Jokic has 28 points, 17 assists and 13 rebounds to lead the Nuggets past the Hornets, 107-104.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Nicola Jokic had 28 points, 17 assists and 13 rebounds for his 22nd triple-double of the season to help the Denver Nuggets beat the Charlotte Hornets 107-104 on Saturday night.
Christian Braun added 24 points and 11 rebounds, Jamal Murray scored 20 points and Michael Porter Jr. had 15 points and 10 rebounds. The Nuggets were coming off a 137-134 victory in Philadelphia on Friday night.
Miles Bridges had 24 points and 12 rebounds for Charlotte, and Mark Williams had 20 points and 15 rebounds. The Hornets have lost four straight.
Charlotte trailed by 17 in the first half and took its first lead at 104-100 with 51 seconds left on Bridges' consecutive baskets.
Nuggets: Russell Westbrook (hamstring strain) did not play after leaving a game at Philadelphia early in the fourth. Denver’s bench had two points at halftime.
Hornets: Lamelo Ball missed his third straight game because of sprained left ankle. … Hornets guard Vasilije Micic went down with a non-contact left-ankle injury early in the second half. He was helped from the floor and did not return.
The Hornets lost a challenge on Josh Green' foul on Jokic's rebound with a 104-103 lead and 41 seconds to play. Jokic’s foul shots put Denver ahead, and Murray’s basket made it 107-104. Murray pressured Smith’s 3-point miss on the game’s last play.
Both teams are back in action Monday night. Denver hosts New Orleans, and Charlotte hosts Washington.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Nikola Jokic vs. Mark Williams (Vasilije Micic gains possession) | |||
11:43 | Josh Green misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
11:41 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
11:26 | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | |||
11:23 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
11:07 | Nick Smith Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
11:05 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | |||
10:51 | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | |||
10:49 | Vasilije Micic defensive rebound | |||
10:33 | +2 | Nick Smith Jr. makes two point turnaround jump shot (Mark Williams assists) | 0-2 | |
10:20 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 2-2 | |
10:02 | Josh Green misses three point jump shot | |||
10:00 | Mark Williams offensive rebound | |||
10:00 | Mark Williams misses two point tip layup | |||
9:59 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
9:50 | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
9:48 | Mark Williams defensive rebound | |||
9:35 | Mark Williams misses two point floating jump shot | |||
9:33 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | |||
9:23 | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 5-2 | |
9:09 | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
9:07 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
9:01 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point running layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 7-2 | |
9:00 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
8:40 | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (Josh Green assists) | 7-5 | |
8:31 | Mark Williams blocks Aaron Gordon's two point driving floating jump shot | |||
8:30 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
8:15 | Mark Williams misses two point driving layup | |||
8:14 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
8:08 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point running layup | 9-5 | |
7:58 | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Mark Williams draws the foul) | |||
7:58 | +1 | Mark Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-6 | |
7:58 | +1 | Mark Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-7 | |
7:43 | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 12-7 | |
7:27 | Miles Bridges misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
7:26 | Mark Williams offensive rebound | |||
7:26 | Mark Williams misses two point tip layup | |||
7:25 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
7:20 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
7:18 | Christian Braun offensive rebound | |||
7:12 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Christian Braun assists) | 14-7 | |
6:54 | Christian Braun personal foul (Mark Williams draws the foul) | |||
6:45 | KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot | |||
6:43 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | |||
6:32 | Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup | |||
6:30 | KJ Simpson defensive rebound | |||
6:24 | +2 | Josh Green makes two point running layup (KJ Simpson assists) | 14-9 | |
6:11 | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | |||
6:08 | Josh Green defensive rebound | |||
6:03 | Miles Bridges turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
5:51 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
5:48 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
5:38 | Mark Williams misses two point jump shot | |||
5:35 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
5:28 | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 16-9 | |
5:12 | +2 | Nick Smith Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 16-11 | |
4:57 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup | 18-11 | |
4:46 | Michael Porter Jr. blocks Nick Smith Jr.'s three point jump shot | |||
4:45 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
4:41 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point running dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 20-11 | |
4:40 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
4:34 | Miles Bridges misses two point driving bank hook shot | |||
4:31 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
4:26 | +2 | KJ Simpson makes two point driving reverse layup (Moussa Diabate assists) | 20-13 | |
4:23 | Jamal Murray turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
4:04 | KJ Simpson turnover (traveling) | |||
4:03 | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
3:53 | Zeke Nnaji blocks Miles Bridges's two point driving floating jump shot | |||
3:51 | Miles Bridges offensive rebound | |||
3:49 | Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | |||
3:49 | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-14 | |
3:49 | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-15 | |
3:34 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 22-15 | |
3:31 | Nuggets delay of game violation | |||
3:22 | Moussa Diabate turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
3:07 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
3:04 | Seth Curry defensive rebound | |||
2:55 | KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot | |||
2:50 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
2:47 | Julian Strawther misses three point running jump shot | |||
2:43 | Hornets defensive rebound | |||
2:43 | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Loose ball) (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | |||
2:33 | Zeke Nnaji personal foul (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | |||
2:33 | Moussa Diabate misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
2:33 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
2:33 | Moussa Diabate misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
2:32 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
2:18 | DaQuan Jeffries blocks Christian Braun's two point cutting layup | |||
2:17 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
1:57 | +3 | Seth Curry makes three point jump shot (KJ Simpson assists) | 22-18 | |
1:42 | DaQuan Jeffries shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
1:42 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-18 | |
1:42 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-18 | |
1:21 | Miles Bridges misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
1:18 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
1:18 | Julian Strawther personal foul (Loose ball) (DaQuan Jeffries draws the foul) | |||
1:18 | +1 | DaQuan Jeffries makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-19 | |
1:18 | +1 | DaQuan Jeffries makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-20 | |
1:06 | Moussa Diabate personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
1:06 | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
1:06 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
1:06 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-20 | |
0:58 | Zeke Nnaji blocks KJ Simpson's two point driving floating jump shot | |||
0:57 | KJ Simpson offensive rebound | |||
0:48 | KJ Simpson misses two point driving layup | |||
0:47 | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | |||
0:47 | Moussa Diabate misses two point tip layup | |||
0:43 | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | |||
0:37 | Seth Curry misses two point driving layup | |||
0:35 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | |||
0:30 | Miles Bridges personal foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | |||
0:30 | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-20 | |
0:30 | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-20 | |
0:12 | Miles Bridges misses two point driving layup | |||
0:10 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
0:02 | Zeke Nnaji misses three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:40 | Aaron Gordon turnover (bad pass) (Nick Smith Jr. steals) | |||
11:32 | Vasilije Micic misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
11:30 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
11:19 | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point turnaround hook shot (Vasilije Micic assists) | 27-22 | |
11:05 | Christian Braun misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
11:02 | Mark Williams defensive rebound | |||
10:45 | Julian Strawther blocks Isaiah Wong's two point pullup jump shot | |||
10:44 | Nuggets defensive rebound | |||
10:36 | Aaron Gordon misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
10:33 | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | |||
10:32 | DaQuan Jeffries shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | |||
10:32 | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-22 | |
10:32 | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-22 | |
10:26 | Christian Braun personal foul (Nick Smith Jr. draws the foul) | |||
10:17 | Vasilije Micic misses two point driving layup | |||
10:15 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
10:04 | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (DaQuan Jeffries steals) | |||
9:44 | Mark Williams misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
9:43 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | |||
9:36 | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running layup | 31-22 | |
9:20 | DaQuan Jeffries misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
9:18 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | |||
9:11 | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point driving floating jump shot | 33-22 | |
9:11 | Isaiah Wong shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | |||
9:11 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
9:11 | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 34-22 | |
8:55 | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point cutting layup (Josh Green assists) | 34-24 | |
8:31 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving layup | 36-24 | |
8:10 | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point turnaround hook shot (Nick Smith Jr. assists) | 36-26 | |
7:52 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving layup | 38-26 | |
7:40 | Vasilije Micic misses two point driving layup | |||