NBA

Denver Nuggets at Charlotte Hornets

· National Basketball Association
Denver Nuggets
0-0, 0-0 Away

vs

Charlotte Hornets
0-0, 0-0 Home
Regular Season Series

Series starts 1/7

Matchup Prediction

Hornets: 44.2%
Nuggets: 55.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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0.0 Points Against 0.0
Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kylan Boswell, G Out Oct 20
Kon Knueppel, G Out Oct 20
Grant Williams, F Out Oct 20
Coby White, G Out Oct 20
Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Spencer Jones, F Day-To-Day Oct 18
Julian Strawther, G Out Oct 16

Nuggets Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs UTAH L 109-97
@ UTAH W 117-106
vs CHI W 133-128
@ LAC L 122-110
@ LAL W 121-106

Hornets Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ ORL L 121-90
vs BKN L 124-90
vs MIL W 105-90
@ BOS L 114-93
@ MEM L 116-98

Game Information

Spectrum Center

Location: Charlotte, NC
Capacity:

2026-27 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 1 0 1.000 - W1
Denver 0 0 .000 0.5 -
Minnesota 0 0 .000 0.5 -
Portland 0 0 .000 0.5 -
Utah 0 0 .000 0.5 -

2026-27 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 0 - 0 0
Miami - 0 - 0 0
Orlando - 0 - 0 0
Washington - 0 - 0 0
Charlotte - 0 - 0 0
Full Standings

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