Nuggets 127-117 Bucks (Mar 26, 2025) Play-by-Play

Milwaukee Bucks

40-32, 16-20 away

117

	1	2	3	4	T
MIL	27	37	28	25	117
DEN	38	29	33	27	127

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

Jokic's 39-point triple-double lifts Nuggets to victory

2:07

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0:32

Russell Westbrook elevates for slam vs. Milwaukee Bucks

0:17

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Nuggets
112
Bucks
121

Game 1

2/27

Bucks
117
Nuggets
127

Game 2

3/26

Ball Arena

9:00 PM, March 26, 2025

Denver, CO

Line: DEN -11.5

Over/Under: 230.5

Attendance: 19,641

Referees:
Courtney Kirkland
John Butler
Mousa Dagher

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	60	15	.800	-	W1
Indiana	43	31	.581	16.5	L1
Detroit	42	33	.560	18	L1
Milwaukee	40	34	.541	19.5	L4
Chicago	33	41	.446	26.5	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	62	12	.838	-	W9
Denver	47	28	.627	15.5	W2
Minnesota	43	32	.573	19.5	W2
Portland	32	43	.427	30.5	L4
Utah	16	59	.213	46.5	L5

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