Denver Nuggets @ Charlotte Hornets
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- 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
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | DEN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Nikola Jokic vs. Ryan Kalkbrenner (KJ Simpson gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:41 | Brandon Miller misses 29-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:40 | Nikola Jokic shooting foul | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:40 | Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:40 | Miles Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:40 | Brandon Miller offensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:28 | Ryan Kalkbrenner kicked ball violation | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:25 | Peyton Watson bad pass (KJ Simpson steals) | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:05 | Miles Bridges misses 24-foot three point jumper | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:01 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:53 | Brandon Miller blocks Jamal Murray 's 14-foot pullup jump shot | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:49 | Spencer Jones offensive rebound | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:46 | Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Spencer Jones assists) | 3 | 2 | |
| 10:26 | KJ Simpson misses 27-foot three point jumper | 3 | 2 | |
| 10:23 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 3 | 2 | |
| 10:17 | Ryan Kalkbrenner personal foul | 3 | 2 | |
| 10:06 | Jamal Murray makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 5 | 2 | |
| 9:47 | Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper | 5 | 2 | |
| 9:47 | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | 5 | 2 | |
| 9:33 | Spencer Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper | 5 | 2 | |
| 9:30 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | 5 | 2 | |
| 9:28 | Miles Bridges makes 4-foot layup (Brandon Miller assists) | 5 | 4 | |
| 9:21 | Spencer Jones offensive foul | 5 | 4 | |
| 9:21 | Spencer Jones turnover | 5 | 4 | |
| 9:07 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes 2-foot dunk (Brandon Miller assists) | 5 | 6 | |
| 8:53 | Cameron Johnson makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 7 | 6 | |
| 8:43 | KJ Simpson makes 26-foot three pointer | 7 | 9 | |
| 8:26 | Jamal Murray makes 15-foot pullup jump shot | 9 | 9 | |
| 8:26 | Kon Knueppel shooting foul | 9 | 9 | |
| 8:26 | Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1 | 10 | 9 | |
| 8:06 | KJ Simpson makes 11-foot step back jumpshot | 10 | 11 | |
| 7:48 | Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 12 | 11 | |
| 7:48 | Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul | 12 | 11 | |
| 7:48 | Mason Plumlee enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner | 12 | 11 | |
| 7:48 | Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1 | 12 | 11 | |
| 7:46 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | 12 | 11 | |
| 7:30 | Miles Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper | 12 | 11 | |
| 7:30 | Hornets offensive team rebound | 12 | 11 | |
| 7:18 | KJ Simpson misses 29-foot three point jumper | 12 | 11 | |
| 7:12 | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | 12 | 11 | |
| 7:03 | Nikola Jokic bad pass (Kon Knueppel steals) | 12 | 11 | |
| 6:46 | Miles Bridges makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists) | 12 | 13 | |
| 6:36 | Jamal Murray makes 5-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 14 | 13 | |
| 6:36 | Hornets Full timeout | 14 | 13 | |
| 6:36 | Sion James enters the game for Brandon Miller | 14 | 13 | |
| 6:36 | Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Cameron Johnson | 14 | 13 | |
| 6:14 | Kon Knueppel misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot | 14 | 13 | |
| 6:11 | Spencer Jones defensive rebound | 14 | 13 | |
| 5:49 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists) | 17 | 13 | |
| 5:41 | Mason Plumlee offensive foul | 17 | 13 | |
| 5:41 | Mason Plumlee turnover | 17 | 13 | |
| 5:41 | Liam McNeeley enters the game for KJ Simpson | 17 | 13 | |
| 5:27 | Jamal Murray makes 3-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 19 | 13 | |
| 5:20 | Kon Knueppel makes 27-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists) | 19 | 16 | |
| 4:53 | Nikola Jokic makes driving layup | 21 | 16 | |
| 4:39 | Peyton Watson blocks Sion James 's 28-foot three point pullup jump shot | 21 | 16 | |
| 4:38 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | 21 | 16 | |
| 4:36 | Jamal Murray makes two point shot | 23 | 16 | |
| 4:36 | Kon Knueppel shooting foul | 23 | 16 | |
| 4:36 | Antonio Reeves enters the game for Kon Knueppel | 23 | 16 | |
| 4:36 | Bruce Brown enters the game for Spencer Jones | 23 | 16 | |
| 4:36 | Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1 | 24 | 16 | |
| 4:22 | Liam McNeeley makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot (Mason Plumlee assists) | 24 | 19 | |
| 4:10 | Jamal Murray makes 14-foot step back jumpshot | 26 | 19 | |
| 3:55 | Sion James makes 27-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists) | 26 | 22 | |
| 3:38 | Nikola Jokic bad pass (Mason Plumlee steals) | 26 | 22 | |
| 3:33 | Liam McNeeley makes 24-foot three point shot (Mason Plumlee assists) | 26 | 25 | |
| 3:31 | Nuggets Full timeout | 26 | 25 | |
| 3:31 | Jalen Pickett enters the game for Peyton Watson | 26 | 25 | |
| 3:21 | Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 26 | 25 | |
| 3:20 | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | 26 | 25 | |
| 3:13 | Miles Bridges makes 2-foot dunk | 26 | 27 | |
| 2:50 | Jamal Murray makes 11-foot two point shot | 28 | 27 | |
| 2:26 | Liam McNeeley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists) | 28 | 30 | |
| 2:09 | Jamal Murray makes driving layup | 30 | 30 | |
| 1:46 | Miles Bridges misses driving layup | 30 | 30 | |
| 1:46 | Nuggets defensive team rebound | 30 | 30 | |
| 1:46 | Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Nikola Jokic | 30 | 30 | |
| 1:29 | Brandon Miller enters the game for Miles Bridges | 30 | 30 | |
| 1:29 | Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Antonio Reeves | 30 | 30 | |
| 1:23 | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper | 30 | 30 | |
| 1:19 | Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound | 30 | 30 | |
| 1:09 | Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul | 30 | 30 | |
| 1:09 | Mason Plumlee makes free throw 1 of 2 | 30 | 31 | |
| 1:09 | Mason Plumlee makes free throw 2 of 2 | 30 | 32 | |
| 53.1 | Jamal Murray makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 32 | 32 | |
| 41.9 | Brandon Miller lost ball turnover (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals) | 32 | 32 | |
| 36.6 | Jamal Murray misses running pullup jump shot | 32 | 32 | |
| 35.7 | Jalen Pickett offensive rebound | 32 | 32 | |
| 35.7 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 16-foot jumper (Jalen Pickett assists) | 34 | 32 | |
| 20.8 | Brandon Miller makes 13-foot pullup jump shot | 34 | 34 | |
| 2.5 | Jonas Valanciunas misses 17-foot jumper | 34 | 34 | |
| 2.5 | Liam McNeeley defensive rebound | 34 | 34 | |
| 0.0 | Liam McNeeley misses heave jump shot | 34 | 34 | |
| 0.0 | Hornets offensive team rebound | 34 | 34 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 34 | 34 | |
DEN @ CHA Videos
Peyton Watson elevates for jam Charlotte Hornets
- 0:18
Miles Bridges elevates for dunk.
- 0:27
Matchups
Game Information
Charlotte, NC

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

2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 40 | 12 | .769 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 33 | 19 | .635 | 7 | L3 |
| Minnesota | 32 | 21 | .604 | 8.5 | L1 |
| Portland | 24 | 28 | .462 | 16 | W1 |
| Utah | 16 | 36 | .308 | 24 | L1 |
Eastern Conference
| Southeast | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 26 | 24 | .520 | - | W1 |
| Miami | 27 | 26 | .509 | 0.5 | L2 |
| Atlanta | 26 | 27 | .491 | 1.5 | W2 |
| Charlotte | 24 | 28 | .462 | 3 | W8 |
| Washington | 14 | 37 | .275 | 12.5 | L1 |
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