Charlotte plays Denver on 5-game road skid

Sat, Dec 17, 2022
NBA News (AP)

Charlotte Hornets (7-22, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (17-11, third in the Western Conference)

Denver; Sunday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte will look to break its five-game road losing streak when the Hornets visit Denver.

The Nuggets are 8-3 on their home court. Denver is seventh in the NBA with 16.0 fast break points per game led by Michael Porter Jr. averaging 3.7.

The Hornets have gone 3-11 away from home. Charlotte is 2-12 in games decided by 10 or more points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nikola Jokic is scoring 23.6 points per game with 9.8 rebounds and 8.7 assists for the Nuggets. Jamal Murray is averaging 16.2 points and 5.2 assists over the past 10 games for Denver.

Terry Rozier is averaging 21.8 points and 5.7 assists for the Hornets. Kelly Oubre Jr. is averaging 22.5 points over the last 10 games for Charlotte.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nuggets: 6-4, averaging 117.8 points, 40.5 rebounds, 28.5 assists, 7.0 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 53.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.5 points per game.

Hornets: 2-8, averaging 111.6 points, 45.5 rebounds, 23.0 assists, 7.5 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.8 points.

INJURIES:

Hornets: Mark Williams: day to day (ankle), Cody Martin: out (quad), Dennis Smith Jr.: out (ankle).

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.