Who won Denver Nuggets vs Charlotte Hornets?

The Denver Nuggets beat the Charlotte Hornets 115-106 on December 7, 2025.

Jamal Murray scored 34 for the Denver Nuggets; Miles Bridges scored 24 for the Charlotte Hornets.

Denver Nuggets at Charlotte Hornets

2025-26 · Regular season Sun, Dec 7, 2025 · 6:00 pm EST · All results that day · Denver Nuggets vs Charlotte Hornets head-to-head · Denver Nuggets schedule · Charlotte Hornets schedule

Final

Away

Charlotte Hornets

106

Venue: Spectrum Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Denver Nuggets beat the Charlotte Hornets 115-106 on the road on Sunday, December 7, 2025 at Spectrum Center. Jamal Murray had 34 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists for the Denver Nuggets. Miles Bridges had 24 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists for the Charlotte Hornets.

The Denver Nuggets trailed 58-57 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 30-23. Double-digit figures in two categories: Nikola Jokić (double-double, Denver Nuggets). Bench points: Denver Nuggets 27, Charlotte Hornets 29. Nikola Jokić had 28 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Denver Nuggets vs Charlotte Hornets?: The Denver Nuggets beat the Charlotte Hornets 115-106 on December 7, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Jamal Murray scored 34 for the Denver Nuggets; Miles Bridges scored 24 for the Charlotte Hornets.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Denver Nuggets	34	23	30	28	115
Charlotte Hornets	34	24	23	25	106

Game leaders

Denver Nuggets

Points: 34 Jamal Murray
Rebounds: 9 Nikola Jokić
Assists: 11 Nikola Jokić

Charlotte Hornets

Points: 24 Miles Bridges
Rebounds: 9 Miles Bridges
Assists: 8 Miles Bridges

Nikola Jokić double-double (28 PTS, 11 AST)

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Cameron Johnson starter	38:38	8	4	3	0	0	0	2-7	1-5	3-4	4	+9
Jamal Murray starter	35:28	34	3	5	1	0	0	14-25	2-9	4-4	1	+14
Nikola Jokić starter	34:50	28	9	11	1	0	4	11-16	4-8	2-3	2	+6
Peyton Watson starter	30:25	10	8	1	0	1	4	4-9	1-2	1-5	0	+10
Spencer Jones starter	24:37	8	2	1	2	0	1	3-5	2-4	0-0	5	+14
Tim Hardaway Jr. bench	26:55	14	1	2	2	0	0	3-6	2-4	6-6	1	+7
Bruce Brown bench	19:54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	-12
Jalen Pickett bench	16:03	5	4	3	1	0	0	2-3	1-2	0-0	2	-6
Jonas Valančiūnas bench	13:10	8	4	3	1	1	1	4-9	0-0	0-0	2	+3

Not available: Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Julian Strawther

Charlotte Hornets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Miles Bridges starter	36:54	24	9	8	1	0	3	10-19	0-6	4-6	1	-11
Kon Knueppel starter	33:28	14	4	4	1	0	2	5-13	2-10	2-2	3	-14
Brandon Miller starter	29:32	17	5	5	1	1	5	5-19	4-10	3-3	2	-12
KJ Simpson starter	29:18	16	5	1	1	0	0	6-14	2-8	2-4	0	-14
Ryan Kalkbrenner starter	24:31	6	6	0	0	2	1	3-4	0-0	0-0	6	-10
Sion James bench	25:52	7	2	1	1	0	1	2-6	1-5	2-2	3	+1
Mason Plumlee bench	21:55	4	6	2	1	0	1	1-2	0-0	2-2	4	+3
Liam McNeeley bench	19:33	13	4	2	1	0	0	4-5	4-5	1-2	1	+4
Tidjane Salaun bench	15:51	5	6	1	0	0	0	2-3	1-2	0-0	2	+0
Antonio Reeves bench	3:07	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+8

Not available: LaMelo Ball, Pat Connaughton, Josh Green, Tre Mann, Grant Williams, Moussa Diabate

Team statistics
Denver Nuggets	Stat	Charlotte Hornets
16/22 (72%)	Free throws	16/21 (76%)
30/48 (62%)	2 pointers	24/39 (61%)
13/35 (37%)	3 pointers	14/46 (30%)
43/83 (51%)	Field goals	38/85 (44%)
35	Rebounds	47
30	Defensive rebounds	37
5	Offensive rebounds	10
29	Assists	24
10	Turnovers	13
8	Steals	7
2	Blocks	3
19	Fouls	22
13	Max points in a row	8
35:36	Time spent in lead	8:04
14	Biggest lead	6

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Charlotte Hornets ahead)

Largest margin: 12 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 23
Times tied: 10
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 14 Q4 5:58
Largest lead · Charlotte Hornets: 6 Q3 10:35
Longest run: 13-0 Denver Nuggets · Q3 10:15 to Q3 8:26

Scoring plays

Q1 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Charlotte Hornets
11:40	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges Free throw	0	1
11:40	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges Free throw	0	2
10:46	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	3	2
10:06	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	5	2
9:28	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	5	4
9:07	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal	5	6
8:53	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 2-pt field goal	7	6
8:43	Charlotte Hornets	KJ Simpson 3-pt field goal	7	9
8:26	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	9	9
8:26	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	10	9
8:06	Charlotte Hornets	KJ Simpson 2-pt field goal	10	11
7:48	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	12	11
6:46	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	12	13
6:36	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	14	13
5:49	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	17	13
5:27	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	19	13
5:20	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal	19	16
4:53	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	21	16
4:36	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	23	16
4:36	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	24	16
4:22	Charlotte Hornets	Liam McNeeley 3-pt field goal	24	19
4:10	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	26	19
3:55	Charlotte Hornets	Sion James 3-pt field goal	26	22
3:33	Charlotte Hornets	Liam McNeeley 3-pt field goal	26	25
3:13	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	26	27
2:50	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	28	27
2:26	Charlotte Hornets	Liam McNeeley 3-pt field goal	28	30
2:09	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	30	30
1:09	Charlotte Hornets	Mason Plumlee Free throw	30	31
1:09	Charlotte Hornets	Mason Plumlee Free throw	30	32
0:54	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	32	32
0:36	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	34	32
0:21	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal	34	34

Q2 · 23 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Charlotte Hornets
11:38	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	37	34
11:12	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	39	34
9:58	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun 2-pt field goal	39	36
9:48	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson Free throw	40	36
9:48	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson Free throw	41	36
9:33	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal	41	39
8:52	Charlotte Hornets	KJ Simpson 2-pt field goal	41	41
8:01	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	43	41
6:46	Charlotte Hornets	KJ Simpson 2-pt field goal	43	43
6:15	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal	43	45
5:32	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	45	45
5:07	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	47	45
4:43	Charlotte Hornets	KJ Simpson Free throw	47	46
3:30	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	47	48
3:21	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	50	48
2:55	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	50	50
2:44	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 2-pt field goal	52	50
2:18	Charlotte Hornets	KJ Simpson 3-pt field goal	52	53
1:41	Charlotte Hornets	Liam McNeeley 3-pt field goal	52	56
1:26	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	54	56
0:24	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	57	56
0:05	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller Free throw	57	57
0:05	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller Free throw	57	58

Q3 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Charlotte Hornets
11:47	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 3-pt field goal	60	58
11:37	Charlotte Hornets	KJ Simpson 2-pt field goal	60	60
11:37	Charlotte Hornets	KJ Simpson Free throw	60	61
10:54	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	60	63
10:35	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal	60	66
10:15	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	63	66
9:49	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	65	66
9:25	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	67	66
8:51	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 3-pt field goal	70	66
8:26	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 3-pt field goal	73	66
7:46	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	73	68
5:48	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	75	68
5:26	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	76	68
5:05	Charlotte Hornets	Mason Plumlee 2-pt field goal	76	70
4:09	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	76	72
3:46	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	79	72
2:40	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	80	72
2:40	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	81	72
2:16	Charlotte Hornets	Sion James Free throw	81	73
2:16	Charlotte Hornets	Sion James Free throw	81	74
1:53	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun 3-pt field goal	81	77
1:37	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	83	77
1:10	Charlotte Hornets	Liam McNeeley Free throw	83	78
0:41	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	84	78
0:41	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	85	78
0:25	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal	85	81
0:01	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	87	81

Q4 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Charlotte Hornets
11:31	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	90	81
10:58	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	92	81
9:47	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	94	81
9:26	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal	94	84
9:10	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	96	84
8:57	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal	96	86
8:20	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal	96	89
8:20	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller Free throw	96	90
8:02	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	97	90
8:02	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	98	90
7:26	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson Free throw	99	90
6:48	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	101	90
5:58	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	104	90
5:36	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges Free throw	104	91
5:12	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal	104	93
4:22	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal	104	95
4:09	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	106	95
3:27	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel Free throw	106	96
3:27	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel Free throw	106	97
3:16	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	109	97
2:56	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	109	99
2:44	Charlotte Hornets	Sion James 2-pt field goal	109	101
1:55	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	111	101
1:37	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal	111	103
1:10	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges Free throw	111	104
0:53	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	112	104
0:53	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	113	104
0:43	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	113	106
0:13	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	114	106
0:13	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	115	106

2025-26 season series

After this game: Denver Nuggets 1-0. Final series: tied 1-1.

Dec 7: Denver Nuggets 115 at Charlotte Hornets 106 (this game)
Jan 18: Charlotte Hornets 110 at Denver Nuggets 87

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