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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 39 | 38 | 36 | 22 | 135 |
 Bulls | 25 | 21 | 24 | 32 | 102 |
DENTeam statsCHI| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 51-8361.4% | 20-3557.1% | 13-1681.3% | 45 | 34 | 17 |
| CHI | 39-8943.8% | 13-3834.2% | 11-1478.6% | 34 | 29 | 15 |
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Denver Nuggets135| 29 | 16 | 5-14 | 3-6 | 3-3 | +26 | +2.7 | ||||||||
| 29 | 19 | 6-9 | 5-7, Season high (his best before, 4) | 2-2 | 0 | +37 | +5.3 | |||||||
| 27 | 22 | 8-9 | 1-1 | 5-6 | +34 | +13.3 | ||||||||
| 26 | 16 | 7-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +29 | +6.3 | ||||||
| 24 | 21 | 9-11 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +11.2 | ||||||
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| 25 | 14 | 5-8 | 3-6 | 1-1 | +26 | +4.5 | ||||||||
| 19 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +22 | −1.1 | ||||||
| 19 | 7 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.0 | ||||||
| 19 | 10 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.3 | |||||
| 12 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −2.5 | |||
| 7 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.4 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +0.7 | |||
| Team | 135 | 51-8361.4% | 20-3557.1% | 45 | 34 | 17 | 13 | 13-1681.3% | 8 | 9 | 6 | |||
Bench 41 points on 16 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Kenneth Faried (coach’s decision).
Chicago Bulls102| 28 | 16 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | −23 | +3.6 | |||||||
| 24 | 10 | 4-13 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0 | −26 | −0.4 | |||||||
| 23 | 11 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −16 | +4.1 | |||||||
| 23 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −24 | −7.4 | |||||
| 18 | 6 | 2-9 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −5.8 | |||||
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| 26 | 15 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −25 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 26 | 11 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-2 | −12 | +1.0 | |||||||
| 25 | 10 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −17 | +0.4 | |||||
| 24 | 14 | 5-8 | 4-6, Season high (his best before, 2) | 0-0 | −5 | +6.6 | ||||||||
| 23 | 6 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −4.9 | ||||||
| Team | 102 | 39-8943.8% | 13-3834.2% | 34 | 29 | 15 | 22 | 11-1478.6% | 9 | 12 | 4 | |||
Bench 56 points on 21 for 46 shooting
Did not play: Ryan Arcidiacono and Omer Asik (coach’s decision).
Nuggets135Bulls102ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Paul Millsap had 22 points (12 in the paint) and a season-high 5 steals, and the Denver Nuggets routed the Chicago Bulls 135-102.
The Nuggets led by as many as 46, pulling away with a 32-12 run bridging the third and fourth quarters.
Nikola Jokić scored 21 points (9 in the second quarter) on 9 for 11 shooting. The Nuggets had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Bulls, Cristiano Felicio scored 16 points on 7 for 9 shooting. Denzel Valentine had 10 points and a career-high 5 steals. Noah Vonleh scored 12 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter. The Bulls had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Nuggets shot 61.4% from the field and 57.1% from 3 to the Bulls’ 43.8% and 34.2%. The Nuggets made 20 3-pointers, 5 of them by Wilson Chandler. The Nuggets outscored the Bulls 24-7 in 6 minutes with Harris, Millsap, Chandler, Barton and Plumlee on the floor together.
Denver NuggetsChicago BullsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
122 points from the field on 83 shots: 31.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 24-30 | 80.0% | 63% |
| In the paint | 3-5 | 60.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 4-13 | 30.8% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 6-7 | 85.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-28 | 50.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Zipser | 17 | 7 | 3-3 | +3 |
| Bobby Portis | 11 | 8 | 3-3 | +6 |
| Cristiano Felicio | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Noah Vonleh | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 4 | 1-1 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 55 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristiano Felicio | 20 | 8 | 3-5 | +3 |
| Noah Vonleh | 8 | 6 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Paul Zipser | 7 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Bobby Portis | 3 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 46 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Holiday | 32 | 5 | 1-2 | 0 |
| David Nwaba | 13 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Paul Zipser | 6 | 5 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 6 | 2-2 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 9 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
CHI win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Zipser 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Valentine 3 AST)
Q1 7:33
9.4%
43→53
Jokic 1' Driving Reverse Layup (13 PTS) (Harris 2 AST)
Q2 10:38
8.1%
29→21
Zipser 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Payne 1 AST)
Q1 11:24
8.0%
48→56
Murray 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
Q1 10:56
7.4%
56→49
Jokic 2' Layup (6 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
Q1 1:15
7.0%
37→30
