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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final/OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 28 | 23 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 108 |
 Bulls | 24 | 24 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 107 |
DENTeam statsCHI| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 45-9945.5% | 7-2626.9% | 11-1861.1% | 56 | 24 | 16 |
| CHI | 39-9242.4% | 16-3447.1% | 13-1872.2% | 43 | 27 | 13 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Denver Nuggets108| 44 | 12 | 5-13 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 | +9 | −3.4 | |||||||
| 38 | 16 | 7-19 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | −8.5 | |||||||
| 33 | 19 | 8-12 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0 | +7 | +3.4 | |||||||
| 33 | 22 | 9-20 | 3-6 | 1-1 | +4 | +6.7 | ||||||||
| 22 | 7 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −1 | +0.7 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 6 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | −8.0 | ||||||
| 25 | 4 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −5.6 | |||||
| 20 | 13 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 1-5 | −3 | +3.0 | ||||||||
| 20 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-1 | −6 | +1.8 | ||||||||
| Team | 108 | 45-9945.5% | 7-2626.9% | 56 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 11-1861.1% | 17 | 7 | 9 | |||
Bench 32 points on 14 for 31 shooting
Did not play: DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell, Juancho Hernangomez and Tyler Lydon (coach’s decision).
Chicago Bulls107| 39 | 28 | 11-24 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 0 | +3 | +2.8 | |||||||
| 39 | 15 | 5-10 | 5-9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +2.4 | |||||
| 38 | 25, Career high (his best before, 18) | 9-21 | 2-3 | 5-6 | +4 | +9.9 | ||||||||
| 36 | 6 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −10.7 | ||||
| 25 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −11.6 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 8 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | +4 | −1.8 | |||||||
| 30 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +1.0 | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −3.8 | |||||
| 14 | 15 | 5-9 | 4-4, Ties his career high | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +3.4 | |||
| Team | 107 | 39-9242.4% | 16-3447.1% | 43 | 27 | 13 | 23 | 13-1872.2% | 10 | 7 | 6 | |||
Bench 28 points on 9 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Robin Lopez and Shaquille Harrison (coach’s decision).
Nuggets108Bulls107ClickTap 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 tipped in Nikola Jokić’s missed shot with 0.1 seconds left in overtime, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Chicago Bulls 108-107 in overtime.
It was tied 98-98 at the end of regulation.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the Nuggets 15-14. Zach LaVine scored 6 of the Bulls’ 15 on 3 for 7 shooting. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Jamal Murray had 4 of his 6 assists, 3 of them on baskets by Malik Beasley and Nikola Jokić that put the Nuggets ahead.
Jokić had 22 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 blocks, and Millsap added 19 points and 3 blocks on 8 for 12 shooting.
For the Bulls, LaVine had 28 points and 7 assists, and Wendell Carter Jr. added a career-high 25 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks.
The Nuggets outscored the Bulls 60-40 in the paint. The Bulls’ starters were outscored 34-22 in 12 minutes together.
Denver NuggetsChicago BullsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Nuggets’ chance bottomed out at 3% (OT, 0.1s left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
97 points from the field on 97 shots: 5.5 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 27-40 | 67.5% | 63% |
| In the paint | 4-15 | 26.7% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 7-18 | 38.9% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-4 | 25.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-22 | 27.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Carter Jr. | 43 | 15 | 6-13 | 0 |
| Cameron Payne | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Justin Holiday | 4 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 3 | 1-5 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Parker | 29 | 13 | 5-6 | +7 |
| Justin Holiday | 14 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Zach LaVine | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Holiday | 32 | 7 | 3-4 | −3 |
| Chandler Hutchison | 13 | 2 | 1-5 | −2 |
| Zach LaVine | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Ryan Arcidiacono | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 14 | 6-11 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 22 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
DEN
50/50
CHI
Highest Leverage Moments
Millsap 2' Tip Layup Shot (19 PTS)
OT 0:00
94.7%
97→2
Holiday 25' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (LaVine 7 AST)
OT 1:26
28.6%
34→62
Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Murray 6 AST)
OT 2:10
21.1%
59→37
Carter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (LaVine 6 AST)
Q4 6:01
19.2%
58→77
Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Murray 5 AST)
OT 3:12
19.0%
53→34
