Bulls pull off stunner, beating Denver and MVP candidate Nikola Jokic

David Zalubowski/AP

Zach LaVine led the Bulls to the improbable win in Denver on Wednesday night, but now the guard wants to make sure that he and his teammates can keep it going.

DENVER – The Bulls entered Wednesday chasing the 31-35 Washington Wizards for the final play-in sport in the Eastern Conference.

Big man Nikola Jokic and his Nuggets teammates entered the night in pursuit of history.

Two organizations seemingly going in two very different directions.

The Bulls must have missed the memo.

Thanks to a steady diet of lockdown defense, a flowing offense, as well as Zach LaVine leading the Bulls (30-36) with 29 points, the visiting team pulled off their most improbable win of the season, beating a Nuggets team that had been 30-4 at Ball Arena this season 117-96.