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Bucks vs. Nuggets: Milwaukee Leaves Denver After Coughing Game Away

What looked like an inspiring way to end a road trip turned into disaster as the Milwaukee Bucks made unforgivable errors in the final minutes to lose 128-125 to the Denver Nuggets in overtime. The Milwaukee Bucks looked dominating from tipoff, commanding a 34-22 lead following the first quarter. Milwaukee gave Denver plenty of freebies from the line in the second quarter, missing almost all of their shots while the Nuggets took a 63-54 advantage at halftime. The Bucks buttoned down defensively in the third, holding the Nuggets to just 16 points and grabbing a 92-79 lead when the fourth quarter started.