The Milwaukee Bucks (6 - 11) got the 92 - 74 win over the struggling Denver Nuggets (6 - 12). Denver has now lost six straight, while the Bucks snapped a three game losing streak. Milwaukee out - scored Denver 46 - 30 in the second half and closed out the Nuggets by exhibiting stellar team defense. The Bucks recorded 12 blocks, 10 steals and forced 22 turnovers, while holding Denver to 74 points and 37 percent shooting from the field. Greg Monroe led the way in scoring for the Bucks, finishing with 18 points on 8 - 11 shooting, five rebounds, two assists and two blocks in only 24 minutes. Jabari Parker was looking strong in 25 minutes off the bench, with 16 points, four rebounds, two steals and two blocks, not to mention some highlight dunks. Michael-Carter Williams also came off the bench, but did not seem to mind. Williams finished with 12 points, nine assists, six rebounds, three steals and three blocks, in 30 minutes. The Bucks recorded 25 assists on 35 made field goals all while missing distributor Greivis Vasquez. Denver had nine players log 20 minutes or more but they could not develop any kind of rhythm thanks to the pressure defense from Milwaukee. The Nuggets as a team coughed up an unhealthy 22 turnovers. Danilo Gallinari was the high - point man for the Nuggets with 13 points, he also posted four rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block. Kenneth Faried chipped in 11 points on 5 - 9 shooting and seven rebounds in 22 minutes. Will Barton shot 2 - 2 from deep, contributing to his 10 points, along with six rebounds. Gary Harris remained inactive. Next up for Denver is visit to Chicago for Wednesday night, which will be the second game of a four game road trip for the Nuggets. Milwaukee will be visiting San Antonio Wednesday.
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