Nuggets (118) vs Bulls (112) · Mar 1, 2021 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Mar 1, 2021

Game Recap

Led by Nikola Jokics 39 points (17 in the 4th quarter), 14 rebounds and nine assists, the Nuggets defeated the Bulls, 118-112. Michael Porter Jr. added 17 points (7-10 FG) and a career-high tying 15 rebounds in the victory, while Zach LaVine tallied 23 points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Bulls in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 19-15 on the season, while the Bulls fall to 15-18.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	37	25	27	29	118
CHI	25	30	32	25	112

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
5Will BartonSF	36	5-13	1-4	3-3	6	2	1	0	2	1	14	+9
1Michael Porter Jr.PF	35	7-10	2-4	1-1	15	1	1	1	1	2	17	+7
15Nikola JokicC	38	17-28	0-3	5-5	14	9	1	2	1	4	39	+12
27Jamal MurraySG	35	8-14	4-8	4-4	2	3	0	1	4	3	24	+15
11Monte MorrisPG	33	3-7	1-2	0-0	2	4	0	0	2	2	7	+10
31Vlatko Cancar	20	3-6	1-3	1-1	4	1	1	0	1	3	8	-16
35PJ Dozier	18	1-4	1-2	2-6	1	2	0	1	1	2	5	0
22Zeke Nnaji	13	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	-5
25Isaiah Hartenstein	8	1-3	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	1	0	0	2	-2
10Bol Bol	— did not play —												— did not play —
0JaMychal Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Greg Whittington	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		46-8752.9%	10-2737.0%	16-2080.0%	50	22	4	6	12	18	118

BULLS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
17Garrett TempleSF	23	4-8	0-3	1-1	3	2	0	1	0	5	9	-11
44Patrick WilliamsPF	31	5-11	2-4	1-3	4	0	0	1	0	1	13	-23
34Wendell Carter Jr.C	22	2-4	0-0	4-6	3	2	0	0	1	4	8	-12
8Zach LaVineSG	31	9-20	1-8	4-6	9	5	1	1	4	3	23	-20
0Coby WhitePG	37	7-17	2-7	4-4	10	3	0	0	3	3	20	-4
31Tomas Satoransky	19	1-4	1-2	0-0	4	5	0	0	0	0	3	+1
21Thaddeus Young	28	6-9	0-0	0-0	6	4	5	0	2	1	12	+4
45Denzel Valentine	24	5-15	3-8	0-0	4	3	0	0	0	1	13	+11
2Luke Kornet	10	2-4	2-4	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	+16
51Ryan Arcidiacono	9	1-2	1-2	2-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	+8
6Cristiano Felicio	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Daniel Gafford	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		42-9444.7%	12-3831.6%	16-2272.7%	44	25	7	3	10	18	112

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterdenchi

(11:57) Jump Ball Carter Jr. vs. Jokic: Tip to White
(11:39) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Schroeder)
+1 (11:39) Carter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
(11:39) MISS Carter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2
(11:37) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:30) Murray Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:15) MISS White 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:12) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (11:04) Barton 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
21
(10:43) MISS Temple 3PT Jump Shot
(10:41) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (10:34) Murray 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
41
(10:20) MISS Williams 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:20) Porter Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:16) White REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:08) White 17' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
43
(9:41) MISS Barton 31' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:39) White REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:31) MISS Temple 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:27) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(9:17) MISS Barton 3' Driving Layup
(9:14) Temple REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:09) MISS Temple 1' Driving Reverse Layup
(9:07) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(8:48) MISS Barton 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:45) Barton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:40) Porter Jr. 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
63
(8:24) MISS Carter Jr. 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:24) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:21) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
+2 (8:18) Barton 2' Layup (4 PTS)
83
(8:18) BULLS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(8:03) MISS White 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:01) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:46) Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
113
(7:34) White Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:34) Barton STEAL (1 STL)
(7:28) MISS Morris 1' Driving Layup
(7:24) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (7:24) Porter Jr. Putback Dunk (7 PTS)
133
(7:03) MISS Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:59) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (6:50) Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)
163
+2 (6:29) Temple 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (White 1 AST)
165
(6:20) MISS Barton 1' Driving Layup
(6:20) Temple BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:20) LaVine REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:15) White 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (LaVine 1 AST)
167
+2 (5:54) Jokic 9' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
187
(5:39) MISS LaVine 2' Driving Layup
(5:39) Jokic BLOCK (2 BLK)
(5:36) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(5:35) MISS Morris 1' Running Layup
(5:34) Barton REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (5:33) Barton Tip Layup Shot (6 PTS)
207
(5:33) Temple S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Schroeder)
+1 (5:33) Barton Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
217
+3 (5:17) LaVine 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Carter Jr. 1 AST)
2110
(5:07) MISS Morris 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:06) BULLS Rebound
+2 (4:53) LaVine 1' Layup (5 PTS) (Satoransky 1 AST)
2112
+3 (4:44) Cancar 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2412
+3 (4:27) Satoransky 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Valentine 1 AST)
2415
(4:01) MISS Jokic 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(3:59) Valentine REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:49) MISS Young 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(3:47) Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:36) MISS Barton 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:36) Nuggets Rebound
(3:36) Carter Jr. L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Washington)
(3:28) MISS Dozier 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:24) LaVine REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (3:17) Valentine 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (LaVine 2 AST)
2418
(3:14) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (2:59) Jokic 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Dozier 1 AST)
2618
+3 (2:40) Kornet 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Young 1 AST)
2621
+2 (2:22) Jokic 1' Driving Reverse Layup (6 PTS)
2821
(2:11) Young Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (2:00) Jokic 1' Driving Layup (8 PTS)
3021
+2 (1:48) LaVine 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (7 PTS)
3023
(1:48) Cancar S.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Washington)
(1:48) MISS LaVine Free Throw 1 of 1
(1:45) Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:34) MISS Dozier 1' Driving Layup
(1:33) LaVine REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:31) LaVine Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:20) Dozier Offensive Charge Foul (P1.PN) (S.Wright)
(1:20) Dozier Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (1:11) Young 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (LaVine 3 AST)
3025
+2 (1:00) Murray 19' Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS)
3225
(0:50) MISS LaVine 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:47) Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:31) Hartenstein 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
3425
(0:09) MISS Williams 16' Jump Shot
(0:07) Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (0:00) Murray 29' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS)
3725

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

CHI

118Points112

46-87(52.9%)Field Goal(%)42-94(44.7%)

10-27(37.0%)3-Point(%)12-38(31.6%)

16-20(80.0%)Free Throw(%)16-22(72.7%)

50(9)Rebounds(Offensive)44(14)

22Assists25

4Steals7

6Blocks3

12Turnovers10

18Fouls18

60Pts In The Paint54

9Fast Break Pts28

14Pts Off Turnovers13

17Bench Pts39

15Largest Lead6

Game Details

Monday, March 1, 2021 · 8:00 PM

United Center · Chicago, IL

capacity: 23,500