With two of their better players out and playing their third game in four nights, the Nuggets couldn't keep pace with the running Bulls.

The Denver Nuggets have made an announcement regarding the statuses of Aaron Gordon and Jamal Murray for Monday's game against the Chicago Bulls.

DENVER — It was a brushstroke of brilliance on a painting crafted hundreds of times before. Nikola Jokic pump-faked from the top of the key, coaxing Milwaukee Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma’s right foot a step too high. Two dribbles came to get past Kuzma, and a left-to-right spin to shed him, setting up the threat of a hook.