Nuggets face Hornets in first game of new year – NBA.com

What better way to usher in the new year than with some Denver Nuggets basketball?
The Nuggets play the Charlotte Hornets on the very first day of 2024. Here’s a look at the injury report.
INJURY REPORT
Denver:
Vlatko Čančar — OUT (Left Knee Surgery)
Collin Gillespie — OUT (G League Two-Way Assignment)
Aaron Gordon — QUESTIONABLE (Face/Hand Lacerations)
Jay Huff — OUT (G League Two-Way Assignment)
Reggie Jackson — PROBABLE (Left Calf Tightness)
Hunter Tyson — OUT (G League Assignment)
Charlotte:
Amari Baily — OUT (G League Two-Way Assignment)
LaMelo Ball — OUT (Right Ankle Sprain)
Leaky Black — OUT (G League Two-Way Assignment)
Gordon Hayward — OUT (Left Calf Strain)
Frank Ntilikina — OUT (Left Tibia Nondisplaced Fracture)
Terry Rozier — PROBABLE (Illness)
Mark Williams — DOUBTFUL (Low Back Contusion)
December was not kind to the Charlotte Hornets.
For all of the chatter about the Detroit Pistons, who made history by losing 28 consecutive games, the Pistons finished the month 1-12. Guess who also lost 12 of 13 games in December? Yup, the Charlotte Hornets.
Injuries have played a massive role in Charlotte’s 7-23 start to the season. LaMelo Ball began the season at an All-Star level but has now missed more than a month of games with an ankle sprain. Gordon Hayward was having a nice bounceback year; he, too, is now sidelined. Starting center Mark Williams has been in and out of the lineup.
Denver played Charlotte already this season and won, 102-95, on the road. A strong second half in which Denver held Charlotte to just 9 total points in the third quarter helped the Nuggets win their second game in two nights.
Speaking of winning, Denver’s done a lot of that lately. They’ve claimed 10 victories in their last 12 games and currently sit at the third spot in the Western Conference standings with a 23-11 record. Their record last year at this time? 24-12, which on January 1, 2023, was good for the No. 1 seed in the West.
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