The Denver Nuggets are hoping to win their final three games of their road trip against the Charlotte Hornets, where they are 2-0 at the beginning. In spite of the fact that the Hornets are 4-10 on the road and have dropped six of their past seven games, Denver is on a back-to-back and needed every play from its starters to defeat the Brooklyn Nets
last night. In order to prepare for this, Charlotte has taken a few days off. Now, let’s see if they have enough players to slow down the defending champions in a traditional trap game before Denver takes on Golden State on Christmas Day.
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Injury Report: Hunter Tyson is out of the G-League; Cody Martin is uncertain (knee); Vlatko Cancar is out (knee); Braxton Key is out (G-League); Jay Huff is out (G-League); Collin Gillespie is out (G-League); Aaron Gordon is probably hurt (heel). LaMelo Ball is out (ankle), and Frank Ntilikina is out (lower leg).The Hornets are without LaMelo Ball, lack a clear home court advantage, rank worst in the league in terms of defensive rating, and rank among the bottom five in terms of offensive rating. With all of their starters back and playing at a high level, the Nuggets are the reigning champions. For the Nuggets, it should be an easy victory. However, with Denver playing without a break and against a team that could choose highly in the draft while missing important players, this is a
classic trap game. The simplest thing in the world to do is exit the game at halftime when the Nuggets play the Golden State Warriors on Christmas Day.speed against a rested team that would love nothing more than to take down the champs as an early Christmas present to themselves. Denver will have to find the motivation to come out with the necessary intensity – starters and bench – to put the Hornets away early, because letting the Hornets hang around is how Denver finds a way to lose this game late.
