The Denver Nuggets suffered a demoralizing 122-114 loss to the Charlotte Hornets in a must-win game Friday night that the Nuggets should have won.
Denver led 94-86 at the end of the third quarter but Charlotte went on a 12-0 run to start the fourth against a Nuggets’ bench unit which the Hornets outscored 50-19, as Charlotte built up a sizeable lead and was able to hold off Denver down the stretch.
After the game, Nuggets’ coach Michael Malone was adamant that the team needed more from their bench unit in the loss, specifically Wilson Chandler and Mason Plumlee.