Charlotte Hornets vs. Denver Nuggets

Feb 20, 2025

FINAL

14-40CharlotteHornets

115

37-19DenverNuggets

129

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	30	28	38	19	115
DEN	38	28	33	30	129

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Hornets, 129-115. The Nuggets win their 9th game in a row and improve to 37-19, while the Hornets fall to 14-40

Player Stats

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10Josh GreenSF	27	7-13	5-8	0-0	3	2	1	0	1	2	+1	19
0Miles BridgesPF	33	12-23	5-10	7-7	13	7	3	1	0	1	+1	36
11Jusuf NurkicC	18	4-11	0-4	1-1	10	7	1	1	2	3	+4	9
8Nick Smith Jr.SG	32	7-16	2-6	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	1	-15	16
22Elfrid PaytonPG	16	0-3	0-0	0-0	2	3	2	0	1	3	+8	0
18Damion Baugh	31	6-7	2-3	0-0	0	6	2	0	2	3	-22	14
31Tidjane Salaun	24	1-6	0-2	1-2	8	0	0	0	2	2	-6	3
14Moussa Diabate	29	3-10	0-0	5-7	6	0	0	0	0	4	-18	11
30Seth Curry	13	3-6	1-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	1	-7	7
14Wendell Moore Jr.	12	0-4	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	-16	0
67Taj Gibson	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Grant Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	43-9943.4%	15-3740.5%	14-1782.4%	45	28	10	2	10	21	-	115

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	29	2-11	0-3	2-2	11	3	0	0	1	0	-8	6
32Aaron GordonPF	32	8-13	1-2	1-2	7	2	0	0	0	0	+8	18
15Nikola JokicC	36	11-22	6-14	1-2	17	9	1	1	2	1	+14	29
0Christian BraunSG	32	4-9	0-2	2-3	2	2	1	0	1	1	+23	10
27Jamal MurrayPG	34	12-18	7-10	3-4	1	4	0	2	2	5	-5	34
4Russell Westbrook	25	3-10	1-4	1-1	3	7	0	0	5	2	+17	8
3Julian Strawther	22	5-10	4-7	2-2	4	2	0	0	1	2	+15	16
22Zeke Nnaji	15	2-3	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	2	+6	4
6DeAndre Jordan	11	2-2	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	0	1	1	0	4
23Trey Alexander	— did not play —												— did not play —
13PJ Hall	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Spencer Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Dario Šaric	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	49-9850.0%	19-4344.2%	12-1675.0%	55	29	3	3	13	14	-	129

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHADEN

(11:55) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Nurkic: Tip to Murray
(11:43) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:43) Green STEAL (1 STL)
(11:30) MISS Payton 1' Driving Layup
(11:26) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:26) Nurkic Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
20
(11:15) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:11) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:57) Bridges 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Nurkic 1 AST)
40
(10:46) Nurkic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Lindsay)
+1 (10:46) Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
41
+1 (10:46) Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
42
+3 (10:22) Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nurkic 2 AST)
72
(10:09) MISS Porter Jr. 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:07) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (10:03) Murray 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
75
(9:47) MISS Green 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:46) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:35) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:32) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:22) Nurkic 8' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Payton 1 AST)
95
+3 (9:12) Jokic 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
98
(9:03) MISS Smith Jr. 2' Driving Layup
(9:03) Murray BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:03) NUGGETS Rebound
(8:57) MISS Jokic 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:51) Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:46) MISS Nurkic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:43) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:34) Murray 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
911
(8:09) Nurkic Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:05) MISS Braun 5' Driving Reverse Layup
(8:04) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:03) Porter Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:03) Payton STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:57) Bridges 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Payton 2 AST)
1111
(7:47) MISS Braun 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:44) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(7:41) MISS Porter Jr. 2' Putback Layup
(7:41) Nurkic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:41) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:34) Green 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nurkic 3 AST)
1411
(7:27) Payton P.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Cutler)
+3 (7:15) Murray 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (9 PTS)
1414
(6:56) MISS Bridges 11' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(6:53) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:51) MISS Smith Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(6:47) Bridges REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(6:46) MISS Bridges 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:42) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:40) Nurkic S.FOUL (P2.T3) (M.Lindsay)
(6:40) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:40) MISS Braun Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:40) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (6:40) Braun Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
1415
(6:20) MISS Smith Jr. 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(6:16) Diabate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:13) Baugh Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:13) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(6:07) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:05) NUGGETS Rebound
(6:03) MISS Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(6:00) Hornets Rebound
(5:48) MISS Diabate 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:45) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+3 (5:41) Murray 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1418
+2 (5:22) Bridges 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS)
1618
(5:10) MISS Gordon 1' Driving Reverse Layup
(5:09) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:09) MISS Gordon Tip Layup Shot
(5:09) Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (5:09) Gordon Putback Layup (2 PTS)
1620
(5:09) Diabate S.FOUL (P1.T4) (K.Cutler)
(5:09) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1
(5:05) Bridges REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(4:53) Salaun OFF.Foul (P1) (M.Lindsay)
(4:53) Salaun Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:37) Baugh P.FOUL (P1.PN) (C.Flores)
+1 (4:37) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
1621
(4:37) MISS Murray Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:35) Salaun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:24) MISS Bridges 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:19) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:16) Westbrook Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:16) Baugh STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:15) Baugh Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1821
+2 (4:05) Gordon 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
1823
+3 (3:56) Baugh 29' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Smith Jr. 1 AST)
2123
+3 (3:36) Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
2126
+2 (3:23) Salaun 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
2326
(3:12) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(3:10) Diabate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:59) Diabate 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Bridges 2 AST)
2526
+3 (2:43) Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
2529
+3 (2:20) Bridges 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Smith Jr. 2 AST)
2829
(2:19) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+2 (2:07) Jokic 17' Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Westbrook 2 AST)
2831
(1:54) Salaun Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
(1:54) Braun STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:49) Braun 3' Running Layup (3 PTS)
2833
(1:30) MISS Bridges 14' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(1:29) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (1:09) Nnaji 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Westbrook 3 AST)
2835
(0:48) MISS Diabate 4' Driving Bank Hook Shot
(0:47) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (0:34) Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Strawther 1 AST)
2838
(0:13) Strawther S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Cutler)
+1 (0:13) Bridges Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
2938
+1 (0:13) Bridges Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
3038
(0:00) MISS Westbrook 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(0:00) Bridges BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:00) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(0:00) MISS Jokic 10' Tip Layup Shot
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

DEN

115Points129

43-99(43.4%)Field Goal(%)49-98(50.0%)

15-37(40.5%)3-Point(%)19-43(44.2%)

14-17(82.4%)Free Throw(%)12-16(75.0%)

45(14)Rebounds(Offensive)55(16)

28Assists29

10Steals3

2Blocks3

10Turnovers13

21Fouls14

52Pts In The Paint52

15Fast Break Pts15

19Pts Off Turnovers9

35Bench Pts32

5Largest Lead14

Game Details

Thursday, February 20, 2025 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,870 (104.0%)