The Denver Nuggets beat the Chicago Bulls 131-127 on Mar 19, 2021 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Zach LaVine led the Bulls with 32 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 34 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists.
Chicago Bulls box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach LaVine | 38 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10-20 | 3-9 | 9-9 | 2 |
| Otto Porter Jr. | 29 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9-13 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Coby White | 28 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-13 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Thaddeus Young | 28 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 4 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 29 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1 |
| Tomas Satoransky | 31 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | 23 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 4 |
| Patrick Williams | 21 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Team | 227 | 112 | 37 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 41-79 | 16-31 | 14-21 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Denver Nuggets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 42 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14-23 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 4 |
| Jamal Murray | 42 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12-20 | 6-7 | 4-4 | 4 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 42 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-14 | 1-5 | 4-5 | 0 |
| Will Barton | 41 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | 1-8 | 3-6 | 5 |
| JaMychal Green | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Paul Millsap | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Team | 213 | 125 | 37 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 46-84 | 14-31 | 19-25 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Bulls · 2020-21 season · Previous Mar 17, 2021: SA 106, CHI 99 · Next Mar 21, 2021: CHI 100, DET 86
- Nuggets · 2020-21 season · Previous Mar 17, 2021: CHA 104, DEN 129 · Next Mar 21, 2021: NO 113, DEN 108