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Huerter, Vucevic hit big 3-pointers down the stretch as Bulls hold off Nuggets 130-127
DENVER (AP) Kevin Huerter and Nikola Vucevic hit big 3-pointers down the stretch and the Chicago Bulls overcame a triple-double by Nikola Jokic to hold off the Denver Nuggets 130-127 on Monday night.
The Bulls squandered an 18-point lead in the first half. They also let a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter slip away before rallying late to snap a five-game losing streak.
Huerter hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:25 left and Vucevic later extended the lead with another with 33 seconds remaining. Denver had a chance to tie it, but Jokic's shot at the buzzer was off the mark.
Ayo Dosunmu and Josh Giddey led six Bulls players in double figures with 21 points each. Giddey also had 14 rebounds.
Chicago handed the Nuggets their first home loss of the season in a game in which the Bulls held a 66-9 advantage in bench scoring.
The Bulls showed no signs of exhaustion despite arriving in the Mile High City off a 150-147 double-overtime loss in Utah the night before.
Jokic finished with 36 points, 18 rebound and 13 assists for his eighth triple-double of the season. He was an assist shy of reaching the mark by halftime. Jamal Murray scored 18 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter.
Aaron Gordon had 24 points for the Nuggets, who saw their seven-game winning streak halted. Denver remains without shooting guard Christian Braun (left ankle).
The Bulls sat Coby White (strained right calf) after he played 30 minutes and scored 27 points on Sunday.
Bulls: Finish a four-game trip Wednesday at Portland.
Nuggets: Begin a two-game trip Wednesday at New Orleans.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Vucevic vs. Nikola Jokic (Aaron Gordon gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 | | +3 | Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:22 |  | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:18 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Jamal Murray misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:09 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | Kevin Huerter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:55 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | Nikola Vucevic shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 10:41 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:41 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-4 |
| 10:23 | | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:06 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | +3 | Kevin Huerter makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 3-4 |
| 9:32 | | Josh Giddey shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 9:32 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-5 |
| 9:32 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-6 |
| 9:18 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:16 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 3-8 |
| 8:51 | | Peyton Watson blocks Matas Buzelis's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:50 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | Peyton Watson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:42 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:24 | | Peyton Watson blocks Matas Buzelis's two point cutting layup | ||
| 8:22 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | Isaac Okoro blocks Cameron Johnson's two point running layup | ||
| 8:19 | | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | ||
| 8:05 | | Kevin Huerter turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 8:00 | | Peyton Watson misses two point running layup | ||
| 7:57 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | Kevin Huerter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:49 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | Matas Buzelis blocks Cameron Johnson's three point jump shot | ||
| 7:25 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot | 3-11 |
| 7:15 | | +2 | Matas Buzelis makes two point driving layup | 5-11 |
| 7:15 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Matas Buzelis draws the foul) | ||
| 7:15 | | +1 | Matas Buzelis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-11 |
| 7:04 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 6-13 |
| 7:04 | | Patrick Williams shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 7:04 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-14 |
| 6:48 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 8-14 |
| 6:23 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:21 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:17 | | Josh Giddey misses two point running layup | ||
| 6:16 | | Josh Giddey offensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point tip layup | 10-14 |
| 6:01 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:00 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:50 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving finger roll layup | 10-16 |
| 5:24 | | +3 | Matas Buzelis makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 13-16 |
| 5:02 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 13-19 |
| 4:43 | | Nikola Vucevic turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 4:37 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:33 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | +3 | Matas Buzelis makes three point running pullup jump shot (Patrick Williams assists) | 16-19 |
| 4:18 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 16-22 |
| 4:05 | | +2 | Isaac Okoro makes two point cutting layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 18-22 |
| 4:05 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:51 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:48 | | Jevon Carter defensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | +3 | Patrick Williams makes three point jump shot (Jalen Smith assists) | 21-22 |
| 3:19 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 21-24 |
| 3:13 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Patrick Williams's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:13 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | +3 | Dalen Terry makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 24-24 |
| 2:47 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:43 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | Ayo Dosunmu turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 2:40 | | Ayo Dosunmu personal foul (Loose ball) (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 2:27 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 24-26 |
| 2:02 | | +3 | Jevon Carter makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 27-26 |
| 1:48 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:45 | | Dalen Terry defensive rebound | ||
| 1:39 | | Patrick Williams misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:37 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:28 | | Spencer Jones turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:11 | | +3 | Jevon Carter makes three point pullup jump shot | 30-26 |
| 0:59 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:57 | | Dalen Terry defensive rebound | ||
| 0:48 | | Patrick Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:45 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | Dalen Terry personal foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 0:44 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-27 |
| 0:44 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-28 |
| 0:32 | | Jevon Carter misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:30 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 0:09 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 0:07 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:49 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving floating jump shot | 32-28 |
| 11:35 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:33 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | Jevon Carter misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:15 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:09 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | +3 | Jalen Smith makes three point running jump shot (Dalen Terry assists) | 35-28 |
| 10:40 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive foul (Jalen Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 10:40 | | Jonas Valanciunas turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:27 | | +3 | Jevon Carter makes three point jump shot (Jalen Smith assists) | 38-28 |
| 10:27 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:07 | | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:06 | | Dalen Terry defensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | +2 | Dalen Terry makes two point running layup | 40-28 |
| 9:42 | | Jonas Valanciunas turnover (lost ball) (Julian Phillips steals) | ||
| 9:36 | | Jevon Carter misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:35 | | Julian Phillips offensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | Julian Phillips misses two point tip dunk | ||
| 9:33 | | Julian Phillips offensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | +3 | Jalen Smith makes three point jump shot (Dalen Terry assists) | 43-28 |
| 9:08 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point stepback jump shot | 43-30 |
| 8:55 | | +3 | Ayo Dosunmu makes three point jump shot (Julian Phillips assists) | 46-30 |
| 8:55 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:33 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point stepback jump shot | 46-32 |
| 8:04 | | Jevon Carter misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:01 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point driving reverse layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 48-32 |
| 7:33 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Smith steals) | ||
| 7:29 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point running dunk (Jevon Carter assists) | 50-32 |
| 7:14 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Cameron Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point putback layup | ||
| 7:10 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 50-34 |
| 7:10 | | Jevon Carter shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:10 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:08 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | Jalen Smith misses two point turnaround bank jump shot | ||
| 6:52 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | Dalen Terry shooting foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:48 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-35 |
| 6:48 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:48 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 50-36 |
| 6:40 | | Josh Giddey turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 6:31 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 50-38 |
| 6:06 | | +2 | Kevin Huerter makes two point cutting layup (Isaac Okoro assists) | 52-38 |
| 5:53 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:50 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:41 | | Matas Buzelis offensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | +2 | Matas Buzelis makes two point tip layup | 54-38 |
| 5:24 | | +3 | Jalen Pickett makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 54-41 |
| 5:08 | | Matas Buzelis misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 5:07 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:02 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:59 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup (Peyton Watson assists) | 54-43 |
| 4:39 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving floating jump shot | 56-43 |
| 4:28 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 56-45 |
| 4:16 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:15 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 3:57 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 56-47 |
| 3:49 | | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:47 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | Josh Giddey shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:45 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-48 |
| 3:45 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-49 |
| 3:39 | | Isaac Okoro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:38 | | Matas Buzelis offensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | Matas Buzelis misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:36 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 3:30 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving finger roll layup | 56-51 |
| 3:30 | | Matas Buzelis shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 3:30 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:27 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 3:14 | | Kevin Huerter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:11 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:54 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 56-53 |
| 2:46 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | ||
| 2:46 | | Josh Giddey misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:46 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 2:46 | | Josh Giddey misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:43 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:29 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:25 | | Cameron Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 2:14 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot | 56-56 |
| 1:57 | | +2 | Kevin Huerter makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 58-56 |
| 1:39 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 58-59 |
| 1:23 | | +3 | Jalen Smith makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 61-59 |
| 0:54 | | Jamal Murray misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:52 | | Matas Buzelis defensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | Peyton Watson blocks Matas Buzelis's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:42 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point running jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 61-62 |
| 0:28 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 63-62 |
| 0:12 | | Matas Buzelis shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 0:12 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 63-63 |
| 0:12 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 63-64 |
| 0:01 | | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point floating jump shot (Matas Buzelis assists) | 65-64 |
| 11:26 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 65-67 |
| 11:15 | | Matas Buzelis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:13 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 65-69 |
| 10:41 | | +3 | Kevin Huerter makes three point jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 68-69 |
| 10:21 | | Nikola Vucevic personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 10:14 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point stepback jump shot | 68-71 |
| 10:02 | | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | ||
| 10:02 | | +1 | Josh Giddey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 69-71 |
| 10:02 | | Josh Giddey misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:01 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:44 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | +2 | Kevin Huerter makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 71-71 |
| 9:15 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 71-73 |
| 9:01 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point pullup jump shot | 73-73 |
| 8:40 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:36 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | +2 | Matas Buzelis makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 75-73 |
| 7:49 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:48 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point tip layup | 75-75 |
| 7:37 | | Isaac Okoro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:34 | | Isaac Okoro offensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | Josh Giddey misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:31 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point alley-oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 75-77 |
| 7:14 | | Matas Buzelis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 7:04 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point tip layup | 75-79 |
| 6:44 | | +3 | Kevin Huerter makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 78-79 |
| 6:43 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:35 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 6:34 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 6:33 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point tip layup | 78-81 |
| 6:20 | | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point jump shot (Matas Buzelis assists) | 81-81 |
| 5:57 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:55 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point running finger roll layup | 83-81 |
| 5:37 | | Matas Buzelis blocks Aaron Gordon's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:37 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:21 | | Josh Giddey offensive rebound | ||
| 5:19 | | Matas Buzelis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:16 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 83-83 |
| 4:44 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point hook shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 85-83 |
| 4:31 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:31 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | ||
| 4:24 | | +1 | Josh Giddey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 86-83 |
| 4:24 | | +1 | Josh Giddey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 87-83 |
| 4:10 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 4:08 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | Patrick Williams misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:00 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | Jalen Smith personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:47 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround jump shot | 87-85 |
| 3:36 | | Jalen Smith misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:36 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | Peyton Watson misses two point running layup | ||
| 3:28 | | Jevon Carter defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | Jevon Carter misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:21 | | Jevon Carter offensive rebound | ||
| 3:20 | | +3 | Jevon Carter makes three point jump shot | 90-85 |
| 3:02 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:02 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 2:54 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point running finger roll layup | 92-85 |
| 2:45 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 2:45 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point running layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 94-85 |
| 2:40 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Jalen Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 2:40 | | David Adelman technical foul | ||
| 2:40 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:40 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:40 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | +1 | Jalen Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 95-85 |
| 2:25 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Dalen Terry turnover (lost ball) (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals) | ||
| 2:10 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Smith steals) | ||
| 2:08 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. flagrant 1 (Patrick Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 2:08 | | +1 | Patrick Williams makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | 96-85 |
| 2:08 | | +1 | Patrick Williams makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 97-85 |
| 1:55 | | Jevon Carter misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 1:54 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | Jamal Murray misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:47 | | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | Jalen Smith turnover (bad pass) (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals) | ||
| 1:37 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point running layup | 97-87 |
| 1:15 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point cutting layup (Patrick Williams assists) | 99-87 |
| 1:03 | | Jalen Smith shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:03 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 99-88 |
| 1:03 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 99-89 |
| 0:47 | | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point pullup jump shot (Dalen Terry assists) | 101-89 |
| 0:37 | | Patrick Williams shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:37 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 101-90 |
| 0:37 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 101-91 |
| 0:27 | | Julian Phillips misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:25 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 0:17 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 0:15 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 0:15 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 101-93 |
| 0:02 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Ayo Dosunmu draws the foul) | ||
| 0:02 | | +1 | Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 102-93 |
| 0:02 | | Bulls delay of game violation | ||
| 0:02 | | +1 | Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 103-93 |
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:40 | | Jevon Carter defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | Dalen Terry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:25 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | Jalen Pickett misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:00 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | +3 | Jevon Carter makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 106-93 |
| 10:40 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 106-95 |
| 10:28 | | +2 | Julian Phillips makes two point cutting dunk (Dalen Terry assists) | 108-95 |
| 10:19 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point pullup jump shot | 108-98 |
| 10:01 | | Jevon Carter turnover (bad pass) (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals) | ||
| 9:55 | | Bruce Brown misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:54 | | Jalen Pickett offensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | Julian Phillips blocks Jalen Pickett's two point putback layup | ||
| 9:52 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | Jevon Carter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:23 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:14 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Nikola Vucevic draws the foul) | ||
| 9:03 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving floating jump shot | 110-98 |
| 8:46 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:43 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:29 | | Julian Phillips defensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | Jevon Carter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:12 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point pullup jump shot | 110-101 |
| 7:42 | | Julian Phillips misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point running finger roll layup | 110-103 |
| 7:33 | | Jevon Carter shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 7:33 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 110-104 |
| 7:14 | | Dalen Terry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | Josh Giddey shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 7:10 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 110-105 |
| 7:10 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 110-106 |
| 6:59 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | ||
| 6:59 | | +1 | Josh Giddey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 111-106 |
| 6:59 | | +1 | Josh Giddey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 112-106 |
| 6:38 | | Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:35 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | Matas Buzelis turnover (bad pass) (Peyton Watson steals) | ||
| 6:19 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Patrick Williams steals) | ||
| 6:14 | | Kevin Huerter misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:10 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 112-108 |
| 5:43 | | Patrick Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:42 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 112-110 |
| 5:16 | | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:15 | | Patrick Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:14 | | Josh Giddey offensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving floating jump shot | 114-110 |
| 5:09 | | Peyton Watson defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 5:02 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 114-113 |
| 5:00 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:48 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving layup | 116-113 |
| 4:40 | | Nikola Vucevic shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:40 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 116-114 |
| 4:40 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 116-115 |
| 4:40 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | ||
| 4:38 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:21 | | Josh Giddey offensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 4:06 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:46 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:43 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | Josh Giddey turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:25 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:22 | | Matas Buzelis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | Matas Buzelis misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:03 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:58 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:55 | | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:40 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Nikola Vucevic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:32 | | Kevin Huerter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:29 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup | 116-117 |
| 2:06 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point turnaround jump shot | 118-117 |
| 1:43 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 118-120 |
| 1:25 | | +3 | Kevin Huerter makes three point jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 121-120 |
| 1:05 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Vucevic steals) | ||
| 1:04 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point running dunk | 123-120 |
| 1:04 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:52 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 123-122 |
| 0:38 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Nikola Vucevic's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:38 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:33 | | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point jump shot (Kevin Huerter assists) | 126-122 |
| 0:20 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup | 126-124 |
| 0:20 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:18 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:13 | | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Take) (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | ||
| 0:11 | | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Take) (Ayo Dosunmu draws the foul) | ||
| 0:11 | | +1 | Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 127-124 |
| 0:11 | | +1 | Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 128-124 |
| 0:02 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot | 128-127 |
| 0:01 | | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Take) (Kevin Huerter draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | +1 | Kevin Huerter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 129-127 |
| 0:01 | | +1 | Kevin Huerter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 130-127 |
| 0:01 | | Nikola Vucevic personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Nuggets offensive rebound | 0:00 |
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Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | 0:01 |
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Nikola Vucevic personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | 0:01 |
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+ 1 | Kevin Huerter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:01 |
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+ 1 | Kevin Huerter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:01 |
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Aaron Gordon personal foul (Take) (Kevin Huerter draws the foul) | 0:01 |
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+ 3 | Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot | 0:02 |
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+ 1 | Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:11 |
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+ 1 | Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:11 |
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Aaron Gordon personal foul (Take) (Ayo Dosunmu draws the foul) | 0:11 |
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Aaron Gordon personal foul (Take) (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | 0:13 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 130 | 127 |
| Field Goals | 48-102 (47.1%) | 46-97 (47.4%) |
| 3-Pointers | 19-53 (35.8%) | 14-36 (38.9%) |
| Free Throws | 15-19 (78.9%) | 21-25 (84.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 57 | 57 |
| Offensive | 13 | 13 |
| Defensive | 40 | 40 |
| Team | 4 | 4 |
| Assists | 31 | 21 |
| Steals | 5 | 6 |
| Blocks | 4 | 5 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 8 |
| Fouls | 18 | 15 |
| Technicals | 0 | 1 |
Video Carousel
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Giddey | 21 | 14 | 6 | 8/12 | 0/2 | 5/8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -17 | 45 |
| K. Huerter | 20 | 2 | 1 | 7/12 | 4/9 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -21 | 23 |
| M. Buzelis | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5/14 | 2/5 | 1/1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -14 | 22 |
| N. Vucevic | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3/13 | 2/8 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -12 | 29 |
| I. Okoro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -11 | 6 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Giddey | 21 | 14 | 6 | 8/12 | 0/2 | 5/8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -17 | 45 |
| K. Huerter | 20 | 2 | 1 | 7/12 | 4/9 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -21 | 23 |
| M. Buzelis | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5/14 | 2/5 | 1/1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -14 | 22 |
| N. Vucevic | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3/13 | 2/8 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -12 | 29 |
| I. Okoro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -11 | 6 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Dosunmu | 21 | 3 | 5 | 8/9 | 1/2 | 4/5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +25 | 33 |
| J. Smith | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6/11 | 3/6 | 1/1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | +15 | 29 |
| J. Carter | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5/13 | 5/10 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +20 | 20 |
| P. Williams | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2/7 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 14 |
| D. Terry | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2/4 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +18 | 15 |
| J. Phillips | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
| L. Olbrich | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Flowers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Essengue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E. Miller | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 130 | 53 | 31 | 48/102 | 19/53 | 15/19 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 40 | +15 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 36 | 18 | 13 | 13/27 | 1/7 | 9/12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | +10 | 81 |
| J. Murray | 34 | 11 | 4 | 12/22 | 5/11 | 5/5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | -1 | 52 |
| A. Gordon | 24 | 10 | 0 | 10/18 | 1/5 | 3/4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +18 | 34 |
| C. Johnson | 19 | 4 | 3 | 6/12 | 5/7 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +13 | 29 |
| P. Watson | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +5 | 13 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 36 | 18 | 13 | 13/27 | 1/7 | 9/12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | +10 | 81 |
| J. Murray | 34 | 11 | 4 | 12/22 | 5/11 | 5/5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | -1 | 52 |
| A. Gordon | 24 | 10 | 0 | 10/18 | 1/5 | 3/4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +18 | 34 |
| C. Johnson | 19 | 4 | 3 | 6/12 | 5/7 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +13 | 29 |
| P. Watson | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +5 | 13 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| T. Hardaway Jr. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2/8 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -21 | 9 |
| J. Pickett | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 4 |
| J. Valanciunas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -15 | 2 |
| B. Brown | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -17 | 2 |
| S. Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -16 | -1 |
| T. Bates | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Holmes II | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Tyson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Nnaji | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 127 | 53 | 21 | 46/97 | 14/36 | 21/25 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 40 | -15 | - |
