Denver Nuggets @ Chicago Bulls
Shot Chart
- Josh Giddey makes 22-foot driving floating jump shot (Zach LaVine assists)
- Nikola Vucevic misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Vucevic misses layup
- Nikola Vucevic makes two point shot
- Lonzo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)
- Ayo Dosunmu makes 27-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)
- Zach LaVine misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nikola Vucevic misses 10-foot two point shot
- Lonzo Ball misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nikola Vucevic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Vucevic misses driving floating jump shot
- Ayo Dosunmu misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Ayo Dosunmu misses two point shot
- Josh Giddey misses driving layup
- Josh Giddey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zach LaVine assists)
- Matas Buzelis makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Zach LaVine assists)
- Nikola Vucevic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Matas Buzelis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)
- Nikola Vucevic makes 9-foot two point shot (Zach LaVine assists)
- Nikola Vucevic makes 2-foot hook shot (Josh Giddey assists)
- Nikola Jokic blocks Nikola Vucevic 's 7-foot two point shot
- Patrick Williams misses 4-foot two point shot
- Nikola Vucevic makes 13-foot two point shot (Josh Giddey assists)
- Nikola Vucevic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)
- Patrick Williams makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists)
- Lonzo Ball misses 67-foot three point jumper
- Lonzo Ball misses two point shot
- Talen Horton-Tucker misses 26-foot three point shot
- Ayo Dosunmu makes two point shot
- Jalen Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray blocks Jalen Smith 's 2-foot two point shot
- Peyton Watson blocks Patrick Williams 's 2-foot driving layup
- Ayo Dosunmu makes 25-foot three point jumper (Patrick Williams assists)
- Patrick Williams misses running pullup jump shot
- Patrick Williams makes 11-foot two point shot
- Patrick Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Julian Phillips assists)
- Dalen Terry misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Dalen Terry makes driving layup
- Jamal Murray blocks Ayo Dosunmu 's 1-foot driving layup
- Nikola Vucevic misses 14-foot jumper
- Dalen Terry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Julian Phillips assists)
- Julian Phillips makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)
- Lonzo Ball makes 22-foot three point jumper (Patrick Williams assists)
- Zach LaVine misses 22-foot three point shot
- Zach LaVine makes 22-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)
- Nikola Vucevic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Zach LaVine makes 27-foot three point jumper (Patrick Williams assists)
- Ayo Dosunmu misses running pullup jump shot
- Nikola Vucevic misses 13-foot two point shot
- Nikola Vucevic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)
- Zach LaVine misses 17-foot two point shot
- Nikola Vucevic makes 15-foot jumper (Zach LaVine assists)
- Lonzo Ball makes 22-foot jumper (Josh Giddey assists)
- Josh Giddey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)
- Nikola Vucevic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Josh Giddey makes 9-foot two point shot
- Lonzo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Josh Giddey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Zach LaVine makes two point shot (Josh Giddey assists)
- Josh Giddey misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Lonzo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)
- Zach LaVine misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Patrick Williams misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nikola Vucevic makes 1-foot layup (Josh Giddey assists)
- Christian Braun blocks Zach LaVine 's 1-foot two point shot
- Matas Buzelis misses driving floating jump shot
- Josh Giddey makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
- Dalen Terry makes three point shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
- Ayo Dosunmu makes 26-foot three point shot (Dalen Terry assists)
- Matas Buzelis makes dunk (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
- Nikola Vucevic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Patrick Williams makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists)
- Ayo Dosunmu makes 27-foot three pointer (Matas Buzelis assists)
- Patrick Williams misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Ayo Dosunmu makes two point shot
- Patrick Williams misses driving floating jump shot
- Patrick Williams makes 8-foot two point shot
- Ayo Dosunmu misses driving layup
- Jalen Smith makes tip shot
- Dalen Terry makes 26-foot three point shot (Jalen Smith assists)
- Jalen Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ayo Dosunmu misses 1-foot two point shot
- Dalen Terry makes tip shot
- Matas Buzelis makes 2-foot driving dunk (Dalen Terry assists)
- Jalen Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Zach LaVine makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Zach LaVine misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Jalen Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Matas Buzelis assists)
- Lonzo Ball makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
- Nikola Vucevic misses 15-foot jumper
- Nikola Vucevic makes 11-foot two point shot (Zach LaVine assists)
- Patrick Williams misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Lonzo Ball makes 27-foot three pointer
- Ayo Dosunmu misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Zach LaVine misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Zach LaVine makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)
- Nikola Vucevic misses 25-foot three point shot
- Zach LaVine makes 29-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 1-foot driving dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Christian Braun makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Lonzo Ball blocks Jamal Murray's layup
- Jamal Murray misses 10-foot two point shot
- Russell Westbrook makes 20-foot step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Christian Braun makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Christian Braun makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes dunk (Christian Braun assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Christian Braun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Russell Westbrook makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes dunk (Peyton Watson assists)
- Russell Westbrook misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon misses 5-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes driving layup
- Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Julian Strawther misses driving layup
- Peyton Watson makes dunk (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 3-foot two point shot
- Peyton Watson misses two point shot
- Jalen Smith blocks Aaron Gordon 's 2-foot driving layup
- Aaron Gordon misses driving layup
- Aaron Gordon makes tip shot
- Julian Strawther misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Peyton Watson assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Aaron Gordon misses 6-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Josh Giddey blocks Christian Braun 's 5-foot driving layup
- Peyton Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot dunk (Christian Braun assists)
- Christian Braun makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Peyton Watson misses 9-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Peyton Watson makes two point shot (Christian Braun assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses layup
- Jamal Murray misses tip shot
- Christian Braun makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Jamal Murray misses driving layup
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
- Russell Westbrook makes 1-foot two point shot (Christian Braun assists)
- Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
- Jamal Murray misses 9-foot two point shot
- Russell Westbrook makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Christian Braun makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Christian Braun misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. makes dunk
- Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses 10-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses driving layup
- Jamal Murray misses two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
- Nikola Jokic misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes dunk (Peyton Watson assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 83-foot three point jumper
- Julian Strawther misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Julian Strawther misses driving layup
- Peyton Watson misses driving dunk
- Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jalen Smith blocks Russell Westbrook 's 2-foot driving layup
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot
- Christian Braun makes two point shot
- Christian Braun makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Christian Braun makes 4-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Christian Braun misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot two point shot
- Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
- Christian Braun makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Ayo Dosunmu blocks Christian Braun 's 2-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes 19-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic misses 5-foot two point shot
- Russell Westbrook misses tip shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses two point shot
- Russell Westbrook misses tip shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
NUGGETS
BULLS
| TIME | PLAY | DEN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Nikola Jokic vs. Nikola Vucevic (Christian Braun gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:43 | Jamal Murray makes 1-foot driving dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 2 | 0 | |
| 11:19 | Josh Giddey makes 22-foot driving floating jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:59 | Christian Braun makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 4 | 2 | |
| 10:49 | Nikola Vucevic misses 27-foot three point jumper | 4 | 2 | |
| 10:46 | Josh Giddey offensive rebound | 4 | 2 | |
| 10:42 | Nikola Vucevic misses layup | 4 | 2 | |
| 10:42 | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | 4 | 2 | |
| 10:37 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point shot | 4 | 4 | |
| 10:31 | Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 6 | 4 | |
| 10:20 | Lonzo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 6 | 7 | |
| 10:06 | Michael Porter Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 8 | 7 | |
| 9:54 | Ayo Dosunmu makes 27-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists) | 8 | 10 | |
| 9:53 | Nuggets Full timeout | 8 | 10 | |
| 9:37 | Michael Porter Jr. misses 20-foot pullup jump shot | 8 | 10 | |
| 9:35 | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | 8 | 10 | |
| 9:28 | Zach LaVine misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 8 | 10 | |
| 9:25 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | 8 | 10 | |
| 9:17 | Lonzo Ball blocks Jamal Murray's layup | 8 | 10 | |
| 9:13 | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | 8 | 10 | |
| 9:02 | Nikola Vucevic misses 10-foot two point shot | 8 | 10 | |
| 9:01 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 8 | 10 | |
| 8:59 | Nikola Jokic bad pass (Josh Giddey steals) | 8 | 10 | |
| 8:53 | Lonzo Ball misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot | 8 | 10 | |
| 8:49 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | 8 | 10 | |
| 8:42 | Jamal Murray misses 10-foot two point shot | 8 | 10 | |
| 8:39 | Lonzo Ball defensive rebound | 8 | 10 | |
| 8:33 | Nikola Vucevic misses 26-foot three point jumper | 8 | 10 | |
| 8:30 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | 8 | 10 | |
| 8:18 | Russell Westbrook makes 20-foot step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 10 | 10 | |
| 8:07 | Nikola Vucevic misses driving floating jump shot | 10 | 10 | |
| 8:06 | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | 10 | 10 | |
| 8:04 | Ayo Dosunmu misses 24-foot three point jumper | 10 | 10 | |
| 8:02 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 10 | 10 | |
| 7:57 | Christian Braun makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 12 | 10 | |
| 7:41 | Ayo Dosunmu misses two point shot | 12 | 10 | |
| 7:39 | Ayo Dosunmu offensive rebound | 12 | 10 | |
| 7:31 | Josh Giddey misses driving layup | 12 | 10 | |
| 7:31 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 12 | 10 | |
| 7:21 | Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper | 12 | 10 | |
| 7:19 | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | 12 | 10 | |
| 7:12 | Josh Giddey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zach LaVine assists) | 12 | 13 | |
| 6:48 | Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 14 | 13 | |
| 6:44 | Jamal Murray shooting foul | 14 | 13 | |
| 6:44 | Ayo Dosunmu misses free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 13 | |
| 6:44 | Bulls offensive team rebound | 14 | 13 | |
| 6:44 | Matas Buzelis enters the game for Lonzo Ball | 14 | 13 | |
| 6:44 | Ayo Dosunmu makes free throw 2 of 2 | 14 | 14 | |
| 6:33 | Nikola Jokic bad pass (Josh Giddey steals) | 14 | 14 | |
| 6:16 | Ayo Dosunmu bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals) | 14 | 14 | |
| 6:12 | Nikola Jokic makes two point shot | 16 | 14 | |
| 6:06 | Matas Buzelis makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 16 | 16 | |
| 5:49 | Christian Braun makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 18 | 16 | |
| 5:35 | Nikola Vucevic misses 26-foot three point jumper | 18 | 16 | |
| 5:32 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 18 | 16 | |
| 5:29 | Michael Porter Jr. bad pass (Nikola Vucevic steals) | 18 | 16 | |
| 5:26 | Nikola Vucevic bad pass (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | 18 | 16 | |
| 5:21 | Nikola Jokic makes dunk (Christian Braun assists) | 20 | 16 | |
| 5:12 | Matas Buzelis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 20 | 19 | |
| 4:59 | Jamal Murray misses 20-foot step back jumpshot | 20 | 19 | |
| 4:57 | Matas Buzelis defensive rebound | 20 | 19 | |
| 4:46 | Nikola Vucevic makes 9-foot two point shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 20 | 21 | |
| 4:29 | Jamal Murray makes 17-foot pullup jump shot | 22 | 21 | |
| 4:15 | Nikola Vucevic makes 2-foot hook shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 22 | 23 | |
| 4:05 | Patrick Williams enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu | 22 | 23 | |
| 4:05 | Aaron Gordon enters the game for Michael Porter Jr. | 22 | 23 | |
| 4:05 | Peyton Watson enters the game for Jamal Murray | 22 | 23 | |
| 3:58 | Christian Braun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists) | 25 | 23 | |
| 3:37 | Nikola Jokic blocks Nikola Vucevic 's 7-foot two point shot | 25 | 23 | |
| 3:33 | Patrick Williams offensive rebound | 25 | 23 | |
| 3:32 | Patrick Williams misses 4-foot two point shot | 25 | 23 | |
| 3:30 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 25 | 23 | |
| 3:28 | Russell Westbrook makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 27 | 23 | |
| 3:28 | Matas Buzelis defensive goaltending violation | 27 | 23 | |
| 3:28 | Bulls Full timeout | 27 | 23 | |
| 3:09 | Nikola Vucevic makes 13-foot two point shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 27 | 25 | |
| 2:44 | shot clock turnover | 27 | 25 | |
| 2:44 | Julian Strawther enters the game for Christian Braun | 27 | 25 | |
| 2:30 | Nikola Vucevic bad pass (Peyton Watson steals) | 27 | 25 | |
| 2:26 | Nikola Jokic makes dunk (Peyton Watson assists) | 29 | 25 | |
| 2:16 | Nikola Vucevic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists) | 29 | 28 | |
| 1:53 | Russell Westbrook misses 22-foot three point jumper | 29 | 28 | |
| 1:51 | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | 29 | 28 | |
| 1:45 | Nikola Vucevic offensive foul | 29 | 28 | |
| 1:45 | Nikola Vucevic turnover | 29 | 28 | |
| 1:45 | Talen Horton-Tucker enters the game for Josh Giddey | 29 | 28 | |
| 1:45 | Lonzo Ball enters the game for Nikola Vucevic | 29 | 28 | |
| 1:45 | Jalen Smith enters the game for Matas Buzelis | 29 | 28 | |
| 1:45 | Jamal Murray enters the game for Russell Westbrook | 29 | 28 | |
| 1:28 | Aaron Gordon misses 5-foot two point shot | 29 | 28 | |
| 1:25 | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | 29 | 28 | |
| 1:16 | Julian Strawther shooting foul | 29 | 28 | |
| 1:16 | Zach LaVine makes free throw 1 of 2 | 29 | 29 | |
| 1:16 | Zach LaVine makes free throw 2 of 2 | 29 | 30 | |
| 59.1 | Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 31 | 30 | |
| 48.1 | Patrick Williams makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists) | 31 | 32 | |
| 39.1 | Aaron Gordon makes driving layup | 33 | 32 | |
| 31.1 | Zach LaVine traveling | 33 | 32 | |
| 9.1 | Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot | 33 | 32 | |
| 8.1 | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 33 | 32 | |
| 8.1 | Talen Horton-Tucker loose ball foul | 33 | 32 | |
| 1.1 | Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 35 | 32 | |
| 0.0 | Lonzo Ball misses 67-foot three point jumper | 35 | 32 | |
| 0.0 | Bulls offensive team rebound | 35 | 32 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 35 | 32 | |
Regular Season Series
CHI leads 1-0
Game Information
United Center
1:00 AM, 28 January 2025
Chicago, IL
Attendance: 19,661
- Referees:
- Brian Forte
- Curtis Blair
- John Butler
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 26 | 4 | .867 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 21 | 8 | .724 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 10 | .667 | 6 | W3 |
| Portland | 12 | 18 | .400 | 14 | L2 |
| Utah | 10 | 19 | .345 | 15.5 | L4 |

