
Charlotte Hornets at Denver Nuggets
· National Basketball AssociationJamal Murray scores 34, Nuggets hold off Hornets 129-115 for their 9th straight win

Jokic finished with 29 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists. He attempted a career-high 14 3-pointers and made six.
Murray picked right up where he left off before the All-Star break when he erupted for 55 points. Against Charlotte, Murray was 12 of 18 from the floor, including seven 3-pointers.
A 17 1/2-point favorite, the Nuggets didn't put away the Hornets until a late spurt. The win, coupled with a loss by Memphis, moved the Nuggets into second place in the Western Conference.
Miles Bridges had a season-high 36 points to go with 13 rebounds for a Hornets team missing LaMelo Ball (ankle management) and Mark Williams (return to competition reconditioning). Charlotte was playing on the second night of a back-to-back after beating the Lakers 100-97 in Los Angeles. It was a game rescheduled from January due to the devastating wildfires in Southern California.
Nuggets: Russell Westbrook (hamstring), Michael Porter Jr. (hamstring) and Aaron Gordon (calf) all returned to the court Thursday. Gordon had 18 points and Porter grabbed 11 boards.
Regular Season Series
DEN wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 115 - 129 |
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 115 - 129 |
4th 3.2 | ![]() |
shot clock turnover | 115 - 129 |
4th 26.1 | ![]() |
Christian Braun defensive rebound | 115 - 129 |
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Tidjane Salaun misses tip shot | 115 - 129 |
Statistics
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43-99 | FG | 49-98 |
43.4 | Field Goal % | 50.0 |
15-37 | 3PT | 19-43 |
40.5 | Three Point % | 44.2 |
14-17 | FT | 12-16 |
82.4 | Free Throw % | 75.0 |
45 | Rebounds | 55 |
14 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
31 | Defensive Rebounds | 39 |
28 | Assists | 29 |
10 | Steals | 3 |
2 | Blocks | 3 |
10 | Turnovers | 13 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
10 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
9 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
15 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
52 | Points in Paint | 52 |
21 | Fouls | 14 |
5 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Denver Nuggets Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Charlotte Hornets Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Grant Williams, PF | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Nick Smith Jr., G | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Brandon Miller, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Josh Green, SG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Miles Bridges, SF | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Game Information

Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,870 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southeast Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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41 | 41 | .500 | - | L1 |
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40 | 42 | .488 | 1 | W3 |
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37 | 45 | .451 | 4 | L1 |
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19 | 63 | .232 | 22 | L7 |
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18 | 64 | .220 | 23 | W1 |
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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68 | 14 | .829 | - | W4 |
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50 | 32 | .610 | 18 | W3 |
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49 | 33 | .598 | 19 | W3 |
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36 | 46 | .439 | 32 | W1 |
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17 | 65 | .207 | 51 | L2 |
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