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Nikola Jokic had 18 points, 12 rebounds and
eight assists, Aaron Gordon scored 17 points, Michael Porter Jr.
added 12 and Jamal Murray finished with 11 for the Nuggets, who
had their eight-game home winning streak snapped.
Denver's last home loss came Jan. 22 to Oklahoma City.
The Nuggets led by 10 in the first quarter, but Chicago erased
most of its deficit by the start of the second. The Bulls
outscored Denver 26-23 in the second quarter to trail just 52-51
at halftime, and then they dominated out of the break.
After the Nuggets scored the first five points of the third
quarter, Chicago took over. Vucevic hit a 3-pointer and LaVine
made a layup and had a fastbreak dunk to help put the Bulls up
68-63. Bruce Brown broke the streak with a layup, but Chicago
kept adding to its lead.
Vucevic made two free throws and Patrick Beverley, LaVine and
Williams hit 3-pointers on an 11-1 run that made it 79-66.
Denver crept within five, but the Bulls took an 87-76 lead into
the fourth quarter.
DeRozan scored the first three points of the period before
Vucevic converted a three-point play and made a hook shot after
two free throws by Murray.
Williams had a layup and a tip-in to put the Bulls ahead 99-80
and force a Nuggets timeout.
Jokic hit a 3-pointer and was driving to the bucket to cut the
deficit to 14 but Williams stripped him, which led to a DeRozan
dunk.
Murray missed a 3-pointer on the other end and LaVine drained
one from 26 feet out to make it 104-83. Jokic made his third
3-pointer of the night, but Coby White answered with one from
deep and Chicago closed it out.
--Field Level Media
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