Chicago Bulls 129, Denver Nuggets 119 — Recap

March 24, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Chicago Bulls 129, Denver Nuggets 119. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CHI 27-35 DEN; Q2 CHI 38-30 DEN; Q3 CHI 30-30 DEN; Q4 CHI 34-24 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Coby White (CHI) 37 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 threes on 11-of-22 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 28 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-22 shooting; Josh Giddey (CHI) 26 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-11 shooting; Peyton Watson (DEN) 24 points, 6 rebounds, null assists, 2 threes on 8-of-12 shooting; Christian Braun (DEN) 18 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CHI

Coby White

37 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 5 3PM · 11-22 FG

Scoring · DEN

Jamal Murray

28 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 4 3PM · 11-22 FG

Scoring · CHI

Josh Giddey

26 PTS, 7 REB, 9 AST, 2 3PM · 8-11 FG

Season highs

Peyton Watson · Season-high 24 pointsDeAndre Jordan · Season-high 17 reboundsDalen Terry · Season-high 4 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
CHI	27	38	30	34		129
DEN	35	30	30	24		119

🧮 How They Scored

CHIDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

58.8%Effective FG%54.8%

8.9%Turnover %10.3%

27.3%Offensive rebound %35.4%

0.286Free-throw rate0.255

Box Score

Chicago Bulls

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Coby White G	40	37	3	4	2	1	1	11-22	5-10	10-11	+16
Josh Giddey G	36	26	7	9	—	1	3	8-11	2-3	8-10	+10
Kevin Huerter G	36	9	1	6	2	—	1	4-11	1-7	—	+8
Dalen Terry F	29	14	3	2	—	—	2	5-10	4-4	—	+8
Nikola Vucevic C	29	13	8	2	2	—	1	5-12	1-4	2-2	-6
Matas Buzelis F	24	10	4	2	1	2	—	3-7	2-3	2-2	-8
Patrick Williams F	18	6	4	2	1	1	2	3-9	0-5	—	-4
Jalen Smith F-C	15	14	9	3	—	—	—	6-8	2-3	0-1	+17
Julian Phillips F	9	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+10
Zach Collins F-C	4	—	2	1	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	-1

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Peyton Watson G	39	24	6	—	—	4	—	8-12	2-4	6-8	—
Christian Braun G	39	18	5	3	1	1	2	7-13	2-3	2-3	+2
Michael Porter Jr. F	35	16	6	2	1	1	—	7-18	1-10	1-2	-22
Jamal Murray G	32	28	5	7	1	—	2	11-22	4-9	2-2	+1
DeAndre Jordan C	31	10	17	7	1	—	3	4-6	—	2-5	+2
Russell Westbrook G	26	14	5	10	1	—	5	5-14	1-5	3-4	-11
Zeke Nnaji F-C	13	7	3	2	—	3	—	3-6	1-2	—	-9
Jalen Pickett G	12	2	2	3	—	—	—	1-3	0-1	—	-4

🔬 Advanced Stats

Chicago BullsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Coby White	Bench	40	37	68.9	28.3	+16.1	15.4
Josh Giddey	Bench	36	26	84.4	22.6	+11.6	15.9
Jalen Smith	Bench	15	14	82.9	20.0	+48.3	22.9
Dalen Terry	Bench	29	14	70.0	16.2	+11.1	4.7
Nikola Vucevic	Bench	29	13	50.5	21.2	-11.6	9.4
Matas Buzelis	Bench	24	10	63.5	14.8	-18.3	10.4
Kevin Huerter	Bench	36	9	40.9	14.3	+10.7	5.6
Patrick Williams	Bench	18	6	33.3	25.0	-1.1	2.7
Jevon Carter	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zach Collins	Bench	4	—	0.0	9.1	-12.5	7.0
Julian Phillips	Bench	9	—	0.0	0.0	+50.0	2.0

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jamal Murray	Bench	32	28	61.2	30.9	+1.5	15.2
Peyton Watson	Bench	39	24	77.3	16.2	-1.5	11.2
Christian Braun	Bench	39	18	62.8	16.3	+1.0	8.4
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	35	16	42.4	21.3	-27.5	6.5
Russell Westbrook	Bench	26	14	44.4	30.9	-15.3	7.8
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	31	10	61.0	15.2	+4.9	13.5
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	13	7	58.3	19.4	-29.3	11.5
Jalen Pickett	Bench	12	2	33.3	10.3	-11.2	5.9
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Trey Alexander	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
PJ Hall	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Spencer Jones	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0