Michael Porter Jr. produced 28 points and 13 rebounds, Nikola Jokic finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Charlotte Hornets 129-104 on Monday night.
Will Barton scored 23 points, Jamal Murray had 19 and PJ Dozier added 13 for the Nuggets. Facundo Campazzo dished out 10 assists, who earned their seventh win in eight games.
Terry Rozier led Charlotte with 21 points and Malik Monk added 16, all in the fourth quarter when the game was out of reach. LaMelo Ball contributed 14 points for the Hornets, whose four-game winning streak ended.
The Hornets jumped out to a nine-point lead in the first five minutes of the game. Barton, as he did …
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