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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final/OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bulls | 30 | 25 | 34 | 27 | 11 | 127 |
 Nuggets | 20 | 27 | 34 | 35 | 15 | 131 |
CHITeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 47-9052.2% | 17-3548.6% | 16-2369.6% | 42 | 32 | 16 |
| DEN | 48-9152.7% | 14-3441.2% | 21-2777.8% | 43 | 29 | 13 |
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Denver Nuggets131| 42 | 34 | 12-20 | 6-7 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +5.3 | ||||||
| 42 | 34 | 14-23 | 2-4 | 4-6 | +5 | +16.7 | ||||||||
| 42 | 19 | 7-14 | 1-5 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | +12 | −0.4 | ||||||
| 41 | 16 | 6-15 | 1-8 | 0 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −5.0 | |||||
| 18 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −13 | −1.8 | ||||
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| 34 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | +10 | −1.2 | |||||||
| 18 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −5.8 | |||||
| 17 | 10 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.3 | |||||
| 11 | 8 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4.1 | ||||
| Team | 131 | 48-9152.7% | 14-3441.2% | 43 | 29 | 13 | 22 | 21-2777.8% | 9 | 10 | 3 | |||
Bench 24 points on 8 for 15 shooting
Did not play: Greg Whittington, Bol Bol, Markus Howard, Isaiah Hartenstein, R.J. Hampton and Vlatko Čančar (coach’s decision).
Chicago Bulls127| 38 | 32 | 10-20 | 3-9 | 9-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +2.4 | |||||
| 31 | 8 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −3.9 | ||||||
| 29 | 10 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0 | +2 | −4.1 | |||||||
| 28 | 11 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0 | −5 | +4.2 | |||||||
| 21 | 6 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | −4 | −0.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 22 | 9-13 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +5.2 | ||||||
| 28 | 17 | 7-13 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.6 | ||||||
| 23 | 6 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.4 | |||||
| 20 | 8 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +1.1 | |||||
| 17 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +1.0 | |||||
| Team | 127 | 47-9052.2% | 17-3548.6% | 42 | 32 | 16 | 20 | 16-2369.6% | 9 | 6 | 2 | |||
Bench 60 points on 24 for 42 shooting
Did not play: Daniel Gafford, Cristiano Felicio, Adam Mokoka, Chandler Hutchison and Luke Kornet (coach’s decision).
Nuggets131Bulls127ClickTap 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 34 points (18 in the paint) and 15 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets rallied from 15 points down in the second quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 131-127 in overtime.
The Nuggets trailed 38-23 with 9:29 left in the second quarter. They were still down 114-108 with 37 seconds left in the fourth quarter, with a 4.2% chance to win, and outscored the Bulls 23-13 the rest of the way.
Jokić’s 8-foot hook shot with 37.2 seconds left in overtime made it 129-125, and Jamal Murray’s 15-foot pull-up jumper with 10.9 seconds left in overtime put it away at 131-127.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Bulls 23-16. Murray (No. 6 in clutch wins added, 2020-21) scored 15 of the Nuggets’ 23 on 6 for 7 shooting. With 2:55 left, Facundo Campazzo stole the ball from Thaddeus Young, and Murray’s step-back 3-pointer off it put the Nuggets ahead 108-107.
Murray had 34 points (8 during a 12-0 run across the fourth quarter and overtime) and 4 steals. Murray scored 15 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter. The Nuggets had 2 30-point scorers. Murray and Jokić set each other up for 7 baskets and 18 points, 6 of them in the fourth quarter or overtime.
For the Bulls, Zach LaVine scored 32 points, and Otto Porter Jr. added 22 points on 9 for 13 shooting off the bench.
The Bulls committed 18 turnovers to the Nuggets’ 13 and outscored them 60-24 off the bench. The Nuggets outscored the Bulls 42-25 in 13 minutes with Barton, Jokić, Murray, Porter and Campazzo on the floor 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 4.2% (4th quarter, 37s left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
110 points from the field on 91 shots: 18.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 11-15 | 73.3% | 64% |
| In the paint | 13-20 | 65.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 10-22 | 45.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-5 | 60.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-29 | 37.9% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Carter Jr. | 35 | 19 | 9-15 | +6 |
| Thaddeus Young | 27 | 9 | 3-4 | −1 |
| Zach LaVine | 11 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Tomas Satoransky | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 6 | 3-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 36 points on 90 possessions. He usually scores about 34 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach LaVine | 38 | 10 | 4-8 | −1 |
| Coby White | 12 | 7 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Ryan Arcidiacono | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Thaddeus Young | 6 | 10 | 4-4 | +8 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 5 | 2-5 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 34 points on 84 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Williams | 27 | 5 | 2-5 | −3 |
| Otto Porter Jr. | 25 | 0 | 0-2 | −7 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 9 | 4 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Tomas Satoransky | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 6 | 2-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 84 possessions. He usually scores about 24 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.
DEN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
CHI
50/50
DEN
Highest Leverage Moments
Murray 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (27 PTS) (Jokic 7 AST)
Q4 0:00
44.3%
8→53
Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Young 6 AST)
Q4 1:56
32.9%
62→30
Murray 15' Pullup Jump Shot (34 PTS) (Jokic 9 AST)
OT 0:11
26.5%
73→99
Jokic 8' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot (34 PTS)
OT 0:37
26.1%
71→97
Murray 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Campazzo 8 AST)
Q4 2:51
24.8%
34→59
