Denver Nuggets vs. Chicago Bulls

Mar 1, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

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

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.

Player Stats

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	+9	14
1Michael Porter Jr.PF	35	7-10	2-4	1-1	15	1	1	1	1	2	+7	17
15Nikola JokicC	38	17-28	0-3	5-5	14	9	1	2	1	4	+12	39
27Jamal MurraySG	35	8-14	4-8	4-4	2	3	0	1	4	3	+15	24
11Monte MorrisPG	33	3-7	1-2	0-0	2	4	0	0	2	2	+10	7
31Vlatko Cancar	20	3-6	1-3	1-1	4	1	1	0	1	3	-16	8
35PJ Dozier	18	1-4	1-2	2-6	1	2	0	1	1	2	0	5
22Zeke Nnaji	13	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-5	2
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	-11	9
44Patrick WilliamsPF	31	5-11	2-4	1-3	4	0	0	1	0	1	-23	13
34Wendell Carter Jr.C	22	2-4	0-0	4-6	3	2	0	0	1	4	-12	8
8Zach LaVineSG	31	9-20	1-8	4-6	9	5	1	1	4	3	-20	23
0Coby WhitePG	37	7-17	2-7	4-4	10	3	0	0	3	3	-4	20
31Tomas Satoransky	19	1-4	1-2	0-0	4	5	0	0	0	0	+1	3
21Thaddeus Young	28	6-9	0-0	0-0	6	4	5	0	2	1	+4	12
45Denzel Valentine	24	5-15	3-8	0-0	4	3	0	0	0	1	+11	13
2Luke Kornet	10	2-4	2-4	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+16	6
51Ryan Arcidiacono	9	1-2	1-2	2-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	+8	5
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

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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