Bulls (130) vs Nuggets (127) · Nov 17, 2025 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Nov 17, 2025

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHI	30	33	40	27	130
DEN	28	36	29	34	127

Game Recap

The Bulls defeated the Nuggets 130-127. The Bulls snap a 5-game losing streak and improve to 7-6, while the Nuggets snap their 7-game win streak and fall to 10-3

Player Stats

BULLS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
35Isaac OkoroSF	19	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	-11	2
14Matas BuzelisPF	29	5-14	2-5	1-1	4	2	0	2	1	2	-14	13
9Nikola VucevicC	29	3-13	2-8	0-0	9	6	1	0	1	4	-12	8
13Kevin HuerterSG	24	7-12	4-9	2-2	2	1	0	0	1	0	-21	20
3Josh GiddeyPG	30	8-12	0-2	5-8	14	6	0	0	2	3	-17	21
44Patrick Williams	16	2-7	1-4	2-2	2	2	1	0	0	2	+4	7
7Dalen Terry	18	2-4	1-3	0-0	3	4	0	0	1	2	+18	5
11Ayo Dosunmu	25	8-9	1-2	4-5	3	5	0	0	1	1	+25	21
25Jalen Smith	17	6-11	3-6	1-1	8	2	2	0	1	2	+15	16
5Jevon Carter	18	5-13	5-10	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	2	+20	15
15Julian Phillips	10	1-4	0-2	0-0	3	1	1	1	0	0	+8	2
24Noa Essengue	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	48-10247.1%	19-5335.8%	15-1978.9%	53	31	5	4	9	18	-	130

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Peyton WatsonSF	34	2-4	1-1	0-0	3	1	1	3	1	1	+5	5
32Aaron GordonPF	32	10-18	1-5	3-4	10	0	0	0	0	5	+18	24
15Nikola JokicC	38	13-27	1-7	9-12	18	13	1	2	2	2	+10	36
23Cameron JohnsonSG	36	6-12	5-7	2-2	4	3	0	0	0	0	+13	19
27Jamal MurrayPG	38	12-22	5-11	5-5	11	4	1	0	2	3	-1	34
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	16	2-8	0-3	0-0	2	0	3	0	0	1	-21	4
11Bruce Brown	22	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	-17	0
21Spencer Jones	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-16	0
17Jonas Valanciūnas	4	0-1	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	2	1	-15	2
24Jalen Pickett	10	1-3	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+9	3
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-9747.4%	14-3638.9%	21-2584.0%	53	21	6	5	8	14	-	127

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHIDEN

(11:56) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Vucevic: Tip to Gordon
+3 (11:44) Watson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
03
(11:22) MISS Giddey 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:18) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:11) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(11:09) Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:59) MISS Huerter 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:55) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:41) Vucevic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Schroeder)
(10:41) MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:41) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (10:41) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
04
(10:23) MISS Vucevic 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:20) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:09) MISS Gordon 17' Jump Shot
(10:06) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:55) Huerter 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Giddey 1 AST)
34
(9:32) Giddey S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Schroeder)
+1 (9:32) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
35
+1 (9:32) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
36
(9:18) MISS Vucevic 12' Jump Shot
(9:16) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:08) Gordon 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
38
(8:51) MISS Buzelis 9' Driving Layup
(8:51) Watson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:50) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:42) Watson Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:42) Bulls Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(8:24) MISS Buzelis 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(8:24) Watson BLOCK (2 BLK)
(8:22) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:20) MISS Johnson 3' Running Layup
(8:20) Okoro BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:19) Huerter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:05) Huerter Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:05) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
(8:00) MISS Watson 3' Running Layup
(7:57) Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:49) MISS Huerter 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:49) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:29) MISS Johnson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:29) Buzelis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:25) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (7:23) Gordon 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS)
311
+2 (7:15) Buzelis 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
511
(7:15) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Schroeder)
+1 (7:15) Buzelis Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
611
+2 (7:04) Gordon 2' Layup (7 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
613
(7:04) Williams S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Schroeder)
+1 (7:04) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
614
+2 (6:48) Giddey 16' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Vucevic 1 AST)
814
(6:23) MISS Jokic 17' Jump Shot
(6:21) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:17) MISS Giddey 4' Running Layup
(6:16) Giddey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (6:15) Giddey Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
1014
(6:01) MISS Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:00) Giddey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(5:53) MISS Vucevic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:50) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (5:35) Gordon 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (10 PTS)
1016
+3 (5:24) Buzelis 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Giddey 2 AST)
1316
+3 (5:02) Murray 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
1319
(4:43) Vucevic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:43) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(4:37) MISS Gordon 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(4:33) Giddey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+3 (4:30) Buzelis 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)
1619
+3 (4:18) Johnson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1622
+2 (4:05) Okoro 4' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Giddey 3 AST)
1822
(4:05) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(3:51) MISS Jokic 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:50) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(3:49) MISS Jokic Tip Layup Shot
(3:48) Carter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:41) Williams 29' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Smith 1 AST)
2122
+2 (3:19) Jokic 6' Turnaround Hook Shot (3 PTS)
2124
(3:13) MISS Williams 8' Driving Layup
(3:13) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:13) Bulls Rebound
+3 (3:06) Terry 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Dosunmu 1 AST)
2424
(2:47) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:43) Dosunmu REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:40) Dosunmu Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:40) Dosunmu L.B.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Sterling)
+2 (2:27) Hardaway Jr. 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2426
+3 (2:02) Carter 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Dosunmu 2 AST)
2726
(1:48) MISS Jokic 8' Driving Layup
(1:45) Terry REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:39) MISS Williams 11' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(1:37) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
(1:28) Jones Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+3 (1:11) Carter 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
3026
(0:59) MISS Murray 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:57) Terry REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:48) MISS Williams 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:45) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:44) Terry P.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Van Duyne)
+1 (0:44) Valanciunas Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3027
+1 (0:44) Valanciunas Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3028
(0:32) MISS Carter 7' Driving Layup
(0:30) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:09) MISS Valanciunas 8' Driving Bank Hook Shot
(0:07) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:02) MISS Smith 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:02) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)

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4th quarter

Team Stats

CHI

DEN

130Points127

48-102(47.1%)Field Goal(%)46-97(47.4%)

19-53(35.8%)3-Point(%)14-36(38.9%)

15-19(78.9%)Free Throw(%)21-25(84.0%)

53(13)Rebounds(Offensive)53(13)

31Assists21

5Steals6

4Blocks5

9Turnovers8

18Fouls14

50Pts In The Paint48

23Fast Break Pts14

15Pts Off Turnovers6

66Bench Pts9

18Largest Lead8

Game Details

Monday, November 17, 2025 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,951 (104.5%)