Closing line
US sportsbooks, consensus at tip-off- Spread: Bulls +7.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 235.5 (261 points).
Recap
The Denver Nuggets beat the Chicago Bulls 133-128 at Ball Arena in Denver on Oct 11, 2026 to move to 2-1.
The lead changed hands 11 times. They outscored the Bulls 40-26 in the third quarter.
Kalshi had the Nuggets at 68% and Polymarket at 68% to win before tip-off.
Score by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 27 | 41 | 26 | 34 | 128 |
| DEN | 29 | 30 | 40 | 34 | 133 |
Market win chance
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During the game Kalshi had the Nuggets as low as 70% and as high as 92%.
Team stats
- FG
- 47-93
- 44-87
- 3PT
- 21-50
- 13-32
- FT
- 13-18
- 32-46
- Rebounds
- 45
- 48
- Assists
- 34
- 26
- Turnovers
- 18
- 15
Top performers
Points
Assists
Rebounds
Player stats
Bulls · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Smith F | 14 | 11 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +3 |
| Isaac Okoro F | 13 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -2 |
| Matas Buzelis F | 23 | 13 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Caleb Wilson F | 25 | 17 | 6-10 | 1-4 | 4-7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Josh Giddey G | 24 | 7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -7 |
| Drew Peterson F | 7 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| Patrick Williams F | 16 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -5 |
| Jalen Bridges F | 7 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 |
| Leonard Miller F | 22 | 26 | 11-14 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | -2 |
| Noa Essengue F | 23 | 8 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -2 |
| Orlando Robinson C | 12 | 8 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -6 |
| Buddy Hield G | 19 | 15 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 |
| Tre Jones G | 10 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +6 |
| Jordan Hawkins G | 10 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -8 |
| Dailyn Swain G | 15 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 |
Nuggets · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon F | 23 | 25 | 9-12 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +8 |
| Cameron Johnson F | 25 | 15 | 5-7 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +8 |
| Nikola Jokic C | 26 | 22 | 8-12 | 1-2 | 5-7 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | +6 |
| Jamal Murray G | 26 | 13 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +9 |
| Christian Braun G | 23 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +13 |
| Alpha Diallo F | 13 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +4 |
| Zeke Nnaji F | 7 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -5 |
| DaRon Holmes II F | 15 | 11 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 4-8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +4 |
| Bryce Hopkins F | 16 | 10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevon Brazile F | 9 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -2 |
| Cam Whitmore F | 9 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| DeMar DeRozan G | 9 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -10 |
| Tyus Jones G | 13 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Julian Strawther G | 17 | 13 | 5-12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4 |
| Ryan Nembhard G | 9 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
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