Who won Milwaukee Bucks vs Denver Nuggets?

The Denver Nuggets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 108-104 on January 11, 2026.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 for the Milwaukee Bucks; Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 25 for the Denver Nuggets.

Milwaukee Bucks at Denver Nuggets

2025-26 · Regular season Sun, Jan 11, 2026 · 8:00 pm EST · All results that day · Milwaukee Bucks vs Denver Nuggets head-to-head · Milwaukee Bucks schedule · Denver Nuggets schedule

Final

Away

Denver Nuggets

108

Venue: Ball Arena

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Denver Nuggets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 108-104 at home on Sunday, January 11, 2026 at Ball Arena. Tim Hardaway Jr. had 25 points, 2 rebounds and 0 assists for the Denver Nuggets. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 31 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists for the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Denver Nuggets led 62-52 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 35-29. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Zeke Nnaji (double-double, Denver Nuggets), Giannis Antetokounmpo (double-double, Milwaukee Bucks). Bench points: Milwaukee Bucks 31, Denver Nuggets 46. Aaron Gordon had 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Milwaukee Bucks vs Denver Nuggets?: The Denver Nuggets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 108-104 on January 11, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 for the Milwaukee Bucks; Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 25 for the Denver Nuggets.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Milwaukee Bucks	23	29	22	30	104
Denver Nuggets	27	35	23	23	108

Game leaders

Milwaukee Bucks

Points: 31 Giannis Antetokounmpo
Rebounds: 9 Kevin Porter
Assists: 11 Giannis Antetokounmpo

Denver Nuggets

Points: 25 Tim Hardaway Jr.
Rebounds: 10 Zeke Nnaji
Assists: 6 Peyton Watson

Giannis Antetokounmpo double-double (31 PTS, 11 AST) · Zeke Nnaji double-double (14 PTS, 10 REB)

Milwaukee Bucks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Kevin Porter starter	38:05	10	9	7	2	1	4	4-17	1-6	1-1	0	-3
AJ Green starter	36:49	14	5	4	0	0	1	5-8	4-7	0-0	4	+11
Ryan Rollins starter	35:02	2	6	4	1	2	2	1-9	0-5	0-0	1	+9
Giannis Antetokounmpo starter	33:00	31	8	11	1	2	2	10-17	1-3	10-14	3	+16
Myles Turner starter	24:15	16	5	0	0	0	0	5-8	3-4	3-4	4	-5
Kyle Kuzma bench	26:29	11	6	0	0	0	0	5-13	1-3	0-1	1	-14
Bobby Portis bench	16:40	14	2	0	0	1	0	6-9	2-2	0-0	3	-3
Gary Harris bench	14:59	6	3	1	1	0	0	2-2	2-2	0-0	1	-10
Gary Trent Jr. bench	14:41	0	0	2	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	-21

Not available: Taurean Prince

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Peyton Watson starter	39:14	19	8	6	0	2	3	7-19	4-6	1-2	2	+2
Jalen Pickett starter	36:50	13	8	4	0	0	1	5-13	2-5	1-1	1	-9
Aaron Gordon starter	31:42	23	6	4	0	0	0	7-16	2-4	7-9	1	-11
Spencer Jones starter	24:42	5	2	0	1	0	0	2-9	1-7	0-0	5	-17
Hunter Tyson starter	12:30	2	3	2	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	2-3	1	-12
Tim Hardaway Jr. bench	35:10	25	2	0	2	0	1	8-12	5-9	4-5	2	+27
Zeke Nnaji bench	27:43	14	10	3	2	2	1	5-9	0-2	4-5	2	+22
Bruce Brown bench	24:21	7	6	4	0	1	0	1-7	0-1	5-6	1	+15
Julian Strawther bench	7:50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	+3

Not available: Cameron Johnson, Jonas Valančiūnas, Nikola Jokić, Tamar Bates, Christian Braun, Jamal Murray

Team statistics
Milwaukee Bucks	Stat	Denver Nuggets
14/20 (70%)	Free throws	24/31 (77%)
24/51 (47%)	2 pointers	21/52 (40%)
14/34 (41%)	3 pointers	14/35 (40%)
38/85 (44%)	Field goals	35/87 (40%)
44	Rebounds	45
34	Defensive rebounds	35
10	Offensive rebounds	10
29	Assists	23
9	Turnovers	7
5	Steals	5
6	Blocks	5
19	Fouls	15
11	Max points in a row	14
5:57	Time spent in lead	39:40
7	Biggest lead	15

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Denver Nuggets ahead)

Largest margin: 14 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 4
Times tied: 5
Largest lead · Milwaukee Bucks: 7 Q1 5:29
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 15 Q2 2:52
Longest run: 14-0 Denver Nuggets · Q2 4:38 to Q2 2:52

Scoring plays

Q1 · 23 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Milwaukee Bucks	Denver Nuggets
11:40	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	0	2
10:53	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 3-pt field goal	0	5
10:31	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter 2-pt field goal	2	5
9:41	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	2	7
9:26	Milwaukee Bucks	Myles Turner Free throw	3	7
9:26	Milwaukee Bucks	Myles Turner Free throw	4	7
9:00	Milwaukee Bucks	AJ Green 3-pt field goal	7	7
8:16	Milwaukee Bucks	Myles Turner 3-pt field goal	10	7
7:43	Milwaukee Bucks	Myles Turner 3-pt field goal	13	7
7:22	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	13	9
6:34	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	15	9
6:18	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 2-pt field goal	15	11
5:29	Milwaukee Bucks	Myles Turner 3-pt field goal	18	11
5:01	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	18	13
3:33	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	18	16
2:53	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	18	18
2:24	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	18	20
1:58	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	18	22
1:36	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter 2-pt field goal	20	22
1:19	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	20	25
0:55	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown Free throw	20	26
0:55	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown Free throw	20	27
0:36	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 3-pt field goal	23	27

Q2 · 35 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Milwaukee Bucks	Denver Nuggets
11:41	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal	25	27
11:21	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	25	30
11:12	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 3-pt field goal	28	30
10:58	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji Free throw	28	31
10:58	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji Free throw	28	32
10:45	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal	30	32
10:31	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	30	34
10:09	Denver Nuggets	Hunter Tyson Free throw	30	35
10:09	Denver Nuggets	Hunter Tyson Free throw	30	36
9:33	Milwaukee Bucks	Gary Harris 3-pt field goal	33	36
9:15	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	33	38
8:18	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown Free throw	33	39
8:18	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown Free throw	33	40
8:02	Milwaukee Bucks	Gary Harris 3-pt field goal	36	40
7:01	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal	36	43
6:34	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	38	43
5:50	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo Free throw	39	43
5:14	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo Free throw	40	43
4:49	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo Free throw	41	43
4:49	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo Free throw	42	43
4:38	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	42	45
4:38	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett Free throw	42	46
4:03	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	42	49
3:43	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	42	51
3:17	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	42	54
2:52	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	42	57
2:36	Milwaukee Bucks	AJ Green 3-pt field goal	45	57
1:56	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo Free throw	46	57
1:56	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo Free throw	47	57
1:33	Milwaukee Bucks	Myles Turner 2-pt field goal	49	57
1:16	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal	49	60
0:55	Milwaukee Bucks	Myles Turner Free throw	50	60
0:53	Milwaukee Bucks	Myles Turner 2-pt field goal	52	60
0:37	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	52	61
0:37	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	52	62

Q3 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Milwaukee Bucks	Denver Nuggets
11:44	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 3-pt field goal	55	62
11:08	Milwaukee Bucks	AJ Green 2-pt field goal	57	62
10:38	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal	59	62
8:56	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	61	62
8:27	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	61	63
7:45	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	63	63
7:15	Milwaukee Bucks	Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal	65	63
7:00	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	65	64
7:00	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	65	64
7:00	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	65	65
6:14	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter Free throw	66	66
5:54	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter 2-pt field goal	68	66
5:35	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	68	69
4:33	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	68	71
4:01	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	68	73
3:20	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	68	76
2:59	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma 2-pt field goal	70	76
2:38	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	70	79
2:09	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	70	80
1:54	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma 2-pt field goal	72	80
1:07	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown Free throw	72	81
0:51	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	72	83
0:41	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma 2-pt field goal	74	83
0:33	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	74	85

Q4 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Milwaukee Bucks	Denver Nuggets
11:50	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	74	87
11:35	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo Free throw	75	87
11:35	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo Free throw	76	87
11:16	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	76	90
10:41	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	78	90
10:11	Milwaukee Bucks	AJ Green 3-pt field goal	81	90
9:23	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji Free throw	81	91
9:23	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji Free throw	81	92
9:01	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo Free throw	82	92
9:01	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo Free throw	83	92
8:41	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	83	94
8:41	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	83	95
8:24	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	85	95
7:54	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	87	95
6:05	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	89	95
5:45	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	89	97
5:19	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma 3-pt field goal	92	97
4:27	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	92	99
4:00	Milwaukee Bucks	Kevin Porter 3-pt field goal	95	99
3:39	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	95	102
3:29	Milwaukee Bucks	AJ Green 3-pt field goal	98	102
3:07	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	98	104
2:48	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo 2-pt field goal	100	104
2:24	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	100	105
1:22	Milwaukee Bucks	Ryan Rollins 2-pt field goal	102	105
0:10	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	102	106
0:06	Milwaukee Bucks	Kyle Kuzma 2-pt field goal	104	106
0:05	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	104	107
0:05	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	104	108

2025-26 season series

After this game: Denver Nuggets 1-0. Final series: Denver Nuggets 2-0.

Jan 11: Milwaukee Bucks 104 at Denver Nuggets 108 (this game)
Jan 23: Denver Nuggets 102 at Milwaukee Bucks 100

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