Charlotte Hornets 93, Denver Nuggets 111 — Recap

January 1, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Charlotte Hornets 93, Denver Nuggets 111. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CHA 18-24 DEN; Q2 CHA 31-25 DEN; Q3 CHA 17-40 DEN; Q4 CHA 27-22 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Miles Bridges (CHA) 26 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-14 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 25 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 threes on 7-of-16 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 22 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-17 shooting; Nick Richards (CHA) 15 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists on 7-of-12 shooting; Brandon Miller (CHA) 15 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 5-of-17 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CHA

Miles Bridges

26 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 3PM · 10-14 FG

Scoring · DEN

Jamal Murray

25 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST, 5 3PM · 7-16 FG

Scoring · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

22 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 4 3PM · 8-17 FG

Season highs

Jamal Murray · Season-high 5 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
CHA	18	31	17	27		93
DEN	24	25	40	22		111

🧮 How They Scored

CHADEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

54.7%Effective FG%58.5%

10.5%Turnover %11.4%

12.5%Offensive rebound %12.5%

0.156Free-throw rate0.225

Box Score

Charlotte Hornets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Miles Bridges F	36	26	9	5	1	—	2	10-14	3-5	3-5	-23
Brandon Miller F	32	15	5	1	—	—	2	5-17	3-9	2-2	-31
Nick Richards C	30	15	8	1	1	1	—	7-12	—	1-2	-29
P.J. Washington F	26	6	6	—	—	—	2	2-5	1-3	1-1	+3
Bryce McGowens G	23	10	2	3	—	—	—	4-8	2-3	—	-16
Nick Smith Jr. G	19	5	3	2	—	1	2	2-8	1-3	—	+10

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Michael Porter Jr. F	31	22	8	1	—	—	1	8-17	4-11	2-2	+33
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	29	5	3	4	1	—	—	2-6	0-3	1-1	+28
Nikola Jokic C	28	13	11	6	1	1	3	6-7	—	1-1	+27
Jamal Murray G	27	25	3	7	2	1	2	7-16	5-9	6-7	+26
Aaron Gordon F	25	10	2	—	1	1	—	4-5	1-1	1-2	+29
Christian Braun G	24	9	4	2	1	2	1	3-6	1-3	2-3	-11
Zeke Nnaji F-C	21	2	3	1	—	3	2	1-5	0-2	—	-9
Peyton Watson G	19	8	4	1	1	1	—	3-6	2-4	—	-5
Julian Strawther G	13	2	1	1	—	—	1	1-2	0-1	—	-14
Jalen Pickett G	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	-6

🔬 Advanced Stats

Charlotte HornetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Miles Bridges	Bench	36	26	80.2	22.2	-33.3	18.7
Nick Richards	Bench	30	15	58.2	20.0	-44.7	12.2
Brandon Miller	Bench	32	15	41.9	26.4	-48.4	4.5
Bryce McGowens	Bench	23	10	62.5	16.0	-35.6	6.7
P.J. Washington	Bench	26	6	55.1	11.5	+1.8	4.8
Nick Smith Jr.	Bench	19	5	31.3	21.3	+21.8	-0.8

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jamal Murray	Bench	27	25	65.5	36.8	+49.1	20.3
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	31	22	61.5	29.2	+56.4	14.9
Nikola Jokic	Bench	28	13	87.4	16.7	+46.8	21.5
Aaron Gordon	Bench	25	10	85.0	11.1	+54.8	9.8
Christian Braun	Bench	24	9	61.5	15.7	-22.9	10.8
Peyton Watson	Bench	19	8	66.7	14.0	-12.5	12.0
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	29	5	38.8	9.4	+46.1	4.8
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	21	2	20.0	16.3	-19.6	-1.2
Julian Strawther	Bench	13	2	50.0	11.5	-56.0	1.9
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	4	—	0.0	14.3	-85.7	-9.5