01Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Strawther | 33 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7-14 | 4-8 | 1-2 | +14 |
| Nikola Jokic | 33 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7-12 | 2-2 | 6-6 | +36 |
| Christian Braun | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | +20 |
| Bruce Brown | 31 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 3-4 | +8 |
| Jamal Murray | 31 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11-18 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 29 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 3-8 | 8-12 | +9 |
| Cameron Johnson | 27 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +21 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-3 | -15 |
| Jalen Pickett | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| DaRon Holmes II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Team | 136 | 41 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 49-85 | 16-33 | 22-33 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anfernee Simons | 32 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-15 | 3-10 | 2-2 | -6 |
| Matas Buzelis | 30 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7-13 | 4-8 | 3-4 | -19 |
| Jaden Ivey | 30 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | -27 |
| Collin Sexton | 29 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6-14 | 1-5 | 4-4 | -7 |
| Isaac Okoro | 26 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 1-1 | -14 |
| Guerschon Yabusele | 26 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4-13 | 4-10 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Rob Dillingham | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | +9 |
| Patrick Williams | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Nick Richards | 19 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 4-5 | -13 |
| Leonard Miller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Lachlan Olbrich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Team | 120 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 41-92 | 20-51 | 18-20 |
02Top performers
Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape
03Where the edges are
Nuggets edges
- On offenseDenver's offense protects the ball (3rd) against a Chicago defense that rarely forces turnovers (29th).
Bulls edges
No clear mismatch in Chicago's favor.
04Tale of the tape
| DEN | Rank | Stat | Rank | CHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123.4 | 1st | Offensive rating | 24th | 113.8 |
| 118.2 | 21st | Defensive rating | 22nd | 118.9 |
| +5.2 | 7th | Net rating | 22nd | -5.1 |
| 97.7 | 20th | Pace | 2nd | 101.9 |
| 57.7 | 1st | Effective FG % | 14th | 54.7 |
| 10.9 | 3rd | Turnover % | 22nd | 12.7 |
| 23.6 | 24th | Offensive rebound % | 27th | 23.1 |
| 23.7 | 4th | Free throw rate | 24th | 19.1 |
| 54.3 | 14th | Opponent eFG % | 20th | 55.3 |
| 10.0 | 30th | Forced turnover % | 29th | 10.6 |
| 75.3 | 7th | Defensive rebound % | 6th | 75.5 |
| 19.6 | 10th | Opponent FT rate | 7th | 19.0 |