Nikola Jokic got to a career turning point and also assisted the Denver Nuggets break the Milwaukee Bucks’ five-game winning touch in emphatic style. Jokic had 37 factors, 11 helps and also 10 rebounds for his 50th career triple-double and the Nuggets trounced the Bucks 128-97 on Tuesday. Jokic has nine triple-doubles this season.
The only various other NBA gamer to accumulate at the very least 50 triple-doubles while largely playing facility was Wilt Chamberlain.
” It simply speaks to his greatness.,” Nuggets trainer Michael Malone stated. “The person does not obtain fatigued. He doesn’t get tired. When he ran out the game, he remained in the huddles, he’s on the bench begging his colleagues to play as well as rebound protection as well as move the round. When your finest gamer is doing that, that really sends out a message.”
Jamal Murray included 24 factors as the Nuggets made their third straight success as well as showed no indications of wear one night after winning 118-112 at Chicago.
Denver handed Milwaukee its most uneven loss of the year and shot 55.8%, the highest field-goal portion by any Bucks opponent this season.
” It’s absolutely up there for best win of the year,” Malone said.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points and also 8 rebounds for Milwaukee as the Bucks finished an eight-game homestand in which they went 5-3. Khris Middleton included 20 factors.
The Bucks were held listed below 100 factors for simply the third time this period. Their 97 overall factors were one off their season reduced as they had a hard time early.
” We just were not good against the zone,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer stated. “We’ve got to do everything far better.”
Antetokounmpo had his string of 4 straight games with at least 35 points end. The reigning two-time MVP was one off the group document owned by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who racked up a minimum of 35 points in five straight games on 2 separate celebrations during the 1972-73 period.
P.J. Dozier had 19 factors, Will Barton 14, Michael Porter Jr. 11 as well as Monte Morris 10 for Denver. Brook Lopez had 12 points for Milwaukee.
Antetokounmpo fired 10 of 15 total and also documented dunks on three straight ownerships early in the very first quarter. But the Bucks could not slow down the Nuggets, that led 37-23 after taking place a 15-2 go to close the initial quarter.
Denver extended the margin to 21 in the second quarter and led 64-50 at halftime as the Nuggets consistently got open looks near the basket.
” I thought we had fun with great pace, in the first half particularly,” Murray claimed. “With all those missed shots that they had, we got out and ran and got some quick buckets as well as changed the pace on them a little bit.”
The Nuggets remained in control the rest of the means as well as kept a double-digit lead throughout the second half.
TIP-INS
Nuggets: Jokic is one help except having three straight triple-doubles. He had 39 points, 14 rebounds as well as nine aids Monday at Chicago. In the video game before that, Jokic had 19 factors, 11 rebounds and also 13 helps in a 126-96 rout of Oklahoma City.
Bucks: Jrue Holiday came off the bench for a second straight video game after missing 10 video games as a result of COVID-19. Holiday played 18 minutes as well as had 4 factors and 3 helps. … Reserve onward Torrey Craig went into the video game late in the first quarter for his opening night considering that Feb. 18. Craig, that became part of the Nuggets from 2017-20, had not dipped into all during the Bucks’ five straight wins … The Bucks as well as Fiserv announced they were collaborating to hand out $10,000 grants to 20 various minority-owned small businesses in the Milwaukee area as component of a discussion forum the team performed Monday at Fiserv Forum.
UP NEXT
Nuggets: At Indiana on Thursday to cover a four-game road swing.
Dollars: At Memphis on Thursday in their very first roadway video game considering that Feb. 14.