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October 14, 2025 · Ball Arena
Chicago Bulls vs Denver Nuggets · October 14, 2025
The Denver Nuggets beat the Chicago Bulls 124-117 on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at home. Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 30 points. Josh Giddey led the Bulls with 25 points and 9 rebounds. The Nuggets are 3-1 and the Bulls 2-2.
Team 1 2 3 4 T
CHI 29 26 28 34 117 DEN 37 30 37 20 124
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Bulls · 39/78 FG
Q1 11:29 · Matas Buzelis makes 4-foot two point shot (Nikola Vucevic assists)
Q1 4:51 · Matas Buzelis makes driving layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
Q1 4:12 · Matas Buzelis misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q1 3:41 · Matas Buzelis makes 1-foot two point shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
Q1 1:30 · Matas Buzelis misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q1 34.4 · Matas Buzelis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Patrick Williams assists)
Q2 11:45 · Matas Buzelis misses two point shot
Q2 8:36 · Matas Buzelis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)
Q2 3:22 · Matas Buzelis misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q2 41.1 · Matas Buzelis makes 2-foot dunk (Josh Giddey assists)
Q3 7:51 · Matas Buzelis makes 22-foot three point jumper (Dalen Terry assists)
Q4 9:44 · Matas Buzelis misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q1 11:00 · Josh Giddey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaac Okoro assists)
Q1 10:27 · Josh Giddey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)
Q1 8:19 · Josh Giddey misses driving layup
Q1 7:26 · Josh Giddey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q1 5:46 · Josh Giddey makes 26-foot three pointer (Patrick Williams assists)
Q2 9:08 · Josh Giddey misses driving floating jump shot
Q2 8:02 · Jonas Valanciunas blocks Josh Giddey 's 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q2 7:45 · Josh Giddey makes 11-foot two point shot
Q2 2:46 · Josh Giddey makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
Q2 6.8 · Tim Hardaway Jr. blocks Josh Giddey 's 7-foot two point shot
Q2 5.1 · Josh Giddey makes two point shot
Q3 9:20 · Josh Giddey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q3 5:32 · Josh Giddey misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q4 10:36 · Josh Giddey makes 15-foot driving floating jump shot (Patrick Williams assists)
Q1 9:56 · Ayo Dosunmu makes layup (Nikola Vucevic assists)
Q1 8:45 · Ayo Dosunmu misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q1 2:43 · Ayo Dosunmu makes 1-foot two point shot
Q1 1:47 · Ayo Dosunmu makes 2-foot two point shot
Q1 1:04 · Ayo Dosunmu makes driving layup
Q2 4:54 · Ayo Dosunmu misses 25-foot three point shot
Q2 3:48 · Ayo Dosunmu makes driving layup (Nikola Vucevic assists)
Q1 7:30 · Jevon Carter misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q1 5:14 · Jevon Carter misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q3 1:42 · Jevon Carter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Matas Buzelis assists)
Q3 41.8 · Jevon Carter makes 3-foot two point shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
Q4 10:07 · Jevon Carter misses 24-foot three point shot
Q4 9:37 · Jevon Carter makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Patrick Williams assists)
Q4 8:25 · Jevon Carter makes 16-foot two point shot (Josh Giddey assists)
Q4 4:03 · Jevon Carter makes 25-foot three pointer (Noa Essengue assists)
Q4 1:33 · Jevon Carter makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Dalen Terry assists)
Q4 1:13 · Jevon Carter makes two point shot (Dalen Terry assists)
Q1 7:17 · Isaac Okoro misses two point shot
Q2 6:33 · Isaac Okoro misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q1 3:22 · Patrick Williams misses 27-foot three point shot
Q2 4:07 · Patrick Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 1:48 · Patrick Williams misses 7-foot two point shot
Q2 1:03 · Patrick Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)
Q3 6:44 · Patrick Williams makes 22-foot three point jumper (Dalen Terry assists)
Q3 4:16 · Patrick Williams makes driving layup
Q3 3:48 · Patrick Williams misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q4 10:02 · Patrick Williams misses driving floating jump shot
Q1 2:06 · Zach Collins misses 9-foot jump bank shot
Q2 10:47 · Zach Collins makes 5-foot two point shot (Dalen Terry assists)
Q3 3:14 · Zach Collins misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q3 2:55 · Zach Collins makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Jevon Carter assists)
Q3 2:16 · Zach Collins makes 4-foot two point shot
Q4 11:21 · Zach Collins makes 15-foot step back jumpshot (Patrick Williams assists)
Q2 6:59 · Noa Essengue misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 6:29 · Noa Essengue makes two point shot
Q4 6:10 · Noa Essengue misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q4 5:15 · Noa Essengue misses layup
Q2 5:23 · Nikola Vucevic misses 15-foot jumper
Q2 1:27 · Nikola Vucevic misses 5-foot two point shot
Q3 11:47 · Nikola Vucevic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q3 11:12 · Nikola Vucevic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q3 10:09 · Nikola Vucevic makes tip shot
Q3 7:26 · Nikola Vucevic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)
Q3 6:06 · Nikola Vucevic misses 5-foot two point shot
Q3 10:12 · Dalen Terry misses driving layup
Q3 4:49 · Dalen Terry misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q4 7:26 · Dalen Terry makes 1-foot layup (Josh Giddey assists)
Q4 6:36 · Dalen Terry misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q4 4:38 · Dalen Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jevon Carter assists)
Q4 3:36 · Dalen Terry makes two point shot (Jalen Smith assists)
Q4 5:42 · Jalen Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q4 48.3 · Emanuel Miller misses two point shot
Paint 20/30 67% Mid-range 6/10 60% 3PT 13/38 34%
Nuggets · 39/90 FG
Q1 11:13 · Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Christian Braun assists)
Q1 9:42 · Nikola Jokic makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)
Q1 8:33 · Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot layup (Christian Braun assists)
Q1 6:11 · Nikola Vucevic blocks Nikola Jokic 's 4-foot driving layup
Q2 9:22 · Matas Buzelis blocks Nikola Jokic 's 4-foot driving layup
Q2 6:01 · Nikola Jokic makes 18-foot jumper (Christian Braun assists)
Q2 5:00 · Nikola Jokic misses 2-foot two point shot
Q3 11:24 · Nikola Jokic makes 18-foot step back jumpshot
Q3 3:56 · Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
Q3 3:07 · Nikola Jokic makes dunk (Christian Braun assists)
Q1 10:43 · Jamal Murray makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Q1 10:09 · Jamal Murray makes 1-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Q1 8:56 · Jamal Murray misses two point shot
Q1 6:48 · Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer
Q1 4:32 · Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q1 3:52 · Matas Buzelis blocks Jamal Murray 's 2-foot driving layup
Q1 0.3 · Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q2 10:21 · Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point shot
Q2 9:53 · Jamal Murray makes driving layup
Q2 8:53 · Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q2 2:27 · Jamal Murray makes dunk (Bruce Brown assists)
Q2 2:04 · Jamal Murray makes 6-foot two point shot
Q2 1:11 · Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q3 9:09 · Jamal Murray misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Q3 8:03 · Jamal Murray makes 3-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Q3 1:25 · Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q3 29.5 · Jamal Murray makes 2-foot two point shot
Q3 4.4 · Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q1 9:30 · Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot dunk (Christian Braun assists)
Q1 7:45 · Aaron Gordon misses 12-foot two point shot
Q2 11:37 · Aaron Gordon makes 24-foot three pointer
Q2 7:17 · Aaron Gordon misses driving layup
Q2 7:15 · Aaron Gordon misses tip shot
Q2 7:11 · Aaron Gordon makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q2 3:06 · Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
Q3 11:00 · Josh Giddey blocks Aaron Gordon 's 3-foot driving layup
Q3 10:58 · Aaron Gordon makes 2-foot two point shot
Q3 7:37 · Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Q3 6:19 · Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q1 8:55 · Christian Braun makes tip shot
Q1 7:41 · Christian Braun misses tip shot
Q2 6:44 · Jalen Smith blocks Christian Braun 's 1-foot driving layup
Q3 9:34 · Christian Braun makes 3-foot layup (Cameron Johnson assists)
Q3 3:30 · Christian Braun misses two point shot
Q3 2:39 · Christian Braun makes 3-foot two point shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
Q3 1:54 · Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q1 7:12 · Cameron Johnson misses running pullup jump shot
Q1 3:08 · Matas Buzelis blocks Cameron Johnson 's 2-foot driving layup
Q3 9:58 · Cameron Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
Q3 6:54 · Cameron Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q3 5:46 · Cameron Johnson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Q3 5:16 · Cameron Johnson misses driving floating jump shot
Q3 3:58 · Cameron Johnson misses two point shot
Q1 5:04 · Peyton Watson makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Q1 8.8 · Peyton Watson misses driving floating jump shot
Q2 10:30 · Matas Buzelis blocks Peyton Watson 's 7-foot driving layup
Q3 1:13 · Peyton Watson misses driving floating jump shot
Q4 9:20 · Peyton Watson makes driving layup (Julian Strawther assists)
Q4 8:08 · Peyton Watson misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 5:57 · Peyton Watson makes 11-foot two point shot (Spencer Jones assists)
Q1 3:30 · Bruce Brown misses driving layup
Q1 3:29 · Bruce Brown misses 1-foot tip shot
Q1 46.4 · Bruce Brown makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
Q2 3:34 · Bruce Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
Q4 7:13 · Bruce Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q1 3:03 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q2 5:44 · Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Q2 4:24 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q2 1:38 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q2 46.7 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 0.5 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 32-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q3 4:34 · Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Q3 4:03 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q1 23.2 · Jonas Valanciunas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q2 11:03 · Jonas Valanciunas makes 8-foot two point shot
Q2 8:13 · Zach Collins blocks Jonas Valanciunas 's 2-foot layup
Q4 10:13 · Matas Buzelis blocks Jonas Valanciunas 's 4-foot driving layup
Q4 6:55 · Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot
Q2 28.0 · Spencer Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q4 7:49 · Julian Strawther misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q4 5:08 · Julian Strawther makes two point shot (Bruce Brown assists)
Q4 4:46 · Julian Strawther makes 2-foot two point shot (Peyton Watson assists)
Q4 4:20 · Julian Strawther misses driving layup
Q4 3:41 · Hunter Tyson misses 8-foot two point shot
Q4 42.9 · Hunter Tyson misses running pullup jump shot
Q4 2:48 · Curtis Jones makes 25-foot three pointer (Hunter Tyson assists)
Q4 2:13 · Curtis Jones misses 29-foot three point jumper
Q4 1:22 · Curtis Jones misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q4 56.1 · Curtis Jones misses driving floating jump shot
Q4 1:44 · Jalen Pickett misses 27-foot three point shot
Paint 24/45 53% Mid-range 6/12 50% 3PT 9/33 27%
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