Denver Nuggets @ Charlotte Hornets

39-18, 13-14 Away

119

39-18, 13-14 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Nuggets DEN	27	30	37	25	119
Hornets CHA	34	26	23	22	105

Charlotte HornetsHornetsCHA

15-43, 7-18 Home

105

15-43, 7-18 Home

Shot Made

Shot Missed

Terry Rozier makes 13-foot two point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
Nikola Jokic misses pullup jump shot
Michael Porter Jr. misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Mark Williams makes dunk (Gordon Hayward assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 16-foot two point shot
LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic misses driving layup
Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
Mark Williams misses 8-foot two point shot
P.J. Washington makes hook shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses pullup jump shot
Gordon Hayward makes alley oop dunk shot (Terry Rozier assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jumper
Gordon Hayward makes 2-foot dunk (Terry Rozier assists)
Vlatko Cancar misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mark Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Mark Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Vlatko Cancar misses driving layup
Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot two point shot (Bruce Brown assists)
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1
P.J. Washington makes tip shot
Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Terry Rozier misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 24-foot three point jumper
LaMelo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper
Vlatko Cancar makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Gordon Hayward makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
Gordon Hayward makes 25-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
Michael Porter Jr. misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
Gordon Hayward makes two point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 1 of 2
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 2 of 2
LaMelo Ball misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
Vlatko Cancar makes 2-foot two point shot (Ish Smith assists)
Terry Rozier misses 27-foot three point jumper
Vlatko Cancar misses 26-foot three point jumper
Gordon Hayward makes 11-foot two point shot
Terry Rozier makes 3-foot two point shot
Terry Rozier misses free throw 1 of 2
Terry Rozier makes free throw 2 of 2
Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot two point shot (Ish Smith assists)
Bryce McGowens makes driving layup (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)
Terry Rozier misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green makes layup (Ish Smith assists)
Terry Rozier misses 11-foot two point shot
Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
Bryce McGowens misses 27-foot three point jumper
Bruce Brown makes three point jumper (Ish Smith assists)
Dennis Smith Jr. makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Nick Richards assists)
Christian Braun makes 2-foot driving dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
P.J. Washington makes two point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
DeAndre Jordan makes free throw 1 of 2
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 2 of 2
Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 2
Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2
Nick Richards makes free throw 1 of 2
Nick Richards misses free throw 2 of 2
Ish Smith misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Christian Braun makes two point shot
DeAndre Jordan makes alley oop dunk shot (Ish Smith assists)
P.J. Washington misses free throw 1 of 2
P.J. Washington misses free throw 2 of 2
Ish Smith misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
P.J. Washington makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)
P.J. Washington makes 1-foot dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Nick Richards makes two point shot (P.J. Washington assists)
Jeff Green misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Gordon Hayward makes driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists)
LaMelo Ball misses technical free throw
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 27-foot three point jumper
Dennis Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
Christian Braun misses layup
Ish Smith misses 14-foot jumper
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 26-foot three point jumper
LaMelo Ball misses 29-foot three point jumper
JT Thor misses free throw 1 of 2
JT Thor misses free throw 2 of 2
Bruce Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dennis Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
Gordon Hayward misses driving layup
Christian Braun makes driving layup (Bruce Brown assists)
LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green misses 27-foot three point jumper
LaMelo Ball makes 28-foot three pointer
Jeff Green makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
LaMelo Ball misses 28-foot three point jumper
Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Terry Rozier misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
Terry Rozier misses 10-foot jump bank shot
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
LaMelo Ball misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
Terry Rozier misses 23-foot three point jumper
Bruce Brown makes driving layup
Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot layup (Vlatko Cancar assists)
P.J. Washington makes two point shot (Terry Rozier assists)
Vlatko Cancar makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Vlatko Cancar makes free throw 1 of 1
Gordon Hayward makes 12-foot jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
Michael Porter Jr. misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Dennis Smith Jr. misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Nick Richards makes 2-foot dunk (Gordon Hayward assists)
Terry Rozier makes driving layup
Vlatko Cancar makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bruce Brown assists)
P.J. Washington misses layup
Nikola Jokic misses hook shot
Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
Gordon Hayward makes free throw 1 of 2
Gordon Hayward makes free throw 2 of 2
Michael Porter Jr. makes driving dunk (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
P.J. Washington misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic makes layup (Bruce Brown assists)
LaMelo Ball misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Bruce Brown makes layup
P.J. Washington misses 26-foot three point jumper
Vlatko Cancar makes two point shot
P.J. Washington misses 25-foot three point jumper
Michael Porter Jr. makes driving layup (Bruce Brown assists)
Terry Rozier misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
Bruce Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
P.J. Washington makes two point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
LaMelo Ball makes 15-foot two point shot
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Gordon Hayward misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes driving layup
Mark Williams makes 4-foot two point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
Nikola Jokic misses layup
Nikola Jokic misses tip shot
Nikola Jokic misses tip shot
LaMelo Ball misses free throw 1 of 2
LaMelo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2
Gordon Hayward makes 10-foot two point shot
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 1 of 1
Gordon Hayward misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Vlatko Cancar misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
Nikola Jokic misses layup
Gordon Hayward misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
Bruce Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
Michael Porter Jr. makes pullup jump shot
Gordon Hayward misses 18-foot two point shot
Terry Rozier makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)
Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
Nick Richards makes 13-foot jumper (Terry Rozier assists)
Gordon Hayward misses jumper
Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Vlatko Cancar assists)
Dennis Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jumper (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
P.J. Washington makes free throw 1 of 2
P.J. Washington makes free throw 2 of 2
Christian Braun makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
P.J. Washington makes free throw 1 of 2
P.J. Washington misses free throw 2 of 2
Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
Dennis Smith Jr. makes driving layup
Ish Smith makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
P.J. Washington makes free throw 1 of 2
P.J. Washington makes free throw 2 of 2
LaMelo Ball misses 29-foot jump bank shot
Michael Porter Jr. misses 82-foot three point jumper
P.J. Washington makes 6-foot hook shot
Ish Smith misses layup
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (DeAndre Jordan assists)
LaMelo Ball makes technical free throw
Jeff Green makes 8-foot hook shot
DeAndre Jordan makes driving dunk (Ish Smith assists)
LaMelo Ball misses three point jumper
Dennis Smith Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Dennis Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
Christian Braun misses 7-foot two point shot
Dennis Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gordon Hayward assists)
DeAndre Jordan makes 1-foot dunk (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
Dennis Smith Jr. makes two point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
DeAndre Jordan makes alley oop dunk shot (Ish Smith assists)
LaMelo Ball misses two point shot
Dennis Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ish Smith misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Nick Richards misses 7-foot two point shot
P.J. Washington misses 26-foot jump bank shot
Jeff Green makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Gordon Hayward misses 25-foot jump bank shot
Bruce Brown misses 9-foot two point shot
Christian Braun makes dunk
Terry Rozier misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Bruce Brown makes two point shot
Bruce Brown makes dunk (Jeff Green assists)
LaMelo Ball makes two point shot
Christian Braun misses 28-foot three point jumper
Gordon Hayward misses three point jumper
LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 1
LaMelo Ball makes layup
Jeff Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
LaMelo Ball misses driving layup
Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Terry Rozier makes free throw 1 of 2
Terry Rozier makes free throw 2 of 2
Michael Porter Jr. makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Jeff Green assists)
Mark Williams makes 6-foot two point shot (Bryce McGowens assists)
JT Thor misses jumper
Nick Richards makes free throw 1 of 2
Nick Richards makes free throw 2 of 2
Thomas Bryant misses 19-foot jumper
Jack White misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peyton Watson makes layup (Ish Smith assists)
Dennis Smith Jr. makes two point shot

Shot Made

Shot Missed

TIME		DEN	CHA
12:00	Nikola Jokic vs. Mark Williams (Terry Rozier gains possession)	0	0
11:39	Terry Rozier makes 13-foot two point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	0	2
11:21	Nikola Jokic misses pullup jump shot	0	2
11:19	Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound	0	2
11:15	Michael Porter Jr. misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	0	2
11:14	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	0	2
11:04	Mark Williams makes dunk (Gordon Hayward assists)	0	4
10:49	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 16-foot two point shot	0	4
10:47	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	0	4
10:40	LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot three point jumper	0	7
10:31	Nikola Jokic misses driving layup	0	7
10:29	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	0	7
10:28	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot	2	7
10:11	Mark Williams misses 8-foot two point shot	2	7
10:11	Hornets offensive team rebound	2	7
10:07	P.J. Washington makes hook shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	2	9
9:50	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses pullup jump shot	2	9
9:47	Mark Williams defensive rebound	2	9
9:45	Gordon Hayward makes alley oop dunk shot (Terry Rozier assists)	2	11
9:30	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope bad pass (Mark Williams steals)	2	11
9:20	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Gordon Hayward 's 4-foot driving layup	2	11
9:20	Nuggets defensive team rebound	2	11
8:58	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jumper	2	11
8:52	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive rebound	2	11
8:50	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope bad pass (Terry Rozier steals)	2	11
8:50	Gordon Hayward makes 2-foot dunk (Terry Rozier assists)	2	13
8:50	Nuggets Full timeout	2	13
8:28	Vlatko Cancar misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	13
8:25	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	2	13
8:19	Vlatko Cancar shooting foul	2	13
8:19	Mark Williams misses free throw 1 of 2	2	13
8:19	Hornets offensive team rebound	2	13
8:19	Mark Williams misses free throw 2 of 2	2	13
8:17	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	2	13
8:01	Vlatko Cancar misses driving layup	2	13
7:58	Vlatko Cancar offensive rebound	2	13
7:56	Mark Williams defensive goaltending violation	4	13
7:56	Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot two point shot (Bruce Brown assists)	4	13
7:56	Mark Williams shooting foul	4	13
7:56	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1	4	13
7:55	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	4	13
7:46	Nikola Jokic blocks P.J. Washington's layup	4	13
7:45	P.J. Washington offensive rebound	4	13
7:44	P.J. Washington makes tip shot	4	15
7:32	Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	15
7:30	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	4	15
7:29	P.J. Washington blocks Nikola Jokic 's 3-foot layup	4	15
7:28	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	4	15
7:26	Mark Williams blocks Nikola Jokic's layup	4	15
7:25	Mark Williams defensive rebound	4	15
7:19	Terry Rozier misses 27-foot three point jumper	4	15
7:16	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	4	15
7:01	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	15
6:59	Gordon Hayward defensive rebound	4	15
6:48	LaMelo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	15
6:45	Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound	4	15
6:37	Vlatko Cancar makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	6	15
6:13	Gordon Hayward makes 9-foot pullup jump shot	6	17
5:59	Mark Williams shooting foul	6	17
5:59	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	7	17
5:59	JT Thor enters the game for P.J. Washington	7	17
5:59	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	8	17
5:45	Gordon Hayward makes 25-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	8	20
5:28	Michael Porter Jr. misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	8	20
5:26	Mark Williams defensive rebound	8	20
5:15	Gordon Hayward makes two point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	8	22
5:05	Terry Rozier shooting foul	8	22
5:05	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 1 of 2	9	22
5:05	Ish Smith enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	9	22
5:05	Nick Richards enters the game for Mark Williams	9	22
5:05	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 2 of 2	10	22
4:40	LaMelo Ball misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	10	22
4:38	Ish Smith defensive rebound	10	22
4:34	Vlatko Cancar makes 2-foot two point shot (Ish Smith assists)	12	22
4:34	Hornets Full timeout	12	22
4:34	Dennis Smith Jr. enters the game for LaMelo Ball	12	22
4:34	Christian Braun enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	12	22
4:20	Terry Rozier misses 27-foot three point jumper	12	22
4:17	Ish Smith defensive rebound	12	22
4:12	Vlatko Cancar misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	22
4:10	Nick Richards defensive rebound	12	22
3:56	Gordon Hayward makes 11-foot two point shot	12	24
3:41	Nikola Jokic bad pass (Gordon Hayward steals)	12	24
3:26	Terry Rozier makes 3-foot two point shot	12	26
3:16	Bruce Brown bad pass (Gordon Hayward steals)	12	26
3:11	Vlatko Cancar shooting foul	12	26
3:11	Terry Rozier misses free throw 1 of 2	12	26
3:11	Hornets offensive team rebound	12	26
3:11	Bryce McGowens enters the game for Gordon Hayward	12	26
3:11	Jeff Green enters the game for Vlatko Cancar	12	26
3:11	Terry Rozier makes free throw 2 of 2	12	27
2:56	Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot two point shot (Ish Smith assists)	14	27
2:35	Bryce McGowens makes driving layup (Dennis Smith Jr. assists)	14	29
2:30	Nikola Jokic bad pass (Terry Rozier steals)	14	29
2:27	Terry Rozier misses 28-foot three point jumper	14	29
2:25	Ish Smith defensive rebound	14	29
2:22	Jeff Green makes layup (Ish Smith assists)	16	29
2:02	Terry Rozier misses 11-foot two point shot	16	29
1:59	Christian Braun defensive rebound	16	29
1:53	Nikola Jokic makes driving layup	18	29
1:36	Bryce McGowens misses 27-foot three point jumper	18	29
1:33	Ish Smith defensive rebound	18	29
1:27	Bruce Brown makes three point jumper (Ish Smith assists)	21	29
1:11	Dennis Smith Jr. makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Nick Richards assists)	21	31
1:00	Christian Braun makes 2-foot driving dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	23	31
1:00	Hornets Full timeout	23	31
1:00	P.J. Washington enters the game for Terry Rozier	23	31
1:00	LaMelo Ball enters the game for JT Thor	23	31
1:00	DeAndre Jordan enters the game for Bruce Brown	23	31
1:00	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope enters the game for Nikola Jokic	23	31
48.1	P.J. Washington makes two point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	23	33
35.0	Bryce McGowens shooting foul	23	33
35.0	DeAndre Jordan makes free throw 1 of 2	24	33
35.0	DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 2 of 2	24	33
33.1	Bryce McGowens defensive rebound	24	33
33.1	Bryce McGowens bad pass (Christian Braun steals)	24	33
29.1	Dennis Smith Jr. personal foul	24	33
29.1	Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 2	24	33
29.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	24	33
29.1	Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2	25	33
15.1	DeAndre Jordan shooting foul	25	33
15.1	Nick Richards makes free throw 1 of 2	25	34
15.1	Nick Richards misses free throw 2 of 2	25	34
14.0	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	25	34
2.1	Ish Smith misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	25	34
0.1	Christian Braun offensive rebound	25	34
0.1	Christian Braun makes two point shot	27	34
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	34

Matchups

DEN

DEN wins season

2-0

CHA

119

Game 1•@ DEN

Final

115

119

Game 2•@ CHA

Final

105

Game Information

Charlotte, NC

Referee:Ed Malloy

Referee:Brent Barnaky

Referee:Jason Goldenberg

Western Conference

Northwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	40	13	.755	-	L2
Denver	34	19	.642	6	W1
Minnesota	32	22	.593	8.5	L2
Portland	25	28	.472	15	W2
Utah	16	37	.302	24	L2

Eastern Conference

Southeast	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Orlando	27	24	.529	-	W2
Miami	28	26	.519	0.5	W1
Atlanta	26	28	.481	2.5	L1
Charlotte	25	28	.472	3	W9
Washington	14	38	.269	13.5	L2

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