Nikola Wuviaq had 20 points, 10 rebounds and six assistance, and Chicago Bulls on Monday assigned Denver Nagets their second direct loss with a 129–121 victory at the United Center.
Zach Lavine scored 21 points and Lonzo Ball had 18 for Bulls, who lost seven out of eight. Ayo Dosunmu added 17 points.
Bulls scored 24 runs for 53 from the 3-point range and scored seven players in double figures.
Nagets ruined another impressive performance by Nikola Jokik, which had 33 points, 14 assistance and 12 rebounds in their sixth triple-dabbal in the last seven matches. The three-time MVP has NBA-Best 21 Triple-Dabbles this season.
The Christian Braun scored 28 points for the nuggets. Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Junior were 18 in each.
Bulls took an edge for good when he opened the fourth quarter with a 13–0 run. Delan Terry made a 3-pointer and a trimmed, before Matus Buzelis went inside for a sting after falling under Aaron Gordon, leaving it with 8:51 with 108–96.
Terry 5 -for -6 ended with 13 points on shooting.
Bulls used 12–0 runs to take a 90-88 lead in the third quarter with 2 minutes. Buzelis capted the stretch by giving strength to the rim for a sting on Peyton Watson.
But Jokik rode inside for a jam and made a technical shot to send the nuggets in the fourth with a 96-95 lead.
Techauve
Nugets: Struggled from long distance, going from behind the rear of 27 to 6.
Bulls: Josh Giddi provided a lift with 12 points and 10 assistance.
Main moment
The Nugets closed for 121–118 on the jumper of Murray, with 2:22 survived. But Lavin responded with 3 for Bulls.
Main statue
Under the leadership of Terry and Patrick Williams, Bulls gained 41–10 in bench points.
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Nugets visit New York Nix on Wednesday. Bulls opened a three-game journey in Boston on Wednesday.