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Jokic gets a triple-double in his return to lead Nuggets past Bucks 127-117

By AP•Mar 27, 2025

Game Recap

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Denver Nuggets: Game Highlights

DENVER -- — Nikola Jokic had 39 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in his first game back in nearly two weeks to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 127-117 victory against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.

The triple-double was Jokic’s NBA-leading 30th of the season. The reigning NBA MVP missed the team’s previous five games with an injured left ankle.

Michael Porter Jr. added 23 points for the Nuggets on a night when he made his first six shots, including his first five 3-pointers.

It was the Bucks’ first game since it was announced star guard Damian Lillard was diagnosed with blood clots in his right calf. Milwaukee was also without two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was sidelined with a sprained left foot that coach Doc Rivers said he was informed of at the team’s shootaround Wednesday.

Brook Lopez had 26 points for the Bucks, marking the third consecutive game in which the veteran big man has finished with at least 20 points. Seven of the eight Milwaukee players who took the court Wednesday scored in double figures.

Takeaways

Nuggets: Jokic’s big game saved Denver on a night during which it routinely struggled defensively against a depleted opponent. The Nuggets had lost three of their previous four games.

Bucks: Milwaukee performed well without three of its top four scorers – forward Bobby Portis is still serving a 25-game suspension – but fell to 4-7 in its past 11 games.

Key moment

After not trailing for the opening 31 minutes, the Nuggets fell behind 88-83 in the third quarter, but immediately responded with a 13-1 run capped by a 3 from Christian Braun.

Key stat

Russell Westbrook’s steal in the first quarter was the 1,944th of his career, tying Kobe Bryant for the 16th most in NBA history. Two nights earlier, Westbrook surpassed Kevin Garnett as the NBA’s No. 20 all-time scorer.

Up next

Nuggets: Host Utah on Friday night.

Bucks: Host New York on Friday night.

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Regular Season Series

DEN at MIL

Fri, Feb 28

112 - 121

Final

MIL at DEN

Thu, Mar 27

117 - 127

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

MIL

DEN

46-89FG49-90

52Field Goal %54

16-373PT16-37

43Three Point %43

9-13FT13-22

8Offensive Rebounds8

31Defensive Rebounds38

30Assists36

4Steals6

6Blocks4

11Turnovers9

0Technical Fouls0

18Points Conceded Off Turnovers17

5Fast Break Points20

14Fouls12

5Largest Lead15

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	MIL
12:00	Brook Lopez vs. Nikola Jokic	0	0
11:44	Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	3	0
11:28	Brook Lopez makes 3-foot layup (Taurean Prince assists)	3	2
11:03	Aaron Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	6	2
10:44	Kevin Porter Jr. makes driving layup (Taurean Prince assists)	6	4
10:31	Michael Porter Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover	6	4
10:20	Kevin Porter Jr. bad pass (Michael Porter Jr. steals)	6	4
10:16	Christian Braun misses dunk	6	4
10:15	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	6	4
10:14	Nikola Jokic makes tip shot	8	4
10:06	Kyle Kuzma misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	4
10:04	Christian Braun defensive rebound	8	4
9:51	Michael Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)	11	4
9:50	Bucks Full timeout	11	4
9:36	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	11	4
9:33	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	11	4
9:24	Aaron Gordon offensive foul	11	4
9:24	Aaron Gordon turnover	11	4
9:17	Gary Trent Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	11	7
9:00	Michael Porter Jr. makes 3-foot dunk (Aaron Gordon assists)	13	7
8:42	Aaron Gordon shooting foul	13	7
8:42	Gary Trent Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	13	8
8:42	Peyton Watson enters the game for Aaron Gordon	13	8
8:42	Gary Trent Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	13	9
8:34	Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Christian Braun assists)	15	9
8:22	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	15	9
8:20	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	15	9
8:12	Brook Lopez shooting foul	15	9
8:12	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	16	9
8:12	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	17	9
7:59	Kevin Porter Jr. makes layup (Kyle Kuzma assists)	17	11
7:46	Christian Braun makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	19	11
7:34	Gary Trent Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	19	11
7:32	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	19	11
7:25	Christian Braun makes 26-foot three point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	22	11
7:03	Gary Trent Jr. back court turnover	22	11
6:52	Kevin Porter Jr. shooting foul	22	11
6:52	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	23	11
6:52	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2	23	11
6:51	Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound	23	11
6:43	Kyle Kuzma bad pass (Michael Porter Jr. steals)	23	11
6:39	Michael Porter Jr. makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot	26	11
6:20	Kyle Kuzma misses layup	26	11
6:19	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	26	11
6:07	Michael Porter Jr. steps out of bounds turnover	26	11
6:07	AJ Green enters the game for Kyle Kuzma	26	11
5:53	Taurean Prince makes 26-foot three pointer (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	26	14
5:38	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	26	14
5:36	Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound	26	14
5:21	Brook Lopez misses 27-foot three point jumper	26	14
5:19	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	26	14
5:09	Nikola Jokic out of bounds lost ball turnover	26	14
5:09	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Christian Braun	26	14
4:53	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	26	14
4:51	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	26	14
4:44	Pat Connaughton enters the game for Gary Trent Jr.	26	14
4:41	Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	29	14
4:24	Brook Lopez makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	29	16
4:07	Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot driving dunk	31	16
3:51	Brook Lopez makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	31	19
3:38	Jamal Murray makes 4-foot driving dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	33	19
3:25	AJ Green misses 23-foot three point jumper	33	19
3:23	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	33	19
3:20	Nikola Jokic bad pass (Taurean Prince steals)	33	19
3:06	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper	33	19
3:01	AJ Green offensive rebound	33	19
2:56	Peyton Watson shooting foul	33	19
2:56	Nuggets Full timeout	33	19
2:56	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Jamal Murray	33	19
2:56	Kyle Kuzma enters the game for Taurean Prince	33	19
2:56	Kevin Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	33	20
2:56	Kevin Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	33	21
2:40	Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point jumper	33	21
2:38	Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound	33	21
2:15	Pat Connaughton makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (AJ Green assists)	33	23
1:59	Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	36	23
1:45	Kevin Porter Jr. bad pass (Russell Westbrook steals)	36	23
1:42	Russell Westbrook makes 6-foot dunk	38	23
1:28	Brook Lopez makes 17-foot two point shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	38	25
1:08	Nikola Jokic misses layup	38	25
1:06	Nuggets offensive team rebound	38	25
1:06	Ryan Rollins enters the game for Kevin Porter Jr.	38	25
1:04	Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot	38	25
1:02	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	38	25
1:01	Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Ryan Rollins steals)	38	25
48.0	Brook Lopez makes 6-foot layup (AJ Green assists)	38	27
34.0	Jalen Pickett misses 25-foot three point jumper	38	27
31.0	AJ Green defensive rebound	38	27
9.0	Ryan Rollins misses 26-foot three point jumper	38	27
6.1	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	38	27
1.1	Pat Connaughton blocks Nikola Jokic 's 38-foot three point pullup jump shot	38	27
0.0	Pat Connaughton defensive rebound	38	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	38	27

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	MIL
12:00	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	38	27
12:00	Jamal Murray enters the game for Peyton Watson	38	27
12:00	Christian Braun enters the game for Nikola Jokic	38	27
12:00	DeAndre Jordan enters the game for Jalen Pickett	38	27
12:00	Gary Trent Jr. enters the game for Brook Lopez	38	27
11:48	Aaron Gordon shooting foul	38	27
11:48	Ryan Rollins makes free throw 1 of 2	38	28
11:48	Peyton Watson enters the game for Aaron Gordon	38	28
11:48	Ryan Rollins misses free throw 2 of 2	38	28
11:47	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	38	28
11:36	Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point jumper	38	28
11:34	Ryan Rollins defensive rebound	38	28
11:25	Kyle Kuzma offensive goaltending turnover	38	28
11:15	DeAndre Jordan offensive goaltending turnover	38	28
10:59	Gary Trent Jr. makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Ryan Rollins assists)	38	30
10:45	Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper	38	30
10:43	AJ Green defensive rebound	38	30
10:37	AJ Green misses running pullup jump shot	38	30
10:34	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	38	30
10:28	Peyton Watson makes two point shot (DeAndre Jordan assists)	40	30
10:12	Ryan Rollins makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Kyle Kuzma assists)	40	33
10:04	Christian Braun misses 22-foot three point jumper	40	33
10:01	Pat Connaughton defensive rebound	40	33
9:53	Gary Trent Jr. misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	40	33
9:51	Christian Braun defensive rebound	40	33
9:39	Russell Westbrook makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	43	33
9:20	AJ Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Pat Connaughton assists)	43	36
9:05	DeAndre Jordan misses driving layup	43	36
9:04	Peyton Watson offensive rebound	43	36
9:02	Peyton Watson makes 2-foot dunk	45	36
8:49	AJ Green makes 27-foot three point jumper (Pat Connaughton assists)	45	39
8:46	Nuggets Full timeout	45	39
8:46	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for DeAndre Jordan	45	39
8:40	Michael Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	48	39
8:27	Peyton Watson blocks Kyle Kuzma 's 7-foot two point shot	48	39
8:25	Kyle Kuzma offensive rebound	48	39
8:19	Kyle Kuzma misses 6-foot two point shot	48	39
8:18	Kyle Kuzma offensive rebound	48	39
8:18	Kyle Kuzma misses 3-foot tip shot	48	39
8:17	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	48	39
8:06	Russell Westbrook misses two point shot	48	39
8:04	Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound	48	39
7:59	Kyle Kuzma bad pass (Christian Braun steals)	48	39
7:56	Peyton Watson makes 5-foot dunk (Christian Braun assists)	50	39
7:39	Ryan Rollins makes two point shot	50	41
7:22	Kyle Kuzma shooting foul	50	41
7:22	Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	51	41
7:22	Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	52	41
7:09	Christian Braun shooting foul	52	41
7:09	Kyle Kuzma makes free throw 1 of 2	52	42
7:09	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Peyton Watson	52	42
7:09	Brook Lopez enters the game for Pat Connaughton	52	42
7:09	Kyle Kuzma makes free throw 2 of 2	52	43
7:01	Russell Westbrook bad pass (Ryan Rollins steals)	52	43
6:51	Michael Porter Jr. personal foul	52	43
6:51	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Jamal Murray	52	43
6:51	Taurean Prince enters the game for Kyle Kuzma	52	43
6:37	Gary Trent Jr. misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	52	43
6:35	Brook Lopez offensive rebound	52	43
6:35	Brook Lopez makes tip shot	52	45
6:22	Christian Braun makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	54	45
5:59	Taurean Prince makes layup (AJ Green assists)	54	47
5:52	Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot	54	47
5:49	Nuggets offensive team rebound	54	47
5:45	Ryan Rollins shooting foul	54	47
5:45	Michael Porter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2	54	47
5:45	Nuggets offensive team rebound	54	47
5:45	Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	55	47
5:25	AJ Green makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	55	50
5:17	Ryan Rollins shooting foul	55	50
5:17	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2	55	50
5:17	Nuggets offensive team rebound	55	50
5:17	Kevin Porter Jr. enters the game for Ryan Rollins	55	50
5:17	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2	55	50
5:16	Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound	55	50
5:08	Gary Trent Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	55	50
5:06	Brook Lopez offensive rebound	55	50
5:03	Brook Lopez makes two point shot	55	52
4:46	Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	57	52
4:31	Brook Lopez misses driving floating jump shot	57	52
4:29	Christian Braun defensive rebound	57	52
4:23	Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper	57	52
4:21	Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound	57	52
4:13	Gary Trent Jr. misses layup	57	52
4:12	Christian Braun defensive rebound	57	52
4:07	Christian Braun misses two point shot	57	52
4:06	AJ Green defensive rebound	57	52
3:59	Bucks Full timeout	57	52
3:59	Jamal Murray enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	57	52
3:59	Peyton Watson enters the game for Russell Westbrook	57	52
3:51	AJ Green misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	57	52
3:49	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	57	52
3:42	Brook Lopez blocks Jamal Murray 's 10-foot two point shot	57	52
3:40	Nuggets offensive team rebound	57	52
3:36	AJ Green personal foul	57	52
3:30	AJ Green shooting foul	57	52
3:30	Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 2	57	52
3:30	Nuggets offensive team rebound	57	52
3:30	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	58	52
3:20	Taurean Prince makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brook Lopez assists)	58	55
2:58	Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Peyton Watson assists)	60	55
2:40	Kevin Porter Jr. makes 4-foot driving dunk	60	57
2:30	Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper	60	57
2:28	Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound	60	57
2:13	Gary Trent Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper	60	57
2:10	Brook Lopez offensive rebound	60	57
2:05	Brook Lopez makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	60	60
1:47	Christian Braun makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	63	60
1:32	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	63	60
1:30	Christian Braun defensive rebound	63	60
1:22	Gary Trent Jr. shooting foul	63	60
1:22	Jalen Pickett misses free throw 1 of 2	63	60
1:22	Nuggets offensive team rebound	63	60
1:22	Kyle Kuzma enters the game for AJ Green	63	60
1:22	Jalen Pickett makes free throw 2 of 2	64	60
1:09	Taurean Prince makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	64	62
56.1	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	64	62
54.1	Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound	64	62
32.1	Brook Lopez misses driving floating jump shot	64	62
31.0	Brook Lopez offensive rebound	64	62
30.0	Brook Lopez makes tip shot	64	64
20.1	Nikola Jokic makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	67	64
6.1	Christian Braun personal take foul	67	64
6.1	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Christian Braun	67	64
6.1	Spencer Jones enters the game for Jalen Pickett	67	64
4.0	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	67	64
1.1	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	67	64
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	67	64

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	MIL
12:00	Christian Braun enters the game for Russell Westbrook	67	64
12:00	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Peyton Watson	67	64
12:00	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Spencer Jones	67	64
11:42	Kevin Porter Jr. makes 8-foot pullup jump shot (Brook Lopez assists)	67	66
11:22	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	70	66
10:55	Brook Lopez 3 second turnover	70	66
10:40	Jamal Murray makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	72	66
10:24	Gary Trent Jr. misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	72	66
10:21	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	72	66
10:13	Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot	72	66
10:11	Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound	72	66
9:54	Gary Trent Jr. misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	72	66
9:52	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	72	66
9:36	Aaron Gordon makes 3-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	74	66
9:17	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	74	66
9:17	Kyle Kuzma makes free throw 1 of 2	74	67
9:17	Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 2 of 2	74	67
9:16	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	74	67
9:02	Nikola Jokic makes driving layup	76	67
9:02	Brook Lopez shooting foul	76	67
9:02	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1	76	67
9:01	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	76	67
8:47	Kyle Kuzma makes driving layup (Taurean Prince assists)	76	69
8:33	Aaron Gordon misses driving layup	76	69
8:32	Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound	76	69
8:23	Taurean Prince makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brook Lopez assists)	76	72
8:08	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	76	72
8:05	Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound	76	72
7:58	Brook Lopez misses 26-foot three point jumper	76	72
7:56	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	76	72
7:50	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot	78	72
7:50	Bucks Full timeout	78	72
7:33	Taurean Prince makes driving layup (Kyle Kuzma assists)	78	74
7:13	Aaron Gordon misses layup	78	74
7:10	Christian Braun offensive rebound	78	74
7:06	Aaron Gordon makes 4-foot dunk (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	80	74
6:48	Gary Trent Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Taurean Prince assists)	80	77
6:33	Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point jumper	80	77
6:30	Christian Braun offensive rebound	80	77
6:25	Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot layup (Christian Braun assists)	82	77
6:11	Kevin Porter Jr. makes 5-foot two point shot	82	79
6:00	Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	82	79
5:57	Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound	82	79
5:42	Kyle Kuzma misses 11-foot two point shot	82	79
5:40	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	82	79
5:36	Aaron Gordon bad pass (Brook Lopez steals)	82	79
5:30	Gary Trent Jr. makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot	82	82
5:28	Nuggets Full timeout	82	82
5:28	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Jamal Murray	82	82
5:28	AJ Green enters the game for Taurean Prince	82	82
5:18	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	82	82
5:15	Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound	82	82
5:08	Nikola Jokic misses 7-foot two point shot	82	82
5:06	Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound	82	82
4:54	Brook Lopez makes 7-foot layup (AJ Green assists)	82	84
4:40	Kyle Kuzma shooting foul	82	84
4:40	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2	82	84
4:40	Nuggets offensive team rebound	82	84
4:40	Peyton Watson enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	82	84
4:40	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	83	84
4:29	Kyle Kuzma makes driving layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	83	86
4:14	Russell Westbrook misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	83	86
4:12	Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound	83	86
4:01	Kyle Kuzma makes 3-foot two point shot	83	88
3:50	Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point jumper	83	88
3:46	Christian Braun offensive rebound	83	88
3:44	Christian Braun makes driving layup	85	88
3:27	Gary Trent Jr. misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	85	88
3:25	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	85	88
3:10	Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper	85	88
3:07	Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound	85	88
2:56	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	85	88
2:54	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	85	88
2:46	Nikola Jokic makes 22-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)	88	88
2:25	Kevin Porter Jr. bad pass (Christian Braun steals)	88	88
2:21	Christian Braun makes two point shot	90	88
2:01	Russell Westbrook shooting foul	90	88
2:01	Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 1 of 2	90	88
2:01	Bucks offensive team rebound	90	88
2:01	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Aaron Gordon	90	88
2:01	Pat Connaughton enters the game for Gary Trent Jr.	90	88
2:01	Kyle Kuzma makes free throw 2 of 2	90	89
1:47	Jalen Pickett makes 22-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	93	89
1:28	Kevin Porter Jr. misses driving layup	93	89
1:25	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	93	89
1:13	Christian Braun makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	96	89
1:11	Bucks Full timeout	96	89
1:11	Taurean Prince enters the game for Kevin Porter Jr.	96	89
1:11	Ryan Rollins enters the game for Kyle Kuzma	96	89
58.2	AJ Green makes 26-foot jump bank shot (Ryan Rollins assists)	96	92
38.1	Nikola Jokic makes 11-foot two point shot	98	92
34.0	Peyton Watson blocks Ryan Rollins 's 8-foot driving layup	98	92
32.2	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	98	92
19.1	Nikola Jokic misses two point shot	98	92
18.0	Christian Braun offensive rebound	98	92
17.1	Christian Braun makes 3-foot dunk	100	92
7.2	Christian Braun personal take foul	100	92
7.2	Spencer Jones enters the game for Jalen Pickett	100	92
3.1	Taurean Prince misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	100	92
1.1	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	100	92
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	100	92

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	MIL
12:00	Jamal Murray enters the game for Christian Braun	100	92
12:00	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Nikola Jokic	100	92
12:00	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Spencer Jones	100	92
12:00	Kyle Kuzma enters the game for Brook Lopez	100	92
11:40	Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	100	92
11:38	Pat Connaughton defensive rebound	100	92
11:21	Kyle Kuzma misses 9-foot two point shot	100	92
11:19	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	100	92
11:14	Peyton Watson misses two point shot	100	92
11:12	Pat Connaughton defensive rebound	100	92
11:06	Ryan Rollins makes two point shot	100	94
10:36	Jamal Murray misses 23-foot three point jumper	100	94
10:35	Nuggets offensive team rebound	100	94
10:35	shot clock turnover	100	94
10:14	Pat Connaughton misses driving floating jump shot	100	94
10:13	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	100	94
10:03	Kyle Kuzma blocks Jamal Murray 's 7-foot driving layup	100	94
10:01	Bucks defensive team rebound	100	94
9:49	Ryan Rollins makes driving layup	100	96
9:33	Pat Connaughton shooting foul	100	96
9:33	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2	101	96
9:33	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2	101	96
9:33	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Jalen Pickett	101	96
9:32	Pat Connaughton defensive rebound	101	96
9:18	Peyton Watson blocks Pat Connaughton 's 3-foot layup	101	96
9:16	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	101	96
9:06	Ryan Rollins personal foul	101	96
9:02	Ryan Rollins shooting foul	101	96
9:02	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 3	102	96
9:02	Kevin Porter Jr. enters the game for Ryan Rollins	102	96
9:02	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 3	103	96
9:02	Jamal Murray makes free throw 3 of 3	104	96
8:49	Kevin Porter Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover	104	96
8:40	Peyton Watson misses alley oop dunk shot	104	96
8:39	Pat Connaughton defensive rebound	104	96
8:20	Jamal Murray blocks Kevin Porter Jr. 's 6-foot driving layup	104	96
8:19	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	104	96
8:11	Peyton Watson makes 4-foot dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)	106	96
7:50	Pat Connaughton makes two point shot	106	98
7:38	Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	106	98
7:35	Pat Connaughton defensive rebound	106	98
7:27	Russell Westbrook personal foul	106	98
7:27	Ryan Rollins enters the game for Kevin Porter Jr.	106	98
7:25	Pat Connaughton makes 3-foot dunk (Kyle Kuzma assists)	106	100
7:14	Russell Westbrook misses 23-foot three point jumper	106	100
7:11	Pat Connaughton defensive rebound	106	100
6:57	Nuggets Full timeout	106	100
6:57	Christian Braun enters the game for Russell Westbrook	106	100
6:57	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Aaron Gordon	106	100
6:57	Brook Lopez enters the game for Pat Connaughton	106	100
6:55	AJ Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Taurean Prince assists)	106	103
6:35	Jamal Murray makes 2-foot layup (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	108	103
6:22	AJ Green misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	108	103
6:20	Christian Braun defensive rebound	108	103
6:06	Kyle Kuzma blocks Christian Braun 's 4-foot driving layup	108	103
6:05	Nuggets offensive team rebound	108	103
6:04	Peyton Watson makes 3-foot dunk (Jamal Murray assists)	110	103
5:51	Ryan Rollins makes driving layup	110	105
5:51	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	110	105
5:51	Ryan Rollins misses free throw 1 of 1	110	105
5:50	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	110	105
5:36	Jamal Murray makes 4-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	112	105
5:15	Taurean Prince misses driving layup	112	105
5:14	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	112	105
5:06	Brook Lopez personal foul	112	105
5:06	Gary Trent Jr. enters the game for Kyle Kuzma	112	105
4:58	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	112	105
4:56	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	112	105
4:44	Gary Trent Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ryan Rollins assists)	112	108
4:43	Nuggets Full timeout	112	108
4:27	Nikola Jokic makes 8-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	114	108
4:09	Taurean Prince misses 4-foot two point shot	114	108
4:08	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	114	108
3:57	Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Christian Braun assists)	116	108
3:55	Bucks Full timeout	116	108
3:43	Ryan Rollins makes driving layup	116	110
3:20	Brook Lopez blocks Christian Braun 's 4-foot layup	116	110
3:18	AJ Green defensive rebound	116	110
3:14	AJ Green lost ball turnover (Michael Porter Jr. steals)	116	110
2:58	Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot hook shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	118	110
2:57	Bucks Full timeout	118	110
2:57	Kyle Kuzma enters the game for Taurean Prince	118	110
2:40	Brook Lopez makes driving layup	118	112
2:17	Brook Lopez blocks Nikola Jokic 's 9-foot driving floating jump shot	118	112
2:15	Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound	118	112
2:03	Ryan Rollins makes 23-foot three point jumper (AJ Green assists)	118	115
1:44	Peyton Watson makes 3-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	120	115
1:26	Brook Lopez misses 28-foot three point jumper	120	115
1:26	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	120	115
1:15	Brook Lopez kicked ball violation	120	115
1:05	Michael Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	123	115
1:05	Bucks Full timeout	123	115
1:05	Kevin Porter Jr. enters the game for Ryan Rollins	123	115
1:05	AJ Green inbound turnover	123	115
52.1	Jamal Murray makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	125	115
43.1	Gary Trent Jr. misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	125	115
41.1	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	125	115
21.1	Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot dunk (Christian Braun assists)	127	115
13.1	Kevin Porter Jr. misses driving layup	127	115
12.1	Brook Lopez offensive rebound	127	115
11.1	Brook Lopez makes tip shot	127	117
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	127	117
0.0	End of Game	127	117

Time, Location & Referees

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Ball Arena

Denver, CO

Date & Time

1:00 AM, March 27, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN WI, Altitude Sports, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,641

Referees

Courtney Kirkland, John Butler, Mousa Dagher

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	60	22	.732	W3
Cleveland	52	30	.634	W1
Milwaukee	32	50	.390	L1
Chicago	31	51	.378	L2
Indiana	19	63	.232	L2

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	64	18	.780	L2
Denver	54	28	.659	W12
Minnesota	49	33	.598	W2
Portland	42	40	.512	W2
Utah	22	60	.268	L1

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