Denver Nuggets @ Charlotte Hornets
42-20, 18-12 Away
114
42-20, 18-12 Away
21-41, 9-21 Home
112
21-41, 9-21 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Miles Bridges misses layup
- Miles Bridges makes three point jumper (Devonte' Graham assists)
- Will Barton makes three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Terry Rozier makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Miles Bridges makes driving layup
- Gary Harris makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- PJ Washington makes 27-foot three point jumper (Devonte' Graham assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Terry Rozier misses two point shot
- Devonte' Graham misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Millsap makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Millsap makes free throw 2 of 2
- Devonte' Graham makes driving layup (Cody Zeller assists)
- Will Barton makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Paul Millsap assists)
- PJ Washington makes 26-foot three point jumper (Devonte' Graham assists)
- Paul Millsap makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Gary Harris makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Cody Zeller makes free throw 1 of 2
- Cody Zeller makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gary Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper
- PJ Washington makes 5-foot two point shot
- Paul Millsap misses layup
- Paul Millsap misses tip shot
- Paul Millsap makes 25-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists)
- PJ Washington misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Paul Millsap makes 1-foot two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
- PJ Washington misses layup
- Terry Rozier makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Jerami Grant misses driving layup
- Gary Harris makes driving layup
- Jalen McDaniels makes driving layup (Cody Martin assists)
- Monte Morris makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Willy Hernangomez makes layup (Cody Martin assists)
- Torrey Craig makes layup (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Willy Hernangomez makes layup (Cody Martin assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Torrey Craig assists)
- Jalen McDaniels makes 5-foot two point shot (Miles Bridges assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Jerami Grant assists)
- Miles Bridges misses free throw 1 of 2
- Miles Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2
- Monte Morris makes driving layup
- Devonte' Graham makes driving floating jump shot
- Torrey Craig misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Devonte' Graham misses driving layup
- Torrey Craig makes layup
- Caleb Martin misses 21-foot jumper
- Caleb Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
- Caleb Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jerami Grant misses driving layup
- Mason Plumlee makes 2-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Willy Hernangomez makes two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses jumper
- Torrey Craig makes two point shot
- Devonte' Graham makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Devonte' Graham makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devonte' Graham makes free throw 2 of 2
- Will Barton misses 23-foot three point jumper
- PJ Washington misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Monte Morris makes three point jumper (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 13-foot jumper
- Jerami Grant makes driving layup (Monte Morris assists)
- Jerami Grant makes free throw 1 of 1
- PJ Washington misses 6-foot two point shot
- Monte Morris makes two point shot
- Terry Rozier misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Jerami Grant makes 20-foot jumper (Monte Morris assists)
- PJ Washington makes 23-foot three point jumper
- PJ Washington misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton makes driving layup
- Cody Zeller misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Cody Zeller misses two point shot
- Gary Harris misses two point shot
- Gary Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
- Gary Harris misses free throw 2 of 2
- Miles Bridges misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Paul Millsap misses 13-foot two point shot
- PJ Washington makes driving layup (Cody Zeller assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Miles Bridges misses layup
- Cody Zeller misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 15-foot jumper (Gary Harris assists)
- Terry Rozier misses 10-foot two point shot
- Will Barton makes 1-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Cody Martin makes two point shot (Devonte' Graham assists)
- Paul Millsap misses 6-foot two point shot
- Devonte' Graham misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Paul Millsap misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Caleb Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Caleb Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Millsap makes 13-foot jumper
- Devonte' Graham misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Cody Zeller makes layup (Devonte' Graham assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 12-foot jumper
- PJ Washington misses two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
- Devonte' Graham makes 26-foot three point jumper (Terry Rozier assists)
- Will Barton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- PJ Washington misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Devonte' Graham makes 25-foot three pointer (Miles Bridges assists)
- Gary Harris misses two point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
- Devonte' Graham misses three point pullup jump shot
- Paul Millsap misses layup
- Cody Zeller misses driving layup
- Terry Rozier makes 25-foot three point jumper (PJ Washington assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses three point jumper
- Devonte' Graham makes layup
- Devonte' Graham makes free throw 1 of 1
- Devonte' Graham misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Cody Zeller makes free throw 1 of 2
- Cody Zeller makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot (Gary Harris assists)
- PJ Washington misses free throw 1 of 2
- PJ Washington makes free throw 2 of 2
- Mason Plumlee makes 5-foot hook shot (Will Barton assists)
- Gary Harris misses layup
- Jalen McDaniels makes two point shot
- Jalen McDaniels makes free throw 1 of 1
- Willy Hernangomez makes dunk (PJ Washington assists)
- Will Barton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jerami Grant misses dunk
- Monte Morris makes free throw 1 of 2
- Monte Morris makes free throw 2 of 2
- Miles Bridges makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Cody Martin assists)
- Gary Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
- Gary Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
- Terry Rozier makes free throw 1 of 2
- Terry Rozier makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Miles Bridges misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Willy Hernangomez makes two point shot (Terry Rozier assists)
- Torrey Craig makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Terry Rozier makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Monte Morris makes 10-foot two point shot
- Monte Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Terry Rozier misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Mason Plumlee misses layup
- Mason Plumlee makes tip shot
- Terry Rozier makes 9-foot two point shot
- Jerami Grant makes 10-foot two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
- Caleb Martin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cody Martin assists)
- Monte Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Willy Hernangomez makes dunk (Cody Martin assists)
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Caleb Martin makes driving layup (Cody Martin assists)
- Jerami Grant misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Miles Bridges misses two point shot
- Torrey Craig misses layup
- Terry Rozier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Terry Rozier makes 27-foot three point jumper (Devonte' Graham assists)
- Monte Morris makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Willy Hernangomez misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris makes 22-foot jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Willy Hernangomez misses layup
- Willy Hernangomez makes tip shot
- Jerami Grant makes 2-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Willy Hernangomez misses jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot two point shot
- Devonte' Graham misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Will Barton makes dunk
- Terry Rozier misses three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Devonte' Graham makes pullup jump shot (Terry Rozier assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- PJ Washington makes free throw 1 of 2
- PJ Washington makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Devonte' Graham makes driving layup (PJ Washington assists)
- Gary Harris makes 26-foot three point jumper
- PJ Washington makes free throw 1 of 2
- PJ Washington makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Cody Zeller makes free throw 1 of 2
- Cody Zeller misses free throw 2 of 2
- Cody Zeller makes two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Jerami Grant assists)
- Jerami Grant makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jerami Grant misses free throw 1 of 1
- PJ Washington makes dunk (Devonte' Graham assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 17-foot jumper
- Devonte' Graham makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devonte' Graham makes free throw 2 of 2
- Will Barton makes free throw 1 of 2
- Will Barton makes free throw 2 of 2
- Cody Zeller makes free throw 1 of 2
- Cody Zeller misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes 12-foot two point shot
- Terry Rozier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | DEN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Nikola Jokic vs. Cody Zeller (Will Barton gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:42 | | Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:40 | | PJ Washington defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:26 | | Miles Bridges misses layup | 0 | 0 |
| 11:24 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:07 | | Will Barton bad pass (Cody Zeller steals) | 0 | 0 |
| 10:55 | | Miles Bridges makes three point jumper (Devonte' Graham assists) | 0 | 3 |
| 10:30 | | Will Barton makes three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists) | 3 | 3 |
| 10:02 | | Terry Rozier makes 26-foot three point jumper | 3 | 6 |
| 9:45 | | Miles Bridges blocks Jamal Murray 's 2-foot layup | 3 | 6 |
| 9:42 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | 3 | 6 |
| 9:38 | | Miles Bridges makes driving layup | 3 | 8 |
| 9:22 | | Gary Harris makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 5 | 8 |
| 9:09 | | PJ Washington makes 27-foot three point jumper (Devonte' Graham assists) | 5 | 11 |
| 8:57 | | Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper | 5 | 11 |
| 8:54 | | Gary Harris offensive rebound | 5 | 11 |
| 8:52 | | Will Barton misses 26-foot three point jumper | 5 | 11 |
| 8:51 | | Hornets defensive team rebound | 5 | 11 |
| 8:38 | | Terry Rozier misses two point shot | 5 | 11 |
| 8:37 | | Hornets offensive team rebound | 5 | 11 |
| 8:29 | | Devonte' Graham misses 24-foot three point jumper | 5 | 11 |
| 8:27 | | Gary Harris defensive rebound | 5 | 11 |
| 8:10 | | Gary Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper | 5 | 11 |
| 8:08 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | 5 | 11 |
| 8:06 | | Miles Bridges out of bounds bad pass turnover | 5 | 11 |
| 7:45 | | PJ Washington shooting foul | 5 | 11 |
| 7:45 | | Paul Millsap makes free throw 1 of 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 7:45 | | Jalen McDaniels enters the game for Miles Bridges | 6 | 11 |
| 7:45 | | Paul Millsap makes free throw 2 of 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 7:32 | | Devonte' Graham makes driving layup (Cody Zeller assists) | 7 | 13 |
| 7:12 | | Will Barton makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Paul Millsap assists) | 9 | 13 |
| 6:58 | | PJ Washington makes 26-foot three point jumper (Devonte' Graham assists) | 9 | 16 |
| 6:38 | | Paul Millsap makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 11 | 16 |
| 6:20 | | Devonte' Graham bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals) | 11 | 16 |
| 6:17 | | Gary Harris makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 13 | 16 |
| 6:16 | | Hornets Full timeout | 13 | 16 |
| 6:16 | | Cody Martin enters the game for Devonte' Graham | 13 | 16 |
| 5:53 | | Nikola Jokic blocks PJ Washington 's 25-foot three point jumper | 13 | 16 |
| 5:51 | | Will Barton defensive rebound | 13 | 16 |
| 5:49 | | Nikola Jokic bad pass (Cody Martin steals) | 13 | 16 |
| 5:40 | | Paul Millsap shooting foul | 13 | 16 |
| 5:40 | | Cody Zeller makes free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 17 |
| 5:40 | | Cody Zeller makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 18 |
| 5:23 | | Cody Zeller personal foul | 13 | 18 |
| 5:23 | | Willy Hernangomez enters the game for Cody Zeller | 13 | 18 |
| 5:23 | | Monte Morris enters the game for Jamal Murray | 13 | 18 |
| 5:10 | | Gary Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper | 13 | 18 |
| 5:07 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | 13 | 18 |
| 4:50 | | PJ Washington makes 5-foot two point shot | 13 | 20 |
| 4:39 | | Paul Millsap misses layup | 13 | 20 |
| 4:38 | | Paul Millsap misses tip shot | 13 | 20 |
| 4:38 | | Paul Millsap offensive rebound | 13 | 20 |
| 4:37 | | Paul Millsap offensive rebound | 13 | 20 |
| 4:24 | | Paul Millsap makes 25-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists) | 16 | 20 |
| 4:12 | | PJ Washington misses 27-foot three point jumper | 16 | 20 |
| 4:09 | | Monte Morris defensive rebound | 16 | 20 |
| 4:06 | | Paul Millsap makes 1-foot two point shot (Monte Morris assists) | 18 | 20 |
| 3:55 | | PJ Washington misses layup | 18 | 20 |
| 3:54 | | Jalen McDaniels offensive rebound | 18 | 20 |
| 3:51 | | Miles Bridges enters the game for PJ Washington | 18 | 20 |
| 3:51 | | Jerami Grant enters the game for Paul Millsap | 18 | 20 |
| 3:51 | | Torrey Craig enters the game for Will Barton | 18 | 20 |
| 3:43 | | Terry Rozier makes 27-foot step back jumpshot | 18 | 23 |
| 3:19 | | Jerami Grant misses driving layup | 18 | 23 |
| 3:17 | | Willy Hernangomez defensive rebound | 18 | 23 |
| 3:15 | | Terry Rozier lost ball turnover (Gary Harris steals) | 18 | 23 |
| 3:11 | | Gary Harris makes driving layup | 20 | 23 |
| 2:56 | | Jalen McDaniels makes driving layup (Cody Martin assists) | 20 | 25 |
| 2:45 | | Terry Rozier personal foul | 20 | 25 |
| 2:45 | | Nuggets Full timeout | 20 | 25 |
| 2:45 | | Devonte' Graham enters the game for Terry Rozier | 20 | 25 |
| 2:45 | | Jamal Murray enters the game for Gary Harris | 20 | 25 |
| 2:45 | | Mason Plumlee enters the game for Nikola Jokic | 20 | 25 |
| 2:41 | | Monte Morris makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 22 | 25 |
| 2:23 | | Willy Hernangomez makes layup (Cody Martin assists) | 22 | 27 |
| 2:11 | | Torrey Craig makes layup (Mason Plumlee assists) | 24 | 27 |
| 1:53 | | Willy Hernangomez makes layup (Cody Martin assists) | 24 | 29 |
| 1:33 | | Jamal Murray makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Torrey Craig assists) | 26 | 29 |
| 1:18 | | Jalen McDaniels makes 5-foot two point shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 26 | 31 |
| 58.8 | | Jalen McDaniels personal foul | 26 | 31 |
| 58.8 | | Caleb Martin enters the game for Jalen McDaniels | 26 | 31 |
| 46.9 | | Jamal Murray makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Jerami Grant assists) | 29 | 31 |
| 27.1 | | Jerami Grant shooting foul | 29 | 31 |
| 27.1 | | Miles Bridges misses free throw 1 of 2 | 29 | 31 |
| 27.1 | | Hornets offensive team rebound | 29 | 31 |
| 27.1 | | Miles Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2 | 29 | 32 |
| 3.9 | | Monte Morris makes driving layup | 31 | 32 |
| 0.0 | | Devonte' Graham makes driving floating jump shot | 31 | 34 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 31 | 34 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Charlotte, NC
Referee:John Goble
Referee:CJ Washington
Referee:Tyler Ford
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 42 | 14 | .750 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 35 | 20 | .636 | 6.5 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 34 | 22 | .607 | 8 | W2 |
| Portland | 27 | 29 | .482 | 15 | W1 |
| Utah | 18 | 38 | .321 | 24 | L1 |
Eastern Conference
| Southeast | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 28 | 25 | .528 | - | L1 |
| Miami | 29 | 27 | .518 | 0.5 | W1 |
| Charlotte | 26 | 29 | .473 | 3 | W1 |
| Atlanta | 26 | 30 | .464 | 3.5 | L3 |
| Washington | 14 | 39 | .264 | 14 | L3 |
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