It hadn't been a good 10 days for the Bulls, losing mostly close games and in a very familiar fashion of watching All-Star caliber talent hunt them down and beat them late. That's why Monday's win over Denver and Nikola Jokic was so impressive.

Josh Giddey posted 21 points and 14 rebounds, Ayo Dosunmu also finished with 21 points, and the visiting Chicago Bulls held on to beat the Denver Nuggets 130-127 on Monday night.

Josh Giddey and the Chicago Bulls have pulled off a shock upset over title contenders Denver Nuggets 130-127 a day after double overtime road loss in Utah.

The Chicago Bulls $100 million guard hypes up the one main attribute that the Bulls have over their opponents.

CHICAGO (AP) — Bulls guard Josh Giddey missed Monday night’s game against San Antonio because of a sprained right ankle. Giddey got hurt while trying to defend Cleveland forward De’Andre Hunter in the third quarter of Saturday night’s 128-122 loss to the Cavaliers.

This is the first time a Chicago Bulls player has recorded back-to-back triple-doubles since Michael Jordan accomplished the feat in 1989.

With Giddey playing the type of basketball he has to start the season, currently averaging an impressive 21.4 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 9.3 assists, all while shooting well from 3-point range, it might not be the best idea to break that up to get Morant more touches.

Lauri Markkanen scored 47 points and Keyonte George made a 3-pointer with 2 seconds remaining in the second overtime, as the Jazz beat the Bulls, 150-147, in the NBA’s highest-scoring game