Charlotte
Hornets
115
–
129
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 9 | 28 | 3 | 19 | 115 |
| DEN | 11 | 28 | 0 | 30 | 129 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jamal Murray
DEN
34
PTS
1
REB
4
AST
-5
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots6
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending63.6%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.43
Impact Composite40.9
Hustle: 14.5Defense: 26.9Impact: -0.5
34 points66.7% FG7-10 from 36 contested shotsonly 22 pts allowed on 51.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
29
PTS
17
REB
9
AST
+14
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-22 (50.0%)
3PT6-14
FT1-2
TS%63.4%
eFG%63.6%
STL1
BLK1
TOV2
ORTG144
DRTG130
NET+14
Double-Double6-14 from 36 deflections7 contested shots+14 plus/minusonly 19 pts allowed on 51.3 possessions
Box Score
| CHA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Moore Jr. | 12:55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| Nick Smith Jr. | 32:40 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-16 | 44% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| Damion Baugh | 31:41 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6-7 | 86% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -22 |
| Elfrid Payton | 16:19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Tidjane Salaün | 24:01 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Seth Curry | 13:15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Josh Green | 27:24 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-13 | 54% | 5-8 | 63% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Miles Bridges | 33:45 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12-23 | 52% | 5-10 | 50% | 7-7 | 100% | +1 |
| Moussa Diabaté | 29:18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3-10 | 30% | 0-0 | 0% | 5-7 | 71% | -18 |
| Jusuf Nurkić | 18:42 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4-11 | 36% | 0-4 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +4 |
| TOTAL | — | 115 | 45 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 43-99 | 43% | 15-37 | 41% | 14-17 | 82% | — |
Grant Williams —
Taj Gibson —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 25:35 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3-10 | 30% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-1 | 100% | +17 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 15:53 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Jamal Murray | 34:36 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12-18 | 67% | 7-10 | 70% | 3-4 | 75% | -5 |
| Aaron Gordon | 32:07 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | 62% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | +8 |
| Christian Braun | 32:36 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 44% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | +23 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| DeAndre Jordan | 11:05 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 29:09 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-11 | 18% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -8 |
| Julian Strawther | 22:04 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-10 | 50% | 4-7 | 57% | 2-2 | 100% | +15 |
| Nikola Jokić | 36:55 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11-22 | 50% | 6-14 | 43% | 1-2 | 50% | +14 |
| TOTAL | — | 129 | 55 | 16 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 49-98 | 50% | 19-43 | 44% | 12-16 | 75% | — |
Dario Saric —
Hunter Tyson —
Trey Alexander —
PJ Hall —
Jalen Pickett —
Spencer Jones —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CHA43/99 (43%)
Paint
26/55 (47%)
Mid
8/20 (40%)
3PT
15/37 (41%)
RA 53%ATB3 36%Paint 33%Corner 3 56%Mid 50%
DEN49/98 (50%)
Paint
26/44 (59%)
Mid
7/17 (41%)
3PT
19/44 (43%)
ATB3 49%RA 65%Paint 31%Mid 57%Corner 3 14%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nikola Jokić
defended Moussa Diabaté
7.8 min • 16 pts • 67%
Best Defender
Michael Porter Jr.
held Nick Smith Jr.
5.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jamal Murray
vs Josh Green
5.0 min • 11 pts • 75%
| DEN Defense | Damion Baugh | Elfrid Payton | Josh Green | Jusuf Nurkić | Miles Bridges | Moussa Diabaté | Nick Smith Jr. | Seth Curry | Tidjane Salaün | Wendell Moore Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | 1.6m 8pts 80% | — | 1.6m 6pts 75% | — | 6.9m 2pts 20% | — | — | — | 1.4m 6pts 60% | — |
| Christian Braun | 3.8m 6pts 100% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Nikola Jokić | — | — | — | 2.4m 3pts 25% | — | 7.8m 16pts 67% | — | — | — | — |
| Jamal Murray | 1.6m 7pts 100% | 2.4m 2pts 25% | 5.0m 11pts 75% | — | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 5.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Russell Westbrook | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Julian Strawther | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 3pts 50% | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Zeke Nnaji | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — |
| DeAndre Jordan | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.1m 18pts 64% | 2.0m 6pts 40% | 1.8m 2pts 33% | 2.7m 9pts 38% | 2.9m 4pts 100% | 3.9m 14pts 55% | 1.7m 6pts 100% | — | 3.2m 9pts 57% | 3.6m 6pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = CHA leads
DEN Largest Lead
14
Q2 10:46
CHA Largest Lead
5
Q1 1:38
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 9:53 – Q1 11:26
+3 → +10
DEN 9-0 run
Q2 5:21 – Q2 7:28
+2 → +9
DEN 10-0 run
Q2 5:21 – Q2 7:28
+2 → +10
CHA 8-0 run
Q1 3:57 – Q1 3:57
+2 → +2