CHICAGO – – Nikola Vacevic collected 20 factors, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, and the Chicago Bulls offered their second consecutive defeat to the Denver Nuggets with a 129-121 victory on Monday night.
Zach Lavine scored 21 factors and Lonzo Ball had 18 for Chicago, who had misplaced seven of the eight. Ayo Dosunmu added 17 factors.
The Bulls went 24 for 53 from 3 factors and had seven two -digit gamers mark.
Denver wasted one other spectacular efficiency by Nikola Jokic, who collected 33 factors, 14 assists and 12 rebounds in his sixth triple-double in his final seven video games. The triple MVP has a 21 finest triple-double within the NBA this season.
Christian Braun scored 28 factors for Denver. Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. every had 18.
The Bulls took the lead for good after they opened the fourth quarter with a sequence of 13-0. Dalen Terry made a 3-point pointer and a lay-up earlier than Mata Buzelis rides inside for a dunk after Aaron Gordon falls, which makes him 108-96 with 8:51 on the left.
Terry completed with 13 factors on a shot of 5 for six.
Chicago used a 12-0 sequence to take an advance of 90-88 with 2 minutes to do within the third quarter. Buzelis topped the part, shifting in the direction of the sting for a dunk on Peyton Watson.
However Jokic rolled inside for a jam and made a technical fault to ship Denver within the fourth with an advance of 96-95.
Nuggets: fought in the long run, going 6 for 27 behind the arc.
Bulls: Josh Giddey supplied an elevator with 12 factors and 10 assists.
Denver closed at 121-118 on the Murray jumper with 2:22 on the left. However Lavine replied with a 3 for Chicago.
Led by Terry and Patrick Williams, Chicago had a bonus of 41-10 within the bench factors.
Denver visits New York Knicks on Wednesday night. Chicago opens a 3 -game journey to Boston on Wednesday night.
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