Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) - Jimmy Butler scored 26 points and the Chicago Bulls had a franchise-record 18 blocked shots in a 106-101 win over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night. Pau Gasol added 17 points, a career-high nine blocks and nine rebounds for the Bulls, who have won 11 of their last 13. Derrick Rose scored 17 points on 25 shots and Aaron Brooks had 12 points off the bench. Wilson Chandler had 22 points and Ty Lawson scored 20 to lead the Nuggets, who have lost three in a row and 12 of their last 16. Denvers road losing streak reached seven games since a win against Utah on Dec. 1. The Nuggets led by as many as 13 points early in the second half, but Butler scored 15 in the third quarter to get Chicago back into it. The Bulls took their first lead since the second quarter on Kirk Hinrichs 3- pointer with 16 seconds left in the third. They went ahead for good on Roses floater with 6:14 remaining in the fourth. The Bulls shot just 41.8 percent from the field, but still went over 100 points two days after opening a five-game homestand with a 96-82 loss to Brooklyn, snapping a seven-game winning streak in their lowest offensive output of the season. Six of Chicagos 18 blocks came in the first quarter, but the Nuggets still held a 23-22 lead. Denver then shot 50 percent in the second to carry a 53-42 advantage into halftime. Game Notes Rose had eight assists ... Arron Afflalo had 19 points for Denver and Kenneth Faried scored 18 with 19 rebounds ... The Nuggets beat the Bulls 114-109 on Nov. 25 in Denver ... The Bulls host Boston on Saturday ... The Nuggets are home against Memphis on Saturday. Jairo Diaz Jersey . And thats good news for Canada. Kelly, who plays No. 8 at the back of the scrum, is captain of the Canadian womens team. Quinton McCracken Jersey . With newly minted president of hockey operations Trevor Linden looking on from above one day after being handed the keys to the franchise, it was more of the same on Thursday night. https://www.cheaprockiesjerseys.us/.Y. -- Dallas Stars coach Lindy Ruff had an opportunity to experience an entire range of emotions in his first trip back to Buffalo to face his former team. Mike Munoz Jersey .That means, of course, that John Wall beat the Spurs for the first time ever — within weeks of his first wins in head-to-head games against nemeses Chris Paul and Derrick Rose. Vinny Castilla Jersey . - UFC 178, previously announced for Sept.OAKLAND (3-12) at DENVER (11-4)Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBSOPENING LINE — Broncos by 14RECORD VS. SPREAD — Oakland 8-7, Denver 7-8SERIES RECORD — Oakland leads 60-48-2LAST MEETING — Broncos beat Raiders 41-17, Nov. 9, 2014.LAST WEEK — Raiders beat Bills 26-24; Broncos lost to Bengals 37-28AP PRO32 RANKING — Raiders No. 28, Broncos No. 5RAIDERS OFFENSE — OVERALL (32), RUSH (32), PASS (25).RAIDERS Defence — OVERALL (17), RUSH (21), PASS (14).BRONCOS OFFENSE — OVERALL (4), RUSH (16), PASS (4).BRONCOS Defence — OVERALL (3), RUSH (2), PASS (12).STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Broncos winners of six straight in series. Victory Sunday ties Denvers longest winning streak over Raiders (1997-2000). ... Raiders interim coach Tony Sparano 1-3 vs. Broncos and John Fox is 7-2 against Oakland. ... Raiders QB Derek Carr leads NFL rookies in yards passing (3,112) and TDs (20), both club rookie records. ... RB Latavius Murray has 333 yards rushing in last three games. ... In last four games vs. Broncos, RB Darren McFadden has 399 scrimmage yards and six TDs. ... Rookie LB Khalil Mack has five sacks in last six games. ... S Charles Woodson is 11th NFL player to reach 60 career interceeptions.dddddddddddd ... Woodson leads Raiders with 106 tackles. ... Broncos QB Peyton Manning leads league with 39 TD throws. ... Mannings 4,454 yards passing give him NFL-record 14 career 4,000-yard seasons. ... Manning (9,012) joined Brett Favre (10,169) last week as only QBs with 9,000 career passes. ... Manning has won last eight starts against Oakland. ... Manning coming off first loss of career to Bengals (8-1). ... RB C.J. Anderson averaging 136 scrimmage yards, has seven TDs since becoming starter at midseason. ... Broncos have NFL-high nine players in Pro Bowl, including first-timer CB Chris Harris Jr. and Manning, whose 14 selections tie for most ever (C Bruce Matthews, TE Tony Gonzalez). ... WR Demaryius Thomas has 1,363 yards receiving and 10 TDs in last dozen games. ... Last week, Thomas (1,504) joined Rod Smith (1,602 in 2000) as only Broncos with 1,500-yard receiving season. ... WR Emmanuel Sanders has career highs with 95 catches for 1,331 yards and nine TDs. ... Broncos one of three teams with two double-digit sackers (LB Von Miller 13, DE DeMarcus Ware (10).___Online: http://pro32.ap.org/poll and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '