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Jokic dominates with 39 points as Nuggets beat Bulls 118-112

AP
Mar 01, 2021

CHICAGO (AP) Nikola Jokic dominated with 39 points and 14 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Chicago Bulls 118-112 on Monday night.

Jokic finished with nine assists, just missing his 50th career triple-double. The three-time All-Star came up huge in the fourth quarter, scoring 17 to help the Nuggets come away with the win after blowing a 15-point lead.

''That's the luxury of having an MVP candidate,'' coach Michael Malone said. ''I see all these conversations about who would you want to start a franchise with. I've never seen Nikola's name mentioned, and I'm dumbfounded by that. My nominee - I've got a write-in nominee. Nikola Jokic is a guy I'd like to build a franchise with, like we've done here in Denver and had great success with.''

Jamal Murray scored 24. Michael Porter Jr. added 17 points and 15 rebounds, and the Nuggets won for the third time in four games.

All-Star Zach LaVine led Chicago with 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Coby White added 20 points and 10 rebounds.

The Bulls performed better down the stretch in this one after getting dominated late in a loss to Phoenix on Friday. But they dropped their second straight after winning three in a row.

''I thought we certainly played a lot better against these guys the last eight minutes than we certainly did against Phoenix, with all the turnovers,'' coach Billy Donovan said. ''I think just the totality of the game, the way we came out, was disappointing.''

JOKIC DOMINATES

Jokic simply took over in the fourth.

''We were sloppy, I think,'' he said. ''I just wanted to be aggressive, change the rhythm, probably. I think I did.''

He scored 10 points during a stretch of 3 minutes, 20 seconds after a big run by the Bulls that bridged the third and fourth quarters.

Jokic also put Denver back on top with a three-point play off a dunk with two minutes remaining, and Murray then nailed a 3-pointer to make it 112-108.

Thaddeus Young scored on a follow shot for the Bulls but Jokic hit a jumper to make it 114-110 in the closing minute.

LaVine hit two free throws to cut the lead to two with 16 seconds left. But Will Barton and Murray each made two, preserving the win for the Nuggets.

BULLS RUN

The Bulls trailed by as much as 15 in the first half and were down 10 late in the third when they made their move. They went on a 21-5 run that stretched into the fourth.

Young's driving hook and layup on the Bulls' first two possessions of the quarter put Chicago on top. White's pull-up jumper and Denzel Valentine's running layup made it 95-89 with just under 9 minutes left in the game.

TIP-INS

Nuggets: Malone said he does not expect F Paul Millsap (sprained left knee), G Gary Harris (strained left adductor) or F/C JaMychal Green (sprained left shoulder) to return before the All-Star break. ... G Facundo Campazzo and F Markus Howard missed the game because of health and safety protocols.

Bulls: Donovan said the Bulls found out about 10 a.m. Sunday that their game against Toronto in Tampa, Florida that night was called off because of the Raptors' COVID-19 issues. The team landed in Chicago around 4:30 p.m.

HONORING NOAH

Top basketball executive Arturas Karnisovas said he will ''for sure'' reach out to longtime Chicago center Joakim Noah about retiring as a member of the Bulls.

Noah played his first nine seasons with the Bulls after being drafted out of Florida with the No. 9 overall pick in 2007. He made two All-Star teams with Chicago and was the 2014 Defensive Player of the Year.

Noah has averaged 8.8 points and 9 rebounds over 13 seasons with Chicago, the New York Knicks, Memphis Grizzlies and Clippers. Los Angeles waived him prior to the start of the season. Noah also played on back-to-back NCAA championship teams at Florida under current Bulls coach Billy Donovan.

The Athletic, citing sources, reported Monday that Noah plans to retire as a member of the Bulls.

''It just came out that he retired,'' said Karnisovas, Chicago's executive vice president of basketball operations. ''We will get together and we will talk about it.''

UP NEXT

Nuggets: Visit Milwaukee on Tuesday.

Bulls: Visit New Orleans on Wednesday.

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1st Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
37
CHI
Bulls
25

Time		Play	Score
12:00		Nikola Jokic vs. Wendell Carter Jr. (Coby White gains possession)
11:39		Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Wendell Carter Jr. draws the foul)
11:39	+1	Wendell Carter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-1
11:39		Wendell Carter Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:37		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
11:30		Jamal Murray turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
11:15		Coby White misses three point jump shot
11:12		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
11:04	+2	Will Barton makes two point driving dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	2-1
10:43		Garrett Temple misses three point jump shot
10:41		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
10:34	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	4-1
10:20		Michael Porter Jr. blocks Patrick Williams's two point jump shot
10:16		Coby White offensive rebound
10:08	+2	Coby White makes two point jump shot	4-3
9:41		Will Barton misses three point jump shot
9:39		Coby White defensive rebound
9:31		Garrett Temple misses three point jump shot
9:27		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
9:17		Will Barton misses two point driving layup
9:14		Garrett Temple defensive rebound
9:09		Garrett Temple misses two point reverse layup
9:07		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
8:48		Will Barton misses two point jump shot
8:45		Will Barton offensive rebound
8:40	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point floating jump shot (Monte Morris assists)	6-3
8:24		Nikola Jokic blocks Wendell Carter Jr.'s two point floating jump shot
8:21		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
8:18	+2	Will Barton makes two point layup	8-3
8:18		Bulls 60 second timeout
8:03		Coby White misses two point jump shot
8:01		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
7:46	+3	Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	11-3
7:34		Coby White turnover (bad pass) (Will Barton steals)
7:28		Monte Morris misses two point driving layup
7:24		Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound
7:24	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point putback dunk	13-3
7:03		Patrick Williams misses three point jump shot
6:59		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
6:50	+3	Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Monte Morris assists)	16-3
6:29	+2	Garrett Temple makes two point driving layup (Coby White assists)	16-5
6:20		Garrett Temple blocks Will Barton's two point driving layup
6:20		Zach LaVine defensive rebound
6:15	+2	Coby White makes two point driving layup (Zach LaVine assists)	16-7
5:54	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot	18-7
5:39		Nikola Jokic blocks Zach LaVine's two point driving layup
5:36		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
5:35		Monte Morris misses two point layup
5:33	+2	Will Barton makes two point putback layup	20-7
5:33		Garrett Temple shooting foul (Will Barton draws the foul)
5:33	+1	Will Barton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-7
5:07		Monte Morris misses three point jump shot
4:53	+2	Zach LaVine makes two point layup (Tomas Satoransky assists)	21-12
4:44	+3	Vlatko Cancar makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	24-12
4:27	+3	Tomas Satoransky makes three point jump shot (Denzel Valentine assists)	24-15
4:01		Nikola Jokic misses two point reverse layup
3:47		Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound
3:36		Will Barton misses three point jump shot
3:36		Nuggets offensive rebound
3:36		Wendell Carter Jr. personal foul (Loose ball) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
3:28		PJ Dozier misses three point jump shot
3:24		Zach LaVine defensive rebound
3:17	+3	Denzel Valentine makes three point jump shot (Zach LaVine assists)	24-18
3:14		Nuggets 60 second timeout
2:59	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (PJ Dozier assists)	26-18
2:40	+3	Luke Kornet makes three point jump shot (Thaddeus Young assists)	26-21
2:22	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point reverse layup	28-21
2:11		Thaddeus Young turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
2:00	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup	30-21
1:48	+2	Zach LaVine makes two point driving jump shot	30-23
1:48		Vlatko Cancar shooting foul (Zach LaVine draws the foul)
1:48		Zach LaVine misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:45		Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound
1:34		PJ Dozier misses two point driving layup
1:33		Zach LaVine defensive rebound
1:31		Zach LaVine turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
1:20		PJ Dozier offensive foul (Charge) (Thaddeus Young draws the foul)
1:20		PJ Dozier turnover (offensive foul)
1:11	+2	Thaddeus Young makes two point floating jump shot (Zach LaVine assists)	30-25
1:00	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point step back jump shot	32-25
0:50		Zach LaVine misses three point step back jump shot
0:47		Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound
0:31	+2	Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point dunk (Jamal Murray assists)	34-25
0:09		Patrick Williams misses two point jump shot
0:07		Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound
0:00	+3	Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot	37-25
0:00		End of period

2nd Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
25
CHI
Bulls
30

Time		Play	Score
11:48	+2	Zeke Nnaji makes two point alley-oop dunk (PJ Dozier assists)	39-25
11:28	+2	Thaddeus Young makes two point turnaround hook shot	39-27
11:08		Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot
11:06		Tomas Satoransky defensive rebound
11:02		Isaiah Hartenstein blocks Coby White's two point driving layup
11:02		Bulls offensive rebound
11:00	+3	Denzel Valentine makes three point jump shot (Tomas Satoransky assists)	39-30
10:46	+2	Vlatko Cancar makes two point driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)	41-30
10:46		Coby White shooting foul (Vlatko Cancar draws the foul)
10:46	+1	Vlatko Cancar makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-30
10:23		Denzel Valentine misses three point jump shot
10:21		Coby White offensive rebound
10:17		Patrick Williams misses two point jump shot
10:15		Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound
10:05		Isaiah Hartenstein misses two point reverse layup
10:03		Tomas Satoransky defensive rebound
10:00	+2	Patrick Williams makes two point driving dunk (Tomas Satoransky assists)	42-32
9:35	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point jump shot	44-32
9:11		Coby White turnover (bad pass) (Vlatko Cancar steals)
9:07	+3	Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Vlatko Cancar assists)	47-32
8:49		PJ Dozier personal foul (Denzel Valentine draws the foul)
8:39		Vlatko Cancar personal foul (Coby White draws the foul)
8:30	+2	Denzel Valentine makes two point step back jump shot	47-34
8:15		Isaiah Hartenstein misses two point floating jump shot
8:13		Patrick Williams defensive rebound
8:10		Zeke Nnaji personal foul (Wendell Carter Jr. draws the foul)
8:10		Bulls 60 second timeout
7:54		Garrett Temple misses three point step back jump shot
7:52		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
7:46		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:43		Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound
7:33		Denzel Valentine misses three point jump shot
7:30		Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound
7:23		Michael Porter Jr. turnover (out of bounds step)
7:14	+2	Wendell Carter Jr. makes two point layup (Coby White assists)	47-36
6:57		Garrett Temple personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
6:49		Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot
6:48		Patrick Williams defensive rebound
6:45		Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Patrick Williams draws the foul)
6:45		Patrick Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:45		Bulls offensive rebound
6:45	+1	Patrick Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-37
6:33		Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot
6:30		Will Barton offensive rebound
6:18		Nikola Jokic misses two point driving layup
6:16		Denzel Valentine defensive rebound
6:13	+2	Garrett Temple makes two point jump shot (Denzel Valentine assists)	47-39
6:12		Nuggets 60 second timeout
6:00		Wendell Carter Jr. personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
5:54	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point dunk (Will Barton assists)	49-39
5:34		Denzel Valentine misses two point floating jump shot
5:32		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
5:28		Will Barton misses three point jump shot
5:26		Coby White defensive rebound
5:18		Wendell Carter Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:15		Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound
5:06		Zach LaVine blocks Vlatko Cancar's two point layup
5:03		Coby White defensive rebound
4:52		Denzel Valentine misses two point jump shot
4:50		Wendell Carter Jr. offensive rebound
4:46	+3	Patrick Williams makes three point jump shot (Zach LaVine assists)	49-42
4:28	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	51-42
4:07		Vlatko Cancar personal foul (Wendell Carter Jr. draws the foul)
4:07	+1	Wendell Carter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-43
4:07		Wendell Carter Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:05		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
3:47		Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot
3:45		Zach LaVine defensive rebound
3:40		Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Wendell Carter Jr. draws the foul)
3:40	+1	Wendell Carter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-44
3:40	+1	Wendell Carter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-45
3:26	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot	53-45
3:26		Michael Malone technical foul
3:26	+1	Zach LaVine makes technical free throw 1 of 1	53-46
3:13		Zach LaVine misses three point jump shot
3:09		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
2:54	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot (Will Barton assists)	55-46
2:42		Wendell Carter Jr. turnover (3-second violation)
2:29		Zach LaVine shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
2:29	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-46
2:29	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-46
2:20		Zach LaVine turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
2:03	+2	Will Barton makes two point reverse layup	59-46
1:59	+2	Garrett Temple makes two point driving layup (Tomas Satoransky assists)	59-48
1:59		Monte Morris shooting foul (Garrett Temple draws the foul)
1:59	+1	Garrett Temple makes regular free throw 1 of 1	59-49
1:34		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:31		Garrett Temple defensive rebound
1:24	+2	Garrett Temple makes two point layup (Thaddeus Young assists)	59-51
1:04		Monte Morris misses two point jump shot
1:01		Zach LaVine defensive rebound
0:54		Zach LaVine misses two point driving layup
0:52		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
0:38	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	61-51
0:38		Garrett Temple shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul)
0:38	+1	Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-51
0:32	+2	Zach LaVine makes two point driving layup	62-53
0:08		Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation)
0:03	+2	Zach LaVine makes two point dunk	62-55
0:00		End of period

3rd Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
27
CHI
Bulls
32

Time		Play	Score
0:00		End of period
11:46	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	64-55
11:33		Zach LaVine turnover (bad pass) (Michael Porter Jr. steals)
11:28	+3	Monte Morris makes three point jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	67-55
11:28		Bulls 60 second timeout
11:12		Zach LaVine misses two point jump shot
11:08		Wendell Carter Jr. offensive rebound
11:08	+2	Wendell Carter Jr. makes two point putback layup	67-57
10:47	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot	69-57
10:33		Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Coby White draws the foul)
10:33	+1	Coby White makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-58
10:33	+1	Coby White makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-59
10:12	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot	71-59
9:59		Coby White turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals)
9:54		Will Barton turnover (lost ball) (Zach LaVine steals)
9:46	+3	Coby White makes three point jump shot (Garrett Temple assists)	71-62
9:27		Monte Morris turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
9:17		Coby White misses three point jump shot
9:15		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
9:06		Will Barton misses two point fadeaway jump shot
9:02		Coby White defensive rebound
8:55		Coby White misses two point floating jump shot
8:53		Monte Morris defensive rebound
8:44	+2	Monte Morris makes two point driving layup	73-62
8:21	+2	Patrick Williams makes two point layup (Wendell Carter Jr. assists)	73-64
8:21		Monte Morris shooting foul (Patrick Williams draws the foul)
8:21		Patrick Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:18		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
8:00		Nikola Jokic misses two point driving layup
7:57		Thaddeus Young defensive rebound
7:52		Tomas Satoransky misses two point driving layup
7:49		Zach LaVine offensive rebound
7:49	+2	Zach LaVine makes two point putback dunk	73-66
7:33		Garrett Temple shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
7:33	+1	Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-66
7:33	+1	Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-66
7:25		Jamal Murray personal foul (Zach LaVine draws the foul)
7:13		Thaddeus Young misses two point driving layup
7:11		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
7:06		Monte Morris turnover (bad pass) (Thaddeus Young steals)
7:00		Coby White misses two point layup
6:55		Patrick Williams offensive rebound
6:55		Patrick Williams misses two point putback layup
6:54		Thaddeus Young offensive rebound
6:49		Tomas Satoransky misses two point turnaround jump shot
6:47		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
6:39	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup	77-66
6:26		Zach LaVine misses three point jump shot
6:23		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
6:18		Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot
6:15		Zach LaVine defensive rebound
6:10	+3	Patrick Williams makes three point jump shot (Thaddeus Young assists)	77-69
6:02	+3	Will Barton makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	80-69
5:38	+2	Coby White makes two point driving layup (Tomas Satoransky assists)	80-71
5:12		Nikola Jokic misses two point hook shot
5:10		Thaddeus Young defensive rebound
5:08		Will Barton shooting foul (Zach LaVine draws the foul)
5:08	+1	Zach LaVine makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-72
5:08		Zach LaVine misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:06		Will Barton defensive rebound
4:46		Nikola Jokic turnover (offensive goaltending)
4:36		Coby White misses three point jump shot
4:32		Luke Kornet offensive rebound
4:30		Tomas Satoransky misses three point jump shot
4:28		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
4:15		Will Barton turnover (bad pass) (Thaddeus Young steals)
3:55		Denzel Valentine misses two point floating jump shot
3:53		Tomas Satoransky offensive rebound
3:51		Denzel Valentine misses three point jump shot
3:48		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
3:44		Vlatko Cancar misses three point jump shot
3:41		Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound
3:39		Michael Porter Jr. misses two point turnaround jump shot
3:36		Tomas Satoransky defensive rebound
3:33		Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Coby White draws the foul)
3:33	+1	Coby White makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-73
3:33	+1	Coby White makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-74
3:12		Nikola Jokic misses two point driving hook shot
3:09		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
3:09	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup	82-74
2:55		Luke Kornet misses three point jump shot
2:53		Will Barton defensive rebound
2:44	+2	Vlatko Cancar makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	84-74
2:24	+3	Denzel Valentine makes three point jump shot (Luke Kornet assists)	84-77
2:06		Vlatko Cancar turnover (bad pass) (Thaddeus Young steals)
2:02		Denzel Valentine misses two point layup
1:58		Coby White offensive rebound
1:58		Coby White misses two point putback layup
1:58		Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound
1:50		Will Barton misses two point alley-oop layup
1:48		Denzel Valentine defensive rebound
1:41	+3	Ryan Arcidiacono makes three point jump shot (Coby White assists)	84-80
1:39		Nuggets 60 second timeout
1:25		Jamal Murray turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Arcidiacono steals)
1:25		Jamal Murray personal foul (Take) (Ryan Arcidiacono draws the foul)
1:25	+1	Ryan Arcidiacono makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-81
1:25	+1	Ryan Arcidiacono makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-82
1:15		Coby White shooting foul (PJ Dozier draws the foul)
1:15	+1	PJ Dozier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	85-82
1:15	+1	PJ Dozier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	86-82
1:02	+3	Luke Kornet makes three point jump shot (Denzel Valentine assists)	86-85
0:52	+3	PJ Dozier makes three point jump shot	89-85
0:40	+2	Coby White makes two point driving layup	89-87
0:40		Bulls delay of game violation
0:29		Jamal Murray misses two point jump shot
0:27		Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound
0:25		Vlatko Cancar misses three point jump shot
0:24		Ryan Arcidiacono defensive rebound
0:04		Coby White misses three point jump shot
0:02		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
0:01		Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot
0:00		Nuggets offensive rebound

4th Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
29
CHI
Bulls
25

Time		Play	Score
11:42	+2	Thaddeus Young makes two point driving hook shot	89-89
11:22		Zeke Nnaji misses three point jump shot
11:19		Coby White defensive rebound
10:56	+2	Thaddeus Young makes two point driving layup	89-91
10:38		Coby White shooting foul (PJ Dozier draws the foul)
10:38		PJ Dozier misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:38		Nuggets offensive rebound
10:38		PJ Dozier misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:33		Coby White defensive rebound
10:15		Luke Kornet misses three point jump shot
10:11		Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound
10:09		Jamal Murray turnover (lost ball) (Thaddeus Young steals)
10:09		Jamal Murray personal foul (Coby White draws the foul)
9:56	+2	Coby White makes two point jump shot	89-93
9:56		Nuggets 60 second timeout
9:41		Jamal Murray turnover (lost ball) (Thaddeus Young steals)
9:23		Thaddeus Young misses two point driving hook shot
9:22		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
9:02		Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot
8:59		Denzel Valentine defensive rebound
8:54	+2	Denzel Valentine makes two point layup	89-95
8:44		Thaddeus Young personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
8:31		Wendell Carter Jr. personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
8:27		Denzel Valentine personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
8:15	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot	91-95
8:01		Ryan Arcidiacono misses three point step back jump shot
7:59		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
7:45	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup	93-95
7:36		Denzel Valentine misses three point jump shot
7:30		Patrick Williams offensive rebound
7:30	+2	Patrick Williams makes two point putback layup	93-97
7:09	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point hook shot	95-97
6:55		Denzel Valentine misses three point jump shot
6:53		Will Barton defensive rebound
6:40		PJ Dozier misses two point layup
6:38		Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound
6:27		Nikola Jokic misses three point turnaround jump shot
6:26		Bulls defensive rebound
6:26		Bulls 60 second timeout
6:11		PJ Dozier blocks Denzel Valentine's two point floating jump shot
6:08		PJ Dozier defensive rebound
6:07		Zach LaVine shooting foul (PJ Dozier draws the foul)
6:07		PJ Dozier misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:07		Nuggets offensive rebound
6:07		PJ Dozier misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:04		Zach LaVine defensive rebound
5:53	+2	Zach LaVine makes two point driving jump shot	95-99
5:31	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot	97-99
5:07		Zach LaVine misses three point turnaround jump shot
5:05		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
4:55		Wendell Carter Jr. shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
4:55	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	98-99
4:55	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	99-99
4:46	+2	Zach LaVine makes two point finger roll layup	99-101
4:30	+2	Monte Morris makes two point driving layup	101-101
4:09		Bulls 60 second timeout
4:03	+3	Coby White makes three point jump shot (Thaddeus Young assists)	101-104
3:34	+3	Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Monte Morris assists)	104-104
3:18	+2	Thaddeus Young makes two point floating jump shot (Zach LaVine assists)	104-106
3:14		Nuggets 60 second timeout
2:57	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot	106-106
2:42		Thaddeus Young turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
2:27		Nikola Jokic misses two point driving layup
2:24		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
2:24		Patrick Williams blocks Nikola Jokic's two point putback layup
2:24		Coby White defensive rebound
2:23		Jamal Murray blocks Zach LaVine's two point driving layup
2:23		Bulls offensive rebound
2:19		Zach LaVine misses three point jump shot
2:17		Garrett Temple offensive rebound
2:14	+2	Zach LaVine makes two point driving layup (Garrett Temple assists)	106-108
2:00	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving dunk (Jamal Murray assists)	108-108
2:00		Patrick Williams shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
2:00	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1	109-108
1:43		Zach LaVine misses three point step back jump shot
1:41		Monte Morris defensive rebound
1:39	+3	Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Monte Morris assists)	112-108
1:23		Patrick Williams misses three point jump shot
1:20		Thaddeus Young offensive rebound
1:16		Coby White misses three point jump shot
1:15		Thaddeus Young offensive rebound
1:15	+2	Thaddeus Young makes two point putback layup	112-110
0:58		Thaddeus Young kicked ball violation
0:47	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot	114-110
0:47		Bulls 60 second timeout
0:44		Zach LaVine turnover (traveling)
0:22		Jamal Murray misses two point jump shot
0:19		Zach LaVine defensive rebound
0:16		Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Zach LaVine draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Zach LaVine makes regular free throw 1 of 2	114-111
0:16	+1	Zach LaVine makes regular free throw 2 of 2	114-112
0:08		Zach LaVine personal foul (Take) (Will Barton draws the foul)
0:08	+1	Will Barton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	115-112
0:08	+1	Will Barton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	116-112
0:08		Bulls 60 second timeout
0:03		Zach LaVine misses three point jump shot
0:01		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
0:01		Garrett Temple personal foul (Take) (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	117-112
0:01	+1	Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	118-112
0:00		End of period

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Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2