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Aaron Gordon (13 points), Bruce Brown (12) and Kentavious
Caldwell-Pope (10) rounded out a balanced attack for the
Nuggets, who won for the seventh time in the past nine games
while closing a four-game road trip at 3-1.
Nikola Jokic contributed eight points, 14 assists and six
rebounds in 28 minutes for Denver. Porter was 11-for-16 from the
field.
Chicago has lost four of five. The Bulls trailed by as many as
28 points while shooting 49.4 percent compared to 60 percent for
the Nuggets.
Zach LaVine paced the Bulls with 21 points, while DeMar DeRozan
followed with 16. Andre Drummond posted a double-double of 13
points and 11 rebounds, while Patrick Williams (15 points) and
Goran Dragic (11) also scored in double figures.
Drummond eclipsed 10,000 career points with a basket in the
second quarter, becoming the 52nd center in league history to
accomplish the feat.
Denver shot 60.5 percent in the first half and took a 62-47 lead
into the break. Efficient ball movement boosted the Nuggets, who
had 21 assists on 23 made field goals before halftime. Jokic
contributed 12 of the assists, often finding either Porter (15
points), Murray (14) or Gordon (10).
A 10-0 Chicago run, much of it with Jokic on the bench, brought
the hosts within four points in the second quarter, but the
Nuggets responded to get the advantage back to 15.
Bones Hyland (health and safety protocols) and Ish Smith (calf)
were out for Denver.
Chicago's Dalen Terry scored five points in 5:34 of court time
in the fourth quarter after playing for Chicago's NBA G League
affiliate earlier Sunday. Terry had 14 points, 10 rebounds and
four assists in the Windy City Bulls' win against the Iowa
Wolves.
--Field Level Media
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