The Denver Nuggets beat the Chicago Bulls 124-117 on Oct 14, 2025 in the preseason at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Josh Giddey led the Bulls with 25 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.
- Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 30 points, 2 rebounds and 2 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Giddey | 29 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7-14 | 3-7 | 8-8 | 4 |
| Matas Buzelis | 30 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7-12 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Jevon Carter | 22 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Zach Collins | 17 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 4 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Patrick Williams | 25 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Nikola Vucevic | 24 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Noa Essengue | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Isaac Okoro | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 4 |
| Jalen Smith | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Emanuel Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 215 | 100 | 38 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 36-73 | 12-35 | 16-19 | 30 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 27 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-18 | 2-8 | 10-10 | 0 |
| Nikola Jokic | 24 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 |
| Aaron Gordon | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 1 |
| Peyton Watson | 22 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 3 |
| Cameron Johnson | 22 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 5-5 | 4 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 21 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-8 | 1-7 | 5-6 | 1 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 4 |
| Christian Braun | 28 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Julian Strawther | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Jalen Pickett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Spencer Jones | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 |
| DaRon Holmes II | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 213 | 116 | 35 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 36-79 | 7-27 | 37-41 | 25 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Bulls · 2025-26 season · Previous Oct 12, 2025: MIL 127, CHI 121 · Next Oct 16, 2025: MIN 120, CHI 126
- Nuggets · 2025-26 season · Previous Oct 12, 2025: DEN 102, LAC 94 · Next Oct 17, 2025: DEN 91, OKC 94