Nuggets edge Bulls 133–128 with Gordon and Jokic’s contrasting contributions
Aaron Gordon scored 25 points and Nikola Jokic added 22 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in Denver’s October 11 preseason win. Leonard Miller scored 26 for Chicago.
Archive recap · Listed by game date. First published Oct 17, 2026.
The Denver Nuggets beat the Chicago Bulls 133–128 in NBA preseason play on October 11, 2026. Chicago’s Leonard Miller scored a game-high 26 points, but Denver finished ahead with substantial contributions from Aaron Gordon and Nikola Jokic.
Gordon scored 25 points on nine of 12 shooting, including three made three-pointers, and added six rebounds. Jokic finished with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Their lines emphasized different contributions: Gordon made three-quarters of his field-goal attempts, while Jokic added double-digit totals in rebounds and assists to his scoring.
Miller made 11 of 14 field-goal attempts for Chicago, including four of six from three-point range. Caleb Wilson added 17 points and five assists. Miller’s shooting accuracy made his game-high point total particularly distinctive, with only three missed field-goal attempts.
Five points separated the teams at the finish. The individual performances were close at the top, too: Miller scored one more point than Gordon, while Jokic’s rebounds and assists gave Denver another notable contribution alongside its leading scorer.
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