Denver Nuggets vs. Chicago Bulls

Feb 7, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	39	20	38	39	136
CHI	36	29	39	16	120

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Bulls, 136-120, winning the fourth quarter 39-16. The Nuggets move to 34-19 while the Bulls fall to 24-29.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Julian StrawtherSF	33	7-14	4-8	1-2	5	0	2	0	3	3	+14	19
23Cameron JohnsonPF	27	6-9	2-3	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	2	+21	14
15Nikola JokicC	33	7-12	2-2	6-6	14	17	1	4	3	2	+36	22
0Christian BraunSG	31	4-6	0-0	2-4	4	2	1	1	1	1	+20	10
27Jamal MurrayPG	30	11-18	4-9	2-2	3	11	0	0	3	1	0	28
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	28	6-11	3-8	8-12	3	1	0	0	1	1	+9	23
11Bruce Brown	30	3-5	1-2	3-4	3	4	3	1	1	3	+8	10
17Jonas Valanciūnas	12	5-8	0-0	0-3	4	1	0	1	1	3	-15	10
24Jalen Pickett	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-6	0
22Zeke Nnaji	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-5	0
14DaRon Holmes II	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
8Peyton Watson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	49-8557.6%	16-3348.5%	22-3366.7%	41	37	7	7	13	17	-	136

BULLS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
35Isaac OkoroSF	25	5-11	2-6	1-1	2	3	1	0	1	2	-14	13
14Matas BuzelisPF	30	7-13	4-8	3-4	8	3	1	0	3	3	-19	21
28Guerschon YabuseleC	26	4-13	4-10	0-0	2	0	1	2	1	3	-5	12
31Jaden IveySG	30	3-7	2-5	2-2	6	3	2	0	3	4	-27	10
22Anfernee SimonsPG	32	5-15	3-10	2-2	4	6	0	0	0	3	-6	15
8Collin Sexton	28	6-14	1-5	4-4	3	4	0	0	4	4	-7	17
44Patrick Williams	20	3-4	2-3	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	0	-2	8
2Nick Richards	19	5-8	1-1	4-5	7	0	1	1	1	3	-13	15
4Rob Dillingham	21	3-7	1-3	2-2	3	4	1	0	3	2	+9	9
47Lachlan Olbrich	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
33Leonard Miller	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	+2	0
30Tre Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-9244.6%	20-5139.2%	18-2090.0%	37	25	9	3	16	24	-	120

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENCHI

(11:56) Jump Ball Buzelis vs. Jokic: Tip to Okoro
(11:44) MISS Yabusele 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:41) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:30) Johnson 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
30
+3 (11:19) Yabusele 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Buzelis 1 AST)
33
+3 (10:55) Strawther 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
63
+3 (10:46) Buzelis 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ivey 1 AST)
66
+2 (10:25) Jokic 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
86
(9:58) MISS Yabusele 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:53) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:46) Murray 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
106
(9:34) Yabusele Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:20) MISS Strawther 3PT Jump Shot
(9:19) Nuggets Rebound
(9:19) Simons L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Scott)
+3 (9:09) Murray 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
136
+2 (8:57) Buzelis 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
138
(8:51) Buzelis S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Mitchell)
(8:51) MISS Braun Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:51) Nuggets Rebound
(8:51) MISS Braun Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:49) Ivey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:41) Okoro 1' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Ivey 2 AST)
1310
+2 (8:27) Strawther 1' Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1510
(8:15) MISS Okoro 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:12) Simons REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:01) MISS Ivey 27' 3PT Turnaround Jump Shot
(7:58) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:52) Murray Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:52) Yabusele STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:48) Okoro 1' Running Dunk (4 PTS)
1512
+2 (7:37) Johnson 2' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
1712
(7:25) MISS Simons 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:23) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:17) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(7:17) Yabusele REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:17) BULLS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:00) Nuggets T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Jokic ) (N.Buchert)
+1 (7:00) Simons Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
1713
(6:53) Okoro Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:45) Ivey S.FOUL (P1.T3) (E.Scott)
+1 (6:45) Braun Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1813
+1 (6:45) Braun Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1913
+3 (6:35) Buzelis 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Sexton 1 AST)
1916
(6:20) Sexton S.FOUL (P1.T4) (N.Buchert)
+1 (6:20) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2016
+1 (6:20) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2116
(5:57) MISS Yabusele 12' Fadeaway Jumper
(5:55) Strawther REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:42) MISS Murray 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:38) Buzelis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:38) Strawther P.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Buchert)
+2 (5:21) Williams 15' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
2118
+3 (5:01) Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
2418
(4:49) MISS Sexton 2' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:49) BULLS Rebound
(4:39) MISS Ivey 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:35) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (4:29) Murray 1' Running Layup (7 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2618
(4:16) MISS Williams 3PT Jump Shot
(4:15) Sexton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:02) MISS Ivey 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:59) Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:57) MISS Buzelis 1' Layup
(3:57) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:54) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
+3 (3:51) Hardaway Jr. 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
2918
+2 (3:39) Sexton 4' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2920
(3:39) Brown S.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Scott)
+1 (3:39) Sexton Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2921
+2 (3:22) Valanciunas 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 4 AST)
3121
+3 (3:08) Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Sexton 2 AST)
3124
(2:56) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(2:56) Williams STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (2:51) Simons 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)
3127
(2:51) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:35) MISS Hardaway Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:32) Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:28) MISS Brown 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:27) BULLS Rebound
(2:12) MISS Richards 1' Alley Oop Dunk
(2:10) Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:06) Braun 2' Running Layup (4 PTS)
3327
(1:56) MISS Sexton 2' Driving Layup
(1:56) Valanciunas BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:56) BULLS Rebound
+2 (1:51) Sexton 18' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Simons 1 AST)
3329
(1:33) MISS Braun 20' Jump Shot
(1:29) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:27) MISS Valanciunas 10' Turnaround Hook Shot
(1:25) Dillingham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:21) Valanciunas S.FOUL (P1.T3) (N.Buchert)
+1 (1:21) Richards Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3330
+1 (1:21) Richards Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3331
+2 (1:00) Valanciunas 5' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS)
3531
(0:49) MISS Dillingham 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(0:47) Richards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:47) Richards 2' Putback Layup (4 PTS)
3533
(0:47) Valanciunas S.FOUL (P2.PN) (S.Mitchell)
(0:47) MISS Richards Free Throw 1 of 1
(0:44) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (0:32) Hardaway Jr. 28' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
3833
(0:32) Simons S.FOUL (P2.PN) (N.Buchert)
+1 (0:32) Hardaway Jr. Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
3933
+2 (0:21) Sexton 1' Driving Layup (7 PTS)
3935
(0:21) Pickett S.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Mitchell)
+1 (0:21) Sexton Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
3936
(0:04) MISS Brown 2' Driving Layup
(0:02) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:01) MISS Nnaji 4' Putback Layup
(0:01) Richards BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:01) Richards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

CHI

136Points120

49-85(57.6%)Field Goal(%)41-92(44.6%)

16-33(48.5%)3-Point(%)20-51(39.2%)

22-33(66.7%)Free Throw(%)18-20(90.0%)

41(11)Rebounds(Offensive)37(12)

37Assists25

7Steals9

7Blocks3

13Turnovers16

17Fouls24

60Pts In The Paint36

18Fast Break Pts15

21Pts Off Turnovers23

43Bench Pts49

18Largest Lead9

Game Details

Saturday, February 7, 2026 · 8:00 PM

United Center · Chicago, IL

attendance: 20,939 (89.1%)