Despite the loss, the Bulls had a couple of strong individual performances, highlighted by star center Nikola Vucevic. The two-time All-Star dropped 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 10

Vucevic obviously didn't let the ongoing trade rumors surrounding him and Zach LaVine distract him Friday. He had a dominant first quarter to set the tone.

Nuggets up 35-32 after the first quarter. Nikola Jokic is 6-6 from the field, including a couple of dunks, and has 12 points, 7 assists, 3 rebounds, a steal and a block. Christian Braun is 4-4 from the field for 9 points. Nikola Vucevic leads the Bulls with 11 points on 12 shots. - 8:35 PM