March 1, 2021 · 8:00 PM EST
Biggest lead DEN by 15 · CHI by 6 · 3 lead changes
Q4 4:03+25% CHIWhite 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Young 4 AST)DEN 101 · CHI 104
Q4 3:34+25% DENMurray 25' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Morris 3 AST)DEN 104 · CHI 104
Q4 2:14+23% CHILaVine 2' Driving Layup (21 PTS) (Temple 2 AST)DEN 106 · CHI 108
Q4 2:00+23% DENJokic Driving Dunk (36 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)DEN 108 · CHI 108Q4 1:39+29% DENMurray 27' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Morris 4 AST)DEN 112 · CHI 108| Western | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1UT Jazz | 52 | 20 | .722 | — |
2PH Suns | 51 | 21 | .708 | 1.0 |
3DE Nuggets | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 |
4LA Clippers | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 |
5DA Mavericks | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
6LA Lakers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
7PO Trail Blazers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
8GS Warriors | 39 | 33 | .542 | 13.0 |
9ME Grizzlies | 38 | 34 | .528 | 14.0 |
10SA Spurs | 33 | 39 | .458 | 19.0 |
11NO Pelicans | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 |
12SA Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 |
13MI Timberwolves | 23 | 49 | .319 | 29.0 |
14OK Thunder | 22 | 50 | .306 | 30.0 |
15HO Rockets | 17 | 55 | .236 | 35.0 |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1PH 76ers | 49 | 23 | .681 | — |
2BK Nets | 48 | 24 | .667 | 1.0 |
3MI Bucks | 46 | 26 | .639 | 3.0 |
4AT Hawks | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8.0 |
5NY Knicks | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8.0 |
6MI Heat | 40 | 32 | .556 | 9.0 |
7BO Celtics | 36 | 36 | .500 | 13.0 |
8IN Pacers | 34 | 38 | .472 | 15.0 |
9WA Wizards | 34 | 38 | .472 | 15.0 |
10CH Hornets | 33 | 39 | .458 | 16.0 |
11CH Bulls | 31 | 41 | .431 | 18.0 |
12TO Raptors | 27 | 45 | .375 | 22.0 |
13CL Cavaliers | 22 | 50 | .306 | 27.0 |
14OR Magic | 21 | 51 | .292 | 28.0 |
15DE Pistons | 20 | 52 | .278 | 29.0 |
| Zone | DEN | CHI |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 18/32 56% | 20/29 69% |
| Paint | 9/15 60% | 4/14 29% |
| Mid-range | 6/9 67% | 3/8 38% |
| Corner 3 | 4/6 67% | 8/17 47% |
| Above the break 3 | 6/21 29% | 4/21 19% |
| NJNikola JokićC | 38 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 17-28 | 0-3 | 5-5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +12 | 64.6% |
WB Will BartonG | 36 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5-13 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +9 | 48.9% |
| JMJamal MurrayG | 36 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 8-14 | 4-8 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +15 | 76.1% |
MP Michael Porter Jr.F | 35 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 7-10 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +7 | 81.4% |
MM Monté MorrisG | 34 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +10 | 50.0% |
VČ Vlatko ČančarF | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -16 | 62.1% |
PD PJ DozierG-F | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37.7% |
ZN Zeke NnajiF-C | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 50.0% |
IH Isaiah HartensteinC-F | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 33.3% |
| Totals | 240 | 118 | 50 | 22 | 46-87 | 10-27 | 16-20 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 18 | ||
| Shooting | 52.9% | 37.0% | 80.0% | 61.6% |
DNP: Bol Bol, Greg Whittington, JaMychal Green
| CWCoby WhiteG | 37 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7-17 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 53.3% |
PW Patrick WilliamsF | 32 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -23 | 52.8% |
| ZLZach LaVineG | 32 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9-20 | 1-8 | 4-6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -20 | 50.8% |
GT Garrett TempleG-F | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -11 | 53.3% |
WC Wendell Carter Jr.C-F | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 60.2% |
TY Thaddeus YoungF | 28 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 66.7% |
DV Denzel ValentineG | 25 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 5-15 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +11 | 43.3% |
TS Tomas SatoranskyG | 20 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 37.5% |
LK Luke KornetC-F | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 75.0% |
RA Ryan ArcidiaconoG | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 86.8% |
| Totals | 240 | 112 | 44 | 25 | 42-94 | 12-38 | 16-22 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 18 | ||
| Shooting | 44.7% | 31.6% | 72.7% | 54.0% |
DNP: Cristiano Felicio, Daniel Gafford
12:00Jump Ball Carter Jr. vs. Jokic: Tip to WhiteDEN 011:39Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Schroeder)DEN 011:39Carter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)DEN 011:39MISS Carter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2DEN 011:37Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 011:30Murray Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)DEN 011:15MISS White 24' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 011:12Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 011:04Barton 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)DEN 210:43MISS Temple 3PT Jump ShotDEN 210:41Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)DEN 210:34Murray 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)DEN 410:20MISS Williams 13' Pullup Jump ShotDEN 410:20Porter Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 410:16White REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 410:08White 17' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)DEN 49:41MISS Barton 31' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 49:39White REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 49:31MISS Temple 25' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 49:27Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)DEN 49:17MISS Barton 3' Driving LayupDEN 49:14Temple REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 49:09MISS Temple 1' Driving Reverse LayupDEN 49:07Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)DEN 48:48MISS Barton 10' Pullup Jump ShotDEN 48:45Barton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 48:40Porter Jr. 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)DEN 68:24MISS Carter Jr. 4' Driving Floating Jump ShotDEN 68:24Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 68:21Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)DEN 68:18Barton 2' Layup (4 PTS)DEN 88:03MISS White 17' Pullup Jump ShotDEN 88:01Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 87:46Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)DEN 117:34White Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)DEN 117:34Barton STEAL (1 STL)DEN 117:28MISS Morris 1' Driving LayupDEN 117:24Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 117:24Porter Jr. Putback Dunk (7 PTS)DEN 137:03MISS Williams 26' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 136:59Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 136:50Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)DEN 166:29Temple 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (White 1 AST)DEN 166:20MISS Barton 1' Driving LayupDEN 166:20Temple BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 166:20LaVine REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 166:15White 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (LaVine 1 AST)DEN 165:54Jokic 9' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)DEN 185:39MISS LaVine 2' Driving LayupDEN 185:39Jokic BLOCK (2 BLK)DEN 185:36Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)DEN 185:35MISS Morris 1' Running LayupDEN 185:34Barton REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)DEN 185:33Barton Tip Layup Shot (6 PTS)DEN 205:33Temple S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Schroeder)DEN 205:33Barton Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)DEN 215:17LaVine 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Carter Jr. 1 AST)DEN 215:07MISS Morris 26' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 214:53LaVine 1' Layup (5 PTS) (Satoransky 1 AST)DEN 214:44Cancar 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)DEN 244:27Satoransky 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Valentine 1 AST)DEN 244:01MISS Jokic 2' Driving Reverse LayupDEN 243:59Valentine REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 243:49MISS Young 5' Turnaround Hook ShotDEN 243:47Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 243:36MISS Barton 26' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 243:36Carter Jr. L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Washington)DEN 243:28MISS Dozier 26' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 243:24LaVine REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 243:17Valentine 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (LaVine 2 AST)DEN 242:59Jokic 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Dozier 1 AST)DEN 262:40Kornet 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Young 1 AST)DEN 262:22Jokic 1' Driving Reverse Layup (6 PTS)DEN 282:11Young Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)DEN 282:00Jokic 1' Driving Layup (8 PTS)DEN 301:48LaVine 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (7 PTS)DEN 301:48Cancar S.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Washington)DEN 301:48MISS LaVine Free Throw 1 of 1DEN 301:45Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 301:34MISS Dozier 1' Driving LayupDEN 301:33LaVine REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)DEN 301:31LaVine Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)DEN 301:20Dozier Offensive Charge Foul (P1.PN) (S.Wright)DEN 301:20Dozier Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)DEN 301:11Young 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (LaVine 3 AST)DEN 301:00Murray 19' Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS)DEN 320:50MISS LaVine 26' 3PT Step Back Jump ShotDEN 320:47Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 320:31Hartenstein 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)DEN 340:09MISS Williams 16' Jump ShotDEN 340:07Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)DEN 340:00Murray 29' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS)DEN 37The Nuggets beat the Bulls 118-112 on the road.
Nikola Jokić led the Nuggets with 39 points and 9 assists, while Zach LaVine led the Bulls with 23 points and 5 assists.
The Nuggets led by as many as 15 points. The lead changed hands 3 times and the score was tied 6 times. Their best stretch was a 12-0 run.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
