The Denver Nuggets and Charlotte Hornets will face each other in the NBA regular season.
Tournament – NBA;
Date – 19.12.2022;
Kick-Off – 01:00 UK;
Venue – Ball Arena (18.000);
City – Denver, Colorado, USA.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-6) for Nuggets – 1.69.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Under 240 – 1.645.
The Denver Nuggets shouldn’t have any problems. Not only is Charlotte’s defence awful, but they also can’t adjust on the offensive end. On the road, they very often struggle to get past the 100-point mark. With a game like that, the Hornets probably shouldn’t expect to succeed.
In 4 of the Charlotte Hornets last 6 away games, the 238.5-point mark has not been broken in regular time. It’s unlikely to happen now. The Hornets have a weak offensive line, so we doubt the visitors’ chances.
After three straight wins, the Denver Nuggets lost to the Los Angeles Lakers (121-120) with an unstoppable Westbrook triple-double. The Nuggets had not lost to anyone in a long time.
Murray, Jokic and Gordon combined for 65 points, but not enough to seriously challenge LeBron, Davis and Westbrook.
The Denver Nuggets are currently in third place in their conference. Michael Malone’s squad now has 17 wins against 11 losses and a good chance of catching up with the New Orleans Pelicans after beating the Charlotte Hornets.
The Denver Nuggets are averaging 115.7 points per game this season.
The Charlotte Hornets are already in last place in the Eastern Conference and the situation is only getting worse. Their last seven games were lost without a chance. The most recent win was against the Washington Wizards with a score of 117-116.
In the last game, they lost to the Atlanta Hawks, the Hornets’ best player was a recovered Lonzo Ball, who scored 27 points, but those points did not do his club any good. Kelly Oubre Jr. was second in scoring with 16 points.
The Hornets are at the bottom of their conference with just 7 wins in 29 games played. The Hornets won their last away game against the Denver Nuggets, but it was their only win in five games played on the Nuggets’ court.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Denver Nuggets: Jamal Murray – Bruce Brown – Kentavious Caldwell-Pope – Aaron Gordon – Nikola Jokić.
Charlotte Hornets: LaMelo Ball – Terry Rozier – Jalen McDaniels – Gordon Hayward – Mason Plumlee.
Collin Gillespie (Out), Michael Porter Jr. (Out), Nikola Jokic (Day-to-day) and Jamal Murray (Day-to-day) are listed as injured for the Denver Nuggets.
Cody Martin (Out), Dennis Smith Jr. (Out) and Mark Williams (Out) are listed as injured for the Charlotte Hornets.
The fixture will be played at Ball Arena (18.000) in Denver, Colorado, USA.
This starting whistle will sound on the 19th of December, 2022, at 01:00 UK Time.
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