The Chicago Bulls beat the Denver Nuggets 129-121 on Jan 27, 2025 at United Center.
Final · United Center
Top performers
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 33 points, 12 rebounds and 14 assists.
- Zach LaVine led the Bulls with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.
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 | 40 | 33 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15-21 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Christian Braun | 33 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11-15 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Jamal Murray | 40 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8-20 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 32 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-15 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Russell Westbrook | 35 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 22 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Peyton Watson | 24 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Julian Strawther | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 241 | 121 | 42 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 52-100 | 6-27 | 11-11 | 11 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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 | 35 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6-13 | 5-10 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Nikola Vucevic | 34 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9-23 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Lonzo Ball | 25 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 34 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6-13 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Josh Giddey | 27 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Patrick Williams | 28 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Matas Buzelis | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jalen Smith | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Julian Phillips | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 223 | 116 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 44-91 | 21-48 | 7-8 | 11 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2024-25 season · Previous Jan 25, 2025: DEN 104, MIN 133 · Next Jan 29, 2025: DEN 112, NY 122
- Bulls · 2024-25 season · Previous Jan 25, 2025: PHI 109, CHI 97 · Next Jan 29, 2025: CHI 100, BOS 122