The Denver Nuggets beat the Charlotte Hornets 102-95 on Dec 23, 2023 at Spectrum Center.
Final · Spectrum Center
Top performers
- Michael Porter Jr. led the Nuggets with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assists.
- Miles Bridges led the Hornets with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | 31 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8-14 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Jamal Murray | 33 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8-19 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Nikola Jokic | 36 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8-14 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 6 |
| Aaron Gordon | 32 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 1 |
| Christian Braun | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 1 |
| Julian Strawther | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 32 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Reggie Jackson | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Peyton Watson | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Team | 242 | 102 | 48 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 39-90 | 12-30 | 12-14 | 21 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Bridges | 38 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8-23 | 2-12 | 4-4 | 2 |
| P.J. Washington | 28 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6-20 | 1-7 | 7-9 | 1 |
| Nick Richards | 38 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 1 |
| Gordon Hayward | 31 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Ish Smith | 26 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Brandon Miller | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Bryce McGowens | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 190 | 70 | 43 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 25-71 | 3-21 | 17-21 | 10 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 22, 2023: DEN 122, BKN 117 · Next Dec 25, 2023: GS 114, DEN 120
- Hornets · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 20, 2023: CHA 113, IND 144 · Next Dec 26, 2023: CHA 104, LAC 113