The Charlotte Hornets beat the Denver Nuggets 115-107 on Dec 23, 2021 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Kelly Oubre Jr. led the Hornets with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 29 points, 21 rebounds and 5 assists.
Charlotte Hornets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | 32 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7-15 | 5-11 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Terry Rozier | 35 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-15 | 4-10 | 3-4 | 0 |
| LaMelo Ball | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 5-5 | 4 |
| Miles Bridges | 26 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-14 | 1-7 | 3-4 | 2 |
| P.J. Washington | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Ish Smith | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Gordon Hayward | 30 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-10 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 0 |
| Mason Plumlee | 20 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Nick Richards | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 212 | 103 | 44 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 33-81 | 16-43 | 21-23 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Denver Nuggets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 35 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13-34 | 1-6 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Will Barton | 34 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Austin Rivers | 21 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jeff Green | 25 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 |
| JaMychal Green | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Monte Morris | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Bones Hyland | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Team | 187 | 84 | 48 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 32-78 | 10-29 | 10-13 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Hornets · 2021-22 season · Previous Dec 20, 2021: CHA 102, UTAH 112 · Next Dec 27, 2021: HOU 99, CHA 123
- Nuggets · 2021-22 season · Previous Dec 22, 2021: DEN 94, OKC 108 · Next Dec 26, 2021: DEN 103, LAC 100