Mar 1, 2021 - Denver Nuggets at Chicago Bulls

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3/1/2021 Chicago v. Denver Game Preview

	Denver Nuggets	(18-15, 9-8 away)
	Chicago Bulls	(15-17, 7-10 home)

March 1, 2021 at 9:00 PM ET
Regular Season

United Center
Chicago, Illinois

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Season Series

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Mar 1, 2021	Denver	Chicago	-	-	Regular Season	United Center
Mar 19, 2021	Chicago	Denver	-	-	Regular Season	Pepsi Center

2020-2021 Team Stats

	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Denver	33	48.8	43.0	89.2	.482	13.5	34.9	.387	16.0	20.4	.786	13.6	19.6	10.2	33.3	43.6	26.4	8.2	4.3	115.5
Chicago	32	48.5	43.0	88.4	.486	13.1	34.5	.379	15.7	19.6	.799	16.2	20.2	8.7	35.6	44.2	26.2	7.0	4.3	114.7
DEN Opponents	33	48.8	40.5	85.9	.472	12.7	35.5	.358	17.4	22.6	.769	14.8	20.5	9.6	32.5	42.1	26.6	7.1	4.4	111.2
CHI Opponents	32	48.5	42.1	89.2	.472	11.7	33.2	.353	19.0	24.4	.778	14.3	19.4	9.2	33.4	42.7	23.8	8.7	4.3	114.8

Head to Head Since 1946-1947

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Jan 17, 2019	Chicago	Denver	105 - 135	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Oct 31, 2018	Denver	Chicago	108 - 107	Denver	Regular Season	United Center
Mar 21, 2018	Denver	Chicago	135 - 102	Denver	Regular Season	United Center
Nov 30, 2017	Chicago	Denver	110 - 111	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Feb 28, 2017	Denver	Chicago	125 - 107	Denver	Regular Season	United Center
Nov 22, 2016	Chicago	Denver	107 - 110	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Feb 5, 2016	Chicago	Denver	110 - 115	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Dec 2, 2015	Denver	Chicago	90 - 99	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Jan 1, 2015	Denver	Chicago	101 - 106	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Nov 25, 2014	Chicago	Denver	109 - 114	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Feb 21, 2014	Denver	Chicago	89 - 117	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Nov 21, 2013	Chicago	Denver	87 - 97	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Mar 18, 2013	Denver	Chicago	119 - 118	Denver	Regular Season	United Center
Feb 7, 2013	Chicago	Denver	96 - 128	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Mar 26, 2012	Denver	Chicago	108 - 91	Denver	Regular Season	United Center
Nov 26, 2010	Chicago	Denver	97 - 98	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Nov 8, 2010	Denver	Chicago	92 - 94	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Nov 21, 2009	Chicago	Denver	93 - 112	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Nov 10, 2009	Denver	Chicago	90 - 89	Denver	Regular Season	United Center
Feb 20, 2009	Denver	Chicago	99 - 116	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Nov 23, 2008	Chicago	Denver	101 - 114	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Feb 22, 2008	Denver	Chicago	121 - 135	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Nov 20, 2007	Chicago	Denver	91 - 112	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Mar 22, 2007	Denver	Chicago	108 - 109	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Nov 21, 2006	Chicago	Denver	109 - 113	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Feb 8, 2006	Chicago	Denver	110 - 107	Chicago	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Jan 16, 2006	Denver	Chicago	97 - 94	Denver	Regular Season	United Center
Jan 25, 2005	Denver	Chicago	107 - 111	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Nov 19, 2004	Chicago	Denver	81 - 99	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Jan 28, 2004	Chicago	Denver	99 - 115	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Nov 10, 2003	Denver	Chicago	105 - 97	Denver	Regular Season	United Center
Feb 15, 2003	Denver	Chicago	69 - 88	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Feb 4, 2003	Chicago	Denver	100 - 102	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Mar 30, 2002	Denver	Chicago	100 - 84	Denver	Regular Season	United Center
Nov 13, 2001	Chicago	Denver	93 - 101	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Mar 26, 2001	Denver	Chicago	109 - 104	Denver	Regular Season	United Center
Nov 16, 2000	Chicago	Denver	85 - 89	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Mar 24, 2000	Denver	Chicago	68 - 70	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Nov 20, 1999	Chicago	Denver	86 - 95	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Mar 3, 1998	Denver	Chicago	90 - 118	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Feb 2, 1998	Chicago	Denver	111 - 72	Chicago	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Feb 18, 1997	Denver	Chicago	123 - 134	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Nov 21, 1996	Chicago	Denver	110 - 92	Chicago	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Mar 15, 1996	Denver	Chicago	87 - 108	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Feb 4, 1996	Chicago	Denver	99 - 105	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Jan 4, 1995	Denver	Chicago	80 - 86	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Nov 23, 1994	Chicago	Denver	111 - 113	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Feb 18, 1994	Denver	Chicago	109 - 84	Denver	Regular Season	United Center
Feb 1, 1994	Chicago	Denver	118 - 98	Chicago	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Jan 30, 1993	Chicago	Denver	102 - 109	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Nov 14, 1992	Denver	Chicago	84 - 117	Chicago	Regular Season	Chicago Stadium
Mar 24, 1992	Denver	Chicago	103 - 116	Chicago	Regular Season	Chicago Stadium
Nov 23, 1991	Chicago	Denver	107 - 100	Chicago	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Mar 18, 1991	Denver	Chicago	108 - 121	Chicago	Regular Season	Chicago Stadium
Nov 24, 1990	Chicago	Denver	151 - 145	Chicago	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Feb 8, 1990	Chicago	Denver	98 - 123	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Dec 5, 1989	Denver	Chicago	99 - 119	Chicago	Regular Season	Chicago Stadium
Jan 13, 1989	Denver	Chicago	99 - 104	Chicago	Regular Season	Chicago Stadium
Nov 26, 1988	Chicago	Denver	123 - 128	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Jan 7, 1988	Denver	Chicago	96 - 100	Chicago	Regular Season	Chicago Stadium
Dec 4, 1987	Chicago	Denver	89 - 105	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Dec 9, 1986	Denver	Chicago	100 - 106	Chicago	Regular Season	Chicago Stadium
Nov 26, 1986	Chicago	Denver	107 - 109	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Mar 13, 1986	Denver	Chicago	102 - 112	Chicago	Regular Season	Chicago Stadium
Nov 26, 1985	Chicago	Denver	128 - 123	Chicago	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Jan 14, 1985	Denver	Chicago	113 - 122	Chicago	Regular Season	Chicago Stadium
Nov 1, 1984	Chicago	Denver	113 - 129	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Mar 18, 1984	Chicago	Denver	104 - 107	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Jan 26, 1984	Denver	Chicago	126 - 125	Denver	Regular Season	Chicago Stadium
Feb 22, 1983	Denver	Chicago	133 - 144	Chicago	Regular Season	Chicago Stadium
Dec 3, 1982	Chicago	Denver	124 - 132	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Mar 19, 1982	Chicago	Denver	120 - 130	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Jan 5, 1982	Denver	Chicago	128 - 134	Chicago	Regular Season	Chicago Stadium
Dec 2, 1980	Chicago	Denver	129 - 124	Chicago	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Nov 8, 1980	Denver	Chicago	130 - 126	Denver	Regular Season	Chicago Stadium
Mar 26, 1980	Chicago	Denver	122 - 115	Chicago	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Mar 21, 1980	Denver	Chicago	134 - 128	Denver	Regular Season	Chicago Stadium
Feb 6, 1980	Chicago	Denver	111 - 122	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Jan 19, 1980	Denver	Chicago	108 - 117	Chicago	Regular Season	Chicago Stadium
Nov 20, 1979	Denver	Chicago	124 - 91	Denver	Regular Season	Chicago Stadium
Nov 2, 1979	Chicago	Denver	99 - 113	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Feb 13, 1979	Denver	Chicago	104 - 94	Denver	Regular Season	Chicago Stadium
Jan 28, 1979	Chicago	Denver	87 - 98	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Dec 29, 1978	Denver	Chicago	117 - 123	Chicago	Regular Season	Chicago Stadium
Dec 28, 1978	Chicago	Denver	111 - 107	Chicago	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Mar 12, 1978	Chicago	Denver	95 - 98	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Jan 24, 1978	Denver	Chicago	114 - 131	Chicago	Regular Season	Chicago Stadium
Jan 8, 1978	Chicago	Denver	104 - 109	Denver	Regular Season	Cobo Center
Dec 13, 1977	Denver	Chicago	96 - 99	Chicago	Regular Season	Chicago Stadium
Apr 1, 1977	Denver	Chicago	97 - 107	Chicago	Regular Season	Chicago Stadium
Jan 8, 1977	Chicago	Denver	99 - 119	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Dec 18, 1976	Chicago	Denver	106 - 111	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Nov 5, 1976	Denver	Chicago	99 - 85	Denver	Regular Season	Chicago Stadium

2020-2021 Denver Nuggets Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	J. Murray	G. Harris	W. Barton	P. Millsap	N. Jokic
Rotation	M. Morris	P. Dozier	M. Porter, Jr.	J. Green
Rotation	F. Campazzo			Z. Nnaji
Lim PT	M. Howard	R. Hampton	V. Cancar	G. Whittington	I. Hartenstein
Lim PT					B. Bol

2020-2021 Chicago Bulls Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	C. White	Z. LaVine	P. Williams	L. Markkanen	W. Carter, Jr.
Rotation	T. Satoransky	G. Temple	D. Valentine	T. Young	D. Gafford
Rotation	R. Arcidiacono			O. Porter
Lim PT	D. Dotson	A. Mokoka	C. Hutchison		L. Kornet
Lim PT					C. Felicio

Denver Nuggets Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
5	Will Barton	GF	30	29.5	4.3	10.1	.430	1.5	3.9	.385	1.1	1.5	.739	1.6	1.7	0.5	3.3	3.8	3.1	0.8	0.4	11.3
10	Bol Bol	C	14	5.8	0.7	1.5	.476	0.3	0.6	.444	0.1	0.1	.500	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.8	0.8	0.2	0.1	0.4	1.8
7	Facundo Campazzo	PG	30	16.3	1.7	4.2	.405	1.1	2.9	.379	1.0	1.2	.811	0.8	1.9	0.2	0.9	1.0	2.1	1.0	0.2	5.5
31	Vlatko Cancar	SF	17	3.7	0.2	0.9	.267	0.1	0.5	.125	0.1	0.2	.667	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.6	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.6
35	P.J. Dozier	PG	18	19.1	2.6	5.6	.465	0.9	2.3	.390	1.1	1.6	.714	0.8	1.6	0.9	3.3	4.2	1.3	0.5	0.6	7.2
0	JaMychal Green	PF	25	20.5	3.2	7.2	.444	1.6	3.8	.427	1.1	1.3	.844	1.0	2.7	1.6	4.4	6.0	1.0	0.6	0.3	9.1
13	R.J. Hampton	G	24	9.2	1.0	2.4	.414	0.2	0.8	.278	0.3	0.4	.700	0.5	0.9	0.4	1.5	2.0	0.5	0.2	0.1	2.5
14	Gary Harris	SG	19	30.6	3.6	8.2	.442	1.3	3.9	.320	1.2	1.6	.733	0.7	1.9	0.7	1.8	2.5	1.7	0.9	0.2	9.7
25	Isaiah Hartenstein	PF	23	9.2	1.5	3.0	.500	0.0	0.0	.000	0.8	1.4	.594	0.8	2.0	1.4	1.3	2.8	0.5	0.4	0.6	3.9
00	Markus Howard	SG	17	3.2	0.4	1.8	.194	0.2	1.3	.136	0.1	0.1	.500	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.9
15	Nikola Jokic	C	33	35.8	10.2	18.2	.564	1.6	3.8	.421	4.6	5.2	.879	3.2	3.0	2.8	8.1	10.9	8.5	1.7	0.6	26.7
4	Paul Millsap	FC	26	23.9	3.8	7.3	.524	1.2	3.0	.410	1.6	2.3	.695	1.0	2.1	1.6	3.6	5.2	1.7	0.8	0.5	10.4
11	Monte Morris	G	32	26.7	4.1	8.6	.476	1.2	3.2	.375	1.4	1.8	.746	0.6	0.9	0.2	2.0	2.2	3.4	0.7	0.2	10.8
27	Jamal Murray	SG	31	35.2	8.0	16.6	.480	2.7	6.7	.404	2.9	3.5	.827	2.3	2.2	0.7	3.6	4.4	4.6	1.1	0.3	21.6
22	Zeke Nnaji	PF	20	10.1	1.3	2.6	.500	0.7	1.6	.438	0.2	0.3	.714	0.2	0.7	0.4	0.9	1.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	3.5
1	Michael Porter, Jr.	PF	23	28.1	5.3	10.9	.488	2.3	5.7	.400	1.4	1.8	.762	1.1	2.3	1.2	5.3	6.5	1.0	0.8	1.1	14.3
3	Greg Whittington	PF	1	5.9	0.0	2.0	.000	0.0	2.0	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Chicago Bulls Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
51	Ryan Arcidiacono	G	16	11.0	1.1	2.7	.419	0.6	1.6	.346	0.4	0.4	.857	0.2	0.9	0.1	1.8	1.9	1.4	0.2	0.0	3.2
34	Wendell Carter, Jr.	PF	21	27.0	4.8	8.7	.552	0.3	0.9	.316	2.8	3.8	.738	2.0	3.2	1.9	5.8	7.7	2.2	0.8	0.9	12.7
3	Devon Dotson	PG	1	9.5	2.0	4.0	.500	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0
6	Cristiano Felicio	C	6	6.3	0.5	0.7	.750	0.0	0.0	.000	0.8	1.3	.625	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.8	0.3	0.0	1.8
12	Daniel Gafford	C	25	13.5	2.0	3.0	.662	0.0	0.0	.000	1.0	1.5	.676	0.8	1.9	1.3	1.8	3.1	0.6	0.4	1.2	4.9
15	Chandler Hutchison	SG	7	9.1	0.7	2.6	.278	0.1	0.4	.333	0.3	0.3	1.000	0.7	1.3	0.1	2.7	2.9	0.6	0.1	0.0	1.9
2	Luke Kornet	F	9	8.0	0.8	2.4	.318	0.4	2.0	.222	0.2	0.2	1.000	0.1	0.1	0.1	1.6	1.7	0.3	0.2	0.7	2.2
8	Zach LaVine	SG	32	35.7	10.3	19.6	.524	3.6	8.1	.442	4.5	5.2	.857	3.9	2.7	0.7	4.5	5.2	5.0	1.1	0.4	28.7
24	Lauri Markkanen	SF	14	30.4	6.8	13.2	.514	2.9	7.2	.396	2.7	3.2	.844	1.7	2.2	0.6	5.5	6.1	0.9	0.6	0.4	19.1
20	Adam Mokoka	SG	7	6.0	0.7	2.0	.357	0.1	1.1	.125	0.0	0.0	.000	0.3	0.7	0.1	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.3	0.1	1.6
22	Otto Porter	SF	16	23.2	4.0	9.0	.444	1.8	4.4	.400	1.9	2.2	.833	0.9	1.6	1.2	5.0	6.2	2.0	0.6	0.2	11.6
31	Tomas Satoransky	PG	21	20.7	2.8	4.9	.563	0.9	1.7	.500	1.2	1.4	.897	1.5	1.1	0.3	2.2	2.6	4.4	0.5	0.2	7.6
17	Garrett Temple	G	31	28.3	3.3	7.5	.435	1.5	4.0	.360	0.8	1.1	.788	1.0	2.3	0.5	2.6	3.2	2.0	1.0	0.5	8.8
45	Denzel Valentine	F	28	19.7	3.0	8.0	.372	1.6	4.7	.344	0.2	0.2	1.000	0.6	1.2	0.4	3.7	4.1	1.8	0.8	0.0	7.8
0	Coby White	PG	32	33.1	5.8	13.9	.417	2.3	6.7	.349	1.9	2.1	.882	2.4	2.5	0.4	4.6	5.0	5.2	0.3	0.2	15.8
9	Patrick Williams	G	31	28.4	3.7	8.1	.464	0.9	2.3	.380	1.6	2.0	.810	1.5	2.2	0.9	4.0	4.9	1.2	0.8	0.7	10.0
21	Thaddeus Young	F	28	25.1	5.5	9.1	.598	0.2	0.8	.227	0.8	1.5	.488	1.9	2.8	2.4	3.5	5.9	4.4	1.3	0.5	11.9

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