Hornets (115) vs Nuggets (107) · Dec 23, 2021 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 23, 2021

17-17CharlotteHornets

115

15-16DenverNuggets

107

Game Recap

After trailing by 17 points entering the 4th quarter, the Hornets defeated the Nuggets, 115-107. LaMelo Ball recorded 16 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals for the Hornets, while Kelly Oubre Jr. added 23 points (14 in the 4th quarter) in the victory. Nikola Jokic tallied 29 points, five assists and a season-high 21 rebounds for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The Hornets improve to 17-17 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 15-16.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	27	25	25	38	115
DEN	26	39	29	13	107

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
20Gordon HaywardSF	29	1-10	1-5	3-3	4	3	1	0	2	0	6	-8
0Miles BridgesPF	26	6-14	1-7	3-4	5	3	0	0	2	2	16	-14
24Mason PlumleeC	19	1-3	0-0	1-1	6	1	1	1	0	3	3	-8
3Terry RozierSG	35	5-15	4-10	3-4	7	4	0	0	2	0	17	+15
2LaMelo BallPG	24	5-11	1-5	5-5	5	4	4	1	3	4	16	-1
12Kelly Oubre Jr.	32	7-15	5-11	4-4	4	1	4	1	1	3	23	+6
6Jalen McDaniels	27	6-13	0-4	0-1	6	2	0	1	0	4	12	+13
14Nick Richards	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	-2
25P.J. Washington	26	5-6	3-4	0-0	9	5	0	2	0	4	13	+12
10Ish Smith	14	3-6	1-1	2-2	2	4	0	2	1	1	9	+27
5James Bouknight	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL		39-9441.5%	16-4734.0%	21-2487.5%	50	28	10	8	11	21	115

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
32Jeff GreenSF	25	5-6	0-0	1-2	5	0	0	1	0	5	11	-9
31Vlatko CancarPF	19	5-6	1-1	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	1	11	-1
15Nikola JokicC	35	13-34	1-6	2-3	21	5	2	0	6	0	29	+2
5Will BartonSG	33	4-10	2-6	1-2	9	4	1	0	2	0	11	-3
11Monte MorrisPG	27	1-7	1-4	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	2	3	-4
22Zeke Nnaji	17	2-4	0-1	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	4	6	-5
3Bones Hyland	14	1-8	1-5	0-0	1	3	0	0	2	4	3	-5
7Facundo Campazzo	33	3-12	3-10	3-4	2	5	3	1	1	3	12	-1
25Austin Rivers	21	4-7	3-5	0-0	5	1	1	0	2	2	11	-4
JaMychal Green	12	2-2	2-2	4-4	3	0	0	0	1	1	10	-10
21Petr Cornelie	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Davon Reed	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		40-9641.7%	14-4035.0%	13-1776.5%	54	23	7	2	15	22	107

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterchaden

(11:56) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Plumlee: Tip to Cancar
(11:42) Plumlee P.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Lane)
(11:34) MISS Jokic 14' Jump Shot
(11:31) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:18) Ball 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hayward 1 AST)
30
+2 (10:54) Jokic 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
32
+2 (10:36) Rozier 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
52
(10:19) MISS Jokic 12' Jump Shot
(10:16) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (10:07) Bridges 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ball 2 AST)
82
(9:58) Plumlee P.FOUL (P2.T2) (K.Lane)
(9:52) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:52) Plumlee STEAL (1 STL)
(9:45) MISS Bridges 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:42) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:32) MISS Hayward 17' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(9:27) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:25) Barton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:25) Ball STEAL (1 STL)
(9:19) MISS Rozier 4' Running Layup
(9:19) Je. Green BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:16) Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:13) MISS Barton 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:11) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:10) MISS Jokic 1' Putback Layup
(9:08) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (9:07) Jokic 2' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS)
84
(8:54) MISS Ball 15' Floating Jump Shot
(8:54) Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:43) MISS Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:41) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:36) MISS Ball 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:34) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:16) MISS Morris 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:14) Hornets Rebound
(8:14) Je. Green L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Dagher)
(7:58) MISS Plumlee 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(7:56) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(7:51) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
(7:51) Ball STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (7:46) Bridges 2' Running Dunk (5 PTS)
104
(7:46) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (7:24) Jokic 5' Turnaround Hook Shot (6 PTS)
106
+3 (7:05) Hayward 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Plumlee 1 AST)
136
(6:55) Bridges S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Dagher)
+1 (6:55) Je. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
137
(6:55) MISS Je. Green Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:52) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (6:46) Bridges 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS) (Ball 3 AST)
157
(6:34) MISS Jokic 7' Turnaround Hook Shot
(6:30) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(6:26) MISS Oubre Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:22) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (6:16) Cancar 3' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
159
(5:54) MISS Bridges 3PT Jump Shot
(5:52) Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:38) MISS Jokic 3' Turnaround Jump Shot
(5:36) Richards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:29) Nnaji P.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Taylor)
+3 (5:24) Oubre Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Richards 1 AST)
189
(5:10) MISS Morris 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:07) Oubre Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:01) Oubre Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:01) Oubre Jr. L.B.FOUL (P1.T4) (K.Lane)
(4:50) Hyland Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(4:50) Ball STEAL (3 STL)
+2 (4:49) McDaniels 3' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
209
(4:49) Hyland S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Dagher)
(4:49) MISS McDaniels Free Throw 1 of 1
(4:46) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(4:44) Oubre Jr. P.FOUL (P2.PN) (B.Taylor)
(4:44) MISS Campazzo Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:44) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (4:44) Campazzo Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2010
(4:32) MISS McDaniels 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:26) Richards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:26) MISS Richards 4' Turnaround Hook Shot
(4:26) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
(4:20) MISS Jokic 1' Running Layup
(4:20) McDaniels BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:20) NUGGETS Rebound
(4:14) MISS Jokic 6' Jump Shot
(4:14) Ball BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:14) NUGGETS Rebound
+3 (4:07) Rivers 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Campazzo 1 AST)
2013
(3:48) MISS Oubre Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:44) Rivers REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:34) Rivers 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Hyland 1 AST)
2016
(3:31) Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (3:19) Washington 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Hayward 2 AST)
2216
(3:07) Nnaji OFF.Foul (P2) (K.Lane)
(3:07) Nnaji Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T5)
(2:57) MISS McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot
(2:56) Hornets Rebound
(2:52) MISS Hayward 3' Layup
(2:51) Hayward REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:50) MISS Hayward Putback Layup
(2:50) Washington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:49) Washington 1' Tip Dunk Shot (4 PTS)
2416
(2:28) MISS Campazzo 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:25) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:25) Campazzo Personal Take Foul (P1.T4) (K.Lane)
(2:25) Campazzo T.FOUL (P1.T4) (K.Lane)
+1 (2:25) Hayward Free Throw Technical (4 PTS)
2516
(2:13) MISS Bridges 3PT Jump Shot
(2:09) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:58) Campazzo 27' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Hyland 2 AST)
2519
(1:44) Bridges Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(1:44) Campazzo STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (1:37) Rivers 27' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS)
2522
(1:22) Hayward Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:10) MISS Campazzo 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:07) Washington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:00) MISS McDaniels 3' Layup
(0:58) Campazzo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:40) MISS Hyland 4' Driving Layup
(0:40) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (0:40) Nnaji 1' Putback Dunk (2 PTS)
2524
(0:32) Bridges Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
(0:32) Rivers STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:28) Nnaji 2' Running Dunk (4 PTS)
2526
(0:06) Rivers S.FOUL (P1.PN) (B.Taylor)
+1 (0:06) Bridges Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
2626
+1 (0:06) Bridges Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
2726
(0:00) MISS Hyland 3' Running Finger Roll Layup
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

DEN

115Points107

39-94(41.5%)Field Goal(%)40-96(41.7%)

16-47(34.0%)3-Point(%)14-40(35.0%)

21-24(87.5%)Free Throw(%)13-17(76.5%)

50(12)Rebounds(Offensive)54(10)

28Assists23

10Steals7

8Blocks2

11Turnovers15

21Fouls22

44Pts In The Paint50

6Fast Break Pts24

17Pts Off Turnovers16

57Bench Pts42

11Largest Lead19

Game Details

Thursday, December 23, 2021 · 8:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 17,003 (89.0%)