | .306 | 27.0 |
14OR Magic | 21 | 51 | .292 | 28.0 |
15DE Pistons | 20 | 52 | .278 | 29.0 |
| Zone | DEN | MIL |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 22/29 76% | 15/21 71% |
| Paint | 6/16 38% | 1/8 13% |
| Mid-range | 14/20 70% | 5/10 50% |
| Corner 3 | 2/7 29% | 4/10 40% |
| Above the break 3 | 9/23 39% | 7/30 23% |
JM Jamal MurrayG | 38 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 10-17 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +17 | 65.5% |
| NJNikola JokićC | 36 | 37 | 10 | 11 | 15-23 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +18 | 73.4% |
WB Will BartonG | 34 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 6-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +13 | 63.6% |
MM Monté MorrisG | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +8 | 50.0% |
MP Michael Porter Jr.F | 25 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +8 | 61.1% |
| PDPJ DozierG-F | 23 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 8-17 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +28 | 53.1% |
VČ Vlatko ČančarF | 22 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +22 | 51.5% |
ZN Zeke NnajiF-C | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 75.0% |
IH Isaiah HartensteinC-F | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +13 | — |
BB Bol BolC-F | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150.0% |
| GWGreg Whittington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 128 | 45 | 28 | 53-95 | 11-30 | 11-12 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | ||
| Shooting | 55.8% | 36.7% | 91.7% | 63.8% |
DNP: JaMychal Green
GA Giannis AntetokounmpoF | 33 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 10-15 | 0-3 | 7-10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 69.6% |
KM Khris MiddletonF | 29 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 5-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -16 | 64.4% |
| DAD.J. AugustinG | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 64.3% |
BL Brook LopezC | 25 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -7 | 61.5% |
DD Donte DiVincenzoG | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -12 | 22.2% |
| PCPat ConnaughtonG | 27 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -13 | 44.4% |
JH Jrue HolidayG | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -15 | 29.1% |
| BFBryn ForbesG | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -20 | 56.3% |
BP Bobby Portis Jr.F | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -12 | 51.5% |
TC Torrey CraigF | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -21 | 0.0% |
DW D.J. WilsonF | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 37.5% |
SM Sam MerrillG | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 0.0% |
TA Thanasis AntetokounmpoF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -10 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 97 | 40 | 22 | 32-79 | 11-40 | 22-31 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 18 | ||
| Shooting | 40.5% | 27.5% | 71.0% | 52.4% |
11:56Jump Ball B. Lopez vs. N. Jokic: Tip to G. AntetokounmpoDEN 011:42K. Middleton 3PT (3 PTS) (D. DiVincenzo 1 AST)DEN 011:22J. Murray 14' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)DEN 211:14M. Porter Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Antetokounmpo 2 FT)DEN 211:14G. Antetokounmpo Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)DEN 211:14G. Antetokounmpo Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)DEN 210:47MISS M. Porter Jr. 26' 3PTDEN 210:44K. Middleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 210:39MISS K. Middleton 15' step back Shot - blockedDEN 210:39M. Morris BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 210:34K. Middleton 13' pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (D. Augustin 1 AST)DEN 210:19MISS M. Porter Jr. 16' pullup ShotDEN 210:16D. DiVincenzo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 210:10M. Porter Jr. shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Antetokounmpo 2 FT)DEN 210:10MISS G. Antetokounmpo Free Throw 1 of 2DEN 210:10MISS G. Antetokounmpo Free Throw 2 of 2DEN 210:07M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 29:53M. Morris 14' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)DEN 49:36G. Antetokounmpo driving DUNK (4 PTS) (K. Middleton 1 AST)DEN 49:24W. Barton 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)DEN 79:16G. Antetokounmpo driving DUNK (6 PTS) (D. DiVincenzo 2 AST)DEN 79:01J. Murray driving DUNK (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)DEN 98:40G. Antetokounmpo cutting DUNK (8 PTS) (K. Middleton 2 AST)DEN 98:18N. Jokic 7' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)DEN 118:18G. Antetokounmpo shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 1 FT)DEN 118:18N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)DEN 128:00MISS D. DiVincenzo 26' 3PTDEN 127:58M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 127:51D. DiVincenzo personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 127:34J. Murray driving Layup (6 PTS)DEN 147:21MISS D. Augustin 25' 3PTDEN 147:19W. Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 147:14MISS W. Barton 26' running pullup 3PTDEN 147:12M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 147:12MISS M. Porter Jr. tip LayupDEN 147:12N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 147:12N. Jokic tip Layup (5 PTS)DEN 166:49MISS G. Antetokounmpo 3PTDEN 166:45N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 166:42P. Connaughton kicked ball VIOLATIONDEN 166:30W. Barton bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 166:30K. Middleton STEAL (1 STL)DEN 166:25G. Antetokounmpo running DUNK (10 PTS) (P. Connaughton 1 AST)DEN 166:08W. Barton driving Layup (5 PTS)DEN 185:58MISS P. Connaughton 29' 3PTDEN 185:55M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)DEN 185:45N. Jokic traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 185:32MISS B. Lopez 3PTDEN 185:29M. Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 185:24MISS N. Jokic 6' driving floating bank ShotDEN 185:21N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)DEN 185:21N. Jokic tip Layup (7 PTS)DEN 205:09B. Forbes 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (G. Antetokounmpo 1 AST)DEN 204:56W. Barton 16' pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)DEN 224:44MISS J. Holiday 3PTDEN 224:40V. Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 224:22M. Morris lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 224:12MISS B. Forbes 26' 3PTDEN 224:09V. Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 224:00MISS V. Cancar driving Layup - blockedDEN 224:00G. Antetokounmpo BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 223:57P. Connaughton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 223:48MISS B. Portis HookDEN 223:45M. Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 223:43B. Portis personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 223:35MISS P. Dozier 3PTDEN 223:32P. Connaughton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 223:23P. Connaughton 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Holiday 1 AST)DEN 223:02M. Morris cutting Layup (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 4 AST)DEN 242:45J. Holiday bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 242:45N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)DEN 242:41MISS P. Dozier running Layup - blockedDEN 242:41T. Craig BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 242:30M. Morris cutting Layup (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 5 AST)DEN 262:16MISS T. Craig 26' 3PTDEN 262:13N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)DEN 262:03N. Jokic 12' driving floating Jump Shot (9 PTS) (M. Morris 1 AST)DEN 281:52MISS J. Holiday 25' 3PTDEN 281:48P. Connaughton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 281:48MISS P. Connaughton tip LayupDEN 281:47V. Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)DEN 281:42MISS Z. Nnaji 3PTDEN 281:38T. Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 281:34MISS B. Forbes 25' running 3PTDEN 281:32V. Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)DEN 281:25B. Forbes personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 281:22P. Dozier cutting Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 6 AST)DEN 301:22D. DiVincenzo shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Dozier 1 FT)DEN 301:22P. Dozier Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)DEN 311:08D. DiVincenzo bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 311:08V. Cancar STEAL (1 STL)DEN 311:02Z. Nnaji running Layup (2 PTS) (V. Cancar 1 AST)DEN 330:50K. Middleton 18' pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)DEN 330:38P. Dozier 16' pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)DEN 350:23MISS K. Middleton driving floating ShotDEN 350:19Z. Nnaji REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 350:01J. Murray 18' pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)DEN 37The Nuggets routed the Bucks 128-97 on the road.
Nikola Jokić led the Nuggets with 37 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, while Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 27 points and 8 rebounds.
The Nuggets led by as many as 31 points. The lead changed hands 1 time. Their best stretch was a 12-0 run.
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