Charlotte Hornets vs. Denver Nuggets

Mar 17, 2021

FINAL

20-19CharlotteHornets

104

24-16DenverNuggets

129

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	25	20	22	37	104
DEN	26	31	38	34	129

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Hornets, 129-104. Michael Porter Jr. recorded 28 points and 13 rebounds for the Nuggets, while Nikola Jokic added 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the victory, his 10th triple-double of the season and the 51st of his career. LaMelo Ball tallied 14 points and two assists for the Hornets in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 24-16 on the season, while the Hornets fall to 20-19.

Player Stats

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20Gordon HaywardSF	25	3-7	1-5	0-0	4	6	0	0	2	0	-14	7
25P.J. WashingtonPF	24	3-6	2-2	0-0	6	0	0	1	2	1	-16	8
40Cody ZellerC	17	3-8	0-1	0-0	3	2	2	0	1	2	-11	6
3Terry RozierSG	27	7-13	3-9	4-5	5	4	2	0	2	2	-20	21
2LaMelo BallPG	22	5-11	1-5	3-4	1	2	1	0	2	4	-12	14
0Miles Bridges	20	3-6	0-1	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	1	-18	6
4Devonte' Graham	17	3-6	2-4	0-0	0	0	1	0	3	0	-14	8
8Bismack Biyombo	16	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	-17	0
11Cody Martin	19	1-3	0-1	2-4	4	4	0	0	2	2	-8	4
1Malik Monk	17	4-9	1-3	7-9	3	2	2	0	2	0	-5	16
10Caleb Martin	10	2-6	1-4	3-4	2	1	3	0	1	3	+4	8
6Jalen McDaniels	8	2-5	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	5
22Vernon Carey Jr.	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+3	0
14Nick Richards	5	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	+2	1
30Nate Darling	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-8045.0%	12-3831.6%	20-2871.4%	33	25	11	1	17	16	-	104

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	28	11-17	3-6	3-4	13	1	0	0	2	1	+20	28
4Paul MillsapPF	20	4-7	0-1	0-0	3	4	3	1	0	1	+14	8
15Nikola JokicC	28	6-7	0-0	0-0	10	10	0	0	3	2	+27	12
5Will BartonSG	32	8-15	2-8	5-5	4	4	0	0	4	1	+23	23
27Jamal MurrayPG	28	7-13	5-11	0-0	2	5	4	0	0	1	+17	19
35PJ Dozier	22	5-8	3-5	0-2	5	0	0	0	1	2	+13	13
7Facundo Campazzo	24	2-4	1-3	1-2	2	10	4	0	2	5	+17	6
0JaMychal Green	12	3-6	0-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	3	+8	6
22Zeke Nnaji	19	2-5	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	1	1	2	-2	4
31Vlatko Cancar	7	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	-3	2
00Markus Howard	5	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	-3	3
10Bol Bol	5	2-4	1-3	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	1	-2	5
25Isaiah Hartenstein	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	2	-4	0
3Greg Whittington	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	52-9057.8%	16-4436.4%	9-1369.2%	48	37	12	3	15	22	-	129

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHADEN

(11:56) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Zeller: Tip to Washington
+2 (11:48) Washington 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
20
(11:30) Porter Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:30) Rozier STEAL (1 STL)
(11:26) MISS Ball 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:23) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:13) Washington P.FOUL (P1.T1) (Z.Zarba)
(11:08) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:05) Hayward REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:58) Hayward Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:58) Millsap STEAL (1 STL)
(10:53) MISS Porter Jr. 4' Running Layup
(10:53) Washington BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:50) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:49) MISS Hayward 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:46) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:39) MISS Murray 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:38) Hornets Rebound
(10:17) MISS Rozier 3PT Jump Shot
(10:15) Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:06) Porter Jr. 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Millsap 1 AST)
22
+2 (9:55) Zeller 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
42
+2 (9:32) Murray 2' Layup (2 PTS)
44
(9:24) MISS Hayward 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:21) Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:07) Rozier P.FOUL (P1.T2) (R.Acosta)
(8:57) MISS Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(8:55) Rozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:50) Ball 2' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Rozier 1 AST)
64
(8:38) Barton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:38) Zeller STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:36) Hayward 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
84
(8:35) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (8:19) Jokic 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS)
86
+3 (8:13) Rozier 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ball 2 AST)
116
(7:49) MISS Barton 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:45) Zeller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:24) Rozier 13' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Hayward 1 AST)
136
(7:12) Barton Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(7:12) Zeller STEAL (2 STL)
(7:09) Millsap S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Taylor)
+1 (7:09) Rozier Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
146
+1 (7:09) Rozier Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
156
+2 (6:56) Barton 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
158
(6:48) MISS Ball 4' Running Finger Roll Layup
(6:45) Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (6:36) Millsap 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
1510
(6:18) Rozier Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (6:05) Jokic 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
1512
+3 (5:46) Rozier 25' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
1812
+2 (5:26) Millsap 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1814
+3 (5:12) Hayward 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Zeller 1 AST)
2114
+3 (4:58) Barton 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
2117
(4:34) MISS Rozier 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:30) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:23) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:19) Hayward REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:18) MISS Rozier 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:15) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:07) Zeller S.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Taylor)
+1 (4:07) Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2118
(4:07) Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (4:07) Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2119
(3:45) MISS Bridges 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(3:43) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:32) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(3:32) Rozier STEAL (2 STL)
(3:20) MISS Hayward 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:17) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (3:11) Jokic 9' Turnaround Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
2121
(2:54) Dozier P.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Taylor)
(2:44) MISS Bridges 3PT Jump Shot
(2:42) Dozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:37) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(2:37) Monk STEAL (1 STL)
(2:31) MISS Co. Martin 3' Reverse Layup
(2:28) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (2:23) Barton 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS)
2123
(2:23) Biyombo Violation:Defensive Goaltending (Z.Zarba)
(2:07) MISS Graham 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:03) Co. Martin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:01) Graham Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:01) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
(1:55) MISS Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:51) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:45) Monk Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:45) Murray STEAL (2 STL)
(1:41) Bridges S.FOUL (P1.T4) (B.Taylor)
(1:41) MISS Dozier Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:41) NUGGETS Rebound
(1:41) MISS Dozier Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:39) Biyombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:19) Bridges 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
2323
(1:12) Monk Violation:Kicked Ball (Z.Zarba)
+3 (1:05) Campazzo 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
2326
+2 (0:44) Bridges 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Monk 1 AST)
2526
(0:25) MISS Campazzo 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:22) Monk REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Graham 17' Fadeaway Jumper
(0:00) Nnaji BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:00) Hornets Rebound

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

DEN

104Points129

36-80(45.0%)Field Goal(%)52-90(57.8%)

12-38(31.6%)3-Point(%)16-44(36.4%)

20-28(71.4%)Free Throw(%)9-13(69.2%)

33(7)Rebounds(Offensive)48(8)

25Assists37

11Steals12

1Blocks3

17Turnovers15

16Fouls22

44Pts In The Paint64

23Fast Break Pts12

17Pts Off Turnovers20

48Bench Pts39

9Largest Lead34

Game Details

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

capacity: 19,099