Denver Nuggets @ Charlotte Bobcats
22-14, 7-9 Away
116
22-14, 7-9 Away
14-23, 12-11 Home
119
14-23, 12-11 Home
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 40 | 35 | 12-19 | 0-1 | 11-17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | 12 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | 20 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | 7 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | 23 | 9-20 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 19 | 5 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | 12 | 5-9 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
116 | 44-89 | 4-21 | 24-35 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 23 | ||
49% | 19% | 69% |
Charlotte Bobcats
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 45 | 40 | 13-24 | 4-8 | 10-15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | 19 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | 15 | 6-14 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | 7 | 3-12 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | 10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 19 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
119 | 42-87 | 10-26 | 25-33 | 19 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | ||
48% | 38% | 76% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Charlotte, NC
Referee:Bennett Salvatore
Referee:Violet Palmer
Referee:David Guthrie
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
| Minnesota | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
| Portland | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
| Utah | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
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