Denver Nuggets vs. Charlotte Hornets

Dec 7, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	34	23	30	28	115
CHA	34	24	23	25	106

Game Recap

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Charlotte Hornets, 115-106, for their third straight win.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Peyton WatsonSF	30	4-9	1-2	1-5	8	1	0	1	4	0	+10	10
21Spencer JonesPF	24	3-5	2-4	0-0	2	1	2	0	1	5	+14	8
15Nikola JokicC	34	11-16	4-8	2-3	9	11	1	0	4	2	+6	28
23Cameron JohnsonSG	38	2-7	1-5	3-4	4	3	0	0	0	4	+9	8
27Jamal MurrayPG	35	14-25	2-9	4-4	3	5	1	0	0	1	+14	34
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	26	3-6	2-4	6-6	1	2	2	0	0	1	+7	14
11Bruce Brown	19	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-12	0
24Jalen Pickett	16	2-3	1-2	0-0	4	3	1	0	0	2	-6	5
17Jonas Valanciūnas	13	4-9	0-0	0-0	4	3	1	1	1	2	+3	8
1Curtis Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-8351.8%	13-3537.1%	16-2272.7%	35	29	8	2	10	19	-	115

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kon KnueppelSF	33	5-13	2-10	2-2	4	4	1	0	2	3	-14	14
0Miles BridgesPF	36	10-19	0-6	4-6	9	8	1	0	3	1	-11	24
11Ryan KalkbrennerC	24	3-4	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	2	1	6	-10	6
24Brandon MillerSG	29	5-19	4-10	3-3	5	5	1	1	5	2	-12	17
25KJ SimpsonPG	29	6-14	2-8	2-4	5	1	1	0	0	0	-14	16
22Mason Plumlee	21	1-2	0-0	2-2	6	2	1	0	1	4	+3	4
4Sion James	25	2-6	1-5	2-2	2	1	1	0	1	3	+1	7
33Liam McNeeley	19	4-5	4-5	1-2	4	2	1	0	0	1	+4	13
12Antonio Reeves	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+8	0
31Tidjane Salaun	15	2-3	1-2	0-0	6	1	0	0	0	2	0	5
9Drew Peterson	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Collin Sexton	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-8544.7%	14-4630.4%	16-2176.2%	47	24	7	3	13	22	-	106

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENCHA

(11:54) Jump Ball Kalkbrenner vs. Jokic: Tip to Simpson
(11:41) MISS Miller 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:40) Miller REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:40) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Kallio)
+1 (11:40) Bridges Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
+1 (11:40) Bridges Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
02
(11:28) Kalkbrenner Violation:Kicked Ball (M.Kogut)
(11:25) Watson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:25) Simpson STEAL (1 STL)
(11:05) MISS Bridges 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:01) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:53) MISS Murray 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:53) Miller BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:49) S. Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (10:46) Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (S. Jones 1 AST)
32
(10:26) MISS Simpson 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:23) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:17) Kalkbrenner P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Kallio)
+2 (10:06) Murray 14' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
52
(9:47) MISS Miller 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:47) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:33) MISS S. Jones 3PT Jump Shot
(9:30) Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:28) Bridges 4' Running Alley Oop Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Miller 1 AST)
54
(9:21) S. Jones OFF.Foul (P1) (M.Kogut)
(9:21) S. Jones Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (9:07) Kalkbrenner 3' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Miller 2 AST)
56
+2 (8:53) Johnson 12' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
76
+3 (8:43) Simpson 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
79
+2 (8:26) Murray 15' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
99
(8:26) Knueppel S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Kogut)
+1 (8:26) Murray Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
109
+2 (8:06) Simpson 11' Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1011
+2 (7:48) Jokic 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
1211
(7:48) Kalkbrenner S.FOUL (P2.T3) (M.Kallio)
(7:48) MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1
(7:46) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:30) MISS Bridges 3PT Jump Shot
(7:30) HORNETS Rebound
(7:18) MISS Simpson 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:12) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:03) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:03) Knueppel STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:46) Bridges 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Knueppel 1 AST)
1213
+2 (6:36) Murray 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup (10 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1413
(6:36) HORNETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:14) MISS Knueppel 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:11) S. Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (5:49) Hardaway Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1713
(5:41) Plumlee OFF.Foul (P1) (G.Petraitis)
(5:41) Plumlee Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (5:27) Murray 3' Cutting Layup Shot (12 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
1913
+3 (5:20) Knueppel 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
1916
+2 (4:53) Jokic 6' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
2116
(4:39) MISS James 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:39) Watson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:38) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:36) Murray 3' Running Layup (14 PTS)
2316
(4:36) Knueppel S.FOUL (P2.T4) (M.Kallio)
+1 (4:36) Murray Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)
2416
+3 (4:22) McNeeley 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Plumlee 1 AST)
2419
+2 (4:10) Murray 14' Step Back Jump Shot (17 PTS)
2619
+3 (3:55) James 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bridges 2 AST)
2622
(3:38) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(3:38) Plumlee STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (3:33) McNeeley 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Plumlee 2 AST)
2625
(3:31) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(3:21) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:20) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:13) Bridges 2' Running Dunk (8 PTS)
2627
+2 (2:50) Murray 12' Turnaround Fadeaway (19 PTS)
2827
+3 (2:26) McNeeley 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Bridges 3 AST)
2830
+2 (2:09) Murray 8' Driving Layup (21 PTS)
3030
(1:46) MISS Bridges 5' Driving Layup
(1:46) Nuggets Rebound
(1:23) MISS Hardaway Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:19) Salaun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:09) Valanciunas S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Kogut)
+1 (1:09) Plumlee Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3031
+1 (1:09) Plumlee Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3032
+2 (0:53) Murray 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Valanciunas 1 AST)
3232
(0:41) Miller Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(0:41) Hardaway Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(0:36) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(0:35) Pickett REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:35) Hardaway Jr. 16' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Pickett 1 AST)
3432
+2 (0:20) Miller 13' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
3434
(0:02) MISS Valanciunas 18' Jump Shot
(0:02) McNeeley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) HORNETS Heave
(0:00) HORNETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

CHA

115Points106

43-83(51.8%)Field Goal(%)38-85(44.7%)

13-35(37.1%)3-Point(%)14-46(30.4%)

16-22(72.7%)Free Throw(%)16-21(76.2%)

35(5)Rebounds(Offensive)47(10)

29Assists24

8Steals7

2Blocks3

10Turnovers13

19Fouls22

46Pts In The Paint46

11Fast Break Pts10

15Pts Off Turnovers13

27Bench Pts29

14Largest Lead6

Game Details

Sunday, December 7, 2025 · 6:00 PM

Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC

attendance: 18,416 (91.2%)