Game: Denver Nuggets vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Monday, February 12, 2024

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Denver Nuggets (36-17) are on their way to Fiserv Forum on Monday where they will compete against the Milwaukee Bucks (34-19).

The Nuggets took the court against the Kings and ended up losing by a score of 135-106 in their last game. Denver walked away from the contest with a 46.3% FG percentage (38 out of 82) and buried 10 of their 29 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Nuggets buried 20 of their 28 tries for a rate of 71.4%. In relation to pulling down boards, they earned 35 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 26 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With respect to the defense, Denver allowed 58.6% from the floor on 51 out of 87 shooting. Sacramento distributed 32 dimes and had 11 steals for the game. Furthermore, Sacramento snagged 42 boards (6 offensive, 36 defensive) and earned 5 blocked shots. Sacramento finished shooting 88.9% when shooting free throws by burying 16 of their 18 attempts. They also converted 17 of their 34 tries from 3-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Nuggets walked away with 16 while the Kings racked up 22 personal fouls.

Nikola Jokic is a player who was a contributor for the contest. Jokic finished the game at 52.9% from the field and also recorded 7 assists. He saw the court for 30 minutes and also snagged 8 boards. He finished with 23 points on 9 of 17 shooting.

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Denver enters this contest with a win-loss record of 36-17 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 18.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Denver is pulling down 44.0 rebounds per contest and has tallied 1,524 assists on the campaign, which is 5th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Nuggets are connecting on 37.1% on 3-point shots (611 of 1,647) and 75.5% from the charity stripe. They average 114.6 points per game (18th in basketball) while connecting on 49.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Nuggets are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.7 fouls. They give up 36.4% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 6th in the league in points per game from their opponents (111.0). The Nuggets defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 46.9% (2,165 of 4,616) and they relinquish 41.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 10th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,354 relinquished this year.

In their last game, the Bucks took home the win by a final score of 120-84 against the Hornets. The Bucks pulled down 43 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 53 in the matchup. They coughed it up 5 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. The Hornets committed 20 fouls for the contest which got the Bucks to the charity stripe for 24 tries. They were able to knock down 20 of them for a percentage of 83.3%. With regard to shots from distance, Milwaukee made 18 out of 52 attempts (34.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Bucks went 41 for 94 from the field which had them sitting at 43.6%. The Bucks permitted the Hornets to knock down 27 out of their 79 tries from the floor which had them shooting 34.2% in this contest. They went 24.1% from 3-point land by shooting 7 of 29 and ended up shooting 23 of 29 at the free throw line (79.3%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Milwaukee permitted Charlotte to pull down 48 in total (8 offensive).

Damian Lillard ended up being a major contributor for the Bucks for the game. He made 9 out of 18 in this game for a rate of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds. Lillard accumulated 26 points in his 29 mins on the hardwood and earned 8 dimes for the contest.

Milwaukee has a record of 34-19 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bucks are connecting on 49.5% from the field, which has them ranked 5th in basketball. Milwaukee has 6,514 points so far this season (122.9 per contest) and they grab 44.0 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 26.8 times per contest (14th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.8 times per game. The Bucks are responsible for committing 20.2 fouls per game and they connect on 77.0% from the free throw line.

The Bucks on the defensive end are ranked 23rd in the NBA in PPG allowed with 119.3. They have forced 12.0 TO’s per game and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the floor (17th in the league). The Milwaukee defense concedes 35.2% on 3-pointers (639 of 1,817) and opponents are making 81.3% of their foul shots. They have allowed 26.4 assists and 44.2 rebounds every game, which ranks 14th and 19th in the league.

Who will win tonight’s NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink’s Pick: Take Milwaukee

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