Denver Nuggets @ Charlotte Hornets
Game Leaders
Team Stats
52% (43-83)
Field Goal %
45% (38-85)
37% (13-35)
Three Point %
30% (14-46)
73% (16-22)
Free Throw %
76% (16-21)
10
Turnovers
14
35
Rebounds
47
74%
Percent Led
17%
14
Largest Lead
6
Game Information
Charlotte, NC

Referee:Marat Kogut
Referee:Gediminas Petraitis
Referee:Matt Kallio

Shot Chart
- Brandon Miller misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2
- Miles Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2
- Miles Bridges misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Spencer Jones assists)
- KJ Simpson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Spencer Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Miles Bridges makes 4-foot layup (Brandon Miller assists)
- Ryan Kalkbrenner makes 2-foot dunk (Brandon Miller assists)
- Cameron Johnson makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- KJ Simpson makes 26-foot three pointer
- Jamal Murray makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1
- KJ Simpson makes 11-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1
- Miles Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper
- KJ Simpson misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Miles Bridges makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 5-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Kon Knueppel misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 3-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Kon Knueppel makes 27-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1
- Liam McNeeley makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 14-foot step back jumpshot
- Sion James makes 27-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
- Liam McNeeley makes 24-foot three point shot (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Miles Bridges makes 2-foot dunk
- Jamal Murray makes 11-foot two point shot
- Liam McNeeley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
- Jamal Murray makes driving layup
- Miles Bridges misses driving layup
- Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Mason Plumlee makes free throw 1 of 2
- Mason Plumlee makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
- Jamal Murray misses running pullup jump shot
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 16-foot jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)
- Brandon Miller makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Jonas Valanciunas misses 17-foot jumper
- Liam McNeeley misses heave jump shot
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three pointer
- Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jonas Valanciunas misses dunk
- Jonas Valanciunas makes 5-foot hook shot (Cameron Johnson assists)
- Bruce Brown misses two point shot
- KJ Simpson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jonas Valanciunas misses 6-foot two point shot
- Tidjane Salaun makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
- Cameron Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Cameron Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brandon Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kon Knueppel assists)
- Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- KJ Simpson makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot
- Brandon Miller misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jalen Pickett makes 2-foot layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
- Tidjane Salaun misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jalen Pickett misses 26-foot three point shot
- KJ Simpson makes 9-foot two point shot (Liam McNeeley assists)
- Bruce Brown misses 7-foot two point shot
- Ryan Kalkbrenner makes layup
- Jonas Valanciunas misses layup
- Jamal Murray makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
- Peyton Watson makes 2-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- KJ Simpson misses free throw 1 of 3
- KJ Simpson misses free throw 2 of 3
- KJ Simpson makes free throw 3 of 3
- Jamal Murray misses 12-foot two point shot
- Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Miles Bridges makes driving layup (KJ Simpson assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Miles Bridges makes 6-foot hook shot
- Spencer Jones makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Liam McNeeley misses 29-foot three point jumper
- KJ Simpson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
- Peyton Watson misses layup
- Miles Bridges misses two point shot
- Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point shot
- Liam McNeeley makes 22-foot three point shot (Sion James assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 12-foot two point shot
- Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brandon Miller makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Cameron Johnson makes 25-foot three pointer (Nikola Jokic assists)
- KJ Simpson makes driving layup (Brandon Miller assists)
- KJ Simpson makes free throw 1 of 1
- KJ Simpson misses 25-foot three point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point shot
- Miles Bridges makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
- Brandon Miller makes 27-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Miles Bridges misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Peyton Watson makes driving dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Kon Knueppel misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Brandon Miller misses 11-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Cameron Johnson assists)
- Brandon Miller misses 11-foot two point shot
- Spencer Jones makes 23-foot three point shot (Peyton Watson assists)
- Spencer Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Brandon Miller misses 6-foot two point shot
- Peyton Watson misses driving floating jump shot
- Miles Bridges makes 6-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kon Knueppel misses running pullup jump shot
- Brandon Miller misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
- Cameron Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Cameron Johnson misses 26-foot three point shot
- Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- KJ Simpson misses driving floating jump shot
- Peyton Watson misses layup
- Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Peyton Watson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Mason Plumlee misses layup
- Mason Plumlee makes tip shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kon Knueppel misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Peyton Watson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Peyton Watson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Miles Bridges makes 7-foot two point shot (Kon Knueppel assists)
- Peyton Watson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
- Sion James misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses 5-foot two point shot
- Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot three point shot
- Sion James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sion James makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sion James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tidjane Salaun makes 30-foot three point jumper (Liam McNeeley assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes layup (Jalen Pickett assists)
- Liam McNeeley misses free throw 1 of 2
- Liam McNeeley makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brandon Miller makes 26-foot three pointer
- Nikola Jokic makes 13-foot two point shot (Jalen Pickett assists)
- Brandon Miller misses heave jump shot
- KJ Simpson misses two point shot
- Jalen Pickett makes 24-foot three point shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
- Brandon Miller misses 13-foot two point shot
- Tim Hardaway Jr. misses layup
- Jonas Valanciunas makes dunk
- Jonas Valanciunas misses 6-foot jumper
- KJ Simpson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Brandon Miller misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Brandon Miller misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Jonas Valanciunas makes 6-foot two point shot
- Kon Knueppel makes 26-foot three pointer (Miles Bridges assists)
- Jonas Valanciunas makes 3-foot hook shot (Cameron Johnson assists)
- Kon Knueppel makes driving layup
- Bruce Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Miles Bridges misses driving floating jump shot
- Brandon Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tidjane Salaun assists)
- Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 1
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- Miles Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Cameron Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Cameron Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes driving layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
- KJ Simpson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Miles Bridges misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Miles Bridges misses free throw 1 of 2
- Miles Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kon Knueppel makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (Miles Bridges assists)
- Peyton Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kon Knueppel misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Spencer Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Kalkbrenner makes alley oop layup (Miles Bridges assists)
- Peyton Watson makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Peyton Watson misses free throw 1 of 1
- Sion James misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kon Knueppel makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes 24-foot three point shot
- Miles Bridges makes driving layup (Brandon Miller assists)
- Sion James makes layup
- Jamal Murray misses driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes 17-foot jumper
- Kon Knueppel makes driving layup (Brandon Miller assists)
- Jamal Murray misses driving layup
- Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2
- Miles Bridges misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Miles Bridges makes 2-foot driving dunk (Kon Knueppel assists)
- Brandon Miller misses running pullup jump shot
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 60 | 16 | .789 | - | W3 |
| Denver | 49 | 28 | .636 | 11.5 | W7 |
| Minnesota | 46 | 29 | .613 | 13.5 | W1 |
| Portland | 39 | 38 | .506 | 21.5 | W2 |
| Utah | 21 | 56 | .273 | 39.5 | L7 |
Eastern Conference
| Southeast | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 44 | 33 | .571 | - | W3 |
| Charlotte | 40 | 36 | .526 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Orlando | 40 | 36 | .526 | 3.5 | L1 |
| Miami | 40 | 37 | .519 | 4 | L1 |
| Washington | 17 | 59 | .224 | 26.5 | L4 |
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