Overview
- Charlotte beat Denver 110-87 in a wire-to-wire win, jumping to a 29-11 start and leading 60-34 at halftime.
- Brandon Miller scored 23 points as Tidjane Salaun posted 13 points and 11 rebounds, with Ryan Kalkbrenner adding 17 and Collin Sexton 14.
- Denver played without Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon, Cameron Johnson, Christian Braun and Jonas Valanciunas, a group that averages 77.3 points per game.
- The Nuggets were held to season lows in points and three-point accuracy, finishing at 87 points and 21.1% from deep after missing 22 of their first 24 threes.
- The setback followed Jamal Murray’s 42-point effort in a 121-115 win over Washington two nights earlier, which pushed the Wizards’ skid to six straight losses.