Denver Nuggets vs. Chicago Bulls

Oct 7, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	26	37	25	25	113
CHI	27	45	33	26	131

Game Recap

The Bulls defeat the Nuggets, 131-113. DeMar DeRozan had a team-high 22 points, along with three assists, while Nikola Vucevic added 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists for the Bulls in the victory. Michael Porter Jr. tallied 20 points and seven rebounds for the Nuggets in a losing effort. The Bulls improve to 1-1 in the NBA Preseason, while the Nuggets fall to 0-2.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	22	8-17	4-8	0-0	7	1	2	0	2	3	-9	20
50Aaron GordonPF	22	4-7	1-1	5-6	4	0	1	2	1	2	-7	14
6DeAndre JordanC	22	3-5	0-0	1-2	10	3	0	0	4	1	-3	7
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	19	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	4	1	0	0	1	-1	4
27Jamal MurrayPG	13	0-4	0-0	2-2	0	5	0	0	0	2	0	2
3Bones Hyland	22	7-14	4-8	6-7	2	2	0	1	3	1	-7	24
22Zeke Nnaji	19	2-7	1-3	2-2	2	1	0	0	1	3	-19	7
11Bruce Brown	20	1-4	1-3	1-2	4	1	0	0	0	0	-13	4
32Jeff Green	17	3-6	1-3	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	1	-6	7
9Davon Reed	18	2-4	1-2	0-0	2	3	1	0	2	4	-8	5
14Ish Smith	12	4-5	0-0	0-0	1	5	0	0	3	1	-11	8
31Vlatko Cancar	8	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	-5	0
0Christian Braun	7	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	-4	2
8Peyton Watson	6	3-5	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	-1	7
10Jack White	5	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	0	+4	2
Adonis Arms	— did not play —												— did not play —
Grant Golden	— did not play —												— did not play —
Kellan Grady	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-8846.6%	14-3441.2%	17-2181.0%	40	29	7	4	17	19	-	113

BULLS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
24Javonte GreenSF	23	5-7	3-3	2-2	5	2	0	1	2	1	+15	15
11DeMar DeRozanPF	24	9-15	0-0	4-4	3	3	1	0	0	3	+9	22
9Nikola VucevicC	24	6-8	2-4	0-0	7	4	0	0	1	4	+9	14
8Zach LaVineSG	24	3-8	1-4	0-0	2	6	1	0	1	2	+9	7
12Ayo DosunmuPG	23	3-6	2-3	1-2	2	2	1	1	1	3	+5	9
7Goran Dragic	17	4-8	0-2	0-0	1	2	1	0	1	2	+10	8
44Patrick Williams	19	4-6	1-2	2-2	2	0	0	1	1	3	+7	11
0Coby White	18	5-7	2-4	3-3	2	3	1	0	4	2	+13	15
6Alex Caruso	14	4-4	1-1	2-3	0	2	3	1	1	3	+11	11
3Andre Drummond	14	2-2	0-0	2-2	5	2	0	1	0	0	+4	6
5Derrick Jones Jr.	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	0	+5	0
25Dalen Terry	9	2-6	1-1	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	1	+5	5
22Carlik Jones	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	0	-4	0
Javon Freeman-Liberty	5	3-5	2-4	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	0	-4	8
19Marko Simonovic	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
37Kostas Antetokounmpo	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Tony Bradley	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Malcolm Hill	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	50-8360.2%	15-2853.6%	16-1888.9%	32	32	10	6	14	24	-	131

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENCHI

(11:57) Jump Ball D. Jordan vs. N. Vucevic: Tip to A. Gordon
(11:44) A. Gordon off-the-ball offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(11:44) A. Gordon offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:33) MISS Z. LaVine fadeaway Shot
(11:31) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:25) D. DeRozan shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)
+1 (11:25) A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
10
+1 (11:25) A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
20
+2 (11:07) N. Vucevic 11' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
22
(10:52) MISS M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT
(10:48) D. DeRozan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:45) A. Dosunmu lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:45) M. Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(10:41) M. Porter Jr. lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:41) A. Dosunmu STEAL (1 STL)
(10:32) MISS D. DeRozan 14' pullup bank Shot
(10:30) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:25) N. Vucevic kicked ball VIOLATION
(10:15) MISS J. Murray cutting Layup
(10:13) D. DeRozan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:07) M. Porter Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Green 2 FT)
+1 (10:07) J. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
23
+1 (10:07) J. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
24
+2 (9:55) K. Caldwell-Pope 18' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (D. Jordan 1 AST)
44
(9:36) MISS Z. LaVine 12' step back Shot
(9:36) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(9:36) J. Green loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (9:30) M. Porter Jr. 27' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
74
(9:18) MISS D. DeRozan 14' pullup Shot - blocked
(9:18) A. Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:16) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(9:06) M. Porter Jr. bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)
(8:53) MISS D. DeRozan 10' floating Shot
(8:51) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(8:42) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 3PT
(8:38) A. Dosunmu REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:37) J. Murray personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (8:31) D. DeRozan driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (A. Dosunmu 1 AST)
76
(8:13) MISS J. Murray 16' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(8:10) N. Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:03) D. DeRozan cutting Layup (4 PTS) (Z. LaVine 1 AST)
78
(7:55) MISS M. Porter Jr. 14' driving floating Shot
(7:53) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(7:45) K. Caldwell-Pope shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Dosunmu 2 FT)
+1 (7:45) A. Dosunmu Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
79
(7:45) MISS A. Dosunmu Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:43) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:29) K. Caldwell-Pope driving Layup (4 PTS) (D. Jordan 2 AST)
99
(7:18) N. Vucevic off-the-ball offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(7:18) N. Vucevic offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (7:05) M. Porter Jr. cutting Layup (5 PTS) (D. Jordan 3 AST)
119
(7:05) CHI Timeout
+2 (6:55) D. DeRozan 15' pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Z. LaVine 2 AST)
1111
+2 (6:34) A. Gordon 9' step back Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1311
+2 (6:22) J. Green cutting Layup (4 PTS) (N. Vucevic 1 AST)
1313
(6:04) MISS M. Porter Jr. 17' pullup Shot
(6:02) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:01) M. Porter Jr. reverse Layup (7 PTS)
1513
+2 (5:45) N. Vucevic turnaround Hook (4 PTS) (Z. LaVine 3 AST)
1515
+2 (5:29) M. Porter Jr. cutting DUNK (9 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
1715
(5:06) MISS N. Vucevic 25' 3PT
(5:03) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (4:48) A. Gordon driving Layup (6 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 2 AST)
1915
(4:33) CHI Timeout
(4:27) MISS D. DeRozan driving finger roll Layup
(4:25) N. Vucevic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:25) N. Vucevic tip Layup (6 PTS)
1917
(4:05) MISS M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT
(4:03) Z. Nnaji REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:51) MISS Z. Nnaji 13' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(3:47) N. Vucevic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (3:40) N. Vucevic turnaround Hook (8 PTS) (D. DeRozan 1 AST)
1919
(3:31) MISS M. Porter Jr. 20' Jump Shot
(3:28) N. Vucevic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (3:03) D. DeRozan 7' driving floating bank Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1921
(2:45) MISS A. Gordon 10' step back Shot
(2:39) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(2:39) MISS M. Porter Jr. Layup - blocked
(2:39) P. Williams BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:37) Z. LaVine REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:32) MISS P. Williams cutting Layup
(2:30) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:21) Z. LaVine personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (2:08) D. Reed driving Layup (2 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
2121
(1:51) C. White bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:51) D. Reed STEAL (1 STL)
(1:41) MISS Z. Nnaji 25' 3PT
(1:38) G. Dragic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:36) D. Reed shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (White 2 FT)
+1 (1:36) C. White Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2122
+1 (1:36) C. White Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2123
(1:19) MISS J. Green 3PT
(1:15) A. Drummond REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:11) G. Dragic running Layup (2 PTS)
2125
(0:57) MISS B. Hyland 3PT
(0:55) P. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:42) MISS C. White 25' 3PT
(0:39) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:32) Z. Nnaji 27' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Reed 1 AST)
2425
+2 (0:22) G. Dragic driving floating bank Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2427
(0:07) C. White personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (0:00) Z. Nnaji driving Layup (5 PTS) (B. Hyland 1 AST)
2627

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

CHI

113Points131

41-88(46.6%)Field Goal(%)50-83(60.2%)

14-34(41.2%)3-Point(%)15-28(53.6%)

17-21(81.0%)Free Throw(%)16-18(88.9%)

40(12)Rebounds(Offensive)32(5)

29Assists32

7Steals10

4Blocks6

17Turnovers14

19Fouls24

44Pts In The Paint50

5Fast Break Pts23

12Pts Off Turnovers25

66Bench Pts64

4Largest Lead26

Game Details

Friday, October 7, 2022 · 8:00 PM

United Center · Chicago, IL

attendance: 20,305 (86.4%)