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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 32 | 24 | 37 | 20 | 113 |
 Hornets | 30 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 109 |
DENTeam statsCHA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 40-8646.5% | 12-3336.4% | 21-2875.0% | 51 | 29 | 16 |
| CHA | 44-9347.3% | 13-4231.0% | 8-1266.7% | 40 | 33 | 14 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Denver Nuggets113| 38 | 18 | 7-17 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0 | +15 | −3.7 | |||||||
| 35 | 26 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 8-12 | 0 | +21 | +12.3 | |||||||
| 34 | 14 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | +19 | +4.0 | |||||||
| 33 | 21 | 9-16 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | +20 | +8.4 | ||||||
| 32 | 14 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −2.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 5 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −5.1 | |||||
| 19 | 9 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −2.0 | ||||||
| 12 | 6 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −1.8 | |||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −3.4 | |||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −1.0 | ||||
| Team | 113 | 40-8646.5% | 12-3336.4% | 51 | 29 | 16 | 17 | 21-2875.0% | 17 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 20 points on 5 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Markus Howard and Facundo Campazzo (coach’s decision).
Charlotte Hornets109| 36 | 27 | 12-22 | 2-10 | 1-1 | −8 | −0.5 | ||||||||
| 34 | 22 | 8-21 | 4-11 | 2-2 | 0 | −2 | +4.5 | |||||||
| 29 | 10 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.2 | ||||||
| 26 | 12 | 5-14 | 2-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +0.5 | |||||
| 25 | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | −16 | +0.1 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 12 | 5-9 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | +14 | +1.8 | |||||
| 21 | 12 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −0.3 | |||||
| 17 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −6.7 | ||||
| 15 | 9 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | +7 | +5.5 | |||||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −3.3 | |||
| Team | 109 | 44-9347.3% | 13-4231.0% | 40 | 33 | 14 | 21 | 8-1266.7% | 8 | 11 | 3 | |||
Bench 33 points on 13 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Nick Richards and JT Thor (coach’s decision).
Nuggets113Hornets109ClickTap 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 26 points (7 during a 13-0 run in the third quarter), 19 rebounds and 11 assists, his 76th career triple-double, and the Denver Nuggets went on a 19-5 run in the third quarter to beat the Charlotte Hornets 113-109.
The Hornets led 71-67 with 7:20 left in the third quarter. Monte Morris’ corner 3-pointer put the Nuggets ahead for good with 6:35 left in the quarter. Jokić scored 7 points and Will Barton made 2 3-pointers, both on passes from Jokić during the run. The Nuggets led 86-76 with 2:44 left in the quarter.
The Hornets got within 105-104 on LaMelo Ball’s 3-pointer with 4:07 to play, but Jokić answered with a layup, and the Hornets got no closer than 111-109.
During clutch time, the Hornets outscored the Nuggets 10-9. Ball scored 5 of the Hornets’ 10 on 2 for 4 shooting.
Aaron Gordon scored 21 points (17 in the first quarter). Jokić and Morris set each other up for 6 baskets and 13 points.
For the Hornets, Miles Bridges had 27 points and 11 rebounds, and Ball added 22 points and 11 assists.
The Hornets gave up 17 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Nuggets missed. The Nuggets did not make a field goal in the last 3:36. The Nuggets’ starters outscored the Hornets 62-44 in 20 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).
92 points from the field on 86 shots: 5.3 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-36 | 58.3% | 65% |
| In the paint | 6-15 | 40.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 1-2 | 50.0% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 5-14 | 35.7% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-19 | 36.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Plumlee | 32 | 8 | 3-8 | −6 |
| Montrezl Harrell | 12 | 2 | 1-3 | −3 |
| Miles Bridges | 7 | 8 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Terry Rozier | 7 | 8 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 2 | 1-5 | −6 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 33 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Bridges | 34 | 8 | 4-5 | −1 |
| P.J. Washington | 12 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Cody Martin | 7 | 9 | 4-7 | +7 |
| Mason Plumlee | 5 | 4 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 8 | 4-5 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMelo Ball | 17 | 5 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | 13 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Terry Rozier | 11 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| P.J. Washington | 10 | 4 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 8 | 3-7 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 18 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
DEN
50/50
CHA
Highest Leverage Moments
Ball 26' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Rozier 8 AST)
Q4 4:07
20.4%
27→47
Rozier 25' 3PT Fadeaway Jumper (12 PTS) (Thomas 2 AST)
Q4 0:33
20.1%
4→24
Jokic 1' Layup (22 PTS)
Q4 3:36
17.5%
47→29
Bridges 24' 3PT Jump Shot (25 PTS) (Rozier 7 AST)
Q4 6:14
16.2%
21→37
Jokic Putback Layup (19 PTS)
Q4 5:06
12.1%
36→24
