Denver Nuggets vs. Chicago Bulls

Jan 27, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	35	33	28	25	121
CHI	32	29	34	34	129

Game Recap

The Bulls defeated the Nuggets, 129-121. The Bulls move to 20-27 while the Nuggets fall to 28-18.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Christian BraunSF	32	11-15	2-4	4-4	5	4	2	1	2	2	+4	28
1Michael Porter Jr.PF	31	7-15	2-8	2-2	7	0	1	0	2	2	+1	18
15Nikola JokicC	39	15-21	1-4	2-2	12	14	1	1	4	1	+1	33
4Russell WestbrookSG	34	6-10	0-1	2-2	3	5	1	0	2	2	+6	14
27Jamal MurrayPG	40	8-20	1-5	1-1	6	6	2	2	2	2	-16	18
32Aaron Gordon	22	3-9	0-2	0-0	2	4	2	0	0	0	-9	6
8Peyton Watson	23	2-6	0-1	0-0	5	3	3	1	2	0	-12	4
3Julian Strawther	15	0-4	0-2	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	2	-15	0
13PJ Hall	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Dario Šaric	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	52-10052.0%	6-2722.2%	11-11100%	42	36	13	5	14	11	-	121

BULLS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Zach LaVineSF	34	6-13	5-10	4-4	3	6	2	0	4	2	-10	21
11Ayo DosunmuPF	34	6-13	4-7	1-2	2	2	2	1	2	1	+20	17
9Nikola VucevicC	34	9-23	2-9	0-0	10	6	1	0	4	1	+2	20
2Lonzo BallSG	24	6-10	4-7	2-2	4	0	1	1	0	1	+2	18
3Josh GiddeyPG	26	5-8	2-4	0-0	4	10	3	1	4	1	-8	12
14Matas Buzelis	19	4-5	1-1	0-0	4	2	0	0	1	1	+10	9
44Patrick Williams	28	5-12	1-5	0-0	8	3	1	0	0	0	+16	11
22Talen Horton-Tucker	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	-6	0
7Jalen Smith	13	2-6	1-4	0-0	7	1	0	2	1	2	+6	5
25Dalen Terry	13	5-6	3-4	0-0	4	2	1	0	1	1	+11	13
15Julian Phillips	5	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	2	-3	3
5Jevon Carter	— did not play —												— did not play —
27Chris Duarte	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	49-9850.0%	24-5345.3%	7-887.5%	47	35	11	5	17	14	-	129

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENCHI

(11:57) Jump Ball Vucevic vs. Jokic: Tip to Braun
+2 (11:43) Murray 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
20
+2 (11:19) Giddey 22' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (LaVine 1 AST)
22
+2 (10:59) Braun 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
42
(10:49) MISS Vucevic 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:46) Giddey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:42) MISS Vucevic 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(10:42) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:37) Vucevic Putback Layup (2 PTS)
44
+2 (10:31) Jokic 5' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
64
+3 (10:20) Ball 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Vucevic 1 AST)
67
+2 (10:06) Porter Jr. 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
87
+3 (9:54) Dosunmu 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Giddey 1 AST)
810
(9:53) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(9:37) MISS Porter Jr. 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:35) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:28) MISS LaVine 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:25) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:17) MISS Murray Cutting Layup Shot
(9:17) Ball BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:13) LaVine REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:02) MISS Vucevic 11' Floating Jump Shot
(9:01) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:59) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:59) Giddey STEAL (1 STL)
(8:53) MISS Ball 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:49) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:42) MISS Murray 11' Fadeaway Jumper
(8:39) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:33) MISS Vucevic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:30) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:18) Westbrook 20' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1010
(8:07) MISS Vucevic 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:06) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(8:04) MISS Dosunmu 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:02) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:57) Braun 1' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Westbrook 2 AST)
1210
(7:41) MISS Dosunmu 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(7:39) Dosunmu REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:31) MISS Giddey 4' Driving Layup
(7:31) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:21) MISS Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:19) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+3 (7:12) Giddey 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (LaVine 2 AST)
1213
+2 (6:48) Jokic 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
1413
(6:44) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Blair)
(6:44) MISS Dosunmu Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:44) BULLS Rebound
+1 (6:44) Dosunmu Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1414
(6:33) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(6:33) Giddey STEAL (2 STL)
(6:16) Dosunmu Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:16) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:12) Jokic Running Layup (6 PTS)
1614
+2 (6:06) Buzelis 2' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (LaVine 3 AST)
1616
+2 (5:49) Braun 1' Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
1816
(5:35) MISS Vucevic 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:32) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:29) Porter Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:29) Vucevic STEAL (1 STL)
(5:26) Vucevic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:26) Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:21) Jokic 1' Running Dunk (8 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
2016
+3 (5:12) Buzelis 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Vucevic 2 AST)
2019
(4:59) MISS Murray 21' Step Back Jump Shot
(4:57) Buzelis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:46) Vucevic 9' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (LaVine 4 AST)
2021
+2 (4:29) Murray 18' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2221
+2 (4:15) Vucevic 3' Hook Shot (6 PTS) (Giddey 2 AST)
2223
+3 (3:58) Braun 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
2523
(3:37) MISS Vucevic 8' Driving Hook Shot
(3:37) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:33) Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:32) MISS Williams 5' Fadeaway Jumper
(3:30) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (3:28) Westbrook 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Jokic 6 AST)
2723
(3:28) Buzelis Violation:Defensive Goaltending (B.Forte)
(3:28) BULLS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (3:09) Vucevic 14' Floating Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Giddey 3 AST)
2725
(2:44) Nuggets Turnover: Shot Clock (T#4)
(2:30) Vucevic Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(2:30) Watson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:26) Jokic 1' Running Dunk (10 PTS) (Watson 1 AST)
2925
+3 (2:16) Vucevic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Giddey 4 AST)
2928
(1:53) MISS Westbrook 3PT Jump Shot
(1:51) Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:45) Vucevic OFF.Foul (P1) (C.Blair)
(1:45) Vucevic Offensive Foul Turnover (P3.T4)
(1:28) MISS Gordon 5' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(1:25) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:16) Strawther S.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Blair)
+1 (1:16) LaVine Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2929
+1 (1:16) LaVine Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2930
+2 (0:59) Jokic 6' Turnaround Hook Shot (12 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
3130
+2 (0:48) Williams 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Horton-Tucker 1 AST)
3132
+2 (0:39) Gordon 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
3332
(0:31) LaVine Traveling Turnover (P1.T5)
(0:09) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:08) Nuggets Rebound
(0:08) Horton-Tucker L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Forte)
+2 (0:01) Gordon 1' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Jokic 7 AST)
3532
(0:00) MISS Ball 67' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) BULLS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

CHI

121Points129

52-100(52.0%)Field Goal(%)49-98(50.0%)

6-27(22.2%)3-Point(%)24-53(45.3%)

11-11(100.0%)Free Throw(%)7-8(87.5%)

42(12)Rebounds(Offensive)47(13)

36Assists35

13Steals11

5Blocks5

14Turnovers17

11Fouls14

84Pts In The Paint38

30Fast Break Pts15

22Pts Off Turnovers17

10Bench Pts41

12Largest Lead12

Game Details

Monday, January 27, 2025 · 8:00 PM

United Center · Chicago, IL

attendance: 19,661 (83.7%)