Bulls
Chicago
Eastern Conference
Central
11
5
16
1319
1321
17
6
35
89
36
40
27
21
78
47
15
62
10
22
3
14
17
99
4
61
10
16
2821
138
5
19
17
89
1110
34
1144
50
103
12
13
2823
6060
55
32
58
1822
510
28
413
49
12
1016
44
1060
41
45
00
73
1731
6060
6
1
17
28
13
46
1
1
100
11
3
14
5
10
1
1
28
60
1
0
0
21
8
38
9
7
78
10
4
14
0
3
2
3
23
60
5
3
60
18
5
28
4
4
100
10
4
14
4
4
0
7
17
60
5
2
40
22
10
45
13
9
69
16
4
20
1
5
0
3
31
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jimmy
Butler
Jimmy Butler
True
39
5
16
31
1
4
25
8
8
100
3
3
6
3
1
1
1
2
19
7
none
Derrick
Rose
Derrick Rose
True
37
3
17
18
0
2
0
6
8
75
0
2
2
9
0
0
2
2
12
9
none
Pau
Gasol
Pau Gasol
True
36
12
19
63
0
0
0
2
4
50
2
17
19
3
0
4
3
2
26
18
double
Tony
Snell
Tony Snell
True
19
2
6
33
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
4
4
1
0
0
0
1
6
-4
none
Nikola
Mirotić
Nikola Mirotić
True
4
1
2
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
none
Joakim
Noah
Joakim Noah
False
34
3
5
60
0
0
0
3
4
75
5
6
11
1
0
4
3
3
9
-3
none
Doug
McDermott
Doug McDermott
False
29
5
9
56
1
3
33
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
0
0
1
1
11
14
none
Taj
Gibson
Taj Gibson
False
19
4
8
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
8
11
0
1
0
1
3
8
2
none
E'Twaun
Moore
E'Twaun Moore
False
10
1
4
25
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
3
-2
none
Aaron
Brooks
Aaron Brooks
False
9
0
3
0
0
1
0
2
3
67
0
2
2
3
0
1
1
3
2
4
none
Cristiano
Felício
Cristiano Felício
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Kirk
Hinrich
Kirk Hinrich
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Bobby
Portis
Bobby Portis
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
5
December
2015
Saturday
United Center
Chicago
Hornets
Charlotte
True
Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
6
13
19
1280
2098
15
5
33
93
36
39
22
13
59
36
13
49
8
26
8
7
22
90
4
33
12
36
2420
109
5
19
05
26
98
33
131
33
79
12
23
2125
6060
54
20
37
2524
116
5
48
26
54
811
43
854
20
82
41
02
2618
6060
3
1
33
24
10
42
1
0
0
9
3
12
3
7
1
2
21
60
3
2
67
20
9
45
9
5
56
8
3
11
3
9
2
3
25
60
5
2
40
25
11
44
4
2
50
8
4
12
2
8
4
0
26
60
4
0
0
24
6
25
8
6
75
11
3
14
0
2
1
2
18
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Danilo
Gallinari
Danilo Gallinari
True
34
5
15
33
1
3
33
2
4
50
1
4
5
4
1
0
0
1
13
-2
none
Emmanuel
Mudiay
Emmanuel Mudiay
True
30
2
13
15
0
2
0
0
2
0
1
2
3
7
2
1
2
1
4
2
none
Kenneth
Faried
Kenneth Faried
True
28
7
10
70
0
0
0
0
2
0
5
4
9
3
0
1
4
3
14
-2
none
Randy
Foye
Randy Foye
True
21
1
5
20
1
3
33
2
2
100
0
1
1
4
1
2
0
2
5
6
none
Nikola
Jokić
Nikola Jokić
True
10
3
6
50
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
1
0
1
7
-1
none
Will
Barton
Will Barton
False
26
6
12
50
1
3
33
3
4
75
1
7
8
2
0
0
0
2
16
-15
none
Joffrey
Lauvergne
Joffrey Lauvergne
False
21
3
13
23
1
1
100
4
4
100
1
6
7
2
0
1
0
2
11
-8
none
Darrell
Arthur
Darrell Arthur
False
19
6
10
60
0
0
0
1
2
50
2
0
2
0
1
1
0
2
13
-7
none
Jameer
Nelson
Jameer Nelson
False
17
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
0
0
0
3
0
-11
none
J.J.
Hickson
J.J. Hickson
False
15
2
5
40
0
0
0
1
2
50
2
4
6
1
3
0
1
4
5
0
none
Mike
Miller
Mike Miller
False
13
1
2
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
1
0
1
2
-7
none
Gary
Harris
Gary Harris
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Kostas
Papanikolaou
Kostas Papanikolaou
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
3
December
2015
Thursday
Air Canada Centre
Toronto
Raptors
Toronto
False
The Bulls ( 11 - 5 ) came away with a 99 - 90 win against the Nuggets ( 6 - 13 ) at United Center on Wednesday . With guards Jimmy Butler and Derrick Rose struggling to find their shots , the Bulls turned to Pau Gasol , who posted season highs in both points ( 26 ) and rebounds ( 19 ) while adding four blocks over 36 minutes . The win helped the Bulls improve to 7 - 1 at home this season and moved them into a tie with the Pacers for second place in the Eastern Conference standings . The Nuggets managed to take a four - point lead into the fourth quarter after a 13 - 3 run to end the third , but Gasol was just too much in the final frame . Denver had an awful night shooting from the field , hitting 35 - of - 90 and got absolutely no production from any guards , who combined to score 11 points . Emmanuel Mudiay had the worst night with just four points on 2 - of - 12 shooting , though he did dish out seven assists . The lone bright spot for the Nuggets was Kenneth Faried , who has been working his way back from an ankle injury . Faried scored 14 points ( 7 - 10 FG , 0 - 2 FT ) with eight rebounds and three assists over 28 minutes . The Bulls came away with the win , but lost a key contributor in the process after Nikola Mirotic was elbowed in the face in the first period and did not return . Mirotic played just five minutes before leaving , hitting a lone 3 - pointer to go along with three rebounds and a steal . With Mirotic gone for the game , coach Fred Hoiberg turned to Joakim Noah , who has looked more like his old self lately . Noah played a season - high 34 minutes , piling on 11 rebounds to go with his nine points and four blocks . Chicago returns to action Saturday in the third game of a four - game homestand against the Hornets ; the Nuggets play the fourth of a five - game road trip Thursday against the Raptors .
The Bulls (11 - 5) came away with a 99 - 90 win against the Nuggets (6 - 13) at United Center on Wednesday. With guards Jimmy Butler and Derrick Rose struggling to find their shots, the Bulls turned to Pau Gasol, who posted season highs in both points (26) and rebounds (19) while adding four blocks over 36 minutes. The win helped the Bulls improve to 7 - 1 at home this season and moved them into a tie with the Pacers for second place in the Eastern Conference standings. The Nuggets managed to take a four - point lead into the fourth quarter after a 13 - 3 run to end the third, but Gasol was just too much in the final frame. Denver had an awful night shooting from the field, hitting 35 - of - 90 and got absolutely no production from any guards, who combined to score 11 points. Emmanuel Mudiay had the worst night with just four points on 2 - of - 12 shooting, though he did dish out seven assists. The lone bright spot for the Nuggets was Kenneth Faried, who has been working his way back from an ankle injury. Faried scored 14 points (7 - 10 FG, 0 - 2 FT) with eight rebounds and three assists over 28 minutes. The Bulls came away with the win, but lost a key contributor in the process after Nikola Mirotic was elbowed in the face in the first period and did not return. Mirotic played just five minutes before leaving, hitting a lone 3 - pointer to go along with three rebounds and a steal. With Mirotic gone for the game, coach Fred Hoiberg turned to Joakim Noah, who has looked more like his old self lately. Noah played a season - high 34 minutes, piling on 11 rebounds to go with his nine points and four blocks. Chicago returns to action Saturday in the third game of a four - game homestand against the Hornets; the Nuggets play the fourth of a five - game road trip Thursday against the Raptors.
The Bulls (11 - 5) came away with a 99 - 90 win against the Nuggets (6 - 13) at United Center on Wednesday. With guards Jimmy Butler and Derrick Rose struggling to find their shots, the Bulls turned to Pau Gasol, who posted season highs in both points (26) and rebounds (19) while adding four blocks over 36 minutes. The win helped the Bulls improve to 7 - 1 at home this season and moved them into a tie with the Pacers for second place in the Eastern Conference standings. The Nuggets managed to take a four - point lead into the fourth quarter after a 13 - 3 run to end the third, but Gasol was just too much in the final frame. Denver had an awful night shooting from the field, hitting 35 - of - 90 and got absolutely no production from any guards, who combined to score 11 points. Emmanuel Mudiay had the worst night with just four points on 2 - of - 12 shooting, though he did dish out seven assists. The lone bright spot for the Nuggets was Kenneth Faried, who has been working his way back from an ankle injury. Faried scored 14 points (7 - 10 FG, 0 - 2 FT) with eight rebounds and three assists over 28 minutes. The Bulls came away with the win, but lost a key contributor in the process after Nikola Mirotic was elbowed in the face in the first period and did not return. Mirotic played just five minutes before leaving, hitting a lone 3 - pointer to go along with three rebounds and a steal. With Mirotic gone for the game, coach Fred Hoiberg turned to Joakim Noah, who has looked more like his old self lately. Noah played a season - high 34 minutes, piling on 11 rebounds to go with his nine points and four blocks. Chicago returns to action Saturday in the third game of a four - game homestand against the Hornets; the Nuggets play the fourth of a five - game road trip Thursday against the Raptors.
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J. Hickson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Randy Foye <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Emmanuel Mudiay <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 13 15 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 7 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Miller <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kostas Papanikolaou <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gary Harris <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jameer Nelson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none