Who won Denver Nuggets vs Chicago Bulls?

The Denver Nuggets beat the Chicago Bulls 136-120 on February 7, 2026.

Jamal Murray scored 28 for the Denver Nuggets; Matas Buzelis scored 21 for the Chicago Bulls.

Denver Nuggets at Chicago Bulls

2025-26 · Regular season Sat, Feb 7, 2026 · 8:00 pm EST · All results that day · Denver Nuggets vs Chicago Bulls head-to-head · Denver Nuggets schedule · Chicago Bulls schedule

Final

Away

Chicago Bulls

120

Venue: United Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Denver Nuggets beat the Chicago Bulls 136-120 on the road on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at United Center. Jamal Murray had 28 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists for the Denver Nuggets. Matas Buzelis had 21 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists for the Chicago Bulls.

The Denver Nuggets trailed 65-59 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 39-16. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Jamal Murray (double-double, Denver Nuggets), Nikola Jokić (triple-double, Denver Nuggets). Bench points: Denver Nuggets 43, Chicago Bulls 49. Tim Hardaway Jr. had 23 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Denver Nuggets vs Chicago Bulls?: The Denver Nuggets beat the Chicago Bulls 136-120 on February 7, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Jamal Murray scored 28 for the Denver Nuggets; Matas Buzelis scored 21 for the Chicago Bulls.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Denver Nuggets	39	20	38	39	136
Chicago Bulls	36	29	39	16	120

Game leaders

Denver Nuggets

Points: 28 Jamal Murray
Rebounds: 14 Nikola Jokić
Assists: 17 Nikola Jokić

Chicago Bulls

Points: 21 Matas Buzelis
Rebounds: 8 Matas Buzelis
Assists: 6 Anfernee Simons

Nikola Jokić triple-double (22 PTS, 14 REB, 17 AST) · Jamal Murray double-double (28 PTS, 11 AST)

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Julian Strawther starter	33:26	19	5	0	2	0	3	7-14	4-8	1-2	3	+14
Nikola Jokić starter	33:24	22	14	17	1	4	3	7-12	2-2	6-6	2	+36
Christian Braun starter	31:41	10	4	2	1	1	1	4-6	0-0	2-4	1	+20
Jamal Murray starter	30:57	28	3	11	0	0	3	11-18	4-9	2-2	1	+0
Cameron Johnson starter	27:15	14	4	1	0	0	0	6-9	2-3	0-0	2	+21
Bruce Brown bench	30:54	10	3	4	3	1	1	3-5	1-2	3-4	3	+8
Tim Hardaway Jr. bench	28:30	23	3	1	0	0	1	6-11	3-8	8-12	1	+9
Jonas Valančiūnas bench	12:42	10	4	1	0	1	1	5-8	0-0	0-3	3	-15
Jalen Pickett bench	7:55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	-6
Zeke Nnaji bench	1:54	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	-5
DaRon Holmes II bench	1:22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-2

Not available: Aaron Gordon, Peyton Watson, Spencer Jones, Tamar Bates

Chicago Bulls
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Anfernee Simons starter	32:30	15	4	6	0	0	0	5-15	3-10	2-2	3	-6
Matas Buzelis starter	30:20	21	8	3	1	0	3	7-13	4-8	3-4	3	-19
Jaden Ivey starter	30:10	10	6	3	2	0	3	3-7	2-5	2-2	4	-27
Guerschon Yabusele starter	26:06	12	2	0	1	2	1	4-13	4-10	0-0	3	-5
Isaac Okoro starter	25:51	13	2	3	1	0	1	5-11	2-6	1-1	2	-14
Collin Sexton bench	28:37	17	3	4	0	0	4	6-14	1-5	4-4	4	-7
Rob Dillingham bench	21:57	9	3	4	1	0	3	3-7	1-3	2-2	2	+9
Patrick Williams bench	20:03	8	2	2	1	0	0	3-4	2-3	0-0	0	-2
Nick Richards bench	19:22	15	7	0	1	1	1	5-8	1-1	4-5	3	-13
Lachlan Olbrich bench	2:32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+2
Leonard Miller bench	2:32	0	0	0	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+2

Not available: Zach Collins, Noa Essengue, Josh Giddey, Mason Plumlee, Julian Phillips, Jalen Smith

Team statistics
Denver Nuggets	Stat	Chicago Bulls
22/33 (66%)	Free throws	18/20 (90%)
33/52 (63%)	2 pointers	21/41 (51%)
16/33 (48%)	3 pointers	20/51 (39%)
49/85 (57%)	Field goals	41/92 (44%)
41	Rebounds	37
30	Defensive rebounds	25
11	Offensive rebounds	12
37	Assists	25
13	Turnovers	16
7	Steals	9
7	Blocks	3
17	Fouls	24
12	Max points in a row	10
29:01	Time spent in lead	13:13
18	Biggest lead	9

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Chicago Bulls ahead)

Largest margin: 16 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 10
Times tied: 10
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 18 Q4 2:33
Largest lead · Chicago Bulls: 9 Q3 10:39
Longest run: 12-0 Denver Nuggets · Q4 11:27 to Q4 9:15

Scoring plays

Q1 · 37 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Chicago Bulls
11:30	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 3-pt field goal	3	0
11:19	Chicago Bulls	Guerschon Yabusele 3-pt field goal	3	3
10:55	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal	6	3
10:46	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal	6	6
10:25	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	8	6
9:46	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	10	6
9:09	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	13	6
8:57	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal	13	8
8:41	Chicago Bulls	Isaac Okoro 2-pt field goal	13	10
8:27	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	15	10
7:48	Chicago Bulls	Isaac Okoro 2-pt field goal	15	12
7:37	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 2-pt field goal	17	12
7:00	Chicago Bulls	Anfernee Simons Free throw	17	13
6:45	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	18	13
6:45	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	19	13
6:35	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal	19	16
6:20	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	20	16
6:20	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	21	16
5:21	Chicago Bulls	Patrick Williams 2-pt field goal	21	18
5:01	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	24	18
4:29	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	26	18
3:51	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	29	18
3:39	Chicago Bulls	Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal	29	20
3:39	Chicago Bulls	Collin Sexton Free throw	29	21
3:22	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	31	21
3:08	Chicago Bulls	Patrick Williams 3-pt field goal	31	24
2:51	Chicago Bulls	Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal	31	27
2:06	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	33	27
1:51	Chicago Bulls	Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal	33	29
1:21	Chicago Bulls	Nick Richards Free throw	33	30
1:21	Chicago Bulls	Nick Richards Free throw	33	31
1:00	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	35	31
0:48	Chicago Bulls	Nick Richards 2-pt field goal	35	33
0:33	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	38	33
0:33	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	39	33
0:22	Chicago Bulls	Collin Sexton Free throw	39	34
0:22	Chicago Bulls	Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal	39	35

Q2 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Chicago Bulls
11:36	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	41	36
10:43	Chicago Bulls	Nick Richards 2-pt field goal	41	38
10:33	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown Free throw	42	38
10:20	Chicago Bulls	Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal	42	41
10:04	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	43	41
10:04	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	44	41
9:10	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis Free throw	44	42
9:10	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis Free throw	44	43
8:41	Chicago Bulls	Rob Dillingham 3-pt field goal	44	46
8:27	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	46	46
7:21	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	49	46
6:39	Chicago Bulls	Isaac Okoro 3-pt field goal	49	49
5:57	Chicago Bulls	Jaden Ivey 3-pt field goal	49	52
5:04	Chicago Bulls	Jaden Ivey Free throw	49	53
5:04	Chicago Bulls	Jaden Ivey Free throw	49	54
4:41	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal	52	54
4:02	Chicago Bulls	Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal	52	56
3:12	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	53	56
3:12	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	54	56
2:45	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	56	56
2:22	Chicago Bulls	Nick Richards 2-pt field goal	56	58
2:08	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	58	58
2:01	Chicago Bulls	Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal	58	61
2:01	Chicago Bulls	Anfernee Simons Free throw	58	62
1:17	Chicago Bulls	Guerschon Yabusele 3-pt field goal	58	65
0:25	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther Free throw	59	65

Q3 · 37 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Chicago Bulls
11:44	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	61	65
11:24	Chicago Bulls	Jaden Ivey 2-pt field goal	61	67
11:15	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	64	67
11:00	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal	64	70
10:39	Chicago Bulls	Jaden Ivey 3-pt field goal	64	73
10:05	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	65	73
10:05	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	66	73
9:39	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	68	73
9:20	Chicago Bulls	Isaac Okoro 3-pt field goal	68	76
9:04	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	71	76
8:33	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	72	76
8:33	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	73	76
8:06	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	76	76
7:45	Chicago Bulls	Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal	76	78
7:33	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal	79	78
7:09	Chicago Bulls	Nick Richards 3-pt field goal	79	81
6:59	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 2-pt field goal	81	81
6:32	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	83	81
6:13	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	85	81
5:53	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal	85	83
5:18	Chicago Bulls	Isaac Okoro Free throw	85	84
5:18	Chicago Bulls	Isaac Okoro 2-pt field goal	85	86
4:53	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	87	86
4:30	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	89	86
4:18	Chicago Bulls	Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal	89	88
3:58	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	91	88
3:49	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	92	88
3:49	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	93	88
3:30	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	95	88
3:15	Chicago Bulls	Nick Richards 2-pt field goal	95	90
2:47	Chicago Bulls	Rob Dillingham Free throw	95	91
2:47	Chicago Bulls	Rob Dillingham Free throw	95	92
2:24	Chicago Bulls	Patrick Williams 3-pt field goal	95	95
1:12	Chicago Bulls	Collin Sexton 3-pt field goal	95	98
0:58	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	97	98
0:51	Chicago Bulls	Guerschon Yabusele 3-pt field goal	97	101
0:20	Chicago Bulls	Guerschon Yabusele 3-pt field goal	97	104

Q4 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Chicago Bulls
11:27	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	99	104
10:53	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 3-pt field goal	102	104
10:21	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 2-pt field goal	104	104
10:08	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	106	104
9:42	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	107	104
9:15	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	109	104
8:56	Chicago Bulls	Collin Sexton Free throw	109	105
8:56	Chicago Bulls	Collin Sexton Free throw	109	106
8:26	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown Free throw	110	106
8:26	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown Free throw	111	106
8:05	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	114	106
7:45	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal	117	106
6:46	Chicago Bulls	Nick Richards Free throw	117	107
6:46	Chicago Bulls	Nick Richards Free throw	117	108
6:29	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	119	108
6:02	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	121	108
5:51	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal	121	111
5:17	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	122	111
5:17	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	123	111
4:37	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	125	111
4:30	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis Free throw	125	112
4:17	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	127	112
3:14	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal	127	114
2:55	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	129	114
2:33	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 3-pt field goal	132	114
2:12	Chicago Bulls	Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal	132	116
1:45	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 2-pt field goal	134	116
1:39	Chicago Bulls	Rob Dillingham 2-pt field goal	134	118
1:23	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	136	118
1:13	Chicago Bulls	Rob Dillingham 2-pt field goal	136	120

2025-26 season series

After this game: tied 1-1. Final series: tied 1-1.

Nov 17: Chicago Bulls 130 at Denver Nuggets 127
Feb 7: Denver Nuggets 136 at Chicago Bulls 120 (this game)

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