Game ID: 22500139
Golden State Warriors @ Milwaukee Bucks
Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIL 34 26 27 33 120GSW 25 33 26 26 110
GSW @ MIL ScoutingGSW @ MIL Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
MIL availability going into 10/22 · season opener
full strength
MIL availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
MIL availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's rest
full strength
MIL availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 2 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 2 since 10/24, out tonight
NEW Trent Jr. 21 to 27 min over the last 3
MIL availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 3 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Nance missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 3 since 10/24, returns tonight: 4 min (29% of 14)
NEW Trent Jr. 21 to 28 min over the last 4
NEW Anthony 15 to 21 min over the last 3
MIL availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 4 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 10/28, returns tonight: 0 min (0% of 20)
OUT Nance missed 3 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Harris back 10/30 after 3, 4 min since (29% of 14)
NEW Trent Jr. 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Anthony 15 to 21 min over the last 4
MIL availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 5 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Nance missed 4 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Sims back 11/01 after 2, 0 min since (0% of 20)
BACK Harris back 10/30 after 3, 4 min since (29% of 14)
NEW Gia. Antetokounmp 29 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Trent Jr. 21 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Anthony 15 to 21 min over the last 4
MIL availability going into 11/04 · back-to-backOUT Porter Jr. missed 6 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Nance missed 5 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 8 min (56% of 14)
BACK Sims back 11/01 after 2, 3 min since (13% of 20)
NEW Trent Jr. 21 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Anthony 15 to 20 min over the last 4
MIL availability going into 11/07 · 2 days' restOUT Porter Jr. missed 7 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Nance missed 6 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Sims back 11/01 after 2, 4 min since (20% of 20)
BACK Harris back 10/30 after 3, 6 min since (42% of 14)
NEW Trent Jr. 21 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Anthony 15 to 21 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 10/23 · 1 day's rest
full strength
GSW availability going into 10/24 · back-to-backOUT Spencer missed 2 since 10/21, returns tonight: 11 min (59% of 19)
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 10/21, returns tonight: 17 min (146% of 11)
GSW availability going into 10/27 · 2 days' restBACK Spencer back 10/24 after 2, 11 min since (59% of 19)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 10/24 after 2, 17 min since (146% of 11)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 31 min over the last 3
GSW availability going into 10/28 · back-to-backOUT Horford missed 2 since 10/24, returns tonight: 20 min (95% of 22)
BACK Spencer back 10/24 after 2, 6 min since (32% of 19)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 10/24 after 2, 12 min since (103% of 11)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 31 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restBACK Horford back 10/28 after 2, 20 min since (95% of 22)
BACK Spencer back 10/24 after 2, 5 min since (27% of 19)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 10/24 after 2, 9 min since (77% of 11)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 30 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restBACK Horford back 10/28 after 2, 20 min since (95% of 22)
BACK Spencer back 10/24 after 2, 5 min since (27% of 19)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 10/24 after 2, 9 min since (77% of 11)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 30 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' restOUT Spencer missed 2 since 10/30, returns tonight: 11 min (60% of 19)
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 10/30, returns tonight: 16 min (136% of 11)
BACK Horford back 10/28 after 2, 19 min since (87% of 22)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/05 · back-to-backOUT Richard missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 34 min (172% of 20)
BACK Horford back 10/28 after 2, 19 min since (87% of 22)
BACK Spencer back 11/04 after 2, 11 min since (60% of 19)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/04 after 2, 16 min since (136% of 11)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 30 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restBACK Horford back 10/28 after 2, 21 min since (96% of 22)
BACK Richard back 11/05 after 2, 34 min since (172% of 20)
BACK Spencer back 11/04 after 2, 14 min since (76% of 19)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/04 after 2, 12 min since (107% of 11)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 30 min over the last 5
10/22 vs WAS 133-120 — MIL notes
MIL won 133-120. MIL shot 51% (50 of 98) to WAS's 47%, 18 of 44 from three. MIL turned it over 8 times to WAS's 13. The glass went 46-56 against them. G. Antetokounmpo led with 37 (16 of 26, 1 of 3 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); Trent Jr. added 17, Kuzma 12. The hinge was Q1, 40-23: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Porter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
10/24 @ TOR 122-116 — MIL notes
MIL won 122-116. MIL shot 52% (47 of 90) to TOR's 49%, 14 of 40 from three, and got to the line 25 times to TOR's 32. The glass went 51-41 for them. Antetokounmpo led with 31 (11 of 14, 7 of 12 at the line); Anthony added 23, Trent Jr. 20. The hinge was Q1, 27-19: from level to 8 ahead. MIL trailed 52-54 at the half and won the second half 70-62. Antetokounmpo was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
10/26 @ CLE 113-118 — MIL notes
MIL lost 113-118. MIL shot 51% (40 of 79) to CLE's 45%, 13 of 33 from three, and got to the line 28 times to CLE's 35. Antetokounmpo led with 40 (14 of 20, 11 of 16 at the line); Green added 20, Rollins 14. Q3 was theirs, 28-21, the deficit cut from 9 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 97-85 against them. Trent Jr.'s -23 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/28 vs NYK 121-111 — MIL notes
MIL won 121-111. MIL shot 54% (43 of 79) to NYK's 42%, 14 of 34 from three. Antetokounmpo led with 37 (16 of 22, 5 of 7 at the line); Rollins added 25, Trent Jr. 11. The hinge was Q3, 35-20: MIL came in trailing by 12 and left it ahead by 3. MIL trailed 59-71 at the half and won the second half 62-40. Antetokounmpo was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
10/30 vs GSW 120-110 — MIL notes
MIL won 120-110. MIL shot 48% (46 of 96) to GSW's 42%, 19 of 46 from three, and got to the line 13 times to GSW's 26. MIL turned it over 12 times to GSW's 19. The glass went 34-44 against them. Rollins led with 32 (13 of 21, 5 of 7 from three); Turner added 17, Anthony 16. The hinge was Q1, 34-25: from level to 9 ahead. Portis was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/01 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 36 and Rollins at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Porter Jr. (4 straight), Sims (2 straight), Nance (3 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; LaVine at 29 and DeRozan at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Raynaud (4 straight), Plowden (5 straight), Clifford (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been minus-5 a night and Sacramento minus-10. Call it Milwaukee 121, Sacramento 111, Milwaukee by 10.
11/03 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 117, shooting 39 percent and 31 from three, 28 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Nesmith at 16 a game. Without Mathurin (4 straight), Nembhard (5 straight), Toppin (3 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 118, shooting 53 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 34 and Rollins at 20 a game. Without Porter Jr. (5 straight), Nance (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 41 percent from three to Indiana's 31. Call it Milwaukee 120, Indiana 115.
11/04 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ingram at 22 and Barnes at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Poeltl (3 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 118, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 34 and Rollins at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Porter Jr. (6 straight), Nance (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been minus-5 a night and Toronto minus-9. Call it Toronto 120, Milwaukee 119, Milwaukee keeping it close.
11/07 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 30 and Rollins at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Porter Jr. (7 straight), Nance (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 120, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Giddey at 24 and Vučević at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Dosunmu (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-8 a night and Milwaukee minus-6. Call it Milwaukee 120, Chicago 119, Chicago keeping it close.
10/23 vs DEN 137-131 — GSW notes
GSW won 137-131 in 1 overtime. GSW shot 51% (50 of 99) to DEN's 54%, 18 of 47 from three, and went to the line 25 times to DEN's 14 — 19 points from the stripe to their 13. GSW turned it over 8 times to DEN's 13. Curry led with 42 (14 of 25, 6 of 12 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Butler III added 21, Kuminga 14. The hinge was Q3, 33-24: GSW came in trailing by 9 and left it level. GSW trailed 61-70 at the half and won the second half 76-61. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
10/24 @ POR 119-139 — GSW notes
GSW lost 119-139. GSW shot 44% (35 of 80) to POR's 54%, 16 of 38 from three, and went to the line 39 times to POR's 25 — 33 points from the stripe to their 23. GSW turned it over 25 times to POR's 18, and POR turned those into 13 steals. Curry led with 35 (12 of 22, 7 of 14 from three); Kuminga added 16, Butler III 14. Q3 was theirs, 35-34, the deficit cut from 13 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 105-84 against them. Podziemski's -17 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/27 vs MEM 131-118 — GSW notes
GSW won 131-118. GSW shot 53% (44 of 83) to MEM's 45%, 19 of 43 from three. Kuminga led with 25 (9 of 14, 7 of 8 at the line); Podziemski added 23, Butler III 20. The hinge was Q3, 36-24: a lead of 4 became 16, and the lead reached 22. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
10/28 vs LAC 98-79 — GSW notes
GSW won 98-79. GSW shot 45% (39 of 86) to LAC's 37%, 17 of 45 from three, and got to the line 4 times to LAC's 16. Butler III led with 21 (9 of 12, 3 of 4 from three); Curry added 19, Podziemski 12. The hinge was Q3, 32-14: GSW came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 15, and the lead reached 24. GSW trailed 46-49 at the half and won the second half 52-30. Post was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
10/30 @ MIL 110-120 — GSW notes
GSW lost 110-120. GSW shot 42% (36 of 85) to MIL's 48%, 13 of 38 from three, and went to the line 26 times to MIL's 13 — 25 points from the stripe to their 9. GSW turned it over 19 times to MIL's 12. The glass went 44-34 for them. Curry led with 27 (8 of 19, 4 of 10 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Kuminga added 24, Butler III 23. Q2 was theirs, 33-26, the deficit cut from 9 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 94-77 against them. Horford's -20 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 124, shooting 39 percent and 31 from three, 30 free throws a game; Siakam at 25 and Toppin at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Mathurin (3 straight), Nembhard (4 straight), Furphy (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 28 and Butler III at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 39 percent from three to Indiana's 31 and the line, where Indiana takes 30 free throws a game to Golden State's 25. Call it Golden State 121, Indiana 115.
11/04 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 24 and Butler III at 20 a game. Without Spencer (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Booker at 32 and Allen at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Brooks (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-1 a night and Phoenix minus-6. Call it Golden State 119, Phoenix 116, Phoenix keeping it close.
11/05 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 125, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; LaVine at 26 and DeRozan at 21 a game. Without Plowden (7 straight), Monk (2 straight), McDermott (7 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 23 and Butler III at 17 a game. Without Richard (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 108 a night to Sacramento's 125 and the line, where Sacramento takes 26 free throws a game to Golden State's 20. Call it Golden State 117, Sacramento 116, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/07 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jokić at 27 and Murray at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Jones (3 straight), Pickett (3 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 24 and Kuminga at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-10 a night and Golden State minus-2 and the line, where Denver takes 24 free throws a game to Golden State's 19. Call it Denver 119, Golden State 111.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MILAC A. Coffey
AG A. Green
BP B. Portis
CA C. Anthony
GH G. Harris
GT G. Trent Jr.
KK K. Kuzma
MT M. Turner
RR R. Rollins
TP T. Prince
GSWAH A. Horford
BH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
JB J. Butler III
JK J. Kuminga
MM M. Moody
QP Q. Post
SC S. Curry
WR W. Richard
MIL/GSW the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Rollins shines again as Bucks beat Warriors 120-110 without Antetokounmpo
MILWAUKEE -- — Ryan Rollins set a career scoring high for a second straight game with 32 points as the Milwaukee Bucks withstood Giannis Antetokounmpo’s absence to beat the Golden State Warriors 120-110 on Thursday night.
Antetokounmpo, who entered Thursday ranked second in the league in scoring (36.3) and rebounding (14.0), was dealing with left knee soreness that had him listed as probable in the Bucks’ injury report. The Bucks announced about an hour before the opening tip that the two-time MVP had been ruled out, and he watched the game from the bench.
Rollins shot 13 of 21 from the floor and 5 of 7 from 3-point range just two nights after scoring 25 points in a 121-111 victory over the New York Knicks . Rollins, who began his NBA career with Golden State in 2022-23, also had eight assists.
Myles Turner added 17 points for the Bucks. Cole Anthony had 16 before fouling out with 7:34 left to lead a Milwaukee bench that outscored Golden State's reserves 38-29.
Stephen Curry scored 27, Jonathan Kuminga 24 and Jimmy Butler 23 for Golden State. Butler also had 11 rebounds.
After trailing by eight with five minutes remaining, Golden State got Milwaukee’s lead down to 106-104 on Curry's 3-pointer with 4:03 left. Rollins answered 10 seconds later with a 3-pointer of his own to start an 11-2 run.
Rollins punctuated his big performance by sinking one last 3-pointer that capped the scoring with 25 seconds left.
Curry’s streak of consecutive successful free throw attempts ended at 57 when he missed one with 4:52 remaining. That was the second-longest such streak of Curry’s career, as he made 80 in a row from March 2019 to January 2021.
Up Next Warriors: Visit the Indiana Pacers on Saturday.