The Denver Nuggets broke their league-best seven-game win streak with a 113-107 defeat at the hands of the Charlotte Hornets Friday night.
The Nuggets, who’d won also won five in a row on the road prior to the matchup at Spectrum Center, came into the game in sole possession of first-place in the Western Conference standings. However, Denver - rated in the top five in the league in defensive rating - allowed an uncharacteristic 40 points in the second quarter to fall behind 12 at halftime.
After trailing by as many as 16, the Nuggets dwindled that deficit all the way down to one on a bucket from Juancho Hernangómez with 2:43 to play in the third.