MILWAUKEE — One of the Nuggets’ toughest back-to-backs of the season began with a game that slipped through their fingers.
Nikola Jokic amassed an efficient 32 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, but Denver couldn’t help him enough in a 121-112 loss to the Bucks on Thursday at Fiserv Forum.
Now the Nuggets (38-21) must fly to Detroit to face a team that has won eight in a row — the Pistons’ longest streak in almost 20 years.
Denver put together a late 9-2 run to close the gap to 111-106, but Giannis Antetokounmpo scored the next four points, sandwiching a Jokic turnover.