Rivers made his coaching debut, the Bucks were reversed by the Nuggets by 13 points, and Jokic set a record of 25 16 12!
Bucks vs. Denver, this is Rivers' first game with the Bucks. At the start of the game, the Bucks had a 13-point advantage, but in the second half, they managed to turn the tide.
In this game, the Nuggets side: Jokic 25, 16 rebounds and 12 assists, Murray 35 and 5 assists, Porter 13 and 8 rebounds, Pope 12. For the Bucks, Middleton, Lillard, respectively, Middleton. For Rivers, leading the Bucks to face the defending champion for the first time was a big challenge. The Bucks hit a beautiful shot in the opening stanza, and Darrow's jumper helped the Bucks take a 26-13 lead. Jokic's jumper, Porter's three-pointer, Murray's long-range shot, Reggie's three-pointer, the Nuggets went on a 12-0 run and the Bucks pulled away with a score of 26-15 in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Jordan helped the Nuggets complete the reversal 2+1. Murray's dunk, Porter's jumper, Watson's jumper, Lillard's three-pointer, Crowder's three-pointer, Lopez's fill-in, Pope's fill-in, Porter's three-pointer, and the two teams ended up tied at 42. Jokic scored with a hook shot, Da Luo scored a three-pointer, Lillard made a jumper, Murray counterattacked, and after halftime, Brother Alphabet made a layup, and Murray also had three jumpers, and the two teams were tied at 56. After halftime, the two teams played inseparably, Brother Alphabet hit a layup, Pope also made a layup to counterattack, and the two teams tied at 65. Porter countered, Jokic hooked, Jokic tossed, Reggie, Jokic tossed, Watson, Jokic, 2 free throws, Jokic hooked, Lillard jumper, and, again, two free throws, and finally, three quarters, 82-75, ended the game.
In the fourth quarter of the game, with the explosion of Antetokounmpo, Payne also shot a three-pointer, Portis hit a three-pointer, and the Bucks played a 10-2 climax to narrow the score to 1 point, and then the Nuggets entered a short break. After a short break, Portis hit a three-pointer to help the Bucks pull the score back, but this time, they won. Watson's defense made a beautiful dunk, while Antetokounmpo made a dunk under Porter's defense. Jokic made a layup and the Bucks went into a brief pause. At one point, the Nuggets had a nine-point advantage in the game. Two free throws, Lowry scored a three-pointer, and the Bucks tied the score. Murray hit a key jumper to give the Nuggets the win. Jokic set record after record in this game:
1. Triple-double, which is the 119th goal of his career. 2. Before the 38th game of his career started, he got a triple-double.