The Charlotte Hornets beat the Denver Nuggets 110-87.
The Hornets led by as many as 33 and never trailed, pulling away with a 21-6 run in the first quarter.
Brandon Miller scored 23 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), and Tidjane Salaün added 13 points (10 in the paint) and 11 rebounds on 6 for 8 shooting off the bench. Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Nuggets, Jamal Murray scored 16 points, and Hunter Tyson went 0 for 8 from 3. Julian Strawther scored 15 points off the bench.
The Hornets shot 49.4% from the field and 32.4% from 3 to the Nuggets’ 40.5% and 21.1%. The Nuggets gave up 16 offensive rebounds, about 6 more than usual for the shots the Hornets missed. The Hornets outscored the Nuggets 62-32 in the paint. The Nuggets outscored the Hornets 12-2 in 3 minutes with Brown, Pickett, Nnaji, Strawther and Holmes on the floor together.