Denver Nuggets 121, Chicago Bulls 129 — Recap

January 27, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 121, Chicago Bulls 129. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 35-32 CHI; Q2 DEN 33-29 CHI; Q3 DEN 28-34 CHI; Q4 DEN 25-34 CHI.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 33 points, 12 rebounds, 14 assists, 1 threes on 15-of-21 shooting; Christian Braun (DEN) 28 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 11-of-15 shooting; Zach LaVine (CHI) 21 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 threes on 6-of-13 shooting; Nikola Vucevic (CHI) 20 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-23 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 18 points, 7 rebounds, null assists, 2 threes on 7-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

33 PTS, 12 REB, 14 AST, 1 3PM · 15-21 FG

Scoring · DEN

Christian Braun

28 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 11-15 FG

Scoring · CHI

Zach LaVine

21 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 5 3PM · 6-13 FG

Season highs

Christian Braun · Season-high 28 pointsAyo Dosunmu · 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
DEN	35	33	28	25		121
CHI	32	29	34	34		129

🧮 How They Scored

DENCHI

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

55.0%Effective FG%62.9%

11.8%Turnover %14.5%

26.7%Offensive rebound %30.2%

0.110Free-throw rate0.082

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	40	33	12	14	1	1	4	15-21	1-4	2-2	+1
Jamal Murray G	40	18	6	6	2	2	2	8-20	1-5	1-1	-16
Russell Westbrook G	35	14	3	5	1	—	2	6-10	0-1	2-2	+6
Christian Braun G	33	28	5	4	2	1	2	11-15	2-4	4-4	+4
Michael Porter Jr. F	32	18	7	—	1	—	2	7-15	2-8	2-2	+1
Peyton Watson G	24	4	5	3	3	1	2	2-6	0-1	—	-12
Aaron Gordon F	22	6	2	4	2	—	—	3-9	0-2	—	-9
Julian Strawther G	15	—	2	—	1	—	—	0-4	0-2	—	-15

Chicago Bulls

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Zach LaVine G	35	21	3	6	2	—	4	6-13	5-10	4-4	-10
Nikola Vucevic C	34	20	10	6	1	—	4	9-23	2-9	—	+2
Ayo Dosunmu G	34	17	2	2	2	1	2	6-13	4-7	1-2	+20
Patrick Williams F	28	11	8	3	1	—	—	5-12	1-5	—	+16
Josh Giddey G	27	12	4	10	3	1	4	5-8	2-4	—	-8
Lonzo Ball G	25	18	4	—	1	1	—	6-10	4-7	2-2	+2
Matas Buzelis F	20	9	4	2	—	—	1	4-5	1-1	—	+10
Jalen Smith F-C	14	5	7	1	—	2	1	2-6	1-4	—	+6
Dalen Terry F	13	13	4	2	1	—	1	5-6	3-4	—	+11
Julian Phillips F	6	3	—	2	—	—	—	1-1	1-1	—	-3

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	40	33	75.4	25.3	+1.1	20.6
Christian Braun	Bench	33	28	83.5	23.5	+5.6	16.0
Jamal Murray	Bench	40	18	44.0	21.8	-17.8	6.8
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	32	18	56.7	22.8	+1.4	7.0
Russell Westbrook	Bench	35	14	64.3	15.3	+9.4	7.0
Aaron Gordon	Bench	22	6	33.3	16.4	-18.0	6.9
Peyton Watson	Bench	24	4	33.3	13.3	-20.7	7.3
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Julian Strawther	Bench	15	—	0.0	10.5	-40.3	-4.7
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
PJ Hall	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Zach LaVine	Bench	35	21	71.1	22.1	-12.8	9.2
Nikola Vucevic	Bench	34	20	43.5	31.8	+1.1	7.7
Lonzo Ball	Bench	25	18	82.7	18.0	+1.4	13.0
Ayo Dosunmu	Bench	34	17	61.2	18.0	+29.0	5.7
Dalen Terry	Bench	13	13	108.3	20.0	+36.7	20.5
Josh Giddey	Bench	27	12	75.0	17.6	-13.1	12.7
Patrick Williams	Bench	28	11	45.8	16.9	+22.6	10.7
Matas Buzelis	Bench	20	9	90.0	11.5	+23.8	11.7
Jalen Smith	Bench	14	5	41.7	19.4	+19.4	10.2
Julian Phillips	Bench	6	3	150.0	7.1	-35.3	7.6
Jevon Carter	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0