Charlotte Hornets @ Denver Nuggets
Game Leaders
Team Stats
42% (36-86)
Field Goal %
49% (41-83)
38% (10-26)
Three Point %
39% (15-38)
69% (11-16)
Free Throw %
78% (14-18)
14
Turnovers
11
45
Rebounds
44
4
Largest Lead
27
Game Information
Denver, CO

Referee:Marat Kogut
Referee:David Guthrie
Referee:Tyler Mirkovich

Shot Chart
- Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer
- Nick Richards makes 6-foot jump bank shot
- Jamal Murray misses layup
- Bryce McGowens misses driving layup
- Jamal Murray misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Nick Richards misses layup
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Brandon Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Brandon Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
- Nick Richards makes 6-foot two point shot (Miles Bridges assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 6-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Brandon Miller misses driving floating jump shot
- Jamal Murray makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
- Ish Smith makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Brandon Miller assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Ish Smith makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ish Smith misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Cody Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
- Cody Martin misses free throw 2 of 2
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Miller misses two point shot
- Cody Martin misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Peyton Watson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Brandon Miller makes technical free throw
- Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 1
- Brandon Miller makes 11-foot jumper
- Reggie Jackson misses 9-foot two point shot
- Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- P.J. Washington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cody Martin assists)
- Peyton Watson misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Peyton Watson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nick Smith Jr. misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Zeke Nnaji makes alley oop dunk shot (Reggie Jackson assists)
- Christian Braun makes driving layup
- Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 1
- Reggie Jackson misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Cody Martin misses two point shot
- Reggie Jackson makes layup
- Brandon Miller misses 79-foot three point jumper
- Miles Bridges makes 6-foot two point shot
- Miles Bridges makes driving layup
- Reggie Jackson misses 11-foot two point shot
- Bryce McGowens makes 1-foot two point shot
- Julian Strawther misses 26-foot three point jumper
- P.J. Washington makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Ish Smith assists)
- Reggie Jackson makes driving floating jump shot (Peyton Watson assists)
- Bryce McGowens misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Christian Braun misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ish Smith misses two point shot
- Peyton Watson makes two point shot (Julian Strawther assists)
- Ish Smith makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Bryce McGowens assists)
- Reggie Jackson makes 26-foot three pointer
- Miles Bridges makes 1-foot two point shot (Bryce McGowens assists)
- Reggie Jackson misses driving floating jump shot
- Miles Bridges makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ish Smith assists)
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point shot
- Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- P.J. Washington misses 22-foot three point jumper
- P.J. Washington makes technical free throw
- Nick Smith Jr. makes 24-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Cody Martin misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Cody Martin misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 18-foot step back jumpshot
- Brandon Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Ish Smith makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Cody Martin misses 15-foot jumper
- Aaron Gordon makes dunk (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
- Ish Smith misses driving layup
- Nick Richards makes two point shot
- Miles Bridges makes technical free throw
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Ish Smith misses driving floating jump shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 26-foot three point shot
- Nick Richards makes layup (Miles Bridges assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 20-foot jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Miles Bridges makes 17-foot two point shot (Ish Smith assists)
- Brandon Miller misses driving layup
- Jamal Murray misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Bryce McGowens makes 2-foot two point shot (Nick Richards assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 8-foot two point shot
- Brandon Miller misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 12-foot two point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1
- Nikola Jokic makes 11-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Brandon Miller misses driving floating jump shot
- Jamal Murray makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Ish Smith misses 14-foot two point shot
- Aaron Gordon makes alley oop layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot
- Nick Richards makes dunk (Bryce McGowens assists)
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 3
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 3
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 3 of 3
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Ish Smith misses 11-foot two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Bryce McGowens misses layup
- Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Miles Bridges makes driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Nick Richards misses 19-foot jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nick Richards misses driving layup
- Nick Richards makes 1-foot dunk (Nick Smith Jr. assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nick Richards makes 1-foot two point shot (Cody Martin assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Miller makes layup (Cody Martin assists)
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brandon Miller misses driving floating jump shot
- Miles Bridges makes two point shot
- Miles Bridges misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes technical free throw
- Nick Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point shot
- Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2
- Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brandon Miller makes 23-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
- Zeke Nnaji misses 3-foot jumper
- P.J. Washington misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes driving layup (Christian Braun assists)
- Nick Smith Jr. misses driving floating jump shot
- Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2
- Miles Bridges misses free throw 2 of 2
- Reggie Jackson makes 25-foot three pointer
- Reggie Jackson misses free throw 1 of 1
- Ish Smith misses two point shot
- Nathan Mensah makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nathan Mensah makes free throw 2 of 2
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. makes driving layup (Christian Braun assists)
- Miles Bridges makes driving floating jump shot (Cody Martin assists)
- Christian Braun makes 25-foot three point jumper (Reggie Jackson assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 24-foot three point shot
- Miles Bridges makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ish Smith assists)
- Reggie Jackson makes two point shot
- Reggie Jackson makes free throw 1 of 1
- Ish Smith makes 14-foot two point shot (Cody Martin assists)
- Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2
- Miles Bridges misses free throw 2 of 2
- Reggie Jackson makes 1-foot dunk
- Cody Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Cody Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Peyton Watson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Reggie Jackson assists)
- Nick Richards misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nick Richards makes free throw 2 of 2
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 20-foot jumper (Reggie Jackson assists)
- P.J. Washington misses 5-foot jumper
- Reggie Jackson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Cody Martin misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Peyton Watson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Miles Bridges makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cody Martin assists)
- Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nick Smith Jr. makes 2-foot two point shot
- Zeke Nnaji misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Christian Braun makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
- Bryce McGowens misses driving floating jump shot
- Julian Strawther makes driving layup (Zeke Nnaji assists)
- Nick Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Braxton Key misses 6-foot two point shot
- Bryce McGowens makes 24-foot step back jumpshot (James Bouknight assists)
- Zeke Nnaji misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
- Bryce McGowens makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nick Smith Jr. assists)
- Jalen Pickett misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
- JT Thor makes 14-foot jumper (James Bouknight assists)
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Southeast | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 31 | 26 | .544 | - | W2 |
| Miami | 31 | 28 | .525 | 1 | L1 |
| Atlanta | 29 | 31 | .483 | 3.5 | W2 |
| Charlotte | 28 | 31 | .475 | 4 | W2 |
| Washington | 16 | 41 | .281 | 15 | L2 |
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 45 | 14 | .763 | - | W3 |
| Denver | 36 | 22 | .621 | 8.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 36 | 23 | .610 | 9 | W1 |
| Portland | 28 | 31 | .475 | 17 | L1 |
| Utah | 18 | 40 | .310 | 26.5 | L3 |
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