Chicago Bulls vs Denver Nuggets
The quarters and both box scores, and how the model saw it.
Bulls128
Nuggets133FinalBall ArenaScoring by quarter
Final| Scoring | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bulls | 27 | 41 | 26 | 34 | 128 |
 Nuggets | 29 | 30 | 40 | 34 | 133 |
Box score
FinalChicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb WilsonF | 25 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 6-10 | 1-4 | 4-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Josh GiddeyG | 24 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Matas BuzelisF | 23 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Noa EssengueF | 23 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Leonard MillerF | 22 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 11-14 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Buddy HieldG | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 3-3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Patrick WilliamsF | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dailyn SwainG | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Jalen SmithF | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Isaac OkoroF | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Orlando RobinsonC | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Jordan HawkinsG | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tre JonesG | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Drew PetersonF | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jalen BridgesF | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | — | 128 | 45 | 34 | 47-93 | 21-50 | 13-18 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 31 |
Did not play Brandon Boston Jr. coach's decision · Isaiah Stevens coach's decision · Jaylin Sellers coach's decision · Nic Claxton coach's decision · Norman Powell coach's decision · Tobe Awaka coach's decision · Zach Collins coach's decision
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola JokicC | 26 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 8-12 | 1-2 | 5-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Jamal MurrayG | 26 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Cameron JohnsonF | 25 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5-7 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Aaron GordonF | 23 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 9-12 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Christian BraunG | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Julian StrawtherGuard | 17 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5-12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bryce HopkinsF | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DaRon Holmes IIF | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 4-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tyus JonesG | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alpha DialloF | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cam WhitmoreF | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan NembhardG | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevon BrazileF | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| DeMar DeRozanG | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeke NnajiF | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | — | 133 | 48 | 26 | 44-87 | 13-32 | 32-46 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 16 |
Did not play Coleman Hawkins coach's decision · Dane Goodwin coach's decision · Emanuel Miller coach's decision · Lonnie Walker IV coach's decision · Marvin Bagley III coach's decision · Spencer Jones coach's decision
Team stats
Final| Bulls | Nuggets | |
|---|---|---|
| 47-93 | FG | 44-87 |
| 50.5% | FG% | 50.6% |
| 21-50 | 3PT | 13-32 |
| 42.0% | 3PT% | 40.6% |
| 13-18 | FT | 32-46 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Off reb | 16 |
| 34 | Assists | 26 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 31 | Fouls | 16 |
106.1 possessions each, estimated off the box the standard way. Bulls on 1 day, Nuggets on 4 days.
What the model says
Sunday, October 11These are projections, not picks. We publish our number next to the market's and grade it in the open — on game markets the book has beaten us in every sport we've measured, and we say so rather than dressing a projection up as an edge.