Nuggets loss to Charlotte
The Denver Nuggets seven-game win streak came to a brake Friday night as they fell 113-107 on the road to the Charlotte Hornets.
Denver’s record moves to 17-8, which is tied for first place in the Western Conference with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Denver moves to 3-1 on their current five-game road trip as they still post one of the best road records in the NBA at 8-5.
After walking away with a overtime victory against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night, the Nuggets went into Charlotte looking for another win over an Eastern Conference opponent. The game did not start great for Denver though as the shots were not falling early and the complete opposite was going on for the Hornets. From the first quarter, Denver trailed 14-8 as they started the game just 3-of-10 shooting from the field. Paul Millsap began the game with six early points for the Nuggets.
Denver struggles returned to start the second quarter though as the Nuggets normally reliable bench unit allowed the Hornets to begin the period on an 8-2 run. The Charlotte a five-point lead with 10:33 remaining in the half as the bench unit struggled to find a rhythm on both ends of the floor.
Denver point guard, Jamal Murray, led his team offensively with 20 points on 8-for-20 Shooting to go along with six assists and five rebounds. Nuggets center Nikola Jokić (16 points, 12 rebounds and six assists) and Juancho Hernangómez (15 points and 10 rebounds) both recorded double-doubles and Malik Beasley had 16 points off the bench. Morris contributed with 12 points.
All-star point guard, Kamba Walker, scored a game-high 21 points, adding eight assists and six rebounds. Tony Parker (19), Monk (16) and Marvin Williams (14) also contributed double-digit scoring nights.
Denver made just 8 of 35 3-pointers (22.9 percent) in the defeat.
The Nuggets complete their five-game road trip on the road against the Atlanta Hawks Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
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