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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hornets | 25 | 27 | 28 | 35 | 115 |
 Nuggets | 20 | 35 | 39 | 25 | 119 |
CHATeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 41-9642.7% | 12-3831.6% | 21-2391.3% | 48 | 26 | 11 |
| DEN | 43-9445.7% | 11-3333.3% | 22-3464.7% | 55 | 33 | 14 |
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Denver Nuggets119| 40 | 40 | 13-26 | 2-4 | 12-17 | 0 | +20 | +16.2 | |||||||
| 37 | 16 | 7-11 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +18 | −2.7 | ||||||
| 35 | 6 | 2-11 | 0-6 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −8.4 | ||||
| 32 | 20 | 8-15 | 4-9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +3.9 | |||||
| 28 | 19 | 6-9 | 2-2 | 5-7 | +15 | +8.2 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −3.3 | |||
| 20 | 8 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −2.3 | |||
| 17 | 7 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −4.4 | |||||
| 8 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −0.3 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.8 | ||
| Team | 119 | 43-9445.7% | 11-3333.3% | 55 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 22-3464.7% | 15 | 6 | 3 | |||
Bench 18 points on 7 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Davon Reed, Ish Smith and Zeke Nnaji (coach’s decision).
Charlotte Hornets115| 36 | 31 | 10-21 | 4-9 | 7-7 | 0 | −14 | +6.1 | |||||||
| 35 | 15 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 31 | 10 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | −13 | −4.9 | |||||||
| 19 | 11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 0 | −4 | +3.9 | |||||||
| 14 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −3.5 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | 16 | 7-18 | 2-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −3.9 | |||||
| 24 | 11 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +5 | +2.5 | ||||||
| 20 | 14 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 2-2 | +12 | +4.5 | ||||||||
| 12 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −1.4 | ||||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.5 | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.2 | ||||
| Team | 115 | 41-9642.7% | 12-3831.6% | 48 | 26 | 11 | 26 | 21-2391.3% | 12 | 7 | 7 | |||
Bench 46 points on 18 for 40 shooting
Did not play: Bryce McGowens and James Bouknight (coach’s decision).
Nuggets119Hornets115ClickTap 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 40 points (20 in the paint), a career-high 27 rebounds and 10 assists, his 81st career triple-double, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Charlotte Hornets 119-115.
The Nuggets took control with a 32-11 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 16.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Hornets 17-6. Jokić scored 8 of the Nuggets’ 17 on 2 for 2 shooting and 3 for 4 at the line.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 20 points (12 in the second quarter). Jokić and Bruce Brown set each other up for 6 baskets and 15 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Hornets, LaMelo Ball scored 31 points. The Hornets had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Nuggets shot 45.7% from the field and 33.3% from 3 to the Hornets’ 42.7% and 31.6%. The Hornets outscored the Nuggets 46-18 off the bench. The Nuggets’ starters outscored the Hornets 60-49 in 21 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).
97 points from the field on 94 shots: 10.1 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 24-38 | 63.2% | 67% |
| In the paint | 6-17 | 35.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 2-6 | 33.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-13 | 38.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-20 | 30.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Richards | 28 | 14 | 5-11 | +3 |
| Mason Plumlee | 28 | 7 | 3-6 | −4 |
| P.J. Washington | 12 | 6 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Kai Jones | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 18 | 6-10 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 45 points on 93 possessions. He usually scores about 37 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Hayward | 30 | 2 | 1-3 | −3 |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | 18 | 10 | 4-4 | +7 |
| LaMelo Ball | 7 | 2 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Jalen McDaniels | 5 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Washington | 34 | 6 | 3-5 | −4 |
| LaMelo Ball | 12 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Gordon Hayward | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Mason Plumlee | 4 | 4 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 4 | 1-1 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 62 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.
DEN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
CHA
50/50
DEN
Highest Leverage Moments
Oubre Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Plumlee 2 AST)
Q4 3:59
18.2%
86→68
Gordon 2' Reverse Layup (19 PTS) (Jokic 9 AST)
Q4 2:25
13.3%
77→91
Richards 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (McDaniels 2 AST)
Q4 9:20
11.5%
93→82
Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (30 PTS) (Brown 4 AST)
Q4 6:45
11.5%
82→93
Jokic 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (35 PTS) (Murray 10 AST)
Q4 4:38
11.5%
82→93
