Game completed
Chicago Bulls7-6130at
Denver Nuggets10-3127
Mon, Nov 17, 9:00 PM ESTBall Arena, Denver, COAltitude · Chicago Sports Network
The box score
Final numbers
| Line score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 30 | 33 | 40 | 27 | 130 |
| DEN | 28 | 36 | 29 | 34 | 127 |
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac OkoroSF | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Matas BuzelisPF | 29 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-14 | 2-5 | 1-1 | -14 |
| Nikola VučevićC | 29 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-13 | 2-8 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Kevin HuerterSG | 24 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-12 | 4-9 | 2-2 | -21 |
| Josh GiddeyPG | 30 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-12 | 0-2 | 5-8 | -17 |
| Patrick Williams | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Jevon Carter | 18 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 5-10 | 0-0 | +20 |
| Dalen Terry | 18 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +18 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 26 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-9 | 1-2 | 4-5 | +25 |
| Jalen Smith | 18 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 1-1 | +15 |
| Julian Phillips | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +8 |
| Team | 130 | 57 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 48-102 | 19-53 | 15-19 |
DNP: Noa Essengue, Zach Collins (injury), Trentyn Flowers (gleague twoway), Tre Jones (injury), Emanuel Miller (gleague twoway), Lachlan Olbrich (gleague twoway), Coby White (injury)
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton WatsonSF | 34 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Aaron GordonPF | 32 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-18 | 1-5 | 3-4 | +18 |
| Nikola JokićC | 39 | 36 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13-27 | 1-7 | 9-12 | +10 |
| Cameron JohnsonSG | 37 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 5-7 | 2-2 | +13 |
| Jamal MurrayPG | 38 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12-22 | 5-11 | 5-5 | -1 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -21 |
| Bruce Brown | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -17 |
| Spencer Jones | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -16 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -15 |
| Jalen Pickett | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +9 |
| Team | 127 | 57 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 46-97 | 14-36 | 21-25 |
DNP: Zeke Nnaji, Hunter Tyson, Tamar Bates (gleague twoway), Christian Braun (injury), DaRon Holmes II (gleague on assignment), Curtis Jones (gleague twoway), Julian Strawther (injury)
Lead tracker
How the game flowed
- Biggest lead · DEN
- 8
- Biggest lead · CHI
- 18
- Times tied
- 8
- Lead changes
- 15
- Longest run · CHI
- 13
How they entered this matchup
Pregame context
- DEN has the rest edge with 1 day and 49h between games.
- DEN is carrying the heavier travel load at 699 mi from its previous stop.
- CHI is playing into a b2b schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
- CHI is in game 3 of 4 on the road with 1,727 mi already logged before tip.
The numbers
Rest · travel · body clock
| Schedule spot | CHI | DEN |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 7-6 | 10-3 |
| Days rest | B2B | 1 day |
| Hours rest | 25h | 49h |
| Rest swing | -24h | +24h |
| Travel in | 370 mi | 699 mi |
| Zone change | 0h | -1h |
| Body clock | -1h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 3 of 4 | Homestand · 1 of 1 |
| Miles before tip | 1,727 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | B2B | — |
How each side got here
Travel and map
CHI
370 miCHI came from Salt Lake City, UT with 370 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.
Salt Lake City, UT to Denver, CO
DEN
699 miDEN came from Minneapolis, MN with 699 mi of travel and -1h of time-zone change.
Minneapolis, MN to Denver, CO
Where this game sits in the run
Trip context
CHI
Road tripCHI is on game 3 of 4 on the road, with 1,727 mi already behind it.
DEN
HomestandDEN is in game 1 of 1 on this homestand.
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