The Chicago Bulls beat the Denver Nuggets 130-127 on Nov 17, 2025 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Josh Giddey led the Bulls with 21 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 36 points, 18 rebounds and 13 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 | 30 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-12 | 0-2 | 5-8 | 3 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 26 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-9 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 1 |
| Kevin Huerter | 24 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-12 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Jalen Smith | 18 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Jevon Carter | 18 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Matas Buzelis | 29 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-14 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Nikola Vucevic | 29 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-13 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Patrick Williams | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Isaac Okoro | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Julian Phillips | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 222 | 125 | 50 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 46-98 | 18-50 | 15-19 | 16 |
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 | 39 | 36 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13-27 | 1-7 | 9-12 | 2 |
| Jamal Murray | 38 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12-22 | 5-11 | 5-5 | 3 |
| Aaron Gordon | 32 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-18 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 5 |
| Cameron Johnson | 37 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Peyton Watson | 34 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jalen Pickett | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Spencer Jones | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 217 | 127 | 51 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 46-95 | 14-35 | 21-25 | 13 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Bulls · 2025-26 season · Previous Nov 16, 2025: CHI 147, UTAH 150 · Next Nov 19, 2025: CHI 122, POR 121
- Nuggets · 2025-26 season · Previous Nov 15, 2025: DEN 123, MIN 112 · Next Nov 19, 2025: DEN 125, NO 118