Chicago Bulls vs. Denver Nuggets

Oct 15, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHI	24	28	25	25	102
DEN	25	34	28	29	116

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Bulls, 116-102. Jamal Murray (21 points, five assists) and Nikola Jokic (15 points, nine rebounds, five assists) combined for 36 points for the Nuggets, while Julian Strawther added a game-high 23 points in the victory. Coby White and Patrick Williams each tallied 20 points for the Bulls in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 2-1 in the preseason, while the Bulls fall to 1-2.

Player Stats

BULLS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
13Torrey CraigSF	21	1-5	0-2	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	4	-16	2
44Patrick WilliamsPF	25	8-14	3-5	1-2	2	1	0	0	1	2	-1	20
3Andre DrummondC	21	4-9	0-0	1-1	10	1	1	0	1	4	-7	9
12Ayo DosunmuSG	30	6-9	0-1	0-0	4	7	0	0	1	2	-4	12
0Coby WhitePG	21	6-11	3-7	5-7	1	3	0	0	0	4	-5	20
25Dalen Terry	18	1-6	0-2	0-0	4	2	1	0	2	4	-7	2
15Julian Phillips	18	0-1	0-1	2-4	5	0	0	1	0	3	-17	2
5Jevon Carter	21	3-10	3-5	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	-4	9
21Adama Sanogo	14	3-8	0-0	1-2	4	0	1	1	2	2	-1	7
32Terry Taylor	12	2-3	0-0	1-1	4	1	0	0	1	0	-6	5
17Onuralp Bitim	12	2-3	2-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-4	6
22Carlik Jones	9	1-4	0-1	1-2	0	4	1	0	0	0	-4	3
34Justin Lewis	6	1-2	0-1	0-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	+4	2
29Quenton Jackson	5	1-3	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	+2	3
2Lonzo Ball	— did not play —												— did not play —
6Alex Caruso	— did not play —												— did not play —
11DeMar DeRozan	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Zach LaVine	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Nikola Vucevic	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	39-8844.3%	12-2941.4%	12-2157.1%	43	21	4	2	9	27	-	102

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Justin HolidaySF	24	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	3	-1	0
50Aaron GordonPF	23	4-8	0-3	5-7	5	1	0	0	2	1	+7	13
15Nikola JokicC	23	6-9	1-3	2-5	9	5	1	1	2	4	+8	15
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	20	2-5	2-4	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	0	+5	6
27Jamal MurrayPG	21	6-11	1-5	8-10	2	5	1	1	0	0	+4	21
3Julian Strawther	24	8-15	4-9	3-4	1	0	0	1	1	0	+12	23
8Peyton Watson	20	3-8	0-3	2-2	2	1	0	0	1	1	+13	8
24Jalen Pickett	21	3-4	1-2	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	4	+4	7
4Hunter Tyson	16	5-9	3-7	0-0	5	0	0	1	0	1	+14	13
22Zeke Nnaji	18	0-1	0-0	2-4	5	3	0	4	0	1	+1	2
21Collin Gillespie	9	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	1	+4	3
11Braxton Key	7	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	+2	1
24Jamorko Pickett	4	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	0	-2	3
37Amida Brimah	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	1	1	1	-2	1
Au'Diese Toney	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
0Christian Braun	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Jay Huff	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Reggie Jackson	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
1Michael Porter Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-7452.7%	14-4035.0%	24-3666.7%	39	25	4	9	10	18	-	116

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHIDEN

(11:57) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Drummond: Tip to White
+2 (11:46) Dosunmu 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
20
+2 (11:23) Jokic 17' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
22
(11:04) MISS Craig 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:01) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:51) Gordon Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (10:34) Williams 5' Turnaround Bank Shot (2 PTS)
42
(10:12) MISS Caldwell-Pope 3PT Jump Shot
(10:09) Drummond REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:01) Drummond 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Dosunmu 1 AST)
62
(9:50) Drummond P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Kogut)
(9:40) MISS Gordon 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:36) Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:29) Drummond 4' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
82
+3 (9:09) Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
85
(8:54) MISS Williams 13' Jump Shot
(8:54) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:52) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:49) White P.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Fraher)
+2 (8:42) Jokic 2' Layup (4 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
87
+3 (8:30) White 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Craig 1 AST)
117
+2 (8:14) Gordon 1' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
119
(7:53) Dosunmu Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:53) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
(7:43) MISS Caldwell-Pope 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:43) NUGGETS Rebound
(7:42) White L.B.FOUL (P2.T3) (P.Fraher)
(7:39) Drummond S.FOUL (P2.T4) (P.Fraher)
+1 (7:39) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1110
(7:39) Bulls Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (7:39) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1111
(7:27) Jokic P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Mitchell)
(7:15) MISS White 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:11) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:53) Craig S.FOUL (P1.PN) (P.Fraher)
+1 (6:53) Murray Free Throw 1 of 3 (6 PTS)
1112
+1 (6:53) Murray Free Throw 2 of 3 (7 PTS)
1113
+1 (6:53) Murray Free Throw 3 of 3 (8 PTS)
1114
(6:39) MISS Terry 3PT Jump Shot
(6:35) Dosunmu REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (6:32) Williams 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Dosunmu 2 AST)
1414
(6:17) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:14) Bulls Rebound
(6:02) MISS White 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:01) NUGGETS Rebound
+2 (5:49) Jokic 3' Layup (6 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
1416
(5:38) MISS Dosunmu 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:36) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:32) Gordon Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T2)
+3 (5:18) Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Drummond 1 AST)
1716
(5:01) Holiday Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:01) Drummond STEAL (1 STL)
(4:51) MISS Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:47) Dosunmu REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (4:45) Williams 3' Cutting Layup Shot (10 PTS) (Dosunmu 3 AST)
1916
(4:44) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (4:25) Gordon 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1918
(4:04) Williams Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:52) Phillips S.FOUL (P1.PN) (P.Fraher)
(3:52) MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:52) NUGGETS Rebound
(3:52) MISS Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:50) Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:39) MISS Sanogo 2' Layup
(3:39) Strawther BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:36) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:33) MISS Watson 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:28) Phillips REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:16) MISS Sanogo 3' Hook Shot
(3:14) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:04) MISS Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:00) Carter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:56) Terry Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:56) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:51) Watson Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1920
(2:27) MISS Terry 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(2:23) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(2:22) MISS Gordon 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:18) Phillips REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:03) MISS Carter 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:57) Sanogo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:55) MISS Sanogo 3' Tip Layup Shot
(1:55) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(1:46) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:46) Sanogo STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (1:41) Carter 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Terry 1 AST)
2220
+2 (1:24) Strawther 1' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2222
(1:06) MISS Phillips 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:03) Jal. Pickett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:00) Sanogo S.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Mitchell)
(1:00) MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:00) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (1:00) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2223
(0:57) Jal. Pickett P.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Kogut)
+2 (0:43) Craig 14' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Dosunmu 4 AST)
2423
(0:24) MISS Strawther 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:20) Watson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:20) Craig P.FOUL (P2.PN) (S.Mitchell)
+1 (0:20) Watson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2424
+1 (0:20) Watson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2425
(0:01) MISS Sanogo 7' Turnaround Jump Shot
(0:01) Watson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Watson 61' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

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4th quarter

Team Stats

CHI

DEN

102Points116

39-88(44.3%)Field Goal(%)39-74(52.7%)

12-29(41.4%)3-Point(%)14-40(35.0%)

12-21(57.1%)Free Throw(%)24-36(66.7%)

43(15)Rebounds(Offensive)39(5)

21Assists25

4Steals4

2Blocks9

9Turnovers10

27Fouls18

46Pts In The Paint44

9Fast Break Pts11

13Pts Off Turnovers12

39Bench Pts61

6Largest Lead18

Game Details

Sunday, October 15, 2023 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 17,286 (90.5%)