The Denver Nuggets (38-18, 12-14 Away), the league’s top shooting team, head to face the Charlotte Hornets (15-42, 7-17 Home) on Saturday. Denver lost to the Orlando Magic 115-104 at Amway Center on Thursday, their fourth consecutive loss away from home.
Aaron Gordon was the standout player in the loss with 37 points and 13 rebounds. The Nuggets are 3.5 games ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies atop the Western Conference, currently sitting in first.
Charlotte is playing the second of a back-to-back after dropping their sixth in a row yesterday at TD Garden, falling to the Boston Celtics 127-116. Terry Rozier had 27 points in defeat to lead the team. The Hornets are 15th in the Eastern Conference.
It’s the last meeting of the season between the teams. After taking the only prior season matchup against Charlotte 119-115 at Ball Arena in December 2022, Denver will be seeking a season sweep. Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with a triple double, posting 40 points, 27 rebounds, and 10 assists.
LaMelo Ball had 31 points in the loss. The Nuggets have been led this season by Jokic, who is averaging 24.8 points per game. Jokic also is contributing 11.3 rebounds and 10.1 assists per game, placing him seventh and first in the NBA, respectively.
Rozier (21.8 ppg) has powered the Hornets on offense. Rozier also has tallied 4.9 assists per game. Mason Plumlee has collected 9.7 rebounds per game. The Nuggets are the NBA’s most accurate team from the field at 51.0%.
The teams have split their last 10 clashes at Spectrum Center (5-5). Meanwhile, the Hornets are 2-6 when playing on consecutive nights this season and 2-4 in such games against opponents with at least a day of rest. The Nuggets are 5-3 with a rest advantage. Denver is 5-5 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +2.3 (114.8-112.5). Charlotte has gone 2-8 over the last 10, allowing 118.1 points per game on average while scoring only 109.0 (-9.1 margin).
NUGGETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jamal Murray: 49.5 | 30.2 | +19.3
Points per game:
Jamal Murray: 37.0 | 20.2 | +16.8
Rebounds per game:
Michael Porter Jr.: 2.8 | 5.3 | -2.5
Assists per game:
Jamal Murray: 7.5 | 5.8 | +1.7
HORNETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jalen McDaniels: 11.5 | 17.4 | -5.9
Rebounds per game:
LaMelo Ball: 7.8 | 5.8 | +2.0
Assists per game:
Terry Rozier: 3.4 | 4.9 | -1.5
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Denver Nuggets
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