Denver Nuggets at Charlotte Hornets

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Denver Nuggets

1-1, 0-1 Away

Charlotte Hornets

2-1, 1-1 Home

Regular Season Series

Series starts 1/7

Matchup Prediction

Hornets: 40.9%

Nuggets: 59.1%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

DEN		CHA
W1	Streak	W1
115.5	Points Against	113.7
1-1	Last Ten Games	2-1
112.5	Points Per Game	102.0
44	Field Goal %	41
30	Three Point %	30
52.0	Rebounds Per Game	46.0
21.5	Assists Per Game	23.0
4.0	Blocks Per Game	5.3
8.0	Steals Per Game	6.3
0.5	Team Turnovers Per Game	1.0
17.0	Total Turnovers Per Game	21.3

Charlotte Hornets Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Naz Reid, C	Day-To-Day	Oct 26
Kon Knueppel, G	Out	Oct 25
Coby White, G	Out	Oct 25
Grant Williams, F	Out	Oct 24
Kylan Boswell, G	Out	Oct 20

Denver Nuggets Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Alpha Diallo, F	Day-To-Day	Oct 25
Cameron Johnson, F	Day-To-Day	Oct 25
Spencer Jones, F	Out	Oct 25
Julian Strawther, G	Out	Oct 16

Nuggets Last 5

Date	OPP	Result
	vs CHI	W 133-128
	@ LAC	L 122-110
	@ LAL	W 121-106
	@ OKC	L 96-84
	vs NO	W 141-135 OT

Hornets Last 5

Date	OPP	Result
	@ BOS	L 114-93
	@ MEM	L 116-98
	@ BKN	W 110-103
	vs ATL	L 128-81
	vs MIA	W 115-110

Game Information

Spectrum Center

Location: Charlotte, NC
Capacity:

2026-27 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	3	0	1.000	-	W3
Oklahoma City	3	0	1.000	-	W3
Portland	2	0	1.000	0.5	W2
Denver	1	1	.500	1.5	W1
Utah	1	2	.333	2	L1

2026-27 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	-	1	L1	0.6666667	2
Charlotte	-	1	W1	0.6666667	2
Washington	-	1	W1	0.6666667	2
Orlando	1	2	W1	0.33333334	1
Miami	2	3	L3	0	0

Full Standings

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