The Charlotte Hornets beat the Denver Nuggets 110-87 on Jan 18, 2026 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Brandon Miller led the Hornets with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assists.
- Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 16 points, 1 rebounds and 2 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Miller | 24 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-15 | 4-9 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 23 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Collin Sexton | 20 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 0 |
| Kon Knueppel | 27 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Tidjane Salaun | 22 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3 |
| LaMelo Ball | 19 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Miles Bridges | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Moussa Diabate | 25 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Josh Green | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Pat Connaughton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tre Mann | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Sion James | 26 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 240 | 110 | 52 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 44-89 | 11-34 | 11-13 | 19 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 25 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-12 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Julian Strawther | 20 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Jalen Pickett | 34 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Peyton Watson | 29 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4-12 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 |
| DaRon Holmes II | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 0 |
| Spencer Jones | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 201 | 77 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 28-63 | 7-28 | 14-16 | 14 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Hornets · 2025-26 season · Previous Jan 17, 2026: CHA 116, GS 136 · Next Jan 21, 2026: CLE 94, CHA 87
- Nuggets · 2025-26 season · Previous Jan 17, 2026: WSH 115, DEN 121 · Next Jan 20, 2026: LAL 115, DEN 107