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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 38 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 117 |
 Hornets | 26 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 112 |
DENTeam statsCHA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 41-8349.4% | 13-3339.4% | 22-2684.6% | 38 | 26 | 17 |
| CHA | 42-9146.2% | 11-3928.2% | 17-2085.0% | 49 | 30 | 17 |
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Denver Nuggets117| 37 | 8 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | +14 | −2.9 | |||||||
| 35 | 30 | 12-18 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +23 | +4.6 | ||||||
| 33 | 30 | 7-16 | 0-2 | 16-17 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +8.0 | ||||||
| 31 | 9 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +12 | −1.1 | ||||||
| 29 | 17 | 8-14 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +11 | +6.6 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 11 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0 | −9 | +1.7 | |||||||
| 18 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −4.6 | |||||
| 15 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | −7 | −3.2 | ||||||||
| 10 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −0.7 | ||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −2.2 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.7 | |||
| Team | 117 | 41-8349.4% | 13-3339.4% | 38 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 22-2684.6% | 10 | 12 | 2 | |||
Bench 23 points on 8 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Zeke Nnaji, JaVale McGee and Bol Bol (coach’s decision).
Charlotte Hornets112| 41 | 21 | 8-18 | 2-8 | 3-3 | −12 | +0.2 | ||||||||
| 40 | 13 | 4-16 | 0-9 | 5-6 | −16 | −1.0 | ||||||||
| 31 | 5 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −9.2 | ||||||
| 25 | 15 | 7-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | +6.0 | |||||||
| 16 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −24 | −4.9 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 31, Season high (his best before, 30) | 10-19 | 7-14 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +9.6 | ||||||
| 29 | 15 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | +23 | +7.1 | |||||||
| 18 | 8 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.7 | ||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.3 | |
| Team | 112 | 42-9146.2% | 11-3928.2% | 49 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 17-2085.0% | 15 | 9 | 5 | |||
Bench 54 points on 20 for 35 shooting
Did not play: Vernon Carey Jr., Nate Darling, Nick Richards, Brad Wanamaker and Grant Riller (coach’s decision).
Nuggets117Hornets112ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Nikola Jokić had 30 points (16 at the free-throw line) and 11 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Charlotte Hornets 117-112.
The Nuggets took control with a 31-8 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 21.
The Hornets got within 107-106 on Devonte' Graham’s 3-pointer with 2:31 to play, but JaMychal Green answered with a tip-in, and the Hornets got no closer than 109-107.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Hornets 11-6. In the fourth quarter, P.J. Washington had 2 of his 4 steals, 1 of them during an 8-0 Hornets run, and the Hornets scored 2 points off them.
Michael Porter Jr. scored 30 points (9 during an 11-0 run in the first quarter) on 12 for 18 shooting. The Nuggets had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Hornets, Graham scored a season-high 31 points with 7 3-pointers off the bench, and Washington went 0 for 9 from 3. Terry Rozier scored 21 points. Cody Zeller had 15 points and 10 rebounds on 7 for 9 shooting off the bench. Graham scored 19 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter.
The Nuggets shot 49.4% from the field and 39.4% from 3 to the Hornets’ 46.2% and 28.2%. The Hornets outscored the Nuggets 54-23 off the bench. The Hornets’ starters were outscored 27-12 in 9 minutes together.
Denver NuggetsCharlotte HornetsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
95 points from the field on 83 shots: 3.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-29 | 55.2% | 64% |
| In the paint | 5-8 | 62.5% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 7-13 | 53.8% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-9 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-24 | 41.7% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Rozier | 21 | 11 | 5-6 | +4 |
| Jalen McDaniels | 17 | 2 | 1-4 | −3 |
| P.J. Washington | 9 | 6 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Devonte' Graham | 9 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 13 | 5-7 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 37 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bismack Biyombo | 27 | 10 | 3-5 | 0 |
| Cody Zeller | 23 | 8 | 2-6 | −1 |
| P.J. Washington | 9 | 3 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Terry Rozier | 4 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Washington | 35 | 9 | 4-9 | +1 |
| Terry Rozier | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| LaMelo Ball | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Devonte' Graham | 3 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 6 | 3-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 58 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
CHA win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Graham 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot (26 PTS) (Ball 7 AST)
Q4 2:31
22.8%
20→43
Campazzo 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Jokic 6 AST)
Q4 1:30
18.1%
29→11
Green 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
Q1 2:35
14.2%
24→10
Gordon 26' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
Q3 9:21
13.8%
43→30
Green Tip Layup Shot (11 PTS)
Q4 1:57
13.4%
37→24
