Denver Nuggets vs. Chicago Bulls

Dec 6, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	27	22	22	26	97
CHI	18	28	31	32	109

Game Recap

The Bulls defeated the Nuggets, 109-97. Zach LaVine led all scorers with 32 points and eight assists for the Bulls, while Lonzo Ball (20 points, 10 rebounds, four blocks) and Nikola Vucevic (20 points, 10 rebounds) added a combined 40 points in the victory. Nikola Jokic tallied 17 points, 12 rebounds and a season-high 15 assists for the Nuggets in the losing effort, his 3rd triple-double of the season and the 60th of his career. The Bulls improve to 17-8 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 11-12.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
50Aaron GordonSF	38	7-16	2-6	2-4	6	1	0	0	3	2	+2	18
32Jeff GreenPF	31	5-9	1-1	3-3	13	0	0	1	0	2	+7	14
15Nikola JokicC	36	6-17	1-5	4-6	12	15	2	0	3	2	+7	17
5Will BartonSG	35	8-20	3-9	0-0	5	1	0	1	2	2	-24	19
11Monte MorrisPG	35	8-13	3-5	0-0	4	7	1	0	1	2	+7	19
7Facundo Campazzo	20	0-5	0-1	0-0	0	5	1	0	0	1	-11	0
22Zeke Nnaji	14	1-4	0-1	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	1	-16	3
9Davon Reed	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	4	1	1	0	0	1	-19	0
JaMychal Green	10	1-7	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	3	-22	2
00Markus Howard	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+3	2
21Petr Cornelie	1	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	+3	0
31Vlatko Cancar	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+3	3
TOTAL	-	38-9639.6%	11-3234.4%	10-1566.7%	50	30	5	2	9	17	-	97

BULLS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Zach LaVineSF	38	13-23	3-9	3-4	3	8	1	0	3	3	+17	32
5Derrick Jones Jr.PF	27	5-12	1-5	1-2	9	1	0	1	1	4	-6	12
9Nikola VucevicC	34	8-24	3-8	1-2	10	2	1	1	2	2	-5	20
12Ayo DosunmuSG	41	4-6	1-2	2-2	6	8	1	0	3	2	-2	11
2Lonzo BallPG	39	7-15	4-8	2-3	10	4	0	4	2	1	+16	20
7Troy Brown Jr.	23	2-6	0-1	2-3	8	1	0	0	0	1	+12	6
21Matt Thomas	19	1-3	1-2	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	2	+14	3
13Tony Bradley	12	1-2	0-0	1-2	6	1	0	1	0	0	+18	3
3Devon Dotson	1	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3	2
19Marko Simonovic	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0
25Tyler Cook	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Alize Johnson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-9145.1%	13-3537.1%	14-2070.0%	55	25	4	7	11	15	-	109

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENCHI

(11:57) Jump Ball Vucevic vs. Jokic: Tip to Morris
(11:44) MISS Gordon 1' Driving Layup
(11:44) Jones Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:43) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:41) MISS Gordon 2' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:41) Ball BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:41) Nuggets Rebound
+3 (11:30) Barton 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
30
(11:15) MISS LaVine 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:11) Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:59) MISS Barton 1' Layup
(10:59) Ball BLOCK (2 BLK)
(10:59) Nuggets Rebound
(10:50) MISS Jokic 6' Driving Layup
(10:47) Dosunmu REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:43) Vucevic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
33
(10:20) MISS Je. Green 2' Layup
(10:18) Jones Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:17) Dosunmu Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (10:04) Je. Green 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)
53
(9:56) MISS Ball 2' Driving Layup
(9:56) Barton BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:53) Ball REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:42) MISS Ball 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:39) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:38) MISS Barton 3' Driving Layup
(9:38) Ball BLOCK (3 BLK)
(9:38) Nuggets Rebound
+2 (9:33) Barton 17' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
73
+2 (9:14) Vucevic 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (5 PTS) (LaVine 1 AST)
75
(8:58) Barton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:58) LaVine STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:43) Ball 12' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Vucevic 1 AST)
77
(8:30) MISS Morris 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:24) Je. Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:24) MISS Je. Green Tip Layup Shot
(8:23) Je. Green REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(8:17) Jones Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Cutler)
+1 (8:17) Je. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
87
+1 (8:17) Je. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
97
(7:56) MISS Jones Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(7:54) Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:45) Morris 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
127
(7:30) MISS Vucevic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:27) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (7:14) Barton 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
157
(7:13) BULLS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:54) Jokic P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Wright)
+2 (6:44) LaVine 10' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
159
(6:27) Barton Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T2)
(6:12) MISS Vucevic 17' Jump Shot
(6:09) Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:51) MISS Gordon 9' Turnaround Jump Shot
(5:50) Nuggets Rebound
(5:49) Nuggets Turnover: Shot Clock (T#3)
(5:29) MISS Dosunmu 1' Driving Reverse Layup
(5:27) Je. Green REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (5:20) Gordon Dunk (2 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
179
(5:09) MISS Jones Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(5:07) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:03) Jones Jr. S.FOUL (P2.T2) (K.Cutler)
(5:03) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:03) Nuggets Rebound
(5:03) MISS Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:00) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:52) LaVine 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1711
(4:52) Gordon Violation:Defensive Goaltending (S.Wright)
(4:43) LaVine P.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Cutler)
+3 (4:37) Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Morris 3 AST)
2011
+2 (4:24) Vucevic 12' Jump Shot (7 PTS) (LaVine 2 AST)
2013
+3 (4:10) Gordon 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Morris 4 AST)
2313
+2 (3:49) Brown Jr. Layup (2 PTS)
2315
(3:29) MISS Campazzo 1' Driving Layup
(3:25) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (3:25) Jokic Tip Layup Shot (5 PTS)
2515
(3:13) MISS LaVine 14' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(3:11) Brown Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:10) Campazzo Violation:Kicked Ball (S.Wright)
(3:00) MISS Ball 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:58) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(2:49) MISS Nnaji 3PT Jump Shot
(2:44) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:24) MISS Brown Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:21) Ball REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(2:21) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:15) MISS Thomas 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:11) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:56) MISS Ja. Green 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:50) Brown Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:44) MISS Dosunmu 3PT Jump Shot
(1:41) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:33) MISS Ja. Green 2' Driving Layup
(1:31) Bradley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:25) Ball 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Dosunmu 1 AST)
2518
(1:04) MISS Barton 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:57) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:57) MISS Nnaji Putback Layup
(0:57) Bradley BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:57) Thomas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:52) Dosunmu Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(0:52) Reed STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:43) Ja. Green Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Campazzo 1 AST)
2718
(0:35) MISS Bradley 15' Jump Shot
(0:31) Reed REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:15) MISS Ja. Green 5' Fadeaway Jumper
(0:13) Ball REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(0:04) Nnaji P.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Buchert)
(0:00) MISS LaVine 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Brown Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Brown Jr. Tip Layup Shot
(0:00) BULLS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

CHI

97Points109

38-96(39.6%)Field Goal(%)41-91(45.1%)

11-32(34.4%)3-Point(%)13-35(37.1%)

10-15(66.7%)Free Throw(%)14-20(70.0%)

50(11)Rebounds(Offensive)55(13)

30Assists25

5Steals4

2Blocks7

9Turnovers11

17Fouls15

28Pts In The Paint44

0Fast Break Pts15

12Pts Off Turnovers15

10Bench Pts14

11Largest Lead18

Game Details

Monday, December 6, 2021 · 8:00 PM

United Center · Chicago, IL

attendance: 21,236 (90.4%)