Still hampered by his ankle, Jamal Murray is not on the floor for the jump ball in Chicago, replaced by Reggie Jackson, who opens the scoring with a 3-pointer in the corner. Skillful and well in place, the Nuggets got off to the best start, a 14-4. But the Bulls got back in front thanks to 11-0 powered by Coby White, who replaced Zach LaVine, still injured. Reggie Jackson does it again at the end of the period to put Denver at +7 (32-25).
We take the same ones and start again in the second quarter. Coby White and Reggie Jackson are still beating each other with 3-pointers. That, plus a nice reverse alley-oop between Reggie Jackson and DeAndre Jordan!
The Nuggets are in the lead but, one minute from the end of the half, Nikola Jokic takes offense at an uncalled foul from Nikola Vucevic and is completely expelled from the match, with 4 points, 9 rebounds and 6 passes on the clock after 16 minutes of play.
Still ahead by 7 points at the break (57-50), thanks to Reggie Jackson's 16 points in particular, the Nuggets return to the fight without their MVP pivot after returning from the locker room. But Aaron Gordon takes care of sowing terror in the racket with his powerful dunks. Opposite, Nikola Vucevic continues to gain but the Bulls fail to reduce the distance. Because Denver has resources, whether with Michael Porter Jr. who comes out of his box with 11 points scored, or Julian Strawther who also adds 10 points in the 3rd quarter.
Denver begins the last quarter at +12 and will not encounter any big obstacles to finish the job. On the contrary, the Nuggets prevented the Bulls from scoring a single basket for almost four minutes in the heart of the last quarter, before winning quite easily (114-106).
WHAT YOU MUST REMEMBER
– The expulsion of Nikola Jokic. It happened very quickly, with two technical fouls falling on him at once, but neither Nikola Jokic, nor the public, nor even the Bulls commentators really understood what had happened. pass. After a move in the low post against Nikola Vucevic, one minute from the end of the second quarter, the Serb complained to a referee about an uncalled foul and was sent off. Ironically, he saw his evening cut short on the very evening of the “Serbian Heritage Night” in Chicago, to the great dismay of several fans from the Balkans who had had to make the trip especially for the occasion…
– Coby White confirms his current great form. In his last eleven games, Coby White has scored 20 points or more eight times. The Bulls guard is clearly in the best form of his career and confirmed it last night with a game of 27 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds, at a very efficient 8/15 on shots including 5/10 from distance.
– Kentavious Caldwell-Pope out after head hit. It was a collision with Nikola Vucevic that got the better of the veteran Denver guard who first returned to the game in the second quarter, before being reassessed and rested at halftime. This allowed Julian Strawther to have a second big match in a row.
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How to read the stats? Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive rebound; T = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Point differential when the player is on the field; Pts = Points; Eval: player evaluation calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
