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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 27 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 97 |
 Bulls | 18 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 109 |
DENTeam statsCHI| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 38-9639.6% | 11-3234.4% | 10-1566.7% | 50 | 30 | 9 |
| CHI | 41-9145.1% | 13-3537.1% | 14-2070.0% | 55 | 25 | 11 |
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Chicago Bulls109| 42 | 11 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | −2 | +0.4 | |||||||
| 40 | 20 | 7-15 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 0 | +16 | +6.0 | |||||||
| 39 | 32 | 13-23 | 3-9 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +5.7 | ||||||
| 35 | 20 | 8-24 | 3-8 | 1-2 | −5 | −5.0 | ||||||||
| 28 | 12 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 | −6 | −1.5 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −1.8 | |||||
| 19 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −2.7 | ||||
| 12 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +0.8 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +1.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 109 | 41-9145.1% | 13-3537.1% | 55 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 14-2070.0% | 13 | 4 | 7 | |||
Bench 14 points on 4 for 11 shooting
Did not play: Alize Johnson and Tyler Cook (coach’s decision).
Denver Nuggets97| 39 | 18 | 7-16 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −5.8 | ||||||
| 36 | 17 | 6-17 | 1-5 | 4-6 | 0 | +7 | +4.5 | |||||||
| 35 | 19 | 8-20 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0 | −24 | −5.0 | |||||||
| 35 | 19 | 8-13 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +5.1 | ||||||
| 32 | 14 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | +7 | +2.7 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −4.8 | ||||
| 15 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −2.9 | ||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −19 | −0.7 | ||||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −6.9 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −2.1 | |||
| 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.9 | |
| 1 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.9 | |
| Team | 97 | 38-9639.6% | 11-3234.4% | 50 | 30 | 9 | 17 | 10-1566.7% | 11 | 5 | 2 | |||
Bench 10 points on 4 for 21 shooting
Bulls109Nuggets97ClickTap 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.
Zach LaVine scored 32 points (16 in the paint), and the Chicago Bulls went on a 20-8 run in the third quarter to beat the Denver Nuggets 109-97 for their fourth straight win.
The Nuggets led 60-57 with 6:33 left in the third quarter. LaVine’s 28-foot pull-up 3-pointer put the Bulls ahead for good with 3:57 left in the quarter. He scored 12 points during the run, and they led 77-68 with 4.1 seconds left in the quarter and by as many as 18 in the fourth quarter.
Lonzo Ball had 20 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), 10 rebounds and 4 blocks, and Nikola Vučević added 20 points and 10 rebounds but shot 8 for 24. The Bulls had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Nuggets, Monte Morris had 19 points and 7 assists. Nikola Jokić had 17 points, 12 rebounds and 15 assists, his 60th career triple-double.
The Bulls shot 45.1% from the field and 37.1% from 3 to the Nuggets’ 39.6% and 34.4%. They outscored the Nuggets 15-0 on the fast break. The Nuggets were outscored 24-7 in 8 minutes with Barton, Green, Reed, Nnaji and Campazzo on the floor together.
Chicago BullsDenver NuggetsPS, 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).
95 points from the field on 91 shots: 1.6 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-27 | 66.7% | 65% |
| In the paint | 4-12 | 33.3% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 6-17 | 35.3% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 2-8 | 25.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-27 | 40.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | 46 | 12 | 5-10 | −6 |
| Will Barton | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Nikola Jokić | 7 | 6 | 3-4 | +3 |
| Jeff Green | 6 | 6 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 12 | 5-7 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 36 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 31 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 48 | 17 | 7-19 | +6 |
| Jeff Green | 9 | 1 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Aaron Gordon | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Will Barton | 4 | 0 | 0-3 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 6 | 2 | 1-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Barton | 33 | 2 | 1-5 | −4 |
| Aaron Gordon | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Davon Reed | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Monte Morris | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 15 | 5-9 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 13 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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50/50
CHI
Highest Leverage Moments
Thomas 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ball 2 AST)
Q3 0:04
17.7%
73→91
Gordon 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (16 PTS)
Q3 0:00
17.7%
91→73
Vucevic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Dosunmu 3 AST)
Q3 5:57
14.6%
40→55
LaVine 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (17 PTS)
Q3 3:57
13.7%
49→62
Barton 17' Pullup Jump Shot (19 PTS)
Q4 11:20
11.6%
77→66
