{"id":474746,"date":"2024-01-02T04:18:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T08:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=474746"},"modified":"2024-01-02T04:18:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T08:18:00","slug":"nuggets-breeze-past-hornets-111-93","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/nuggets-breeze-past-hornets-111-93\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuggets breeze past Hornets 111-93"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/denver-nuggets\/\">Denver Nuggets<\/a> started off 2024 strongly with a comfortable 111-93 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Year&#39;s win \ud83e\udd1d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MileHighBasketball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MileHighBasketball<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6RX3a3PIZP\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/6RX3a3PIZP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nuggets\/status\/1742037348597002416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jamal Murray led the way for the defending NBA champions with 25 points, while Michael Porter Jr. scored 22.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/player\/nikola-jokic\/\">Nikola Jokic<\/a> had 13 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists as Denver routed the short-handed Charlotte for their 11th straight loss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGuys were locked in and defense was leading to offense,\u201d Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. \u201cWe took care of it in the second half, and that\u2019s Denver Nuggets basketball.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Miles Bridges was the highest scorer for the Hornets with 26 points. 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