Denver Nuggets vs. Charlotte Hornets

Mar 28, 2022

FINAL

45-31DenverNuggets

113

39-37CharlotteHornets

109

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	32	24	37	20	113
CHA	30	27	27	25	109

Game Recap

Nikola Jokic recorded 26 points, 19 rebounds and 11 assists for the Nuggets as they defeated the Hornets, 113-109. This is Jokics 19th triple-double of the season and 76th of his career. LaMelo Ball tallied 22 points, six rebounds and 11 assists for the Hornets in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 45-31 on the season, while the Hornets fall to 39-37.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
50Aaron GordonSF	33	9-16	1-3	2-4	7	3	2	1	0	0	+20	21
32Jeff GreenPF	32	5-10	2-4	2-2	4	1	0	1	1	4	+8	14
15Nikola JokicC	35	9-17	0-0	8-12	19	11	2	0	4	1	+21	26
5Will BartonSG	37	7-17	4-10	0-0	6	3	0	1	3	1	+15	18
11Monte MorrisPG	33	5-10	2-4	2-2	3	9	1	0	1	2	+19	14
3Bones Hyland	19	2-6	2-5	3-4	2	2	0	0	2	1	-18	9
25Austin Rivers	26	1-4	1-3	2-2	3	0	1	0	1	2	-12	5
6Bryn Forbes	5	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	2	-8	0
4DeMarcus Cousins	12	2-3	0-1	2-2	4	0	0	0	3	3	-14	6
9Davon Reed	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	-11	0
7Facundo Campazzo	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Markus Howard	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-8646.5%	12-3336.4%	21-2875.0%	51	29	7	3	16	17	-	113

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Miles BridgesSF	36	12-22	2-10	1-1	11	1	1	1	5	3	-8	27
25P.J. WashingtonPF	29	4-7	2-4	0-0	6	4	0	1	1	3	-2	10
24Mason PlumleeC	24	2-2	0-0	1-1	2	2	2	1	0	5	-16	5
3Terry RozierSG	26	5-14	2-7	0-0	2	8	1	0	0	3	-12	12
2LaMelo BallPG	34	8-21	4-11	2-2	6	11	2	0	3	4	-2	22
11Cody Martin	16	0-3	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	2	0	-16	0
8Montrezl Harrell	14	3-3	0-0	3-4	5	2	2	0	2	2	+7	9
12Kelly Oubre Jr.	26	5-9	2-6	0-2	3	2	1	0	0	0	+14	12
4Isaiah Thomas	21	5-12	1-4	1-2	4	2	1	0	0	1	+14	12
6Jalen McDaniels	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	+1	0
14Nick Richards	— did not play —												— did not play —
21JT Thor	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-9347.3%	13-4231.0%	8-1266.7%	40	33	11	3	14	21	-	109

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENCHA

(11:57) Jump Ball Plumlee vs. Jokic: Tip to Washington
(11:46) MISS Ball 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(11:44) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:30) Gordon 2' Dunk (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
20
+3 (11:15) Bridges 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Washington 1 AST)
23
(10:59) Rozier S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Lindsay)
+1 (10:59) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
33
+1 (10:59) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
43
(10:41) MISS Ball 24' 3PT Fadeaway Jumper
(10:39) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:35) Bridges P.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Kennedy)
(10:25) MISS Barton 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:22) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:16) MISS Bridges 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:13) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:08) Gordon 2' Dunk (6 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
63
(9:49) MISS Ball 1' Driving Layup
(9:49) Green BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:47) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:44) MISS Barton 1' Running Layup
(9:42) Rozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:32) Bridges 3' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Rozier 1 AST)
65
(9:32) Morris S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Kennedy)
+1 (9:32) Bridges Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
66
+3 (9:14) Green 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
96
+2 (9:03) Plumlee 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
98
+2 (8:50) Gordon 8' Fadeaway Jumper (8 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
118
(8:40) Barton P.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Kennedy)
+3 (8:33) Ball 24' 3PT Fadeaway Jumper (3 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
1111
(8:23) Plumlee S.FOUL (P1.T3) (L.Holtkamp)
+1 (8:23) Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1211
+1 (8:23) Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1311
(8:10) MISS Ball 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:07) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:00) MISS Barton 1' Driving Layup
(7:58) Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:55) Ball 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Washington 2 AST)
1314
(7:41) Plumlee P.FOUL (P2.T4) (M.Lindsay)
(7:34) MISS Jokic 5' Floating Jump Shot
(7:29) Barton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (7:29) Barton Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
1514
(7:25) Bridges Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:25) HORNETS Violation: Delay of game Violation
(7:22) MISS Gordon 2' Layup
(7:21) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (7:21) Gordon Tip Layup Shot (10 PTS)
1714
(7:21) HORNETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:11) Bridges Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(7:01) MISS Barton 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:57) Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+3 (6:54) Morris 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
2014
(6:32) MISS Martin 6' Fadeaway Jumper
(6:27) Barton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (6:18) Gordon 25' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)
2314
(6:08) Morris P.FOUL (P2.T3) (M.Lindsay)
(6:08) Nuggets Violation: Delay of game Violation
+2 (5:52) Harrell 6' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Rozier 2 AST)
2316
+2 (5:45) Gordon 1' Reverse Dunk (15 PTS)
2516
+2 (5:31) Bridges 2' Floating Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Rozier 3 AST)
2518
(5:17) MISS Gordon Layup
(5:13) Gordon REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
(5:13) MISS Gordon Tip Layup Shot
(5:12) Rozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:07) MISS Rozier 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:03) Barton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(5:02) Rozier P.FOUL (P2.PN) (B.Kennedy)
(5:02) MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:02) Nuggets Rebound
(5:02) MISS Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:00) Harrell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:46) Harrell Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:27) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(4:27) Martin STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:23) Rozier 1' Running Layup (2 PTS)
2520
(4:05) Hyland Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:05) Rozier STEAL (1 STL)
(4:02) Rivers P.FOUL (P1.T4) (L.Holtkamp)
(3:47) MISS Rozier 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:45) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (3:43) Gordon Dunk (17 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2720
(3:19) Martin Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
(3:11) MISS Forbes 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:08) Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:05) Washington Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(3:05) Gordon STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:02) Jokic 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
2920
(2:45) MISS Oubre Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:41) Harrell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:40) Rozier 17' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Harrell 1 AST)
2922
(2:39) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:26) MISS Gordon 1' Layup
(2:23) Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (2:15) Thomas 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Ball 2 AST)
2924
(1:59) Ball S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Lindsay)
(1:59) MISS Hyland Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:59) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (1:59) Hyland Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
3024
+2 (1:48) Washington 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Ball 3 AST)
3026
(1:34) MISS Hyland 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:32) Reed REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:27) Hyland Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(1:27) Oubre Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(1:22) MISS Ball 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:18) Harrell REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(1:18) Harrell Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T6)
(1:18) Forbes STEAL (1 STL)
(1:18) Ball P.FOUL (P2.PN) (L.Holtkamp)
+1 (1:18) Hyland Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
3126
+1 (1:18) Hyland Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
3226
(1:08) Hyland S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Lindsay)
(1:08) MISS Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:08) HORNETS Rebound
+1 (1:08) Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
3227
(0:54) Forbes Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:54) Harrell STEAL (1 STL)
(0:48) Reed S.FOUL (P1.PN) (L.Holtkamp)
+1 (0:48) Ball Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
3228
+1 (0:48) Ball Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
3229
(0:32) Rivers Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T5)
(0:21) MISS Thomas 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:17) Forbes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:14) MISS Forbes 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:11) Thomas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:06) Cousins S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Lindsay)
(0:06) MISS Harrell Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:06) HORNETS Rebound
+1 (0:06) Harrell Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
3230

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

CHA

113Points109

40-86(46.5%)Field Goal(%)44-93(47.3%)

12-33(36.4%)3-Point(%)13-42(31.0%)

21-28(75.0%)Free Throw(%)8-12(66.7%)

51(17)Rebounds(Offensive)40(8)

29Assists33

7Steals11

3Blocks3

16Turnovers14

17Fouls21

54Pts In The Paint58

16Fast Break Pts17

19Pts Off Turnovers17

20Bench Pts33

13Largest Lead6

Game Details

Monday, March 28, 2022 · 7:00 PM

Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC

attendance: 17,614 (87.2%)