| team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 20 | 38 | 39 | 136 | |
| 36 | 29 | 39 | 16 | 120 |
/ By Quarter
Nuggets defeat Bulls 136-120 behind N. Jokić's 22 points
The Nuggets defeat the Bulls 136-120 on the road. A 23-point edge in the fourth quarter proved to be the difference.
N. Jokić powered the win with 22 points, 14 rebounds and 17 assists for a triple-double, earning a 10.0 game grade. M. Buzelis had 21 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists (8.1 grade) in the loss for the Bulls.
The Nuggets scored 12 unanswered points in the fourth quarter; the lead changed hands 10 times.
Beyond the scoreline, the Nuggets buried 16 of 33 threes, and they won the paint battle 60-36.
Denver Nuggets
J. Murray28 PTS, 3 REB, 11 AST
Dimes: N. Jokić 17 AST
Largest lead: 16 pts
Chicago Bulls
M. Buzelis21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
Dimes: A. Simons 6 AST
Largest lead: 7 pts
/ Comparison
256
Est. Pace
256
Total Points
DEN 43-49 CHI
Bench Points
DEN 33-20 CHI
Free Throw Att.
/ Keep exploring
Restricted Area
66.1%
39/59
Paint (non-RA)
37.5%
9/24
Mid-Range
50.0%
5/10
3-Point
44.0%
37/84
Score Flow (cumulative differential)
/ Highlights
Lead change! CHI takes the lead - R. Dillingham 25' 3PT (3 PTS)
44-46Lead change! DEN takes the lead - T. Hardaway Jr. 25' 3PT (14 PTS) (N. Jokić 7 AST)
49-46CHI goes on a 9-0 run
49-52Lead change! CHI takes the lead - J. Ivey 3PT (3 PTS) (I. Okoro 1 AST)
49-52Lead change! DEN takes the lead - J. Strawther 28' 3PT (14 PTS) (J. Murray 8 AST)
79-78Lead change! CHI takes the lead - N. Richards 3PT (11 PTS) (A. Simons 4 AST)
79-81Lead change! DEN takes the lead - J. Murray 19' step back Jump Shot (18 PTS)
83-81Lead change! CHI takes the lead - I. Okoro Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
85-86Lead change! DEN takes the lead - N. Jokić 7' fadeaway Jump Shot (17 PTS) (J. Murray 9 AST)
87-86Lead change! CHI takes the lead - C. Sexton 25' 3PT pullup (13 PTS)
95-98DEN goes on a 15-0 run
107-104Lead change! DEN takes the lead - J. Strawther running finger roll Layup (16 PTS) (B. Brown 2 AST)
106-104DEN goes on a 8-0 run
114-106Season records
Grade = Hollinger Game Score normalized to 0-10 (5.0 is neutral; sub-15-minute stints regress toward 5.0)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | |||||||||||||
#3 SF | 33:26 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 7-14 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +14 | 7.2 |
#23 PF | 27:15 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +21 | 7.2 |
#15 3DEFF C | 33:24 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 7-12 | 2-2 | 6-6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +36 | 10.0 |
#0 SG | 31:41 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +20 | 7.1 |
#27 DD PG | 30:57 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 11-18 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Bench | |||||||||||||
#10 - | 28:30 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 6-11 | 3-8 | 8-12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +9 | 8.3 |
#11 - | 30:54 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +8 | 7.7 |
#17 - | 12:41 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -15 | 6.1 |
#24 - | 07:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 4.9 |
#22 - | 01:54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 5.0 |
#14 - | 01:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5.0 |
| DNP: P. Watson, T. Bates, A. Gordon, C. Jones, S. Jones | |||||||||||||
| TEAM | - | 136 | 41 | 37 | 49-85 58% | 16-33 48% | 22-33 67% | 7 | 7 | 13 | 17 | - | - |
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | |||||||||||||
#35 SF | 25:51 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -14 | 6.9 |
#14 PF | 30:20 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 7-13 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -19 | 8.1 |
#28 LOW C | 26:06 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4-13 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 6.1 |
#31 SG | 30:10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -27 | 6.7 |
#22 PG | 32:29 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5-15 | 3-10 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 7.3 |
| Bench | |||||||||||||
#2 - | 28:37 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 6-14 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -7 | 6.6 |
#44 - | 20:03 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7.0 |
#13 - | 19:22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 4-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -13 | 7.8 |
#7 - | 21:57 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +9 | 6.3 |
#11 - | 02:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 5.0 |
#47 - | 02:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 5.0 |
| DNP: T. Jones, Z. Collins, N. Essengue, J. Giddey, Y. Kawamura, M. McClung, J. Smith | |||||||||||||
| TEAM | - | 120 | 37 | 25 | 41-92 45% | 20-51 39% | 18-20 90% | 9 | 3 | 16 | 24 | - | - |
CHISUB out: A. Simons
DENSUB out: J. Murray
DENSUB out: J. Valančiūnas
CHISUB in: J. Ivey
DENSUB in: C. Johnson
DENSUB in: N. Jokić
Period Start
CHIR. Dillingham bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
DENB. Brown STEAL (1 STL)
DENB. Brown cutting Layup (5 PTS) (N. Jokić 13 AST)
CHIMISS C. Sexton 3PT
DENTEAM defensive REBOUND
CHIG. Yabusele loose ball personal FOUL (3 PF)
DENB. Brown 25' 3PT (8 PTS) (N. Jokić 14 AST)
CHIMISS G. Yabusele 3PT
DENT. Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
DENMISS J. Strawther 28' running 3PT
DENN. Jokić REBOUND (Off:3 Def:11)
DENC. Johnson driving Layup (9 PTS) (N. Jokić 15 AST)
CHIC. Sexton lost ball TURNOVER (3 TO)
DENN. Jokić STEAL (1 STL)
DENJ. Strawther running finger roll Layup (16 PTS) (B. Brown 2 AST)
CHIR. Dillingham bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)
CHISUB out: G. Yabusele
CHISUB in: N. Richards
CHIJ. Ivey shooting personal FOUL (4 PF) (Hardaway Jr. 2 FT)
DENMISS T. Hardaway Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2
DENTEAM offensive REBOUND
DENT. Hardaway Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
CHIMISS C. Sexton 26' 3PT
DENC. Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
DENT. Hardaway Jr. cutting finger roll Layup (23 PTS) (N. Jokić 16 AST)
CHICHI Timeout
CHIMISS C. Sexton driving Layup - blocked
DENB. Brown BLOCK (1 BLK)
CHITEAM offensive REBOUND
DENB. Brown shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Sexton 2 FT)
CHIC. Sexton Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
CHIC. Sexton Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
CHIN. Richards personal FOUL (2 PF)
DENMISS N. Jokić 16' turnaround fadeaway Shot
DENB. Brown REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
DENMISS T. Hardaway Jr. 26' 3PT
DENB. Brown REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
CHIR. Dillingham shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Brown 2 FT)
DENB. Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
DENB. Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
CHIC. Sexton off-the-ball offensive FOUL (4 PF)
CHIC. Sexton offensive foul TURNOVER (4 TO)
CHISUB out: R. Dillingham
CHISUB out: P. Williams
CHISUB in: A. Simons
CHISUB in: I. Okoro
DENN. Jokić 26' 3PT (20 PTS) (T. Hardaway Jr. 1 AST)
CHIMISS A. Simons 25' pullup 3PT
DENC. Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
DENJ. Strawther 3PT running (19 PTS) (C. Johnson 1 AST)
CHIMISS A. Simons driving Layup
DENTEAM defensive REBOUND
CHIN. Richards loose ball personal FOUL (3 PF) (Hardaway Jr. 2 FT)
DENMISS T. Hardaway Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2
DENTEAM offensive REBOUND
DENMISS T. Hardaway Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2
CHII. Okoro REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
CHIJ. Ivey bad pass TURNOVER (3 TO)
DENJ. Strawther STEAL (2 STL)
DENMISS T. Hardaway Jr. running 3PT
CHIN. Richards REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
CHIMISS I. Okoro driving reverse Layup - blocked
DENN. Jokić BLOCK (3 BLK)
CHIN. Richards REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
DENB. Brown shooting personal FOUL (3 PF) (Richards 2 FT)
CHIN. Richards Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
CHISUB out: C. Sexton
DENSUB out: T. Hardaway Jr.
CHISUB in: M. Buzelis
DENSUB in: J. Murray
DENDEN Timeout
DENSUB out: N. Jokić
DENSUB out: C. Johnson
DENSUB in: C. Braun
DENSUB in: J. Valančiūnas
CHIN. Richards Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
DENJ. Valančiūnas driving Hook (8 PTS) (J. Murray 11 AST)
CHIN. Richards bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
DENB. Brown STEAL (2 STL)
DENMISS J. Valančiūnas driving Hook
DENJ. Valančiūnas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
DENJ. Valančiūnas putback Layup (10 PTS)
CHIM. Buzelis shooting personal FOUL (3 PF) (Valančiūnas 1 FT)
CHISUB out: N. Richards
CHISUB in: G. Yabusele
DENMISS J. Valančiūnas Free Throw 1 of 1
CHIM. Buzelis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:8)
CHIM. Buzelis 25' 3PT running (18 PTS) (A. Simons 6 AST)
DENMISS J. Valančiūnas driving Layup - blocked
CHIG. Yabusele BLOCK (2 BLK)
CHIA. Simons REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
CHIM. Buzelis lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (3 TO)
CHIA. Simons shooting personal FOUL (3 PF) (Murray 2 FT)
DENJ. Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
DENJ. Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
CHIMISS G. Yabusele 13' floating Shot
DENJ. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
DENJ. Murray 6' driving floating bank Jump Shot (26 PTS)
DENJ. Strawther shooting personal FOUL (3 PF) (Buzelis 2 FT)
CHIMISS M. Buzelis Free Throw 1 of 2
CHITEAM offensive REBOUND
CHISUB out: J. Ivey
CHISUB in: C. Sexton
CHIM. Buzelis Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
DENJ. Murray driving Layup (28 PTS)
CHIMISS I. Okoro 3PT
DENJ. Strawther REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
DENDEN Timeout
DENSUB out: J. Strawther
DENSUB out: J. Valančiūnas
DENSUB out: J. Murray
DENSUB in: T. Hardaway Jr.
DENSUB in: N. Jokić
DENSUB in: C. Johnson
DENN. Jokić bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
CHIM. Buzelis STEAL (1 STL)
CHIMISS G. Yabusele running 3PT
CHITEAM offensive REBOUND
CHICHI Timeout
CHIMISS G. Yabusele 26' pullup 3PT
CHITEAM offensive REBOUND
CHICHI shot clock Team TURNOVER
DENN. Jokić bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (3 TO)
CHIM. Buzelis driving floating Jump Shot (21 PTS)
DENC. Braun cutting Layup (10 PTS) (N. Jokić 17 AST)
CHIMISS I. Okoro driving Layup - blocked
DENN. Jokić BLOCK (4 BLK)
DENC. Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
DENC. Johnson 3PT (12 PTS) (B. Brown 3 AST)
CHICHI Timeout
CHISUB out: M. Buzelis
CHISUB out: A. Simons
CHISUB out: G. Yabusele
CHISUB out: I. Okoro
CHISUB in: R. Dillingham
CHISUB in: P. Williams
CHISUB in: L. Olbrich
CHISUB in: L. Miller
CHIC. Sexton cutting finger roll Layup (17 PTS) (P. Williams 2 AST)
DENMISS N. Jokić turnaround Hook
DENC. Braun REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
DENC. Johnson 12' driving floating Jump Shot (14 PTS) (C. Braun 2 AST)
CHIR. Dillingham 7' turnaround Jump Shot (7 PTS)
DENN. Jokić driving floating Jump Shot (22 PTS) (B. Brown 4 AST)
DENN. Jokić take personal FOUL (2 PF)
DENSUB out: C. Braun
DENSUB out: T. Hardaway Jr.
DENSUB out: N. Jokić
DENSUB out: C. Johnson
DENSUB in: J. Strawther
DENSUB in: D. Holmes II
DENSUB in: J. Pickett
DENSUB in: Z. Nnaji
CHIR. Dillingham driving Layup (9 PTS)
CHIJump Ball L. Miller vs. J. Strawther: Tip to L. Olbrich
DENJ. Strawther lost ball TURNOVER (3 TO)
CHIL. Miller STEAL (1 STL)
CHIR. Dillingham bad pass TURNOVER (3 TO)
DENB. Brown STEAL (3 STL)
DENDEN shot clock Team TURNOVER
Period End
Game End