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Jamal Murray scores 34, Nuggets hold off Hornets 129-115 for their 9th straight win

By AP•Feb 21, 2025

Game Recap

Charlotte Hornets vs. Denver Nuggets: Game Highlights

DENVER -- — Jamal Murray scored 34 points, Nikola Jokic finished an assist shy of his 26th triple-double of the season and the Denver Nuggets extended their winning streak to nine games by holding off the depleted Charlotte Hornets 129-115 on Thursday night.

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.

Takeaways

Hornets: Tied Denver in fast-break points (15-15) and points in the paint (52-52). The Nuggets entered the game leading the league in both categories.

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.

Key moment

Julian Strawther hit a pair of 3-pointers to fuel a 13-2 run early in the fourth quarter to help the Nuggets gain some separation.

Key stat

Jokic's opening seven shots of the game were all from 3-point range.

Up next

Both teams play Saturday. The Nuggets host LeBron James, Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers, while the Hornets play at Portland.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

DEN wins series 2-0

Regular Season Series

DEN at CHA

Sun, Feb 2

107 - 104

Final

CHA at DEN

Fri, Feb 21

115 - 129

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

CHA

DEN

43-99FG49-98

43Field Goal %50

15-373PT19-43

41Three Point %44

14-17FT12-16

14Offensive Rebounds16

31Defensive Rebounds39

28Assists29

10Steals3

2Blocks3

10Turnovers13

0Technical Fouls0

9Points Conceded Off Turnovers19

15Fast Break Points15

21Fouls14

5Largest Lead14

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	CHA
12:00	Jusuf Nurkic vs. Nikola Jokic (Jamal Murray gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Jamal Murray bad pass (Josh Green steals)	0	0
11:30	Elfrid Payton misses driving layup	0	0
11:26	Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound	0	0
11:26	Jusuf Nurkic makes tip shot	0	2
11:15	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:11	Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound	0	2
10:57	Miles Bridges makes dunk (Jusuf Nurkic assists)	0	4
10:46	Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul	0	4
10:46	Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	1	4
10:46	Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	2	4
10:22	Nick Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jusuf Nurkic assists)	2	7
10:09	Michael Porter Jr. misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	2	7
10:07	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	2	7
10:03	Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	5	7
9:47	Josh Green misses 26-foot three point jumper	5	7
9:46	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	5	7
9:35	Nikola Jokic misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	7
9:32	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	5	7
9:22	Jusuf Nurkic makes 8-foot two point shot (Elfrid Payton assists)	5	9
9:12	Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three pointer	8	9
9:03	Jamal Murray blocks Nick Smith Jr. 's 1-foot driving layup	8	9
9:03	Nuggets defensive team rebound	8	9
8:57	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	8	9
8:51	Elfrid Payton defensive rebound	8	9
8:46	Jusuf Nurkic misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	9
8:43	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	8	9
8:34	Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three pointer	11	9
8:09	Jusuf Nurkic out of bounds lost ball turnover	11	9
8:05	Christian Braun misses two point shot	11	9
8:04	Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound	11	9
8:03	Michael Porter Jr. lost ball turnover (Elfrid Payton steals)	11	9
7:57	Miles Bridges makes two point shot (Elfrid Payton assists)	11	11
7:47	Christian Braun misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	11
7:44	Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound	11	11
7:41	Jusuf Nurkic blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s two point shot	11	11
7:41	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	11	11
7:34	Josh Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jusuf Nurkic assists)	11	14
7:27	Elfrid Payton personal foul	11	14
7:27	Damion Baugh enters the game for Elfrid Payton	11	14
7:15	Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	14	14
6:56	Miles Bridges misses 10-foot two point shot	14	14
6:53	Miles Bridges offensive rebound	14	14
6:51	Nick Smith Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	14	14
6:47	Miles Bridges offensive rebound	14	14
6:46	Miles Bridges misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	14	14
6:42	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	14	14
6:40	Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul	14	14
6:40	Nuggets Full timeout	14	14
6:40	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Josh Green	14	14
6:40	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Jusuf Nurkic	14	14
6:40	Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 2	14	14
6:40	Nuggets offensive team rebound	14	14
6:40	Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2	15	14
6:20	Nick Smith Jr. misses 12-foot two point shot	15	14
6:16	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	15	14
6:13	Damion Baugh bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals)	15	14
6:07	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	14
6:05	Nuggets offensive team rebound	15	14
6:05	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Christian Braun	15	14
6:03	Michael Porter Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	15	14
6:00	Hornets defensive team rebound	15	14
5:48	Moussa Diabate misses driving floating jump shot	15	14
5:45	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	15	14
5:41	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	18	14
5:22	Miles Bridges makes two point shot	18	16
5:10	Aaron Gordon misses two point shot	18	16
5:09	Aaron Gordon offensive rebound	18	16
5:09	Aaron Gordon misses tip shot	18	16
5:09	Aaron Gordon offensive rebound	18	16
5:09	Aaron Gordon makes two point shot	20	16
5:09	Moussa Diabate shooting foul	20	16
5:09	Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 1	20	16
5:05	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	20	16
4:53	Tidjane Salaun offensive foul	20	16
4:53	Tidjane Salaun turnover	20	16
4:37	Damion Baugh personal foul	20	16
4:37	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	21	16
4:37	Jamal Murray misses free throw 2 of 2	21	16
4:35	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	21	16
4:24	Miles Bridges misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	21	16
4:19	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	21	16
4:16	Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover (Damion Baugh steals)	21	16
4:15	Damion Baugh makes driving layup	21	18
4:05	Aaron Gordon makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)	23	18
3:56	Damion Baugh makes 28-foot three point jumper (Nick Smith Jr. assists)	23	21
3:36	Nikola Jokic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	26	21
3:23	Tidjane Salaun makes driving layup (Miles Bridges assists)	26	23
3:12	Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	26	23
3:10	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	26	23
2:59	Moussa Diabate makes 2-foot layup (Miles Bridges assists)	26	25
2:43	Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	29	25
2:20	Miles Bridges makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nick Smith Jr. assists)	29	28
2:19	Nuggets Full timeout	29	28
2:19	Julian Strawther enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	29	28
2:19	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Jamal Murray	29	28
2:19	Christian Braun enters the game for Aaron Gordon	29	28
2:19	Seth Curry enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	29	28
2:07	Nikola Jokic makes 17-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	31	28
1:54	Tidjane Salaun lost ball turnover (Christian Braun steals)	31	28
1:49	Christian Braun makes two point shot	33	28
1:30	Miles Bridges misses 14-foot two point shot	33	28
1:29	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	33	28
1:09	Zeke Nnaji makes 20-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	35	28
48.1	Moussa Diabate misses 4-foot two point shot	35	28
47.0	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	35	28
34.0	Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Julian Strawther assists)	38	28
13.1	Julian Strawther shooting foul	38	28
13.1	Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2	38	29
13.1	Miles Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2	38	30
0.2	Miles Bridges blocks Russell Westbrook 's 3-foot two point shot	38	30
0.0	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	38	30
0.0	Nikola Jokic misses 10-foot tip shot	38	30
0.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	38	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	38	30

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	CHA
12:00	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Russell Westbrook	38	30
12:00	DeAndre Jordan enters the game for Nikola Jokic	38	30
12:00	Jamal Murray enters the game for Christian Braun	38	30
12:00	Jusuf Nurkic enters the game for Miles Bridges	38	30
12:00	Elfrid Payton enters the game for Damion Baugh	38	30
12:00	Wendell Moore Jr. enters the game for Moussa Diabate	38	30
11:49	Jusuf Nurkic offensive foul	38	30
11:49	Jusuf Nurkic turnover	38	30
11:37	Julian Strawther misses 24-foot three point jumper	38	30
11:33	Seth Curry defensive rebound	38	30
11:16	Jusuf Nurkic misses 26-foot three point jumper	38	30
11:12	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	38	30
10:55	DeAndre Jordan bad pass (Jusuf Nurkic steals)	38	30
10:45	Jusuf Nurkic misses driving floating jump shot	38	30
10:44	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	38	30
10:29	Jamal Murray makes two point shot	40	30
10:24	Jamal Murray away from play foul	40	30
10:18	Elfrid Payton misses driving floating jump shot	40	30
10:17	Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound	40	30
10:17	Jusuf Nurkic makes two point shot	40	32
10:17	Zeke Nnaji shooting foul	40	32
10:17	Jusuf Nurkic makes free throw 1 of 1	40	33
9:58	Michael Porter Jr. misses 23-foot jumper	40	33
9:58	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	40	33
9:45	Seth Curry makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists)	40	35
9:28	Jamal Murray makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot	42	35
9:14	Jusuf Nurkic makes 7-foot two point shot (Elfrid Payton assists)	42	37
8:58	Jamal Murray misses 13-foot step back jumpshot	42	37
8:56	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	42	37
8:46	Seth Curry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jusuf Nurkic assists)	42	40
8:33	Jamal Murray out of bounds bad pass turnover	42	40
8:18	Seth Curry makes 3-foot two point shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists)	42	42
8:06	Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	42	42
8:06	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	42	42
7:52	Seth Curry misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	42	42
7:49	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	42	42
7:45	Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point shot	42	42
7:41	DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound	42	42
7:40	Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper	42	42
7:36	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	42	42
7:22	Tidjane Salaun misses 26-foot three point jumper	42	42
7:19	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	42	42
7:04	Zeke Nnaji misses 23-foot three point jumper	42	42
7:01	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	42	42
6:53	Jusuf Nurkic misses 26-foot three point jumper	42	42
6:49	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	42	42
6:49	Nuggets Full timeout	42	42
6:49	Christian Braun enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	42	42
6:49	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	42	42
6:49	Russell Westbrook enters the game for DeAndre Jordan	42	42
6:49	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Jamal Murray	42	42
6:49	Josh Green enters the game for Seth Curry	42	42
6:49	Damion Baugh enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	42	42
6:49	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Jusuf Nurkic	42	42
6:49	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Elfrid Payton	42	42
6:39	Julian Strawther makes 1-foot dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)	44	42
6:22	Nick Smith Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper	44	42
6:19	Julian Strawther defensive rebound	44	42
6:02	Julian Strawther makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	47	42
5:49	Damion Baugh out of bounds bad pass turnover	47	42
5:42	Damion Baugh personal foul	47	42
5:26	Nikola Jokic makes 12-foot two point shot (Julian Strawther assists)	49	42
5:18	Wendell Moore Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover	49	42
5:07	Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper	49	42
5:04	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	49	42
4:42	Moussa Diabate misses 8-foot two point shot	49	42
4:40	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	49	42
4:32	Russell Westbrook makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	51	42
4:32	Moussa Diabate shooting foul	51	42
4:32	Miles Bridges enters the game for Wendell Moore Jr.	51	42
4:32	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 1	52	42
4:20	Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper	52	42
4:17	Christian Braun defensive rebound	52	42
4:10	Christian Braun bad pass (Damion Baugh steals)	52	42
4:03	Josh Green makes 23-foot three point shot (Nick Smith Jr. assists)	52	45
3:50	Aaron Gordon makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)	54	45
3:50	Miles Bridges shooting foul	54	45
3:50	Hornets Full timeout	54	45
3:50	Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 1	55	45
3:35	Moussa Diabate misses dunk	55	45
3:33	Miles Bridges offensive rebound	55	45
3:30	Miles Bridges misses driving floating jump shot	55	45
3:28	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	55	45
3:17	Julian Strawther makes 27-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)	58	45
3:05	Nikola Jokic blocks Miles Bridges 's 4-foot driving layup	58	45
3:05	Hornets offensive team rebound	58	45
3:03	Josh Green makes 22-foot three point jumper (Damion Baugh assists)	58	48
2:46	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	58	48
2:41	Josh Green defensive rebound	58	48
2:36	Josh Green makes 18-foot pullup jump shot	58	50
2:18	Christian Braun misses 24-foot three point jumper	58	50
2:15	Aaron Gordon offensive rebound	58	50
2:12	Russell Westbrook misses 24-foot three point jumper	58	50
2:09	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	58	50
2:03	Damion Baugh makes two point shot	58	52
1:58	Christian Braun makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	60	52
1:58	Josh Green shooting foul	60	52
1:58	Jamal Murray enters the game for Julian Strawther	60	52
1:58	Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 1	61	52
1:47	Josh Green out of bounds bad pass turnover	61	52
1:36	Aaron Gordon makes driving layup	63	52
1:28	Josh Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	63	52
1:25	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	63	52
1:14	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	66	52
50.1	Josh Green makes two point shot (Damion Baugh assists)	66	54
42.1	Russell Westbrook bad pass (Miles Bridges steals)	66	54
38.1	Nick Smith Jr. makes two point shot (Miles Bridges assists)	66	56
35.1	Nikola Jokic misses 41-foot three point shot	66	56
32.1	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	66	56
27.1	Jamal Murray shooting foul	66	56
27.1	Moussa Diabate makes free throw 1 of 2	66	57
27.1	Moussa Diabate makes free throw 2 of 2	66	58
8.0	Nikola Jokic misses 10-foot jumper	66	58
5.1	Josh Green defensive rebound	66	58
0.1	Josh Green misses two point shot	66	58
0.1	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	66	58
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	66	58

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	CHA
12:00	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Russell Westbrook	66	58
12:00	Jusuf Nurkic enters the game for Damion Baugh	66	58
12:00	Elfrid Payton enters the game for Moussa Diabate	66	58
11:35	Josh Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)	66	61
11:17	Michael Porter Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	66	61
11:15	Elfrid Payton defensive rebound	66	61
11:07	Josh Green misses 23-foot three point jumper	66	61
11:04	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	66	61
10:53	Michael Porter Jr. misses 10-foot two point shot	66	61
10:51	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	66	61
10:45	Elfrid Payton loose ball foul	66	61
10:45	Elfrid Payton bad pass	66	61
10:28	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	66	61
10:24	Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound	66	61
10:23	Elfrid Payton personal foul	66	61
10:23	Damion Baugh enters the game for Elfrid Payton	66	61
10:16	Jamal Murray makes 15-foot two point shot	68	61
10:01	Josh Green misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	68	61
9:59	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	68	61
9:55	Christian Braun misses two point shot	68	61
9:53	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	68	61
9:53	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot	70	61
9:34	Damion Baugh misses 25-foot three point jumper	70	61
9:32	Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound	70	61
9:27	Nick Smith Jr. makes 15-foot two point shot	70	63
9:05	Jamal Murray makes 2-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	72	63
8:51	Josh Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damion Baugh assists)	72	66
8:30	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer	75	66
8:15	Miles Bridges makes 26-foot three pointer (Jusuf Nurkic assists)	75	69
7:57	Aaron Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	78	69
7:35	Miles Bridges makes 2-foot layup (Damion Baugh assists)	78	71
7:31	Nuggets Full timeout	78	71
7:31	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Jusuf Nurkic	78	71
7:23	Moussa Diabate personal foul	78	71
7:09	Jamal Murray misses 20-foot two point shot	78	71
7:06	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	78	71
7:01	Miles Bridges makes 26-foot three point shot (Damion Baugh assists)	78	74
6:38	Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)	81	74
6:21	Damion Baugh makes 1-foot two point shot	81	76
5:55	Michael Porter Jr. makes 1-foot driving dunk	83	76
5:35	Nick Smith Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	83	76
5:34	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	83	76
5:24	Michael Porter Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Aaron Gordon assists)	85	76
5:23	Hornets Full timeout	85	76
5:23	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	85	76
5:23	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Christian Braun	85	76
5:09	Damion Baugh makes 24-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)	85	79
4:42	Nikola Jokic misses 15-foot two point shot	85	79
4:40	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	85	79
4:22	Miles Bridges makes driving layup (Damion Baugh assists)	85	81
4:12	Aaron Gordon makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	87	81
4:01	Jamal Murray personal foul	87	81
3:52	Jamal Murray blocks Miles Bridges 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot	87	81
3:48	Miles Bridges offensive rebound	87	81
3:48	Miles Bridges makes 6-foot two point shot	87	83
3:37	Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	90	83
3:18	Moussa Diabate makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Josh Green assists)	90	85
3:02	Aaron Gordon makes driving layup	92	85
2:45	Miles Bridges makes 29-foot three pointer	92	88
2:38	Russell Westbrook out of bounds bad pass turnover	92	88
2:38	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Jamal Murray	92	88
2:38	Christian Braun enters the game for Aaron Gordon	92	88
2:25	Zeke Nnaji personal foul	92	88
2:25	Julian Strawther enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	92	88
2:15	Miles Bridges makes 24-foot three point jumper	92	91
2:02	Nikola Jokic bad pass (Miles Bridges steals)	92	91
1:58	Julian Strawther shooting foul	92	91
1:58	Tidjane Salaun makes free throw 1 of 2	92	92
1:58	Wendell Moore Jr. enters the game for Josh Green	92	92
1:58	Tidjane Salaun misses free throw 2 of 2	92	92
1:56	Nuggets defensive team rebound	92	92
1:40	Damion Baugh shooting foul	92	92
1:40	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2	92	92
1:40	Nuggets offensive team rebound	92	92
1:40	Hornets Full timeout	92	92
1:40	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	93	92
1:26	Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	93	92
1:19	Wendell Moore Jr. offensive rebound	93	92
1:19	Wendell Moore Jr. misses tip shot	93	92
1:18	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	93	92
1:14	Russell Westbrook makes 9-foot two point shot	95	92
1:00	Moussa Diabate makes 4-foot layup (Miles Bridges assists)	95	94
1:00	Russell Westbrook shooting foul	95	94
1:00	Moussa Diabate misses free throw 1 of 1	95	94
58.0	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	95	94
51.1	Wendell Moore Jr. personal foul	95	94
51.1	Julian Strawther makes free throw 1 of 2	96	94
51.1	Julian Strawther makes free throw 2 of 2	97	94
33.0	Damion Baugh makes 1-foot two point shot	97	96
26.1	Russell Westbrook misses two point shot	97	96
23.1	Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound	97	96
23.1	Zeke Nnaji makes dunk	99	96
4.2	Miles Bridges misses driving floating jump shot	99	96
4.1	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	99	96
4.1	Moussa Diabate misses 1-foot tip shot	99	96
4.1	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	99	96
0.1	Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot	99	96
0.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	99	96
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	99	96

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	CHA
12:00	Jamal Murray enters the game for Christian Braun	99	96
12:00	DeAndre Jordan enters the game for Nikola Jokic	99	96
12:00	Jusuf Nurkic enters the game for Miles Bridges	99	96
12:00	Elfrid Payton enters the game for Damion Baugh	99	96
12:00	Seth Curry enters the game for Moussa Diabate	99	96
11:50	Tidjane Salaun personal foul	99	96
11:37	Julian Strawther misses two point shot	99	96
11:33	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	99	96
11:23	Jusuf Nurkic vs. Julian Strawther (Elfrid Payton gains possession)	99	96
11:08	Wendell Moore Jr. misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	99	96
11:05	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	99	96
11:00	Russell Westbrook misses two point shot	99	96
10:58	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	99	96
10:51	Jusuf Nurkic misses driving floating jump shot	99	96
10:47	Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound	99	96
10:47	Tidjane Salaun misses tip shot	99	96
10:46	Julian Strawther defensive rebound	99	96
10:44	Julian Strawther makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot	102	96
10:26	Seth Curry misses 26-foot three point jumper	102	96
10:24	Julian Strawther defensive rebound	102	96
10:19	Julian Strawther misses driving floating jump shot	102	96
10:17	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	102	96
10:07	Jusuf Nurkic misses 25-foot three point jumper	102	96
10:04	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	102	96
9:58	Russell Westbrook bad pass (Elfrid Payton steals)	102	96
9:49	Wendell Moore Jr. misses two point shot	102	96
9:48	Julian Strawther defensive rebound	102	96
9:35	Russell Westbrook makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	105	96
9:33	Hornets Full timeout	105	96
9:33	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Wendell Moore Jr.	105	96
9:22	Jusuf Nurkic misses 5-foot two point shot	105	96
9:19	Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound	105	96
9:19	DeAndre Jordan personal foul	105	96
9:06	Nick Smith Jr. makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot	105	98
8:45	Jamal Murray misses driving layup	105	98
8:43	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	105	98
8:39	Seth Curry bad pass (Zeke Nnaji steals)	105	98
8:32	Julian Strawther bad pass (Seth Curry steals)	105	98
8:26	Elfrid Payton misses driving floating jump shot	105	98
8:22	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	105	98
8:18	Seth Curry personal foul	105	98
8:18	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Jusuf Nurkic	105	98
8:18	Christian Braun enters the game for Jamal Murray	105	98
8:06	DeAndre Jordan makes 2-foot dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)	107	98
7:39	Nick Smith Jr. misses 5-foot two point shot	107	98
7:37	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	107	98
7:29	Julian Strawther misses 29-foot three point jumper	107	98
7:25	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	107	98
7:11	Tidjane Salaun misses 27-foot three point jumper	107	98
7:07	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	107	98
7:02	Russell Westbrook out of bounds bad pass turnover	107	98
7:02	Damion Baugh enters the game for Elfrid Payton	107	98
6:47	Nick Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	107	98
6:43	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	107	98
6:28	Russell Westbrook misses two point shot	107	98
6:25	DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound	107	98
6:25	DeAndre Jordan makes tip shot	109	98
6:17	Seth Curry misses 25-foot three point jumper	109	98
6:15	Nuggets defensive team rebound	109	98
6:15	Moussa Diabate loose ball foul	109	98
6:15	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	109	98
6:15	Josh Green enters the game for Seth Curry	109	98
6:15	Miles Bridges enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	109	98
6:06	Nick Smith Jr. personal foul	109	98
6:06	Nikola Jokic enters the game for DeAndre Jordan	109	98
5:58	Julian Strawther makes 26-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	112	98
5:45	Moussa Diabate misses 2-foot two point shot	112	98
5:43	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	112	98
5:39	Julian Strawther misses 23-foot three point shot	112	98
5:36	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	112	98
5:31	Josh Green misses running pullup jump shot	112	98
5:26	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	112	98
5:21	Christian Braun misses two point shot	112	98
5:18	Josh Green defensive rebound	112	98
5:12	Moussa Diabate misses 10-foot two point shot	112	98
5:09	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	112	98
4:57	Russell Westbrook misses 27-foot three point jumper	112	98
4:55	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	112	98
4:42	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Julian Strawther	112	98
4:42	Jamal Murray enters the game for Russell Westbrook	112	98
4:42	Miles Bridges makes driving floating jump shot (Josh Green assists)	112	100
4:42	Russell Westbrook shooting foul	112	100
4:42	Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 1	112	101
4:30	Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Miles Bridges steals)	112	101
4:27	Jamal Murray shooting foul	112	101
4:27	Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2	112	102
4:27	Miles Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2	112	103
4:11	Aaron Gordon misses driving layup	112	103
4:10	Aaron Gordon offensive rebound	112	103
4:09	Aaron Gordon makes tip shot	114	103
4:09	Hornets Full timeout	114	103
4:02	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	114	103
4:02	Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2	114	104
4:02	Miles Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2	114	105
3:43	Christian Braun makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	116	105
3:31	Jamal Murray shooting foul	116	105
3:31	Moussa Diabate makes free throw 1 of 2	116	106
3:31	Moussa Diabate makes free throw 2 of 2	116	107
3:15	Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper	116	107
3:12	Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound	116	107
2:57	Aaron Gordon misses 8-foot two point shot	116	107
2:55	Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound	116	107
2:55	Michael Porter Jr. misses tip shot	116	107
2:54	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	116	107
2:50	Miles Bridges misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	116	107
2:45	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	116	107
2:40	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Christian Braun assists)	118	107
2:29	Nick Smith Jr. makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot	118	109
2:08	Josh Green personal foul	118	109
2:08	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	119	109
2:08	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	120	109
1:57	Nick Smith Jr. makes 11-foot two point shot	120	111
1:37	Jamal Murray makes 18-foot step back jumpshot	122	111
1:31	Nick Smith Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)	122	114
1:11	Aaron Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper	122	114
1:09	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	122	114
1:08	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot	124	114
1:02	Nick Smith Jr. misses driving layup	124	114
1:02	Hornets offensive team rebound	124	114
1:02	Christian Braun loose ball foul	124	114
1:02	Moussa Diabate misses free throw 1 of 2	124	114
1:02	Hornets offensive team rebound	124	114
1:02	Wendell Moore Jr. enters the game for Miles Bridges	124	114
1:02	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Josh Green	124	114
1:02	Moussa Diabate makes free throw 2 of 2	124	115
52.1	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	127	115
44.1	Nick Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	127	115
39.2	Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound	127	115
39.2	Tidjane Salaun misses dunk	127	115
38.1	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	127	115
37.1	Christian Braun makes 2-foot dunk (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	129	115
33.1	Wendell Moore Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	129	115
33.1	Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound	129	115
27.0	Tidjane Salaun misses tip shot	129	115
26.1	Christian Braun defensive rebound	129	115
3.2	shot clock turnover	129	115
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	129	115
0.0	End of Game	129	115

Time, Location & Referees

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Ball Arena

Denver, CO

Date & Time

2:00 AM, February 21, 2025

Coverage

Altitude Sports, FanDuel SN SE, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,870

Referees

Mark Lindsay, Kevin Cutler, Che Flores

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Atlanta	46	36	.561	L1
Orlando	45	37	.549	L1
Charlotte	44	38	.537	W1
Miami	43	39	.524	W2
Washington	17	65	.207	L10

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	64	18	.780	L2
Denver	54	28	.659	W12
Minnesota	49	33	.598	W2
Portland	42	40	.512	W2
Utah	22	60	.268	L1

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