Denver
Nuggets
136
–
120
FINAL
Chicago
Bulls
Date
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 39 | 20 | 38 | 39 | 136 |
| CHI | 36 | 29 | 39 | 16 | 120 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jamal Murray
DEN
28
PTS
3
REB
11
AST
+0
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots5
Opp FG% When Defending70.6%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.58
Impact Composite32.7
Hustle: 11.5Defense: 21.0Impact: 0.2
Double-Double61.1% FG4-9 from 3only 31 pts allowed on 53.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
22
PTS
14
REB
17
AST
+36
+/−
Game Performance
FG7-12 (58.3%)
3PT2-2
FT6-6
TS%75.1%
eFG%66.7%
STL1
BLK4
TOV3
ORTG151
DRTG101
NET+50
Triple-Double58.3% FG4 blocks6 deflections11 contested shots+36 plus/minusonly 18 pts allowed on 45.4 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Braun | 31:41 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | +20 |
| Nikola Jokić | 33:24 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7-12 | 58% | 2-2 | 100% | 6-6 | 100% | +36 |
| Julian Strawther | 33:26 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7-14 | 50% | 4-8 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | +14 |
| Cameron Johnson | 27:15 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-9 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +21 |
| Jamal Murray | 30:57 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11-18 | 61% | 4-9 | 44% | 2-2 | 100% | 0 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 12:41 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5-8 | 63% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | -15 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 28:30 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-11 | 55% | 3-8 | 38% | 8-12 | 67% | +9 |
| Bruce Brown | 30:54 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | +8 |
| Jalen Pickett | 7:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 1:55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| TOTAL | — | 136 | 41 | 11 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 49-85 | 58% | 16-33 | 48% | 22-33 | 67% | — |
Peyton Watson —
DaRon Holmes II —
| CHI | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anfernee Simons | 32:29 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-15 | 33% | 3-10 | 30% | 2-2 | 100% | -6 |
| Matas Buzelis | 30:20 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7-13 | 54% | 4-8 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | -19 |
| Isaac Okoro | 25:52 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | 46% | 2-6 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | -14 |
| Guerschon Yabusele | 26:06 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4-13 | 31% | 4-10 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Jaden Ivey | 30:10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-5 | 40% | 2-2 | 100% | -27 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Williams | 20:03 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 75% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Rob Dillingham | 21:57 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +9 |
| Leonard Miller | 2:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Nick Richards | 19:22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5-8 | 63% | 1-1 | 100% | 4-5 | 80% | -13 |
| Collin Sexton | 28:37 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6-14 | 43% | 1-5 | 20% | 4-4 | 100% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 120 | 37 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 41-92 | 45% | 20-51 | 39% | 18-20 | 90% | — |
Lachlan Olbrich —
Tre Jones —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN49/85 (58%)
Paint
30/46 (65%)
Mid
4/11 (36%)
3PT
17/34 (50%)
RA 68%ATB3 48%Paint 50%Corner 3 56%Mid 50%
CHI41/92 (45%)
Paint
18/35 (51%)
Mid
3/8 (38%)
3PT
20/51 (39%)
ATB3 42%RA 58%Corner 3 33%Paint 36%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Anfernee Simons
defended Christian Braun
4.6 min • 3 pts • 20%
Best Defender
Jaden Ivey
held Jamal Murray
3.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Matas Buzelis
vs Julian Strawther
3.0 min • 9 pts • 75%
| CHI Defense | Bruce Brown | Cameron Johnson | Christian Braun | DaRon Holmes II | Jalen Pickett | Jamal Murray | Jonas Valančiūnas | Julian Strawther | Nikola Jokić | Tim Hardaway Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden Ivey | 1.1m 3pts 100% | 1.5m 5pts 50% | — | — | — | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% |
| Matas Buzelis | — | 1.3m 4pts 100% | 2.4m 3pts 50% | — | — | 2.6m 5pts 50% | — | 3.0m 9pts 75% | — | — |
| Collin Sexton | 3.4m 7pts 40% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 3pts 50% | — | — | 1.4m 4pts 40% | — |
| Guerschon Yabusele | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 3pts 33% | — | 3.4m 3pts 20% | — |
| Anfernee Simons | 2.1m 3pts 25% | — | 4.6m 3pts 20% | — | — | 1.7m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Okoro | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.2m 5pts 100% | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | 3.2m 5pts 33% | — |
| Patrick Williams | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.9m 5pts 67% |
| Nick Richards | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | 1.1m 6pts 67% | — | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — |
| Rob Dillingham | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% |
| Other | 2.8m 5pts 100% | — | 2.7m 8pts 50% | 0.5m 2pts 100% | 2.6m 5pts 50% | — | 2.0m 2pts 100% | 3.8m 3pts 25% | 3.1m 8pts 50% | 4.1m 3pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = CHI leads, negative = DEN leads
CHI Largest Lead
9
Q3 1:21
DEN Largest Lead
18
Q4 9:27
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 6:59 – Q1 8:09
-6 → -11
CHI 8-0 run
Q2 1:56 – Q2 6:56
-1 → +5
DEN 8-0 run
Q3 2:56 – Q3 3:54
+5 → 0
CHI 10-0 run
Q3 8:45 – Q3 10:48
-5 → +3