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NBA, round 500

Final
Sunday, October 11, 2026Ball ArenaAll Champaign sports
FinalFinalESPNPlay by play
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CHI27412634128
DEN29304034133
Final

Nuggets beat Bulls 133-128

The Denver Nuggets beat the Chicago Bulls 133-128 on Sunday at Ball Arena.

The Nuggets came back from 9 down after the second quarter. The third quarter made the difference: the Nuggets outscored the Bulls 40-26.

The Nuggets shot 51% to 51% and won the boards 48-45.

For the Nuggets, Aaron Gordon (F): 25. For the Bulls, Leonard Miller (F): 26.

The Nuggets improve to 2-1. The Bulls fall to 1-2.

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#11
CHI · PointsLeonard Miller F26
#3
CHI · AssistsJosh Giddey G8
#11
CHI · ReboundsLeonard Miller F7
#32
DEN · PointsAaron Gordon F25
#15
DEN · AssistsNikola Jokic C10
#15
DEN · ReboundsNikola Jokic C11
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF+/-
J. Smith F14114-63-50-030110032+3
I. Okoro F1352-21-10-010110104-2
M. Buzelis F23135-102-51-2632010630
C. Wilson F25176-101-44-7455011330
J. Giddey G2471-31-24-418111010-7
D. Peterson F731-21-20-001100001+1
P. Williams F1663-80-40-043000220-5
J. Bridges F731-51-40-020000111+1
L. Miller F222611-144-60-072100162-2
N. Essengue F2384-90-30-062110422-2
O. Robinson C1283-51-11-262101244-6
B. Hield G19154-74-63-331120031-2
T. Jones G1000-30-00-015010102+6
J. Hawkins G1062-52-30-000100002-8
D. Swain G1500-40-40-012211014-2
Team12847-9321-5013-1845341885133231

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