At 8:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 24, the NBA Nuggets traveled to the Hornets, and their starting five Tigers were Murray, Pope, Porter, Gordon, and Jokic, and the Hornets' starting lineup was Ismael, Miller, Bridges, Hayward, and Richards.
At the beginning of the first quarter, Hayward scored 2 points on a throw, Bridges hit 2 points from mid-range, Richards easily put in 2 points under the basket, and Miller scored 2 points on a step-back jumper, and the Hornets played an 8-0 in the opening game. Murray scored 2 points on a pull-up jump shot, Richards made a foul and made free throws to add 2 points, and the two sides chased and killed, and the Hornets led the Nuggets by 2 points at 27:25 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the fight continued, Strauser drew his bow and shot a long-range 3-pointer, Braun hit a basket and scored 2+1, and the Nuggets scored 5 points in a row to overtake the Hornets 31:27. Washington scored two points for a foul free throw, then added two more points on a step-back shot to tie the game at 31-31. You went back and forth into offensive mode, and the Nuggets trailed the Hornets by six points at 54:60 after two quarters.
Statistics of the two sides in the first half: Hornets Bridges 14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block, Hayward 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, Richards 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks, Washington 16 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block, Nuggets Jokic 8 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Porter 13 points, Gordon 8 points, 1 assist and 1 steal, Murray 9 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Braun 8 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.
In the second half, the two sides fought again, and the two sides were still in full swing. The Nuggets ushered in a multi-point flowering today, with six players scoring double-doubles, Murray, Porter, Gordon, Jokic, Braun and others scoring on offense one after another, and firmly taking the lead. The Hornets Bridges, Washington, Richards, Smith and others also rotated offensive scoring and fought to catch up. Helplessly, the strength was not good, and finally a fierce battle ended, and the Nuggets defeated the Hornets 102:95 and won four consecutive victories!