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LaVine nets 32, Bulls overcome DeRozan's absence, top Denver
CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Bulls found out they had to get by without DeMar DeRozan, then showed they have enough to keep winning, even when they're missing one of their best players.
It sure is a welcomed change for Zach LaVine after years of losing.
''No idea, brother,'' he said, laughing.
LaVine scored 32 points and the Bulls overcame DeRozan's absence to beat the Denver Nuggets 109-97 on Monday night.
The Bulls took a big hit a few hours before tipoff when DeRozan, their leading scorer, entered the NBA's health and safety protocols. Even without the four-time All-Star, they dominated down the stretch and tied Brooklyn for the Eastern Conference lead.
It's just another sign of how far the Bulls have come. After four straight losing seasons, they hope to make the playoffs for the first time since 2017.
LaVine had a season-high eight assists in a solid all-around game.
Lonzo Ball and Nikola Vucevic each had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Ball also blocked four shots. All five starters reached double figures in points, and Chicago outscored Denver 15-0 in transition.
''I feel really bad for DeMar,'' coach Billy Donovan said. ''He's worked really hard. I think to the best of his ability, he's really tried to remain very, very careful during these times of COVID. Vuc is a heck of a player, has been an All-Star. Zach last year was an All-Star. Those two guys, I think from a leadership standpoint, did a great job tonight. A lot of these guys have done a terrific job keeping themselves ready.''
The Nuggets lost for the eighth time in 10 games despite a triple-double by Nikola Jokic. The reigning MVP finished with 17 points, 12 rebounds and a season-high 15 assists.
Will Barton and Monte Morris each scored 19. Aaron Gordon added 18 points. But the Nuggets got outscored 63-48 in the second half.
''This league is too good to come out lackadaisical,'' Morris said. ''It's a slap in the face to the coaching staff because we start off good and just - I don't know what's happening. They gave us a great game plan. And (when) we do that, that's not cool.''
TAKING CONTROL
LaVine scored 12 in the third, including seven straight late in the quarter, to extend Chicago's lead to 74-66.
Ball made a four-point play early in the fourth when Jeff Green knocked him to floor with a flagrant foul. Tony Bradley dunked, and Chicago product Ayo Dosunmu nailed a 3 to make it 86-73 with 9:50 left in the game, delighting the crowd.
ANSWERING THE CALL
Dosunmu found out about an hour before tipoff he would make his first career start, then came through with 11 points, six rebounds and eight assists. The second-round draft pick out of Illinois also made sure he was billed as from Chicago rather than his college in the pregame introductions, just like former MVP Derrick Rose.
''I like to be proud, to say I'm from Chicago because I know the ups and downs of the city,'' Dosunmu said. ''I've seen so many things, so many tragedies. For me to be in this position -- and I'm doing what I love at the highest level -- any time I get an opportunity to show love to where I came from, I always love to do that.''
TIP-INS
Nuggets: Coach Michael Malone didn't let a reporter finish the question when asked about DeRozan's absence. ''Doesn't change,'' he said, referring to Denver's approach.
Bulls: DeRozan participated in the morning shootaround prior to the game against the Denver Nuggets. Coach Billy Donovan said he wasn't sure if the four-time All-Star tested positive. ''I cannot really confirm and deny if it's a false positive or is positive,'' Donovan said. ''I don't know right now. Obviously, the medical staff works through the league on that and they come up with the guidelines to which he's got to follow. And I hope we'll be able to have more news one way or another in the next day or so.'' ... Backup G Alex Caruso will also miss at least the next week because of a strained right hamstring, Donovan said. He left Saturday's win at Brooklyn.
UP NEXT
Nuggets: Visit New Orleans on Wednesday.
Bulls: Visit Cleveland on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Jokic vs. Nikola Vucevic (Monte Morris gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 |  | Derrick Jones Jr. blocks Aaron Gordon's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:43 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 11:41 | | Lonzo Ball blocks Aaron Gordon's two point jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | +3 | Will Barton makes three point jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:11 | | +3 | Will Barton makes three point jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:04 | | Zach LaVine misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Monte Morris defensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | Lonzo Ball blocks Will Barton's two point layup | ||
| 10:59 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:47 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists) | 3-3 |
| 10:20 | | Jeff Green misses two point layup | ||
| 10:18 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | Ayo Dosunmu turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 10:04 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point layup (Monte Morris assists) | 5-3 |
| 9:56 | | Will Barton blocks Lonzo Ball's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:53 | | Lonzo Ball offensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | Lonzo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Lonzo Ball blocks Will Barton's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:38 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | +2 | Will Barton makes two point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 7-3 |
| 9:14 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 7-5 |
| 8:58 | | Will Barton turnover (bad pass) (Zach LaVine steals) | ||
| 8:43 | | +2 | Lonzo Ball makes two point jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 7-7 |
| 8:30 | | Monte Morris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:24 | | Jeff Green offensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | Jeff Green misses two point putback layup | ||
| 8:23 | | Jeff Green offensive rebound | ||
| 8:17 | | Derrick Jones Jr. shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul) | ||
| 8:17 | | +1 | Jeff Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-7 |
| 8:17 | | +1 | Jeff Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-7 |
| 7:56 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:54 | | Monte Morris defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | +3 | Monte Morris makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 12-7 |
| 7:30 | | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:27 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | +3 | Will Barton makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 15-7 |
| 7:13 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:54 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Zach LaVine draws the foul) | ||
| 6:44 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 15-9 |
| 6:27 | | Will Barton turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:12 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:09 | | Monte Morris defensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 5:47 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 5:29 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 5:27 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 17-9 |
| 5:09 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:07 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:03 | | Derrick Jones Jr. shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 5:03 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:03 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:03 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:00 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point driving layup | 17-11 |
| 4:52 | | Aaron Gordon defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 4:43 | | Zach LaVine personal foul (Monte Morris draws the foul) | ||
| 4:37 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 20-11 |
| 4:24 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 20-13 |
| 4:10 | | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 23-13 |
| 3:49 | | +2 | Troy Brown Jr. makes two point layup | 23-15 |
| 3:29 | | Facundo Campazzo misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:25 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 25-15 |
| 3:13 | | Zach LaVine misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:11 | | Troy Brown Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | Facundo Campazzo kicked ball violation | ||
| 3:00 | | Lonzo Ball misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:58 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | Zeke Nnaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:44 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | Troy Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:21 | | Lonzo Ball offensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:15 | | Matt Thomas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:11 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | JaMychal Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:50 | | Troy Brown Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:41 | | JaMychal Green defensive rebound | ||
| 1:33 | | JaMychal Green misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:31 | | Tony Bradley defensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | +3 | Lonzo Ball makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 25-18 |
| 1:04 | | Will Barton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:57 | | Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | Tony Bradley blocks Zeke Nnaji's two point putback layup | ||
| 0:57 | | Matt Thomas defensive rebound | ||
| 0:52 | | Ayo Dosunmu turnover (lost ball) (Davon Reed steals) | ||
| 0:43 | | +2 | JaMychal Green makes two point layup (Facundo Campazzo assists) | 27-18 |
| 0:35 | | Tony Bradley misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Davon Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 0:15 | | JaMychal Green misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:13 | | Lonzo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | Zeke Nnaji personal foul (Lonzo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Zach LaVine misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Troy Brown Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Troy Brown Jr. misses two point putback layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Lonzo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Facundo Campazzo steals) | ||
| 11:41 | | Facundo Campazzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:35 | | Davon Reed shooting foul (Troy Brown Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 11:35 | | +1 | Troy Brown Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-21 |
| 11:11 | | Will Barton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:11 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 10:54 | | +3 | Lonzo Ball makes three point jump shot (Troy Brown Jr. assists) | 27-24 |
| 10:38 | | Davon Reed misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:36 | | Tony Bradley defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | +3 | Lonzo Ball makes three point jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 27-27 |
| 10:15 | | +2 | Will Barton makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Facundo Campazzo assists) | 29-27 |
| 9:57 | | Matt Thomas misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:55 | | JaMychal Green defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Will Barton misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:38 | | Will Barton offensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Will Barton misses two point putback layup | ||
| 9:38 | | Will Barton offensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Matt Thomas personal foul (Will Barton draws the foul) | ||
| 9:35 | | Facundo Campazzo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | Matt Thomas shooting foul (Zeke Nnaji draws the foul) | ||
| 9:32 | | +1 | Zeke Nnaji makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-27 |
| 9:32 | | Zeke Nnaji misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:31 | | Tony Bradley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | JaMychal Green personal foul (Tony Bradley draws the foul) | ||
| 9:20 | | Will Barton shooting foul (Tony Bradley draws the foul) | ||
| 9:20 | | Tony Bradley misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:20 | | Tony Bradley misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:20 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | +1 | Tony Bradley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-28 |
| 9:05 | | Zeke Nnaji misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:03 | | Tony Bradley defensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | JaMychal Green shooting foul (Lonzo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 8:59 | | +1 | Lonzo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-29 |
| 8:59 | | Lonzo Ball misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:56 | | Davon Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | Will Barton misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:30 | | Tony Bradley defensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | Facundo Campazzo shooting foul (Troy Brown Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 8:26 | | Troy Brown Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:26 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | +1 | Troy Brown Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-30 |
| 8:13 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point dunk (Facundo Campazzo assists) | 32-30 |
| 8:07 | | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Zach LaVine draws the foul) | ||
| 8:07 | | +1 | Zach LaVine makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-31 |
| 8:07 | | Zach LaVine misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:05 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | Monte Morris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:48 | | Troy Brown Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point layup | 32-33 |
| 7:29 | | +2 | Monte Morris makes two point jump shot | 34-33 |
| 7:19 | | +3 | Zach LaVine makes three point jump shot | 34-36 |
| 6:57 | | Facundo Campazzo misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:55 | | Troy Brown Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:45 | | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point putback layup | ||
| 6:45 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | Troy Brown Jr. personal foul (Loose ball) (Facundo Campazzo draws the foul) | ||
| 6:29 | | +3 | Jeff Green makes three point jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 37-36 |
| 6:03 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:03 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | Lonzo Ball personal foul (Jeff Green draws the foul) | ||
| 5:48 | | +3 | Monte Morris makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 40-36 |
| 5:35 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:36 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 5:35 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:27 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 42-36 |
| 5:17 | | Lonzo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:13 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 4:49 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point hook shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | Zach LaVine misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:20 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | Zach LaVine shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 4:12 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-36 |
| 4:12 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-36 |
| 3:58 | | Zach LaVine turnover (bad pass) (Monte Morris steals) | ||
| 3:46 | | +3 | Will Barton makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 47-36 |
| 3:30 | | +2 | Lonzo Ball makes two point layup | 47-38 |
| 3:09 | | Will Barton misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 3:07 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:59 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 2:57 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:47 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Zach LaVine draws the foul) | ||
| 2:47 | | +1 | Zach LaVine makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-39 |
| 2:47 | | +1 | Zach LaVine makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-40 |
| 2:37 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:33 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | Lonzo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:21 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 2:10 | | Monte Morris misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:09 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | Monte Morris personal foul (Ayo Dosunmu draws the foul) | ||
| 2:09 | | +1 | Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-41 |
| 2:09 | | +1 | Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-42 |
| 1:53 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:50 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | Zach LaVine misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:38 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (double dribble) | ||
| 1:25 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point step back jump shot | 47-44 |
| 1:03 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:00 | | Lonzo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 47-46 |
| 0:28 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:26 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | Zach LaVine misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:04 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | Derrick Jones Jr. personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:04 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 48-46 |
| 0:04 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-46 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:49 | | +3 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 49-49 |
| 11:37 | | Ayo Dosunmu personal foul (Jeff Green draws the foul) | ||
| 11:27 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:24 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:09 | | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point jump shot (Derrick Jones Jr. assists) | 49-51 |
| 10:55 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:43 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:40 | | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:35 | | Will Barton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point hook shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 10:16 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:52 | | Ayo Dosunmu offensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | Lonzo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:40 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | Ayo Dosunmu personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 9:31 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (bad pass) (Ayo Dosunmu steals) | ||
| 9:28 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point dunk | 49-53 |
| 9:28 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:14 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 51-53 |
| 9:14 | | Derrick Jones Jr. shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul) | ||
| 9:14 | | +1 | Jeff Green makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 52-53 |
| 8:58 | | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:56 | | Monte Morris defensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:44 | | Lonzo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | Lonzo Ball misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:31 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | Jeff Green misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 52-55 |
| 7:50 | | +2 | Will Barton makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 54-55 |
| 7:39 | | Jeff Green blocks Derrick Jones Jr.'s two point layup | ||
| 7:35 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | Lonzo Ball blocks Monte Morris's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:32 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | Nikola Vucevic turnover (lost ball) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 7:32 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup | 56-55 |
| 7:32 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:16 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Will Barton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 58-55 |
| 6:51 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point floating jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 58-57 |
| 6:33 | | +2 | Will Barton makes two point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 60-57 |
| 6:14 | | Zach LaVine misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:11 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | Will Barton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:06 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 60-60 |
| 5:35 | | Will Barton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:33 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | Zach LaVine turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 5:17 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:14 | | Bulls defensive rebound | ||
| 5:02 | | Zach LaVine misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:00 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | Zach LaVine personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 4:55 | | Nikola Vucevic shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:55 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:55 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:55 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-60 |
| 4:35 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 4:32 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | Nikola Vucevic blocks Aaron Gordon's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:21 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:18 | | Monte Morris misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:14 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | Monte Morris personal foul (Zach LaVine draws the foul) | ||
| 3:57 | | +3 | Zach LaVine makes three point jump shot | 61-63 |
| 3:41 | | Monte Morris turnover (bad pass) (Matt Thomas steals) | ||
| 3:29 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point driving layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 61-65 |
| 3:09 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point jump shot (Facundo Campazzo assists) | 63-65 |
| 2:47 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point layup (Zach LaVine assists) | 63-67 |
| 2:38 | | +3 | Monte Morris makes three point jump shot (Facundo Campazzo assists) | 66-67 |
| 2:29 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:17 | | Zach LaVine turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 2:07 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 2:05 | | Tony Bradley defensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | Troy Brown Jr. misses two point driving jump shot | ||
| 1:53 | | Lonzo Ball offensive rebound | ||
| 1:43 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point driving layup | 66-69 |
| 1:25 | | JaMychal Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:22 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | +3 | Zach LaVine makes three point jump shot | 66-72 |
| 0:59 | | Facundo Campazzo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:54 | | Matt Thomas defensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point driving layup | 66-74 |
| 0:37 | | Will Barton misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 0:32 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point putback layup | 68-74 |
| 0:06 | | Zach LaVine misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 0:04 | | Lonzo Ball offensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | +3 | Matt Thomas makes three point jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists) | 68-77 |
| 0:00 | | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot | 71-77 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | JaMychal Green misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:44 | | JaMychal Green offensive rebound | ||
| 11:44 | | JaMychal Green misses two point putback layup | ||
| 11:43 | | Troy Brown Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:36 | | Lonzo Ball misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:34 | | Davon Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | +2 | Will Barton makes two point jump shot | 73-77 |
| 11:06 | | +3 | Lonzo Ball makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 73-80 |
| 11:06 | | JaMychal Green flagrant 1 (Lonzo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 11:06 | | +1 | Lonzo Ball makes flagrant free throw 1 of 1 | 73-81 |
| 10:54 | | +2 | Tony Bradley makes two point dunk (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 73-83 |
| 10:26 | | JaMychal Green misses two point dunk | ||
| 10:24 | | Troy Brown Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Ayo Dosunmu turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 10:06 | | Will Barton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:03 | | Matt Thomas defensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | +3 | Ayo Dosunmu makes three point jump shot (Tony Bradley assists) | 73-86 |
| 9:47 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:27 | | +2 | Monte Morris makes two point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 75-86 |
| 9:12 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving layup | 75-88 |
| 8:51 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 77-88 |
| 8:26 | | Troy Brown Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:23 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Will Barton assists) | 79-88 |
| 8:02 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:49 | | Derrick Jones Jr. turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 7:40 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:35 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists) | 79-91 |
| 7:10 | | +2 | Monte Morris makes two point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 81-91 |
| 7:05 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point dunk (Lonzo Ball assists) | 81-93 |
| 7:05 | | Jeff Green shooting foul (Derrick Jones Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 7:05 | | +1 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 81-94 |
| 6:50 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Vucevic steals) | ||
| 6:47 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point dunk (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 81-96 |
| 6:47 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:31 | | +2 | Monte Morris makes two point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 83-96 |
| 6:15 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:13 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Jeff Green misses two point layup | ||
| 6:04 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | +2 | Lonzo Ball makes two point alley-oop dunk (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 83-98 |
| 6:01 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:38 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 5:38 | | Bulls defensive rebound | ||
| 5:19 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 5:17 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | Aaron Gordon offensive foul (Charge) (Derrick Jones Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:14 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:02 | | Lonzo Ball turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 4:51 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point layup | ||
| 4:49 | | Lonzo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point driving layup | 83-100 |
| 4:45 | | Aaron Gordon defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 4:34 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 85-100 |
| 4:17 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point driving layup (Zach LaVine assists) | 85-102 |
| 4:17 | | Will Barton shooting foul (Derrick Jones Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:17 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:15 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:02 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:47 | | Zach LaVine misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 3:44 | | Will Barton defensive rebound | ||
| 3:30 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 87-102 |
| 3:05 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point step back jump shot | 87-104 |
| 2:49 | | Nikola Vucevic shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:49 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 88-104 |
| 2:49 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:47 | | Lonzo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 2:30 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:28 | | Lonzo Ball offensive rebound | ||
| 2:18 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point dunk (Zach LaVine assists) | 88-106 |
| 2:18 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point dunk (Zach LaVine assists) | 88-106 |
| 2:06 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 90-106 |
| 1:46 | | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:43 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 1:32 | | +2 | Monte Morris makes two point jump shot | 92-106 |
| 1:16 | | Jeff Green shooting foul (Nikola Vucevic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:16 | | +1 | Nikola Vucevic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 92-107 |
| 1:16 | | Nikola Vucevic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:13 | | Petr Cornelie defensive rebound | ||
| 1:05 | | +2 | Markus Howard makes two point jump shot | 94-107 |
| 0:49 | | Nikola Vucevic turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:32 | | Petr Cornelie misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Davon Reed offensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | +3 | Vlatko Cancar makes three point jump shot (Davon Reed assists) | 97-107 |
| 0:21 | | Petr Cornelie personal foul (Devon Dotson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:21 | | +1 | Devon Dotson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 97-108 |
| 0:21 | | +1 | Devon Dotson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 97-109 |
| 0:06 | | Petr Cornelie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | 0:03 |
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Petr Cornelie misses three point jump shot | 0:06 |
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+ 1 | Devon Dotson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:21 |
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+ 1 | Devon Dotson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:21 |
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Petr Cornelie personal foul (Devon Dotson draws the foul) | 0:21 |
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+ 3 | Vlatko Cancar makes three point jump shot (Davon Reed assists) | 0:29 |
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Davon Reed offensive rebound | 0:30 |
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Petr Cornelie misses two point jump shot | 0:32 |
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Nikola Vucevic turnover (traveling) | 0:49 |
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+ 2 | Markus Howard makes two point jump shot | 1:05 |
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Petr Cornelie defensive rebound | 1:13 |
| Team Stats | |
|
|---|---|---|
| Points | 97 | 109 |
| Field Goals | 38-97 (39.2%) | 41-91 (45.1%) |
| 3-Pointers | 11-32 (34.4%) | 13-35 (37.1%) |
| Free Throws | 10-15 (66.7%) | 14-20 (70.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 60 | 60 |
| Offensive | 12 | 13 |
| Defensive | 39 | 42 |
| Team | 9 | 5 |
| Assists | 30 | 25 |
| Steals | 5 | 4 |
| Blocks | 2 | 7 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 11 |
| Fouls | 18 | 15 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
Video Carousel
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| W. Barton | 19 | 5 | 1 | 8/20 | 3/9 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -24 | 25 |
| M. Morris | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8/13 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +7 | 37 |
| A. Gordon | 18 | 6 | 1 | 7/16 | 2/6 | 2/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 23 |
| N. Jokic | 17 | 12 | 15 | 6/17 | 1/5 | 4/6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | +7 | 58 |
| J. Green | 14 | 13 | 0 | 5/9 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | +7 | 28 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| W. Barton | 19 | 5 | 1 | 8/20 | 3/9 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -24 | 25 |
| M. Morris | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8/13 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +7 | 37 |
| A. Gordon | 18 | 6 | 1 | 7/16 | 2/6 | 2/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 23 |
| N. Jokic | 17 | 12 | 15 | 6/17 | 1/5 | 4/6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | +7 | 58 |
| J. Green | 14 | 13 | 0 | 5/9 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | +7 | 28 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| V. Cancar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| Z. Nnaji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1/4 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -16 | 6 |
| J. Green | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1/8 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -22 | 5 |
| M. Howard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 |
| D. Reed | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -19 | 7 |
| P. Cornelie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 1 |
| F. Campazzo | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 11 |
| A. Rivers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Murray | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. Dozier | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Porter Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Bol | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G. Bezhanishvili | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Hyland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 97 | 51 | 30 | 38/97 | 11/32 | 10/15 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 39 | -60 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| Z. LaVine | 32 | 3 | 8 | 13/23 | 3/9 | 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +17 | 49 |
| N. Vucevic | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8/24 | 3/8 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -5 | 34 |
| L. Ball | 20 | 10 | 4 | 7/15 | 4/8 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | +16 | 40 |
| D. Jones Jr. | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5/12 | 1/5 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 23 |
| A. Dosunmu | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4/6 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 31 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| Z. LaVine | 32 | 3 | 8 | 13/23 | 3/9 | 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +17 | 49 |
| N. Vucevic | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8/24 | 3/8 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -5 | 34 |
| L. Ball | 20 | 10 | 4 | 7/15 | 4/8 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | +16 | 40 |
| D. Jones Jr. | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5/12 | 1/5 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 23 |
| A. Dosunmu | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4/6 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 31 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| T. Brown Jr. | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2/6 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | +12 | 16 |
| M. Thomas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +14 | 7 |
| T. Bradley | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +18 | 12 |
| D. Dotson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| M. Simonovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| D. DeRozan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Cook | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Caruso | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. White | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Green | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. Williams | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 109 | 55 | 25 | 41/91 | 13/35 | 14/20 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 42 | +60 | - |
