![]() ![]() Middleton scored out of the timeout to make it 76-74 Bucks, but the Nuggets went on a 10-0 run over the next three minutes. The defining moments began at the 8-minute mark. They just won the whole second half in so many ways that it happens, we just gotta learn from it and try not to let it happen again.” “We got off to a great start I feel like. ![]() “They just came out prepared,” Khris Middleton said. The game turned for good in the third quarter, as the Nuggets outscored the Bucks 34-19. They looked sharp and confident.īut the Nuggets hung around, making 51.1% of their shots behind the strength of 20 points from Jamal Murray and they never allowed the Bucks to push the lead further. They took care of the ball, committing just two turnovers. They hustled on the defensive glass, limiting the Nuggets to just four second-chance points. Over the first 24 minutes of action, in which the Bucks took a 66-63 lead, they played quickly (11 fast break points), they moved the ball (18 assists) and made shots (26 for 46, 56.5%). The Nuggets improved to 50-24 in winning their third in a row. The Bucks dropped to 53-21, which remains the best record in the NBA. ![]() Milwaukee led by as many as 10 points in the first half, but trailed 97-85 by the end of the third quarter. Watch Video: Middleton and Giannis on tough third quarter in loss to Denver NuggetsĭENVER – The best team in the Western Conference held homecourt to topple the best team in the Eastern Conference on Saturday night at Ball Arena, with the Denver Nuggets beating the Milwaukee Bucks 129-106. ![]()
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