Newer meeting, Jan 18: CHA 110, DEN 87

Charlotte Hornets vs Denver Nuggets: player stats

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Charlotte Hornets

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

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Game leaders

DEN

Points
Charlotte Hornets: Miles Bridges36 PTS12-23 FG, 5-10 3P, 7-7 FT
Denver Nuggets: Jamal Murray34 PTS12-18 FG, 7-10 3P, 3-4 FT
Rebounds
Charlotte Hornets: Miles Bridges13 REB4 OREB, 9 DREB
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic17 REB4 OREB, 13 DREB
Assists
Charlotte Hornets: Miles Bridges7 AST36 PTS, 0 TOV
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic9 AST29 PTS, 2 TOV

The Denver Nuggets beat the Charlotte Hornets 129-115 on February 20, 2025 at Ball Arena. Jamal Murray led the Denver Nuggets with 34 points; Miles Bridges scored 36 for the Charlotte Hornets.

Charlotte Hornets box score
Charlotte Hornets
Miles BridgesF	34:00	36	13	7	12-23	5-10	7-7	3	1	0	1	+1
Nick Smith Jr.G	33:00	16	1	3	7-16	2-6	0-0	0	0	0	1	-15
Damion BaughG	32:00	14	0	6	6-7	2-3	0-0	2	0	2	3	-22
Moussa DiabateF	29:00	11	6	0	3-10	0-0	5-7	0	0	0	4	-18
Josh GreenG	27:00	19	3	2	7-13	5-8	0-0	1	0	1	2	+1
Tidjane SalaunF	24:00	3	8	0	1-6	0-2	1-2	0	0	2	2	-6
Jusuf NurkicC	19:00	9	10	7	4-11	0-4	1-1	1	1	2	3	+4
Elfrid PaytonG	16:00	0	2	3	0-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	3	+8
Wendell Moore Jr.G	13:00	0	1	0	0-4	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	1	-16
Seth CurryG	13:00	7	1	0	3-6	1-3	0-0	1	0	1	1	-7
Team	240	115	45	28	43-99	15-37	14-17	10	2	10	21

DNP: Josh Okogie, Grant Williams, LaMelo Ball, Tre Mann, Brandon Miller, K.J. Simpson, Mark Williams, Taj Gibson, DaQuan Jeffries

Denver Nuggets box score
Denver Nuggets
Nikola JokicC	37:00	29	17	9	11-22	6-14	1-2	1	1	2	1	+14
Jamal MurrayG	35:00	34	1	4	12-18	7-10	3-4	0	2	2	5	-5
Christian BraunG	33:00	10	2	2	4-9	0-2	2-3	1	0	1	1	+23
Aaron GordonF	32:00	18	7	2	8-13	1-2	1-2	0	0	0	0	+8
Michael Porter Jr.F	29:00	6	11	3	2-11	0-3	2-2	0	0	1	0	-8
Russell WestbrookG	26:00	8	3	7	3-10	1-4	1-1	0	0	5	2	+17
Julian StrawtherG	22:00	16	4	2	5-10	4-7	2-2	0	0	1	2	+15
Zeke NnajiF-C	16:00	4	3	0	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	2	+6
DeAndre JordanC	11:00	4	7	0	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	1	0
Team	241	129	55	29	49-98	19-43	12-16	3	3	13	14

DNP: PJ Hall, Trey Alexander, Dario Saric, DaRon Holmes II, Jalen Pickett, Hunter Tyson, Spencer Jones, Peyton Watson, Vlatko Cancar

Team stats

Team stats: Charlotte Hornets and Denver Nuggets
CHA	Stat	DEN
43.4%43-99	Field-goal percentage	50.0%(better)49-98
40.5%15-37	Three-point percentage	44.2%(better)19-43
82.4%(better)14-17	Free-throw percentage	75.0%12-16
45	Rebounds	55(better)
14	Offensive rebounds	16(better)
31	Defensive rebounds	39(better)
28	Assists	29(better)
10(better)	Steals	3
2	Blocks	3(better)
10(better)	Turnovers	13
21	Personal fouls	14(better)

Team advanced
CHA	Stat	DEN
102.3(better)	Pace	101.8
112.5	Off. rating	126.1(better)
126.1	Def. rating	112.5(better)
-13.7	Net rating	13.7(better)
54.0	TS%	61.4(better)
51.0	eFG%	59.7(better)
8.6(better)	TOV%	11.0
26.4	OREB%	34.0(better)
0.172(better)	FT rate	0.163
37.4	3PA rate	43.9(better)

Keel projection

How the projections do →

Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.

CHA 8%DEN 92%

Expected margin: DEN by 17.7
Result: DEN by 14: The projection called it.

The projected margin was 3.7 pts from the result. Its largest input: Roster strength (Impact × minutes), 7.3 pts toward DEN. 4 more inputs are in Pro

Season series

CHA 0, DEN 2

Feb 1Denver Nuggets 107, Charlotte Hornets 104
Feb 20 · this gameCharlotte Hornets 115, Denver Nuggets 129

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