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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 37 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 118 |
 Bulls | 25 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 112 |
DENTeam statsCHI| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 46-8752.9% | 10-2737.0% | 16-2080.0% | 50 | 22 | 12 |
| CHI | 42-9444.7% | 12-3831.6% | 16-2272.7% | 44 | 25 | 10 |
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Denver Nuggets118| 38 | 39 | 17-28 | 0-3 | 5-5 | +12 | +16.1 | ||||||||
| 36 | 14 | 5-13 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 0 | +9 | −2.8 | |||||||
| 36 | 24 | 8-14 | 4-8 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +15 | +0.4 | ||||||
| 35 | 17 | 7-10 | 2-4 | 1-1 | +7 | +6.7 | ||||||||
| 34 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −6.3 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 8 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −1.5 | ||||||
| 18 | 5 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.3 | ||||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.9 | |||
| 9 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | +0.1 | ||||
| Team | 118 | 46-8752.9% | 10-2737.0% | 50 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 16-2080.0% | 9 | 4 | 6 | |||
Bench 17 points on 6 for 15 shooting
Did not play: Greg Whittington and Bol Bol (coach’s decision); JaMychal Green (injury/illness).
Chicago Bulls112| 37 | 20 | 7-17 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.3 | ||||||
| 32 | 13 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | −23 | −2.1 | |||||
| 32 | 23 | 9-20 | 1-8 | 4-6 | −20 | −0.8 | ||||||||
| 23 | 9 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | −11 | −1.9 | ||||||
| 23 | 8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −2.1 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 12 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | +7.8 | |||||||
| 25 | 13 | 5-15 | 3-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −2.6 | ||||
| 20 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.2 | ||||
| 11 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +0.9 | ||
| 9 | 5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +1.9 | |||
| Team | 112 | 42-9444.7% | 12-3831.6% | 44 | 25 | 10 | 18 | 16-2272.7% | 14 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 39 points on 15 for 34 shooting
Did not play: Daniel Gafford and Cristiano Felicio (coach’s decision).
Nuggets118Bulls112ClickTap 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.
Nikola Jokić had 39 points (28 in the paint) and 14 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Chicago Bulls 118-112.
Jokić’s three-point play put the Nuggets ahead for good with 2:00 left in the fourth quarter.
The Bulls got within 114-112 on Zach LaVine’s 2 free throws with 16 seconds to play, but Will Barton answered with 2 free throws, and the Bulls got no closer.
Jamal Murray’s 3-pointer with 1:39 left made it 112-108, and his 2 free throws with 1.9 seconds left put it away at 118-112.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Bulls 21-13. Jokić (No. 5 in clutch points, 2020-21) scored 9 of the Nuggets’ 21 on 3 for 5 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Thaddeus Young had 2 of his 5 steals in 28 seconds, 1 of them during an 8-0 Bulls run, and the Bulls scored 2 points off them.
Murray scored 24 points (12 on 4 3-pointers). Jokić scored 17 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Bulls, LaVine had 23 points and 9 rebounds but went 1 for 8 from 3, and Coby White added 20 points and 10 rebounds. Young had 12 points and 5 steals on 6 for 9 shooting off the bench.
The Nuggets shot 52.9% from the field and 37.0% from 3 to the Bulls’ 44.7% and 31.6%. The Bulls outscored the Nuggets 28-6 on the fast break. The Nuggets’ starters outscored the Bulls 65-45 in 21 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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
102 points from the field on 87 shots: 5.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-36 | 58.3% | 64% |
| In the paint | 9-15 | 60.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 6-9 | 66.7% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-6 | 66.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-21 | 28.6% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Carter Jr. | 39 | 20 | 9-15 | +5 |
| Thaddeus Young | 21 | 8 | 4-8 | 0 |
| Luke Kornet | 7 | 8 | 4-5 | +5 |
| Coby White | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 8 | 4-8 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 44 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 31 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Temple | 27 | 4 | 1-1 | −4 |
| Zach LaVine | 17 | 2 | 1-1 | −3 |
| Coby White | 12 | 8 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Ryan Arcidiacono | 9 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 8 | 3-6 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Williams | 40 | 6 | 3-3 | −4 |
| Zach LaVine | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Thaddeus Young | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Denzel Valentine | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 13 | 5-7 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 19 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
Murray 27' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Morris 4 AST)
Q4 1:39
23.0%
37→14
Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (37 PTS)
Q4 2:00
19.0%
56→37
Jokic 6' Jump Shot (39 PTS)
Q4 0:48
16.8%
27→10
LaVine 2' Driving Layup (21 PTS) (Temple 2 AST)
Q4 2:14
16.3%
56→73
Jokic Driving Dunk (36 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
Q4 2:00
16.3%
73→56
