Chicago
Bulls
130
–
127
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Monday, November 17, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 30 | 33 | 40 | 27 | 130 |
| DEN | 28 | 36 | 29 | 34 | 127 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Ayo Dosunmu
CHI
21
PTS
3
REB
5
AST
+25
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots2
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending85.7%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.36
Impact Composite39.0
Hustle: 4.5Defense: 29.6Impact: 4.9
+25 plus/minusonly 13 pts allowed on 36.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Josh Giddey
CHI
21
PTS
14
REB
6
AST
-17
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-12 (66.7%)
3PT0-2
FT5-8
TS%67.7%
eFG%66.7%
TOV2
ORTG115
DRTG142
NET-26
Double-Double66.7% FG3 loose balls recoveredonly 18 pts allowed on 46.6 possessions
Box Score
| CHI | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Williams | 16:58 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| Jalen Smith | 17:57 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-11 | 55% | 3-6 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | +15 |
| Matas Buzelis | 29:05 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5-14 | 36% | 2-5 | 40% | 1-1 | 100% | -14 |
| Dalen Terry | 18:04 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +18 |
| Josh Giddey | 30:19 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8-12 | 67% | 0-2 | 0% | 5-8 | 63% | -17 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Ayo Dosunmu | 25:50 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8-9 | 89% | 1-2 | 50% | 4-5 | 80% | +25 |
| Nikola Vučević | 29:00 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-13 | 23% | 2-8 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Jevon Carter | 18:08 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-13 | 39% | 5-10 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +20 |
| Kevin Huerter | 24:00 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 58% | 4-9 | 44% | 2-2 | 100% | -21 |
| Julian Phillips | 10:42 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Isaac Okoro | 19:57 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| TOTAL | — | 130 | 53 | 13 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 48-102 | 47% | 19-53 | 36% | 15-19 | 79% | — |
Noa Essengue —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Watson | 34:02 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Jamal Murray | 38:16 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12-22 | 55% | 5-11 | 46% | 5-5 | 100% | -1 |
| Nikola Jokić | 38:38 | 36 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13-27 | 48% | 1-7 | 14% | 9-12 | 75% | +10 |
| Cameron Johnson | 36:55 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 50% | 5-7 | 71% | 2-2 | 100% | +13 |
| Jalen Pickett | 10:27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 16:12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -21 |
| Aaron Gordon | 32:25 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10-18 | 56% | 1-5 | 20% | 3-4 | 75% | +18 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 4:33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -15 |
| Bruce Brown | 22:32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| TOTAL | — | 127 | 53 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 46-97 | 47% | 14-36 | 39% | 21-25 | 84% | — |
Zeke Nnaji —
Hunter Tyson —
Spencer Jones —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CHI48/102 (47%)
Paint
25/43 (58%)
Mid
7/14 (50%)
3PT
20/54 (37%)
ATB3 44%RA 70%Paint 46%Corner 3 22%Mid 67%
DEN46/97 (47%)
Paint
24/45 (53%)
Mid
10/20 (50%)
3PT
14/36 (39%)
ATB3 33%RA 69%Paint 28%Mid 50%Corner 3 67%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nikola Jokić
defended Nikola Vučević
7.2 min • 18 pts • 58%
Best Defender
Peyton Watson
held Josh Giddey
3.7 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Aaron Gordon
vs Matas Buzelis
2.1 min • 8 pts • 60%
| DEN Defense | Ayo Dosunmu | Dalen Terry | Isaac Okoro | Jalen Smith | Jevon Carter | Josh Giddey | Julian Phillips | Kevin Huerter | Matas Buzelis | Nikola Vučević | Patrick Williams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Johnson | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | 3.4m 3pts 50% | 2.7m 6pts 50% | — | 1.2m 3pts 100% |
| Nikola Jokić | — | — | — | 4.6m 10pts 36% | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2m 18pts 58% | — |
| Peyton Watson | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 5.1m 3pts 50% | — | — |
| Aaron Gordon | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0m 6pts 60% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 5pts 100% | 2.1m 8pts 60% | 1.3m 2pts 25% | 1.8m 5pts 100% |
| Jamal Murray | 2.8m 4pts 40% | — | 4.1m 2pts 50% | — | 1.1m 6pts 100% | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Bruce Brown | 2.6m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.8m 2pts 25% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jalen Pickett | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spencer Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Other | 3.2m 6pts 43% | 1.8m 5pts 50% | 2.2m 2pts 33% | 1.7m 5pts 100% | 2.1m 4pts 50% | 2.4m 7pts 33% | — | 1.8m 2pts 100% | — | 2.3m 14pts 86% | 2.7m 7pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = CHI leads
DEN Largest Lead
8
Q1 4:37
CHI Largest Lead
18
Q2 4:31
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CHI 8-0 run
Q2 0:11 – Q2 1:33
-4 → -10
CHI 10-0 run
Q2 0:11 – Q2 2:00
-4 → -12
CHI 13-0 run
Q2 0:11 – Q2 2:31
-4 → -15
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 7:32 – Q2 8:30
-11 → -5