Newer meeting, Feb 7: DEN 136, CHI 120

Denver Nuggets vs Chicago Bulls: player stats

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DEN

Game leaders

CHI

Points
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic33 PTS15-21 FG, 1-4 3P, 2-2 FT
Chicago Bulls: Zach LaVine21 PTS6-13 FG, 5-10 3P, 4-4 FT
Rebounds
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic12 REB2 OREB, 10 DREB
Chicago Bulls: Nikola Vucevic10 REB4 OREB, 6 DREB
Assists
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic14 AST33 PTS, 4 TOV
Chicago Bulls: Josh Giddey10 AST12 PTS, 4 TOV

The Chicago Bulls beat the Denver Nuggets 129-121 on January 27, 2025 at United Center. Zach LaVine led the Chicago Bulls with 21 points; Nikola Jokic scored 33 for the Denver Nuggets.

Denver Nuggets box score
Denver Nuggets
Nikola JokicC	40:00	33	12	14	15-21	1-4	2-2	1	1	4	1	+1
Jamal MurrayG	40:00	18	6	6	8-20	1-5	1-1	2	2	2	2	-16
Russell WestbrookG	35:00	14	3	5	6-10	0-1	2-2	1	0	2	2	+6
Christian BraunG	33:00	28	5	4	11-15	2-4	4-4	2	1	2	2	+4
Michael Porter Jr.F	32:00	18	7	0	7-15	2-8	2-2	1	0	2	2	+1
Peyton WatsonG	24:00	4	5	3	2-6	0-1	0-0	3	1	2	0	-12
Aaron GordonF	22:00	6	2	4	3-9	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	-9
Julian StrawtherG	15:00	0	2	0	0-4	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	2	-15
Team	241	121	42	36	52-100	6-27	11-11	13	5	14	11

DNP: PJ Hall, Trey Alexander, Dario Saric, DaRon Holmes II, Zeke Nnaji, Jalen Pickett, Hunter Tyson, Spencer Jones, DeAndre Jordan, Vlatko Cancar

Chicago Bulls box score
Chicago Bulls
Zach LaVineG	35:00	21	3	6	6-13	5-10	4-4	2	0	4	2	-10
Nikola VucevicC	34:00	20	10	6	9-23	2-9	0-0	1	0	4	1	+2
Ayo DosunmuG	34:00	17	2	2	6-13	4-7	1-2	2	1	2	1	+20
Patrick WilliamsF	28:00	11	8	3	5-12	1-5	0-0	1	0	0	0	+16
Josh GiddeyG	27:00	12	4	10	5-8	2-4	0-0	3	1	4	1	-8
Lonzo BallG	25:00	18	4	0	6-10	4-7	2-2	1	1	0	1	+2
Matas BuzelisF	20:00	9	4	2	4-5	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	1	+10
Jalen SmithF-C	14:00	5	7	1	2-6	1-4	0-0	0	2	1	2	+6
Dalen TerryF	13:00	13	4	2	5-6	3-4	0-0	1	0	1	1	+11
Julian PhillipsF	6:00	3	0	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	2	-3
Talen Horton-TuckerG	4:00	0	1	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	2	-6
Team	240	129	47	35	49-98	24-53	7-8	11	5	17	14

DNP: E.J. Liddell, Jevon Carter, Coby White, Emanuel Miller, Torrey Craig, Adama Sanogo, Chris Duarte

Team stats

Team stats: Denver Nuggets and Chicago Bulls
DEN	Stat	CHI
52.0%(better)52-100	Field-goal percentage	50.0%49-98
22.2%6-27	Three-point percentage	45.3%(better)24-53
100.0%(better)11-11	Free-throw percentage	87.5%7-8
42	Rebounds	47(better)
12	Offensive rebounds	13(better)
30	Defensive rebounds	34(better)
36(better)	Assists	35
13(better)	Steals	11
5	Blocks	5
14(better)	Turnovers	17
11(better)	Personal fouls	14

Team advanced
DEN	Stat	CHI
105.7	Pace	106.2(better)
114.0	Off. rating	121.5(better)
121.5	Def. rating	114.0(better)
-7.5	Net rating	7.5(better)
57.7	TS%	63.5(better)
55.0	eFG%	62.2(better)
11.8(better)	TOV%	14.3
26.1	OREB%	30.2(better)
0.110(better)	FT rate	0.082
27.0	3PA rate	54.1(better)

Keel projection

How the projections do →

Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.

DEN 63%CHI 37%

Expected margin: DEN by 4.1
Result: CHI by 8: The projection missed.

The projected margin was 12.1 pts from the result. Its largest input: Net rating so far this season, 3.7 pts toward DEN. 3 more inputs are in Pro

Season series

DEN 0, CHI 2

Jan 27 · this gameDenver Nuggets 121, Chicago Bulls 129
Mar 24Chicago Bulls 129, Denver Nuggets 119

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