Bulls
Chicago
Eastern Conference
Central
23
10
33
96
98
15
8
53
91
38
42
25
22
88
33
13
46
18
22
7
7
19
106
4
45
32
71
2522
87
3
45
34
76
105
52
157
63
54
11
14
2220
6060
33
21
64
1925
1112
58
124
114
92
117
15
132
72
76
23
02
3529
6060
4
3
75
25
8
32
4
3
75
10
5
15
6
5
1
1
22
60
5
2
40
22
7
32
5
4
80
5
2
7
3
4
1
4
20
60
3
2
67
19
11
58
12
11
92
11
1
12
7
7
2
0
35
60
3
1
33
25
12
48
4
4
100
7
5
12
2
6
3
2
29
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
8
14
57
1
2
50
9
9
100
1
7
8
8
2
1
3
1
26
-3
none
Pau
Gasol
Pau Gasol
True
35
7
17
41
0
0
0
3
4
75
5
4
9
4
0
9
1
1
17
1
none
Derrick
Rose
Derrick Rose
True
31
7
25
28
1
3
33
2
2
100
0
3
3
8
2
2
1
1
17
1
none
Joakim
Noah
Joakim Noah
True
30
3
6
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
7
11
1
0
3
0
3
6
-6
none
Mike
Dunleavy
Mike Dunleavy
True
17
2
6
33
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
6
-9
none
Kirk
Hinrich
Kirk Hinrich
False
26
4
4
100
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
10
14
none
Aaron
Brooks
Aaron Brooks
False
23
3
9
33
2
4
50
4
4
100
0
4
4
0
2
1
1
2
12
14
none
Taj
Gibson
Taj Gibson
False
19
3
8
38
0
0
0
3
4
75
3
4
7
0
0
2
1
6
9
8
none
Nikola
Mirotić
Nikola Mirotić
False
10
1
2
50
0
1
0
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
3
5
none
Tony
Snell
Tony Snell
False
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Cameron
Bairstow
Cameron Bairstow
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Nazr
Mohammed
Nazr Mohammed
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
E'Twaun
Moore
E'Twaun Moore
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
3
January
2015
Saturday
United Center
Chicago
Celtics
Boston
True
Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
13
20
33
714
715
14
5
36
92
37
40
27
22
81
40
17
57
7
19
4
12
27
101
4
34
13
38
2520
910
36
49
47
96
1312
42
1354
11
46
12
13
2330
6060
25
01
4
2522
810
32
86
56
65
87
74
161
23
45
01
44
2127
6060
3
1
33
25
9
36
4
4
100
13
4
17
1
4
1
1
23
60
4
3
75
20
10
50
9
7
78
12
2
14
1
6
2
3
30
60
2
0
0
25
8
32
8
5
62
8
7
15
2
4
0
4
21
60
5
1
20
22
10
45
6
6
100
7
4
11
3
5
1
4
27
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arron
Afflalo
Arron Afflalo
True
39
8
14
57
1
3
33
2
2
100
1
3
4
1
1
1
4
1
19
0
none
Ty
Lawson
Ty Lawson
True
39
8
16
50
1
1
100
3
4
75
0
7
7
7
1
0
2
3
20
-6
none
Kenneth
Faried
Kenneth Faried
True
35
7
14
50
0
0
0
4
4
100
7
12
19
3
2
3
1
2
18
5
double
Wilson
Chandler
Wilson Chandler
True
33
8
16
50
2
5
40
4
4
100
1
2
3
2
0
0
2
6
22
-1
none
Timofey
Mozgov
Timofey Mozgov
True
24
1
4
25
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
5
6
1
0
0
0
6
4
4
none
Jusuf
Nurkić
Jusuf Nurkić
False
21
3
9
33
0
1
0
4
6
67
4
6
10
1
0
3
1
1
10
-7
double
Gary
Harris
Gary Harris
False
16
2
7
29
1
3
33
2
2
100
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
7
-5
none
Nate
Robinson
Nate Robinson
False
14
0
7
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
3
0
0
0
3
0
-3
none
J.J.
Hickson
J.J. Hickson
False
13
0
5
0
0
0
0
1
2
50
2
3
5
0
0
0
2
3
1
-12
none
Darrell
Arthur
Darrell Arthur
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Alonzo
Gee
Alonzo Gee
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Erick
Green
Erick Green
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
3
January
2015
Saturday
Pepsi Center
Denver
Grizzlies
Memphis
True
The Bulls ( 23 - 10 ) held off the Denver Nuggets ( 13 - 20 ) on Thursday by a score of 106 - 101 . The Nuggets saw a seemingly comfortable 12 - point lead in the third quarter evaporate as the Bulls stormed back to take the lead just before the fourth quarter began . Denver 's Aaron Afflalo cut Chicago 's lead to five with just over two minutes remaining , but the Bulls responded with baskets from Derrick Rose and Taj Gibson to give them a solid lead . Chicago 's Jimmy Butler shined again as he had a game - high 26 points in the Bulls ' victory over the Nuggets . Denver had two of their big men banged up on Tuesday night as Kenneth Fareid and Wilson Chandler both were hampered by leg issues , but both managed to play Thursday . Fareid , who had `` dead legs `` Tuesday night did n't show any ill effects against the Bulls as he scored 18 points and pulled down 19 rebounds . Chandler led the Nuggets in scoring with 22 points in 34 minutes on the floor . Denver has now dropped three straight and five of its last six but will look to buck that trend it hosts Memphis on Saturday night . Kirk Hinrich returned to action for Chicago after missing five games with a hamstring injury . He was a perfect 4 - for - 4 from the floor , including 2 - for - 2 from beyond the arc as he scored 10 points in 27 minutes . Chicago has now won eight of its last nine games and will continue its five - game homestand on Saturday when the Bulls take on the Celtics .
The Bulls (23 - 10) held off the Denver Nuggets (13 - 20) on Thursday by a score of 106 - 101. The Nuggets saw a seemingly comfortable 12 - point lead in the third quarter evaporate as the Bulls stormed back to take the lead just before the fourth quarter began. Denver's Aaron Afflalo cut Chicago's lead to five with just over two minutes remaining, but the Bulls responded with baskets from Derrick Rose and Taj Gibson to give them a solid lead. Chicago's Jimmy Butler shined again as he had a game - high 26 points in the Bulls' victory over the Nuggets. Denver had two of their big men banged up on Tuesday night as Kenneth Fareid and Wilson Chandler both were hampered by leg issues, but both managed to play Thursday. Fareid, who had "dead legs "Tuesday night didn't show any ill effects against the Bulls as he scored 18 points and pulled down 19 rebounds. Chandler led the Nuggets in scoring with 22 points in 34 minutes on the floor. Denver has now dropped three straight and five of its last six but will look to buck that trend it hosts Memphis on Saturday night. Kirk Hinrich returned to action for Chicago after missing five games with a hamstring injury. He was a perfect 4 - for - 4 from the floor, including 2 - for - 2 from beyond the arc as he scored 10 points in 27 minutes. Chicago has now won eight of its last nine games and will continue its five - game homestand on Saturday when the Bulls take on the Celtics.
The Bulls (23 - 10) held off the Denver Nuggets (13 - 20) on Thursday by a score of 106 - 101. The Nuggets saw a seemingly comfortable 12 - point lead in the third quarter evaporate as the Bulls stormed back to take the lead just before the fourth quarter began. Denver's Aaron Afflalo cut Chicago's lead to five with just over two minutes remaining, but the Bulls responded with baskets from Derrick Rose and Taj Gibson to give them a solid lead. Chicago's Jimmy Butler shined again as he had a game - high 26 points in the Bulls' victory over the Nuggets. Denver had two of their big men banged up on Tuesday night as Kenneth Fareid and Wilson Chandler both were hampered by leg issues, but both managed to play Thursday. Fareid, who had "dead legs "Tuesday night didn't show any ill effects against the Bulls as he scored 18 points and pulled down 19 rebounds. Chandler led the Nuggets in scoring with 22 points in 34 minutes on the floor. Denver has now dropped three straight and five of its last six but will look to buck that trend it hosts Memphis on Saturday night. Kirk Hinrich returned to action for Chicago after missing five games with a hamstring injury. He was a perfect 4 - for - 4 from the floor, including 2 - for - 2 from beyond the arc as he scored 10 points in 27 minutes. Chicago has now won eight of its last nine games and will continue its five - game homestand on Saturday when the Bulls take on the Celtics.
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J. Hickson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 1 <FG> 0 5 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Erick Green <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> Alonzo Gee <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> Darrell Arthur <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> Nate Robinson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 7 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none