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Denver Nuggets vs Milwaukee Bucks: preview and player stats (Jan 12, 2027)

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Denver Nuggets at Milwaukee Bucks

Denver Nuggets
Milwaukee Bucks

Fiserv Forum · Milwaukee, WI

Head to head: Nuggets vs Bucks, series and next game

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Who wins?

DEN

Season leaders, per game

MIL
The teams side by side: Denver Nuggets and Milwaukee Bucks compared, with league ranks
DENStatMIL
6–4Record1–12
Offense
1.2(better), 14th in the leagueNet rating30th in the league, -13.9
115.3(better), 9th in the leagueOffensive rating28th in the league, 105.1
98.3, 27th in the leaguePace18th in the league, 101.0
55.0(better), 7th in the leagueeFG%28th in the league, 51.2
11.3(better), 5th in the leagueTOV%22nd in the league, 14.0
24.9, 21st in the leagueOREB%13th in the league, 28.0(better)
0.296(better), 7th in the leagueFT rate26th in the league, 0.243
Defense
114.1(better), 22nd in the leagueDefensive rating28th in the league, 119.0
54.2, 17th in the leagueOpp. eFG%18th in the league, 54.2
12.7(better), 17th in the leagueOpp. TOV%29th in the league, 10.8
70.6(better), 25th in the leagueDREB%29th in the league, 68.1
0.206(better), 1st in the leagueOpp. FT rate14th in the league, 0.269

This season's meetings

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Injury report

Denver Nuggets

  • Cam WhitmoreOutReport updated ·
    Report note

    G League - Two-Way (2026-11-14, DEN@NOP).

  • Julian StrawtherOut· back Nov 29Report updated ·
    Report note

    Injury/Illness - Left Knee Sprain (2026-11-14, DEN@NOP). Prior reporting (2026-10-17): Strawther (knee) was diagnosed with a left knee sprain Friday and will be re-evaluated in six weeks, Vinny Benedetto of The Denver Gazette reports. Strawther suffered the injury in Wednesday's preseason game against the Clippers. The 24-year-old has appeared in 172 regular-season games for the Nuggets since entering the league in 2023, averaging 7.1 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists over 16.2 minutes per contest. He was in line to compete for an expanded role during the 2026-27 campaign. While that may be the case once Strawther is cleared to suit up, Tyus Jones and potentially Ryan Nembhard are candidates to receive more minutes in the interim.

  • Ryan NembhardOutReport updated ·
    Report note

    G League - Two-Way (2026-11-14, DEN@NOP).

  • DaRon Holmes IIOutReport updated ·
    Report note

    G League - On Assignment (2026-11-14, DEN@NOP).

Milwaukee Bucks

Nobody listed.

Key players · DEN: Denver Nuggets key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBAST
Jamal Murray36.426.25.05.9
Nikola Jokic36.323.510.88.9
Christian Braun34.412.44.12.4
Aaron Gordon29.111.05.02.1
Cameron Johnson28.212.14.01.9
Key players · MIL: Milwaukee Bucks key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBAST
Tyler Herro31.321.64.14.3
Jaime Jaquez Jr.27.816.55.72.8
Myles Turner27.47.35.92.8
Kyle Kuzma27.211.15.22.5
Ryan Rollins23.810.55.13.9

Last five games

Denver Nuggets: Denver Nuggets: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Nov 11 @ MEMWon 123–118−3.5, covered231.5, went over
Nov 9 @ HOULost 100–110+4.5, did not cover224.5, went under
Nov 7 @ INDWon 114–102−7.5, covered229.5, went under
Nov 4 vs TORWon 128–109−4.5, covered231.5, went over
Nov 2 vs PORLost 110–118−4.5, did not cover231.5, went under
Milwaukee Bucks: Milwaukee Bucks: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Nov 13 @ ORLLost 99–107+9.5, covered223.5, went under
Nov 11 vs LALLost 112–123+14.5, covered230.5, went over
Nov 10 @ NYKLost 85–117+15.5, did not cover221.5, went under
Nov 8 vs BOSLost 97–117+13.5, did not cover222.5, went under
Nov 6 vs TORLost 107–121+3.5, did not cover228.5, went under

Standings

Full standings
Eastern Conference
Team
13BKN38.2736.53-7
14CHI29.1827.52-8
15MIL112.0779.51-9
Western Conference
Team
7GSW85.61538-2
8OKC85.61535-5
9DEN64.6003.56-4
10DAL75.5833.56-4
11PHX56.45555-5

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See plans

The box score appears at tip-off.

Season series

DEN 0, MIL 0
  1. Jan 12 · this gameDenver Nuggets at Milwaukee Bucks
  2. Jan 23Milwaukee Bucks at Denver Nuggets

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