Charlotte Hornets vs. Denver Nuggets

Jan 18, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	33	27	27	23	110
DEN	18	16	23	30	87

Game Recap

The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Denver Nuggets, 110-87. The Hornets improve to 16-27, while the Nuggets fall to 29-14.

Player Stats

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kon KnueppelSF	26	5-11	2-4	2-2	4	3	0	1	2	2	+18	14
0Miles BridgesPF	22	3-6	0-2	1-1	4	1	0	0	1	0	+19	7
14Moussa DiabateC	24	2-6	0-0	0-0	9	2	0	1	0	3	+6	4
24Brandon MillerSG	23	8-15	4-9	3-4	4	1	0	0	1	3	+16	23
1LaMelo BallPG	19	4-11	2-7	0-0	1	6	3	0	1	3	+22	10
10Josh Green	13	1-3	1-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	0	+5	3
4Sion James	25	0-4	0-2	0-0	5	5	0	0	1	2	0	0
11Ryan Kalkbrenner	23	8-10	0-0	1-1	6	1	0	0	1	1	+17	17
31Tidjane Salaun	21	6-8	1-2	0-1	11	2	0	1	1	3	+6	13
8Collin Sexton	20	5-10	0-4	4-4	2	5	1	0	2	0	+13	14
23Tre Mann	12	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	2	-7	2
21Pat Connaughton	6	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
TOTAL	-	44-8949.4%	11-3432.4%	11-1384.6%	52	30	4	3	12	19	-	110

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Spencer JonesSF	31	1-3	0-1	0-0	6	0	1	0	0	1	-27	2
8Peyton WatsonPF	28	4-12	0-4	3-4	4	0	1	3	2	1	-29	11
14DaRon Holmes IIC	25	2-7	2-7	1-2	3	2	0	0	1	3	-11	7
24Jalen PickettSG	33	4-7	2-4	2-2	5	7	0	0	2	1	-8	12
27Jamal MurrayPG	25	7-12	0-2	2-2	1	2	1	0	1	2	-22	16
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	13	1-5	1-5	3-3	1	2	0	0	1	0	-9	6
22Zeke Nnaji	22	4-10	0-2	0-0	5	1	0	0	1	4	+9	8
11Bruce Brown	17	4-7	1-2	0-0	0	3	2	2	0	2	-3	9
5Hunter Tyson	20	0-9	0-8	1-2	2	2	0	0	0	2	-12	1
3Julian Strawther	19	5-7	2-3	3-3	2	2	2	0	0	2	-3	15
32Aaron Gordon	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	32-7940.5%	8-3821.1%	15-1883.3%	29	21	7	5	8	18	-	87

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHADEN

(12:00) Jump Ball Holmes II vs. Diabate: Tip to Bridges
+3 (11:39) Miller 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Knueppel 1 AST)
30
+2 (11:17) Murray 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
32
+2 (10:57) Bridges 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
52
(10:41) MISS Watson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:38) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:27) MISS Miller 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:24) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:10) MISS Murray 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:07) Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:56) Knueppel 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Miller 1 AST)
82
+3 (9:35) Pickett 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
85
(9:24) Jones P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Corbin)
(9:16) MISS Ball 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(9:14) Hornets Rebound
(9:14) Holmes II L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (L.Wood)
(9:09) Miller OFF.Foul (P1) (L.Wood)
(9:09) Miller Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:53) MISS Jones 7' Turnaround Jump Shot
(8:46) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:45) Knueppel 3PT Running Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
115
+2 (8:25) Murray 19' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS)
117
(7:58) MISS Knueppel 12' Jump Shot
(7:55) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:46) MISS Murray 16' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(7:42) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:30) Ball 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Diabate 1 AST)
147
(7:01) MISS Watson 14' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(6:57) Holmes II REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:52) Watson 10' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Pickett 1 AST)
149
+3 (6:36) Miller 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Ball 2 AST)
179
(6:36) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:24) Hardaway Jr. Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:13) MISS Miller 11' Jump Shot
(6:11) Miller REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:10) MISS Bridges 3PT Jump Shot
(6:07) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (6:06) Miller 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Ball 3 AST)
209
(5:43) MISS Hardaway Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(5:40) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:31) MISS Green 8' Turnaround Hook Shot
(5:31) Watson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:29) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:23) MISS Watson 12' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(5:22) Diabate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:08) Watson S.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Corbin)
+1 (5:08) Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
219
+1 (5:08) Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
229
+2 (4:56) Murray 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS) (Hardaway Jr. 1 AST)
2211
(4:40) MISS Diabate 3' Driving Bank Hook Shot
(4:38) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:16) MISS Murray 21' Step Back Jump Shot
(4:14) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(4:11) Bridges Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:58) MISS Nnaji 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(3:56) Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:36) MISS Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:34) Hornets Rebound
(3:34) Nnaji L.B.FOUL (P1.T4) (L.Wood)
(3:34) Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(3:27) Kalkbrenner OFF.Foul (P1) (L.Wood)
(3:27) Kalkbrenner Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:18) James P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Corbin)
(3:11) MISS Watson 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:07) Sexton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:59) Salaun 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sexton 1 AST)
2511
(2:43) MISS Holmes II 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:40) Salaun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:31) Salaun 7' Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2711
(2:31) Brown S.FOUL (P1.PN) (L.Wood)
(2:31) MISS Salaun Free Throw 1 of 1
(2:29) Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:16) Knueppel 12' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Sexton 2 AST)
2911
+2 (1:57) Watson 4' Driving Reverse Layup (4 PTS)
2913
+2 (1:43) Kalkbrenner 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Salaun 1 AST)
3113
(1:29) Murray Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(1:15) MISS Knueppel 7' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:13) Pickett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:10) Hardaway Jr. 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Pickett 2 AST)
3116
(0:55) Murray S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Tiven)
+1 (0:55) Sexton Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3216
+1 (0:55) Sexton Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3316
(0:39) MISS Hardaway Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:37) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:32) Murray 17' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
3318
(0:03) MISS Sexton 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:00) MISS Knueppel 13' Floating Jump Shot
(0:00) Hornets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

DEN

110Points87

44-89(49.4%)Field Goal(%)32-79(40.5%)

11-34(32.4%)3-Point(%)8-38(21.1%)

11-13(84.6%)Free Throw(%)15-18(83.3%)

52(16)Rebounds(Offensive)29(8)

30Assists21

4Steals7

3Blocks5

12Turnovers8

19Fouls18

62Pts In The Paint32

13Fast Break Pts17

12Pts Off Turnovers16

52Bench Pts39

33Largest Lead0

Game Details

Sunday, January 18, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,971 (104.6%)