Denver Bounces Chicago Bulls by 33 Points

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Published on March 22 2018 6:31 am
Last Updated on March 22 2018 6:31 am

The Bulls Wednesday suffered a crushing defeat, falling behind the Denver Nuggets by 43 points after three quarters before losing 135-102.

It was the Bulls third consecutive loss, dropping them to 24-47. Denver is 39-33.

It was an unusually poor defensive effort from the Bulls, who after trailing 18-16 about five minutes into the game were blitzed by the Nuggets to trail by 14 points after the first quarter and by 31 at halftime. Through three quarters, the Nuggets were shooting 67 percent and 16 of 25 on threes. At that juncture, Denver had 13 second chance points to none for the Bulls and were being out rebounded by 14.

The Bulls with seven players scoring in double figures were led by Cristiano Felicio with 16 points. Bobby Portis had 15 points and Noah Vonleh had 14 points. Cameron Payne and David Nwaba had 11 each and Jerian Grant and Denzel Valentine both had 10 points. The Bulls got 56 points from the bench.


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Wednesday, March 21 Scoreboard

Denver 135, Chicago 102

Cleveland 132,  Toronto 129

Philadelphia 119, Memphis 105

San Antonio 98, Washington 90

Charlotte 111, Brooklyn 105

Miami 119, New York 98

New Orleans 96, Indiana 92

Los Angeles Clippers 127, Milwaukee 120


Thursday, March 22 Schedule (All Times Central)

Memphis at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles Lakers at  New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Houston, 7 p.m.

Utah at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Sacramento, 9 p.m.


Friday, March 23 Schedule (All Times Central)

Denver at Washington, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles Clippers at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

Miami at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Utah at San  Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Portland, 9 p.m.

Atlanta at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.


Saturday, March 24 Schedule (All Times Central)

Minnesota at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at Orlando, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Houston, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles Lakers at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.


Sunday, March 25 Schedule (All Times Central)

Cleveland at Brooklyn, noon

San Antonio at Milwwaukee, 2:30 p.m.

Miami at Indiana, 4 p.m.

Los Angeles Clippers at Toronto, 5 p.m.

New York at Washington, 5 p.m.

Boston at Sacramento, 5 p.m.

Portland at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Atlanta at Houston, 7 p.m.

Utah at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.