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Tuesday, January 28 · 1:00 AM

DEN

Nuggets

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Final

CHI

Bulls

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Vucevic helps the Bulls hold off Jokic and the Nuggets for a 129-121 victory

Tuesday, January 28 · 1:00 AM

FG%

52 · 50

DEN · CHI

3P%

22 · 45

DEN · CHI

REB

42 · 47

DEN · CHI

Head-to-head production

Game stats

DENCHI
52-100FG49-98
52Field Goal %50
6-273PT24-53
22Three Point %45
11-11FT7-8
12Offensive Rebounds13
30Defensive Rebounds34
36Assists35
13Steals11
5Blocks5
14Turnovers17
0Technical Fouls2
17Points Conceded Off Turnovers22
30Fast Break Points15
11Fouls14
12Largest Lead12
  • Final score

    DEN 121, CHI 129

  • Top scorer

    Nikola Jokic (DEN) — 33 pts

  • Largest lead

    12 · 12

Game recap

Josh Giddey makes some crafty plays for the Chicago Bulls, dropping 12 points, 10 rebounds and three steals in their impressive win over the Denver Nuggets.
Josh Giddey makes some crafty plays for the Chicago Bulls, dropping 12 points, 10 rebounds and three steals in their impressive win over the Denver Nuggets.

CHICAGO -- — Nikola Vucevic had 20 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, and the Chicago Bulls handed the Denver Nuggets their second straight loss with a 129-121 victory on Monday night.

Zach LaVine scored 21 points and Lonzo Ball had 18 for Chicago, which had lost seven of eight. Ayo Dosunmu added 17 points.

The Bulls went 24 for 53 from 3-point range and had seven players score in double figures.

Denver wasted another impressive performance by Nikola Jokic, who had 33 points, 14 assists and 12 rebounds in his sixth triple-double in his last seven games. The three-time MVP has an NBA-best 21 triple-doubles this season.

Christian Braun scored 28 points for Denver. Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. each had 18.

The Bulls grabbed the lead for good when they opened the fourth quarter with a 13-0 run. Dalen Terry made a 3-pointer and a layup before Matas Buzelis drove inside for a dunk after Aaron Gordon fell down, making it 108-96 with 8:51 left.

Terry finished with 13 points on 5-for-6 shooting.

Chicago used a 12-0 run to take a 90-88 lead with 2 minutes left in the third quarter. Buzelis capped the stretch by powering to the rim for a dunk over Peyton Watson.

But Jokic drove inside for a jam and made a technical foul shot to send Denver into the fourth with a 96-95 lead.

Takeaways

Nuggets: Struggled from long range, going 6 for 27 from behind the arc.

Bulls: Josh Giddey provided a lift with 12 points and 10 assists.

Key moment

Denver closed to 121-118 on Murray's jumper with 2:22 left. But LaVine responded with a 3 for Chicago.

Key stat

Led by Terry and Patrick Williams, Chicago had a 41-10 advantage in bench points.

Up next

Denver visits the New York Knicks on Wednesday night. Chicago opens a three-game trip at Boston on Wednesday night.

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Every possession

Play by play

  • 12:00Nikola Jokic vs. Nikola Vucevic (Christian Braun gains possession)00
  • 11:43Jamal Murray makes 1-foot driving dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)02
  • 11:19Josh Giddey makes 22-foot driving floating jump shot (Zach LaVine assists)22
  • 10:59Christian Braun makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)24
  • 10:49Nikola Vucevic misses 27-foot three point jumper24
  • 10:46Josh Giddey offensive rebound24
  • 10:42Nikola Vucevic misses layup24
  • 10:42Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound24
  • 10:37Nikola Vucevic makes two point shot44
  • 10:31Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)46
  • 10:20Lonzo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)76
  • 10:06Michael Porter Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Jamal Murray assists)78
  • 9:54Ayo Dosunmu makes 27-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)108
  • 9:53Nuggets Full timeout108
  • 9:37Michael Porter Jr. misses 20-foot pullup jump shot108
  • 9:35Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound108
  • 9:28Zach LaVine misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot108
  • 9:25Christian Braun defensive rebound108
  • 9:17Lonzo Ball blocks Jamal Murray's layup108
  • 9:13Zach LaVine defensive rebound108
  • 9:02Nikola Vucevic misses 10-foot two point shot108
  • 9:01Nikola Jokic defensive rebound108
  • 8:59Nikola Jokic bad pass (Josh Giddey steals)108
  • 8:53Lonzo Ball misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot108
  • 8:49Christian Braun defensive rebound108
  • 8:42Jamal Murray misses 10-foot two point shot108
  • 8:39Lonzo Ball defensive rebound108
  • 8:33Nikola Vucevic misses 26-foot three point jumper108
  • 8:30Jamal Murray defensive rebound108
  • 8:18Russell Westbrook makes 20-foot step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)1010
  • 8:07Nikola Vucevic misses driving floating jump shot1010
  • 8:06Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound1010
  • 8:04Ayo Dosunmu misses 24-foot three point jumper1010
  • 8:02Nikola Jokic defensive rebound1010
  • 7:57Christian Braun makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)1012
  • 7:41Ayo Dosunmu misses two point shot1012
  • 7:39Ayo Dosunmu offensive rebound1012
  • 7:31Josh Giddey misses driving layup1012
  • 7:31Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound1012
  • 7:21Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper1012
  • 7:19Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound1012
  • 7:12Josh Giddey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zach LaVine assists)1312
  • 6:48Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)1314
  • 6:44Jamal Murray shooting foul1314
  • 6:44Ayo Dosunmu misses free throw 1 of 21314
  • 6:44Bulls offensive team rebound1314
  • 6:44Matas Buzelis enters the game for Lonzo Ball1314
  • 6:44Ayo Dosunmu makes free throw 2 of 21414
  • 6:33Nikola Jokic bad pass (Josh Giddey steals)1414
  • 6:16Ayo Dosunmu bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals)1414
  • 6:12Nikola Jokic makes two point shot1416
  • 6:06Matas Buzelis makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Zach LaVine assists)1616
  • 5:49Christian Braun makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)1618
  • 5:35Nikola Vucevic misses 26-foot three point jumper1618
  • 5:32Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound1618
  • 5:29Michael Porter Jr. bad pass (Nikola Vucevic steals)1618
  • 5:26Nikola Vucevic bad pass (Michael Porter Jr. steals)1618
  • 5:21Nikola Jokic makes dunk (Christian Braun assists)1620
  • 5:12Matas Buzelis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)1920
  • 4:59Jamal Murray misses 20-foot step back jumpshot1920

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