Hornets (115) vs Nuggets (119) · Dec 18, 2022 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 18, 2022

Game Recap

Nikola Jokic recorded 40 points, a career-high 27 rebounds and 10 assists as the Nuggets defeat the Hornets, 119-115. This is Jokics 5th triple-double of the season, and 81st of his career. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 20 points, four rebounds and five assists for the Nuggets in the victory, while LaMelo Ball tallied 31 points, five rebounds and five assists for the Hornets in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 18-11, while the 7-23.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	25	27	28	35	115
DEN	20	35	39	25	119

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
20Gordon HaywardSF	34	5-11	2-4	3-4	10	4	0	0	2	2	15	+7
25P.J. WashingtonPF	31	4-12	2-6	0-0	6	1	1	1	1	2	10	-13
24Mason PlumleeC	19	3-7	0-0	5-6	9	4	0	2	2	5	11	-4
3Terry RozierSG	14	1-5	0-2	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	-5
1LaMelo BallPG	35	10-21	4-9	7-7	5	5	1	0	2	2	31	-14
4Nick Richards	23	5-8	0-0	1-1	6	1	0	3	0	4	11	+5
12Kelly Oubre Jr.	34	7-18	2-8	0-0	1	2	2	0	0	2	16	-16
6Jalen McDaniels	19	5-8	2-4	2-2	5	2	1	1	1	4	14	+12
9Theo Maledon	12	0-3	0-3	2-2	3	4	0	0	1	1	2	+10
23Kai Jones	3	1-1	0-0	1-1	0	0	1	0	1	3	3	-2
21JT Thor	10	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0
2James Bouknight	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Bryce McGowens	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		41-9642.7%	12-3831.6%	21-2391.3%	48	26	7	7	11	26	115

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
11Bruce BrownSF	36	7-11	2-4	0-1	1	4	0	2	3	4	16	+18
50Aaron GordonPF	28	6-9	2-2	5-7	10	1	3	1	2	3	19	+15
15Nikola JokicC	39	13-26	2-4	12-17	27	10	2	0	5	4	40	+20
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	32	8-15	4-9	0-0	4	5	0	0	0	3	20	+12
27Jamal MurrayPG	34	2-11	0-6	2-4	1	11	0	0	3	0	6	+12
0Christian Braun	20	1-3	0-2	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	-11
32Jeff Green	19	3-8	0-0	2-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	8	-11
3Bones Hyland	16	3-11	1-6	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	1	7	-15
31Vlatko Cancar	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	-4
6DeAndre Jordan	8	0-0	0-0	1-2	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	-16
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Davon Reed	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Ish Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		43-9445.7%	11-3333.3%	22-3464.7%	55	33	6	3	14	17	119

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterchaden

(11:58) Jump Ball M. Plumlee vs. N. Jokic: Tip to L. Ball
(11:49) MISS P. Washington driving floating Shot
(11:44) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:43) B. Brown offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(11:43) B. Brown offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:28) MISS P. Washington 3PT
(11:22) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:17) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope pullup 3PT
(11:15) L. Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:08) MISS L. Ball 28' 3PT
(11:05) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:54) MISS N. Jokic driving Layup
(10:52) L. Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:44) L. Ball bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:44) A. Gordon STEAL (1 STL)
(10:43) L. Ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(10:23) MISS N. Jokic 7' driving floating Shot
(10:19) T. Rozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:14) T. Rozier running reverse Layup (2 PTS)
20
+2 (9:54) N. Jokic floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
22
(9:38) MISS P. Washington 10' driving floating bank Shot
(9:35) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(9:25) MISS A. Gordon 8' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(9:23) M. Plumlee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:15) N. Jokic kicked ball VIOLATION
+3 (9:07) L. Ball 31' 3PT (3 PTS) (G. Hayward 1 AST)
52
(8:45) MISS B. Brown 3PT
(8:42) G. Hayward REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:27) MISS L. Ball 26' pullup 3PT
(8:24) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(8:16) M. Plumlee shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)
(8:16) MISS A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:16) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (8:16) A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
53
+2 (8:05) M. Plumlee driving Layup (2 PTS) (L. Ball 1 AST)
73
(7:54) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT
(7:51) M. Plumlee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:28) MISS T. Rozier driving finger roll Layup
(7:28) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(7:24) MISS J. Murray 26' step back 3PT
(7:21) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:20) MISS A. Gordon putback Layup - blocked
(7:20) P. Washington BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:18) P. Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:15) P. Washington running Layup (2 PTS)
93
(6:58) MISS N. Jokic Layup - blocked
(6:58) M. Plumlee BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:56) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
(6:56) MISS A. Gordon Layup - blocked
(6:56) M. Plumlee BLOCK (2 BLK)
(6:56) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (6:56) A. Gordon putback Layup (3 PTS)
95
(6:56) M. Plumlee shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Gordon 1 FT)
(6:56) DEN Timeout
+1 (6:56) A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
96
(6:43) M. Plumlee offensive FOUL (3 PF)
(6:43) M. Plumlee offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:31) MISS C. Braun 3PT
(6:27) T. Rozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:09) MISS G. Hayward 25' floating 3PT
(6:06) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(6:01) MISS C. Braun 3PT
(5:58) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(5:54) A. Gordon bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:40) MISS T. Rozier 3PT
(5:37) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+3 (5:24) A. Gordon 3PT (7 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
99
(5:22) A. Gordon technical FOUL (1 Tech)
+1 (5:22) L. Ball technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
109
(5:10) MISS N. Richards cutting finger roll Layup
(5:08) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
(5:02) N. Jokic traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:48) MISS K. Oubre Jr. driving floating Shot
(4:44) N. Richards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:44) N. Richards tip Layup (2 PTS)
129
+2 (4:38) N. Jokic driving finger roll Layup (4 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
1211
(4:26) MISS L. Ball Layup
(4:26) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
(4:21) N. Jokic lost ball TURNOVER (2 TO)
(4:21) L. Ball STEAL (1 STL)
(4:20) MISS L. Ball 12' Layup
(4:19) L. Ball REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:15) MISS T. Rozier driving Layup
(4:15) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+2 (4:04) N. Jokic driving finger roll Layup (6 PTS) (B. Hyland 1 AST)
1213
+2 (3:51) N. Richards cutting DUNK (4 PTS) (T. Rozier 1 AST)
1413
+2 (3:37) B. Hyland 7' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1415
(3:25) MISS N. Richards floating Shot
(3:23) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:8)
(3:11) N. Jokic charge offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(3:11) N. Jokic offensive foul TURNOVER (3 TO)
+3 (2:58) K. Oubre Jr. 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (T. Maledon 1 AST)
1715
(2:44) J. McDaniels shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Green 2 FT)
(2:44) CHA Timeout
(2:44) MISS J. Green Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:44) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (2:44) J. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
1716
(2:31) MISS K. Oubre Jr. 26' 3PT
(2:28) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:26) MISS T. Maledon 26' 3PT
(2:22) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:18) J. Green running finger roll Layup (3 PTS)
1718
(2:05) MISS G. Hayward 14' step back Shot
(2:03) C. Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:53) B. Hyland cutting Layup (4 PTS) (D. Jordan 1 AST)
1720
+3 (1:37) J. McDaniels 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (T. Maledon 2 AST)
2020
(1:25) V. Cancar bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (1:10) J. McDaniels 3PT (6 PTS) (G. Hayward 2 AST)
2320
(0:50) MISS B. Hyland driving finger roll Layup - blocked
(0:50) N. Richards BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:48) T. Maledon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:45) MISS J. McDaniels 26' 3PT
(0:43) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:35) MISS B. Hyland 27' pullup 3PT
(0:31) N. Richards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (0:08) G. Hayward 8' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2520
(0:01) MISS B. Hyland 28' floating 3PT
(0:01) N. Richards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)

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4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

DEN

115Points119

41-96(42.7%)Field Goal(%)43-94(45.7%)

12-38(31.6%)3-Point(%)11-33(33.3%)

21-23(91.3%)Free Throw(%)22-34(64.7%)

48(12)Rebounds(Offensive)55(15)

26Assists33

7Steals6

7Blocks3

11Turnovers14

26Fouls17

54Pts In The Paint60

18Fast Break Pts20

18Pts Off Turnovers7

46Bench Pts18

12Largest Lead16

Game Details

Sunday, December 18, 2022 · 7:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,235 (100.7%)