← Sun, Dec 7 scores
Final
Denver Nuggets
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | FG | 3PT | FT | Stl | Blk | TO | +/- | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron JohnsonF | 39 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 22.8 |
| Nikola JokicC | 35 | 28 | 9 | 11 | 11-16 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +6 | 97.5 |
| Jamal MurrayG | 35 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 14-25 | 2-9 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 93.4 |
| Peyton WatsonG | 30 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 1-5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +10 | 4.0 |
| Spencer JonesF | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +14 | 65.9 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr.G | 27 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 6-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 89.3 |
| Bruce BrownG | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -12 | 8.1 |
| Jalen PickettG | 16 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 73.4 |
| Jonas ValanciunasC | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 43.1 |
| Team | 115 | 35 | 29 | 43-83 | 13-35 | 16-22 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
Did not play: Hunter Tyson (coach's decision), Zeke Nnaji (coach's decision), Curtis Jones (coach's decision)
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | FG | 3PT | FT | Stl | Blk | TO | +/- | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles BridgesF | 37 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 10-19 | 0-6 | 4-6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 65.4 |
| Kon KnueppelG | 33 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 5-13 | 2-10 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -14 | 32.6 |
| Brandon MillerF | 30 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5-19 | 4-10 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -12 | 2.6 |
| KJ SimpsonG | 29 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 6-14 | 2-8 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 48.9 |
| Ryan KalkbrennerC | 25 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -10 | 45.7 |
| Sion JamesG | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 29.9 |
| Mason PlumleeC | 22 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 52.1 |
| Liam McNeeleyG | 20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 93.5 |
| Tidjane SalaunF | 16 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.2 |
| Antonio ReevesG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | – |
| Team | 106 | 47 | 24 | 38-85 | 14-46 | 16-21 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
Did not play: Drew Peterson (coach's decision), Collin Sexton (left quad strain)
Game grades for 12+ minutes: points added above a replacement-level player, ranked against every such game last season. Box score from ESPN.