The Denver Nuggets (3-1) defeat the Chicago Bulls (2-2), 124-117.

117 - 124

Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY

Location: Ball Arena

Officials: Courtney Kirkland, Justin Van Duyne, and Biniam Maru

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Chicago Bulls	29	26	28	34	117
Denver Nuggets	37	30	37	20	124

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Chicago Bulls	117	41-80	51.2%	13-38	34.2%	22-28	78.6%	9	49	31	32	3	18	9
Denver Nuggets	124	39-90	43.3%	9-33	27.3%	37-41	90.2%	10	51	26	28	7	9	2

PLAYER STATS


Chicago Bulls	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Isaac Okoro^SF	09:49	0	0-2	0-1	0-2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	4	-12
Matas Buzelis^PF	30:02	20	7-12	3-7	3-3	0	3	3	1	0	5	4	2	-7
Nikola Vučević^C	23:33	5	2-7	1-3	0-0	3	7	10	4	0	1	5	3	-26
Ayo Dosunmu^SG	28:16	11	5-7	0-2	1-1	0	3	3	3	0	0	1	3	-17
Josh Giddey^PG	29:00	25	7-14	3-7	8-8	2	7	9	6	0	1	4	4	-22
Jevon Carter	21:52	17	7-10	3-6	0-0	1	2	3	3	0	0	0	1	13
Patrick Williams	25:10	9	3-8	2-5	1-1	0	1	1	5	0	0	1	3	1
Zach Collins	17:18	11	4-6	0-1	3-4	2	3	5	0	2	1	1	4	12
Dalen Terry	21:04	11	3-6	1-3	4-5	0	5	5	6	1	0	1	2	-1
Jalen Smith	09:21	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	-2
Noa Essengue	16:39	2	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	6
Emanuel Miller	04:20	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13
Lachlan Olbrich	03:36	6	2-2	0-0	2-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Kevin Huerter	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tre Jones	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yuki Kawamura	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Julian Phillips	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Coby White	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denver Nuggets	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Cameron Johnson^SF	21:49	11	2-7	2-4	5-5	0	3	3	1	2	0	1	4	21
Aaron Gordon^PF	21:51	17	6-11	2-3	3-3	3	1	4	1	1	0	1	1	32
Nikola Jokić^C	23:53	18	7-10	0-0	4-4	2	6	8	8	1	0	0	4	24
Christian Braun^SG	27:40	6	3-7	0-1	0-0	2	5	7	5	2	0	1	1	21
Jamal Murray^PG	27:04	30	9-18	2-8	10-10	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	15
Tim Hardaway Jr.	20:36	10	2-8	1-7	5-6	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	2
Peyton Watson	21:33	12	3-7	0-0	6-7	1	1	2	1	1	0	3	3	-3
Bruce Brown	20:38	5	2-5	1-2	0-0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	2	-4
Jonas Valančiūnas	17:35	7	2-5	0-1	3-4	1	3	4	2	0	1	1	4	-3
Spencer Jones	08:51	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	4	-9
Julian Strawther	08:31	4	2-4	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	-6
Hunter Tyson	04:20	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-13
Zeke Nnaji	04:20	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-13
Jalen Pickett	04:20	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-13
Curtis Jones	03:29	3	1-4	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-8
DaRon Holmes II	03:29	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	-8
James Akinjo	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tamar Bates	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Moses Brown	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kessler Edwards	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

naderni | Nuggets

36 | 8 days ago

69free throws in total. I watch NBA specifically to see the refs, did not disappoint.

heat_fan_ | Raptors

19 | 8 days ago

Jamal Murray balled out

41 to 28 FT no wonder Chicago lost shooting 51%from the field

Rodam23 | CHI

6 | 8 days ago

Matas about to average 24pts / 7reb / 2 blocks. Calling it now

ryuryuryu-417 | Bulls

4 | 8 days ago

Add 2-3 assist

pcmasterthrow | Bulls

6 | 8 days ago

good game from buzelis and giddey. giddey’s assists are way lower than they should have been because no one else on the team was making anything. vucevic looks rough. also insane also 60 fouls called in a preseason game is nuts, this wasn’t even a particularly physical game.

ClaymoresRevenge | Bulls

2 | 8 days ago

Vooch should’ve been traded a lifetime ago and now he’s value will plummet so low nobody will give up anything for him.

In true AK fashion

donkeyinparadise | Nets

6 | 8 days ago

Bulls needs retooling. Giddey, Matas, Collins, Ayo are solid. Vuc looks very checked out. Maybe trade him to a different team would be good for him as well.

Denver: Jamal looks good. Needs to rebound better (we’ll see how it goes in the regular season).

browntown20 | Bulls

6 | 8 days ago

You mean to say we don’t have what it takes to make a run at the chip???????

IllegitimateRisk | Nuggets

3 | 8 days ago

Awww yeahhhh

referee-superfan | Trail Blazers

2 | 8 days ago

I’ve seen enough

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Medical_Sample2738

1 | 8 days ago

He would fit way better there than here. Yall have draymond who is one of the best possible guys to put alongside him, and jimmy butler as a good poa guy.

Bulls start Josh giddey and Coby white both of whom are not good defenders, and then our best options at PF are matas who while promising is a sophomore 20ish year old guy, and p will who is the most passive player ever.

I guess it helps we got Okoro, but vuc can pass well, rebound well and actually shoot high volume from deep on solid percentages. He would’ve been a good piece for yall just to be able to play big at times.

But he’s a really bad rim protector and can’t guard smaller faster guys. So you need a team with smart and capable perimeter defenders as well as an offense where his passing and shooting will be used well.

Hes making 20 mil a year which isn’t that much anymore and is a free agent after this season. But obviously Al horford makes vuc pretty redundant.

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Medical_Sample2738

3 | 8 days ago

Don’t think bulls would trade white for kuminga. No offense but kuminga hasn’t really shown he can actually help the team win and consistently be an above average player. Could say the same about giddey but giddey has at least flashed much better shooting and has elite passing as a known skill. Coby white is a good scorer who is a high volume good 3 point shooter including both self created or off ball.

Also dude it’s literally preseason, you can’t use a 3 game sample size in the regular season let alone the preseason. Vuc did put up 19 10 and 4 (ast) per game last year on 53% from field, 40% from 3 and 80% on ft. So offensively he’s above average for starting center. But he legit might be the worst rim defender of any starting center and that’s not an exaggeration. Which again is much more harmful on a team like the bulls than with the gsw.

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Medical_Sample2738

1 | 7 days ago

As a bulls fan I’d like to trade vuc for JK, not sure if that’s realistic

alphalobster200 | Nuggets

2 | 8 days ago

haven’t seen Jamal look this good out the gate ever. looks like we’re retiring the “no active AS teammates” narrative for Joker this season.