nuggets set for matchup with the hornets

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Nikola Jokic leads Denver into a matchup against Charlotte. He’s 10th in the NBA scoring 26.3 points per game.

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The Hornets have gone 20-18 at home. Charlotte ranks eighth in the NBA

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The Nuggets are 22-16 on the road. Denver is sixth in the Western

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Conference scoring 111.8 points per game and is shooting 47.9%.

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The teams square off for the second time this season. The Hornets won the last matchup 115-107 on Dec. 24,

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Miles Bridges is shooting 48.6% and averaging 20.1 points for the Hornets. LaMelo Ball is averaging 3.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Charlotte.

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Jokic is scoring 26.3 points per game and averaging 13.5 rebounds for the Nuggets. Nah’Shon Hyland is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Denver.

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