Watch Nuggets vs. Hornets: How to live stream, TV channel, start time for Thursday's NBA game

How to watch Nuggets vs. Hornets basketball game

By Scout Staff

Dec 23, 2021 at 11:00 pm ET • 2 min read

Through 3 Quarters

After a tough loss on the road their last time out, the Denver Nuggets look much better today on their home court. They have unwrapped a big 94-77 lead against the Charlotte Hornets after three quarters.

Center Nikola Jokic has led the way so far for Denver, as he has dropped a double-double on 23 points and 20 rebounds along with five assists. One thing to keep an eye out for is Jeff Green's foul situation as he currently sits at four.

Charlotte has been led by point guard LaMelo Ball, who so far has 16 points and four assists in addition to five boards and four steals. Ball has also picked up four fouls, though.

the Hornets have lost 84% of the time when they were down heading into the fourth quarter this year, so this one seems just about wrapped up

Who's Playing

Charlotte @ Denver

Current Records: Charlotte 16-17; Denver 15-15

What to Know

The Charlotte Hornets haven't won a matchup against the Denver Nuggets since Dec. 7 of 2018, but they'll be looking to end the drought on Thursday. Charlotte will take on Denver at 9 p.m. ET at Ball Arena after having had a few days off. The neutral point spread forecasts a close one for these two.

The Hornets came up short against the Utah Jazz on Monday, falling 112-102. Power forward Miles Bridges (21 points), point guard LaMelo Ball (21 points), and shooting guard Terry Rozier (20 points) were the top scorers for Charlotte.

Meanwhile, it looks like Denver must have gotten on Santa's naughty list since the squad didn't end up with the win they were expected to receive on Wednesday. They took a 108-94 bruising from the Oklahoma City Thunder. Denver was down 88-66 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. The top scorers for the Nuggets were center Nikola Jokic (13 points), power forward Aaron Gordon (12 points), and point guard Austin Rivers (12 points).

Both of these teams will be looking to put their recent losses behind them and walk away with a victory. Allowing an average of 117.12 points per game, the Hornets haven't exactly asserted themselves on the defensive end. We'll see if they can patch up the holes in their defense before their upcoming game.