Hornets (93) vs Nuggets (111) · Jan 1, 2024 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Jan 1, 2024

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Hornets, 111-93. Jamal Murray recorded 25 points, seven assists, and five 3PM for the Nuggets, while Michael Porter Jr. added 22 points, eight rebounds, and four 3PM in the victory. Miles Bridges tallied 26 points, nine rebounds, and five assists for the Hornets in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 24-11 on the season, while the Hornets fall to 7-24.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	18	31	17	27	93
DEN	24	25	40	22	111

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
7Bryce McGowensSF	23	4-8	2-3	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	4	10	-16
0Miles BridgesPF	36	10-14	3-5	3-5	9	5	1	0	2	1	26	-23
4Nick RichardsC	29	7-12	0-0	1-2	8	1	1	1	0	2	15	-29
24Brandon MillerSG	31	5-17	3-9	2-2	5	1	0	0	2	1	15	-31
14Ish SmithPG	29	5-12	0-0	0-0	3	4	0	0	4	2	10	-28
11Cody Martin	24	0-6	0-3	2-4	3	6	2	2	0	0	2	-2
25P.J. Washington	25	2-5	1-3	1-1	6	0	0	0	2	2	6	+3
8Nick Smith Jr.	18	2-8	1-3	0-0	3	2	0	1	2	2	5	+10
31Nathan Mensah	12	0-1	0-0	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	+14
21JT Thor	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	+6
2James Bouknight	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	+6
44Frank Ntilikina	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL		36-8641.9%	10-2638.5%	11-1668.8%	45	24	4	5	12	15	93

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	30	8-17	4-11	2-2	8	1	0	0	1	1	22	+33
50Aaron GordonPF	24	4-5	1-1	1-2	2	0	1	1	0	0	10	+29
15Nikola JokicC	27	6-7	0-0	1-1	11	6	1	1	3	2	13	+27
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	29	2-6	0-3	1-1	3	4	1	0	0	3	5	+28
27Jamal MurrayPG	26	7-16	5-9	6-7	3	7	2	1	2	1	25	+26
8Peyton Watson	19	3-6	2-4	0-0	4	1	1	1	0	2	8	-5
0Christian Braun	23	3-6	1-3	2-3	4	2	1	2	1	1	9	-11
7Reggie Jackson	17	6-11	2-3	1-2	4	4	1	0	0	2	15	-2
22Zeke Nnaji	20	1-5	0-2	0-0	3	1	0	3	2	2	2	-9
3Julian Strawther	12	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	-14
24Jalen Pickett	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-6
11Braxton Key	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	-6
9Justin Holiday	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		41-8349.4%	15-3839.5%	14-1877.8%	44	27	9	9	10	15	111

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterchaden

(11:55) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Richards: Tip to Bridges
(11:40) Miller Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (11:25) Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
03
+2 (11:04) Richards 7' Jump Bank Shot (2 PTS)
23
(10:37) MISS Murray 6' Layup
(10:36) Richards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:22) MISS McGowens 4' Driving Layup
(10:19) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:09) MISS Murray 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:06) Richards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:55) MISS Richards 3' Layup
(9:54) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:42) Porter Jr. 17' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
25
(9:19) MISS Miller 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:16) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (8:59) Gordon 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
27
+3 (8:44) Miller 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
57
(8:20) MISS Porter Jr. 3' Driving Layup
(8:20) Richards BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:17) McGowens REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:09) Richards 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Bridges 2 AST)
77
+2 (7:53) Murray 6' Turnaround Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
79
(7:37) MISS Miller 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:35) Richards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(7:34) MISS Richards 1' Putback Layup
(7:34) Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:31) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:30) Murray 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (8 PTS)
712
(7:10) Miller Traveling Turnover (P2.T2)
(7:00) MISS Murray 19' Step Back Jump Shot
(6:57) Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:49) Smith 11' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Miller 1 AST)
912
+3 (6:30) Murray 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (11 PTS)
915
+2 (6:15) Smith 16' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1115
(5:58) MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:57) Richards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(5:47) MISS Smith 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:43) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(5:31) MISS Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:28) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:20) Jokic P.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Guthrie)
(5:20) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:06) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Guthrie)
(5:06) MISS Martin Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:06) Hornets Rebound
(5:06) MISS Martin Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:04) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:46) MISS Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(4:42) Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:36) MISS Miller 2' Running Layup
(4:34) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:32) Porter Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(4:32) Martin STEAL (1 STL)
(4:24) MISS Martin 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:21) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(4:13) MISS Gordon 2' Driving Layup
(4:13) Martin BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:13) NUGGETS Rebound
(4:03) MISS Murray 3' Driving Layup
(4:03) Smith Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:03) Hornets Rebound
(3:47) MISS Miller 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:44) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (3:35) Watson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1118
+2 (3:18) Miller 11' Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1318
(3:18) Caldwell-Pope S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Kogut)
(3:18) Caldwell-Pope T.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Kogut)
+1 (3:18) Miller Free Throw Technical (6 PTS)
1418
+1 (3:18) Miller Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
1518
(3:03) MISS Jackson 10' Turnaround Jump Shot
(2:57) Martin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:54) MISS Miller 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:50) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:45) Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:45) Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (2:34) Washington 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Martin 1 AST)
1818
(2:12) MISS Watson 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:10) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:09) MISS Watson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:06) Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:58) MISS Smith Jr. 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:55) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (1:45) Nnaji 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
1820
(1:24) Bridges Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:24) Watson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:10) Braun 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1822
(1:10) Smith Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Guthrie)
(1:10) MISS Braun Free Throw 1 of 1
(1:08) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:50) MISS Bridges 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(0:50) Nnaji BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:49) Strawther REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:39) MISS Jackson 17' Step Back Jump Shot
(0:36) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:24) MISS Martin 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(0:23) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:01) Jackson 7' Layup (2 PTS)
1824
(0:00) MISS Miller 80' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Hornets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

DEN

93Points111

36-86(41.9%)Field Goal(%)41-83(49.4%)

10-26(38.5%)3-Point(%)15-38(39.5%)

11-16(68.8%)Free Throw(%)14-18(77.8%)

45(8)Rebounds(Offensive)44(4)

24Assists27

4Steals9

5Blocks9

12Turnovers10

15Fouls15

40Pts In The Paint42

4Fast Break Pts14

13Pts Off Turnovers20

17Bench Pts36

4Largest Lead27

Game Details

Monday, January 1, 2024 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,625 (102.8%)