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Denver Nuggets at Chicago Bulls

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Denver Nuggets
Chicago Bulls

Matchup preview

Last season: too early in this one to read much from it

Matchup odds

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Who wins?

DEN

Season leaders, per game

CHI
The teams side by side: Denver Nuggets and Chicago Bulls compared, with league ranks
DENStatCHI
54–28Record31–51
Offense
5.1(better), 7th in the leagueNet rating22nd in the league, -5.0
120.3(better), 1st in the leagueOffensive rating24th in the league, 111.1
100.2, 20th in the leaguePace2nd in the league, 104.3
57.7(better), 1st in the leagueeFG%14th in the league, 54.7
10.9(better), 3rd in the leagueTOV%23rd in the league, 12.7
23.6(better), 25th in the leagueOREB%27th in the league, 23.1
0.294(better), 4th in the leagueFT rate22nd in the league, 0.246
Defense
115.3(better), 21st in the leagueDefensive rating22nd in the league, 116.0
54.3(better), 15th in the leagueOpp. eFG%21st in the league, 55.3
10.0, 30th in the leagueOpp. TOV%29th in the league, 10.6(better)
75.3, 7th in the leagueDREB%6th in the league, 75.5(better)
0.254, 12th in the leagueOpp. FT rate7th in the league, 0.245(better)

This season's meetings

They have not met this season.

Injury report

Denver Nuggets

Chicago Bulls

  • Zach CollinsQuestionable· back Oct 7
    Report note

    Collins' 2025-26 season was cut short after he underwent surgery in February due to a sprained toe on his right foot. It's unclear if the current soft tissue injury is related to the toe, but the big man's status will be worth monitoring ahead of Chicago's preseason opener against Phoenix on Wednesday, Oct. 7. If he's forced to miss time to start the regular season, Jalen Smith would have a much clearer path to playing time behind Nic Claxton.

  • Dailyn SwainQuestionable
    Report note

    Wrist

Key players · DEN: Denver Nuggets key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
Jamal Murray35.425.44.47.123.6 / 4.6 / 6.82.8
Nikola Jokic34.827.712.910.725.4 / 12.6 / 9.87.2
Christian Braun31.812.04.82.714.6 / 5.0 / 2.00.8
DeMar DeRozan31.318.42.94.121.2 / 2.6 / 4.6-1.0
Cameron Johnson30.512.23.82.415.4 / 5.2 / 3.82.0
Key players · CHI: Chicago Bulls key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
Josh Giddey32.117.08.39.112.2 / 8.2 / 9.60.8
Norman Powell29.621.73.52.516.0 / 2.4 / 1.20.6
Matas Buzelis29.216.35.82.116.6 / 7.8 / 2.8-0.2
Nicolas Claxton27.811.76.93.710.8 / 5.4 / 2.6-1.7
Tre Jones27.014.13.15.421.8 / 3.6 / 4.81.0

Last five games

Denver Nuggets: Denver Nuggets: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Apr 30 @ MINLost 98–110––
Apr 27 vs MINWon 125–113––
Apr 25 @ MINLost 96–112––
Apr 23 @ MINLost 96–113––
Apr 20 vs MINLost 114–119––
Chicago Bulls: Chicago Bulls: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Apr 12 @ DALLost 128–149––
Apr 10 vs ORLLost 103–127––
Apr 9 @ WASWon 119–108––
Apr 7 @ WASWon 129–98––
Apr 5 vs PHXLost 110–120––

Standings

Full standings
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBL10
10MIA4339.524175-5
11MIL3250.390283-7
12CHI3151.378292-8
13BKN2062.244403-7
14IND1963.232413-7
Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBL10
1OKC6418.780–7-3
2SAS6220.75628-2
3DEN5428.6591010-0
4LAL5329.646117-3
5HOU5230.634129-1

Matchups by position

What each defense allows per game to guards, forwards and centers, against the league average. Rank 1 allows the most.

DEN attack against CHI defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards49.3 (lg 49.8) , 18th in the league13.9 (lg 13.6) , 11th in the league15.4 (lg 14.2) , 3rd in the league
Forwards41.4 (lg 37.4) , 1st in the league17.2 (lg 15.3) , 1st in the league7.3 (lg 7.0) , 11th in the league
Centers9.6 (lg 10.7) , 24th in the league6.8 (lg 7.5) , 28th in the league1.7 (lg 1.9) , 22nd in the league
CHI attack against DEN defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards48.2 (lg 49.8) , 20th in the league13.2 (lg 13.6) , 19th in the league14.1 (lg 14.2) , 18th in the league
Forwards39.3 (lg 37.4) , 7th in the league15.1 (lg 15.3) , 17th in the league7.9 (lg 7.0) , 2nd in the league
Centers10.0 (lg 10.7) , 20th in the league7.1 (lg 7.5) , 24th in the league1.3 (lg 1.9) , 29th in the league

The box score appears at tip-off.