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Antetokounmpo has 28 points as Bucks overcome Jokic's triple-double to beat Nuggets 121-112

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47-105FG42-90
45Field Goal %47
9-343PT14-34
26Three Point %41
9-11FT23-28
14Offensive Rebounds7
41Defensive Rebounds41
28Assists25
8Steals8
2Blocks4
13Turnovers11
0Technical Fouls0
15Points Conceded Off Turnovers8
32Fast Break Points16
17Fouls11
6Largest Lead12

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Brook Lopez drives for the jam and gets fouled for Milwaukee against Denver.
Brook Lopez drives for the jam and gets fouled for Milwaukee against Denver.

MILWAUKEE -- — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 28 points, pulled down a season-high 19 rebounds and dished out seven assists as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Denver Nuggets 121-112 on Thursday night.

The two-time MVP helped Milwaukee offset another brilliant performance from Nikola Jokic, who shot 13 of 16 and had 32 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists. Jokichas 27 triple-doubles in the 53 games the three-time MVP has played this season.

This was the first matchup of the season between these two multiple-MVP winners. The Bucks play at Denver on March 26.

Brook Lopez added 22 points, Damian Lillard 19, Kyle Kuzma 16 and Gary Trent Jr. 15 for the Bucks, who have won five of their last six.

Jamal Murray scored 20 points for the Nuggets.

Takeaways

Nuggets: Denver has followed a nine-game winning streak by dropping two of three. After trailing by 12 with four minutes left, the Nuggets got the margin down to five with two minutes remaining but couldn't get any closer.

Bucks: Milwaukee is continuing to monitor the workload of Antetokounmpo, who missed six straight games just before the All-Star break while dealing with a strained left calf. The Bucks won this one anyway in part because they outscored Denver in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter while Antetokounmpo was on the bench. A.J. Green made a couple of big 3-pointers during that stretch.

Key moment

Antetokounmpo made just his eighth 3-point basket of the season to give Milwaukee a 67-66 lead with just over seven minutes left in the third quarter. He got a dunk off Taurean's Prince steal 35 seconds later to cap a 12-4 run that put the Bucks ahead for good.

Key stat

The Bucks capitalized on a big disparity at the foul line. Milwaukee was 23 of 28 and Denver 9 of 11.

Up next

The Nuggets play at Detroit on Friday. The Bucks visit Dallas on Saturday.

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Nikola Jokic vs. Brook Lopez (Damian Lillard gains possession)
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11:44
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Brook Lopez makes layup (Damian Lillard assists)
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11:23
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Nikola Jokic makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
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Taurean Prince misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
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Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
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Michael Porter Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
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Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound
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Giannis Antetokounmpo makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
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Michael Porter Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper
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Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound
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Brook Lopez makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kyle Kuzma assists)
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Brook Lopez shooting foul
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Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 3
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Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 3
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Nikola Jokic makes free throw 3 of 3
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Giannis Antetokounmpo makes driving layup
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Nikola Jokic misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
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Taurean Prince defensive rebound
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Giannis Antetokounmpo misses 15-foot two point shot
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Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
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Aaron Gordon out of bounds lost ball turnover
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Kyle Kuzma misses 25-foot three point jumper
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Christian Braun defensive rebound
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Christian Braun misses dunk
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Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound
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Taurean Prince makes driving dunk (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)
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Christian Braun misses driving floating jump shot
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Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound
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Kyle Kuzma makes 22-foot three point jumper (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)
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Nuggets Full timeout
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Christian Braun misses layup
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Taurean Prince defensive rebound
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Damian Lillard misses 25-foot three point shot
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Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
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Christian Braun makes 23-foot jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
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Nikola Jokic shooting foul
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Brook Lopez makes free throw 1 of 2
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Brook Lopez makes free throw 2 of 2
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Kyle Kuzma blocks Michael Porter Jr. 's 3-foot layup
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Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound
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Michael Porter Jr. makes tip shot
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Damian Lillard lost ball turnover (Christian Braun steals)
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Michael Porter Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
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Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound
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Giannis Antetokounmpo bad pass (Jamal Murray steals)
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Jamal Murray bad pass (Damian Lillard steals)
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AJ Green enters the game for Kyle Kuzma
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Russell Westbrook enters the game for Christian Braun
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Russell Westbrook shooting foul
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Damian Lillard makes free throw 1 of 2
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Damian Lillard makes free throw 2 of 2
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Jamal Murray misses 17-foot two point shot
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Russell Westbrook offensive rebound
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Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
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AJ Green shooting foul
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Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 1
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Brook Lopez misses 15-foot two point shot
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Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
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Russell Westbrook makes 23-foot three point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
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Giannis Antetokounmpo makes 1-foot dunk (Brook Lopez assists)
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Taurean Prince personal foul
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Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
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Damian Lillard misses 23-foot three point shot
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Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
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Aaron Gordon misses 4-foot two point shot
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Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound
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Giannis Antetokounmpo lost ball turnover (Aaron Gordon steals)
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Giannis Antetokounmpo blocks Aaron Gordon's dunk
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AJ Green defensive rebound
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AJ Green misses running pullup jump shot
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Jamal Murray defensive rebound
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Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
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Damian Lillard bad pass (Michael Porter Jr. steals)
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Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (AJ Green steals)
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Taurean Prince makes 1-foot dunk (AJ Green assists)
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Aaron Gordon misses 22-foot three point jumper
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Damian Lillard defensive rebound
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Brook Lopez misses 25-foot three point jumper
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Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
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Russell Westbrook makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
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Bucks Full timeout
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Kyle Kuzma enters the game for Taurean Prince
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Gary Trent Jr. enters the game for Giannis Antetokounmpo
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Christian Braun enters the game for Jamal Murray
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Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Aaron Gordon
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Brook Lopez makes 5-foot two point shot (Damian Lillard assists)
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Zeke Nnaji shooting foul
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Brook Lopez makes free throw 1 of 1
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Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
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Kyle Kuzma makes alley oop layup (Brook Lopez assists)
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Michael Porter Jr. misses two point shot
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Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound
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Michael Porter Jr. misses two point shot
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Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound
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Kyle Kuzma blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s tip shot
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Nuggets offensive team rebound
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Julian Strawther enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.
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Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
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Damian Lillard bad pass (Christian Braun steals)
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Christian Braun makes 1-foot dunk
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Damian Lillard bad pass (Zeke Nnaji steals)
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Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
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Christian Braun personal foul
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Gary Trent Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
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Russell Westbrook defensive rebound
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Russell Westbrook misses layup
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Brook Lopez defensive rebound
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Kyle Kuzma misses running pullup jump shot
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Aaron Gordon enters the game for Nikola Jokic
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Damian Lillard makes 30-foot three point jumper (AJ Green assists)
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