Chicago Bulls vs. Denver Nuggets

Mar 24, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHI	27	38	30	34	129
DEN	35	30	30	24	119

Game Recap

The Bulls defeated the Nuggets, 129-119, as they win their third straight and eight of their last 10 overall. The Bulls move to 32-40 as the Nuggets fall to 45-28.

Player Stats

BULLS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
13Kevin HuerterSF	36	4-11	1-7	0-0	1	6	2	0	1	0	+8	9
14Matas BuzelisPF	23	3-7	2-3	2-2	4	2	1	2	0	0	-8	10
9Nikola VucevicC	29	5-12	1-4	2-2	8	2	2	0	1	3	-6	13
0Coby WhiteSG	39	11-22	5-10	10-11	3	4	2	1	1	1	+16	37
3Josh GiddeyPG	35	8-11	2-3	8-10	7	9	0	1	3	4	+10	26
25Dalen Terry	29	5-10	4-4	0-0	3	2	0	0	2	4	+8	14
44Patrick Williams	18	3-9	0-5	0-0	4	2	1	1	2	2	-4	6
12Zach Collins	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	-1	0
15Julian Phillips	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	+10	0
7Jalen Smith	15	6-8	2-3	0-1	9	3	0	0	0	2	+17	14
5Jevon Carter	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Talen Horton-Tucker	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	45-9149.5%	17-3943.6%	22-2684.6%	43	31	8	5	10	17	-	129

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	35	7-18	1-10	1-2	6	2	1	1	0	0	-22	16
8Peyton WatsonPF	39	8-12	2-4	6-8	6	0	0	4	0	3	0	24
6DeAndre JordanC	30	4-6	0-0	2-5	17	7	1	0	3	3	+2	10
0Christian BraunSG	39	7-13	2-3	2-3	5	3	1	1	2	1	+2	18
27Jamal MurrayPG	32	11-22	4-9	2-2	5	7	1	0	2	3	+1	28
4Russell Westbrook	25	5-14	1-5	3-4	5	10	1	0	5	4	-11	14
24Jalen Pickett	11	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	0	-4	2
22Zeke Nnaji	12	3-6	1-2	0-0	3	2	0	3	0	2	-9	7
31Vlatko Cancar	12	0-3	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	-9	0
23Trey Alexander	— did not play —												— did not play —
13PJ Hall	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Spencer Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Dario Šaric	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-9747.4%	11-3630.6%	16-2466.7%	52	34	5	9	12	16	-	119

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHIDEN

(11:56) Jump Ball Jordan vs. Vucevic: Tip to Watson
+2 (11:45) Murray 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jordan 1 AST)
02
(11:29) Giddey Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:29) Jordan STEAL (1 STL)
(11:25) MISS Watson 1' Running Layup
(11:25) Buzelis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:25) NUGGETS Rebound
(11:17) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:15) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:08) White 5' Running Layup (2 PTS)
22
+3 (10:40) Braun 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jordan 2 AST)
25
(10:32) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Fraher)
(10:32) MISS Giddey Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:32) Bulls Rebound
+1 (10:32) Giddey Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
35
+2 (10:18) Murray 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
37
+3 (9:59) Buzelis 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Giddey 1 AST)
67
(9:37) MISS Porter Jr. 5' Driving Layup
(9:37) Buzelis BLOCK (2 BLK)
(9:34) Buzelis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:31) MISS Vucevic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:29) Giddey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:16) MISS Giddey 12' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(9:15) Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:00) Porter Jr. 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
69
+2 (8:51) Giddey 4' Layup (3 PTS) (White 1 AST)
89
(8:51) Watson Violation:Defensive Goaltending (P.Fraher)
+2 (8:34) Murray 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS)
811
(8:22) Huerter Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:07) MISS Braun 2' Layup
(8:07) White BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:04) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:03) Porter Jr. Putback Layup (4 PTS)
813
+2 (7:56) Buzelis 5' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
1013
(7:35) Braun Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:23) Giddey Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(7:23) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
(7:19) Vucevic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Barnaky)
+1 (7:19) Watson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1014
(7:19) Bulls Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:19) MISS Watson Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:17) Giddey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (7:03) Vucevic 4' Layup (2 PTS) (Huerter 1 AST)
1214
+2 (6:46) Watson 4' Cutting Layup Shot (3 PTS) (Jordan 3 AST)
1216
+3 (6:28) Vucevic 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Huerter 2 AST)
1516
+2 (6:00) Murray 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1518
(5:54) MISS Huerter 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:50) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:43) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:41) Bulls Rebound
(5:31) Vucevic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(5:31) Westbrook STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:26) Braun 1' Running Layup (5 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
1520
(5:06) MISS Buzelis 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:03) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:55) Jordan 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Westbrook 2 AST)
1522
(4:41) MISS White 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:38) Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:37) Jordan Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:37) White STEAL (1 STL)
(4:29) MISS White 3' Driving Layup
(4:27) Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:10) Braun Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(4:10) White STEAL (2 STL)
(4:05) MISS Huerter 28' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(4:01) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:52) MISS Westbrook 7' Driving Layup
(3:49) Jordan REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(3:46) MISS Watson 4' Driving Layup
(3:45) Watson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (3:44) Watson 1' Putback Dunk (5 PTS)
1524
(3:36) Westbrook S.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Fraher)
+1 (3:36) Buzelis Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1624
+1 (3:36) Buzelis Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1724
+2 (3:19) Westbrook 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1726
(3:01) MISS Buzelis 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(3:01) Braun BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:57) Buzelis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:57) MISS Buzelis Putback Layup
(2:56) Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:48) Westbrook Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:48) Buzelis STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:47) White 3' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Buzelis 1 AST)
1926
(2:47) Cancar Violation:Defensive Goaltending (B.Barnaky)
+3 (2:25) Westbrook 30' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Nnaji 1 AST)
1929
(2:10) MISS Williams 3PT Jump Shot
(2:08) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:00) Nnaji 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Westbrook 3 AST)
1932
(1:51) Nnaji S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Conley)
(1:51) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (1:51) White Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2032
+1 (1:51) White Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2132
(1:37) MISS Porter Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:35) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:31) MISS Cancar 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:27) White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:12) MISS Collins 8' Hook Shot
(1:11) Collins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (1:07) Terry 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Collins 1 AST)
2432
(0:51) MISS Pickett 3PT Jump Shot
(0:48) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:46) White 30' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)
2732
(0:39) Phillips P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Conley)
+2 (0:31) Nnaji 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (Pickett 1 AST)
2734
(0:18) MISS Williams 4' Driving Layup
(0:18) Nnaji BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:18) Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:18) Williams Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T5)
(0:02) MISS Westbrook 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(0:00) White S.FOUL (P1.PN) (P.Fraher)
+1 (0:00) Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2735
(0:00) MISS Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:00) Collins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHI

DEN

129Points119

45-91(49.5%)Field Goal(%)46-97(47.4%)

17-39(43.6%)3-Point(%)11-36(30.6%)

22-26(84.6%)Free Throw(%)16-24(66.7%)

43(12)Rebounds(Offensive)52(17)

31Assists34

8Steals5

5Blocks9

10Turnovers12

17Fouls16

56Pts In The Paint58

31Fast Break Pts11

15Pts Off Turnovers14

34Bench Pts23

12Largest Lead13

Game Details

Monday, March 24, 2025 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,816 (103.8%)