Most notably, the Nuggets remain without Jokic, along with a handful of other key players, but they also have to monitor the statuses of Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon, and Bruce Brown ahead of Sunday's game. The Nuggets' full injury report:

Brandon Miller scored 23 points, Tidjane Salaun came off the bench for 13 points and 11 rebounds, and the Charlotte Hornets blew past the injury-depleted Denver Nuggets 110-87 on Sunday night.

Brandon Miller led the way for the Hornets in Saturday’s loss as he ended the game with 28 points, six rebounds and five assists while Kon Knueppel recorded 24 points and 11 rebounds. While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Sunday night’s matchup, both squads may be without multiple key players due to injuries.

The Denver Nuggets were one of the hottest teams in the NBA heading into Sunday's matchup against the Charlotte Hornets, winning six of their previous seven gam

Other than a brief controversy over substitutions, the Nuggets’ loss to Charlotte on Sunday lacked drama as a four-game winning streak ended.

Bennett Durando: The Nuggets lose the Hornets, 110-87. They're 29-14 overall, 7-4 without Nikola Jokic as a four-game winning streak is snapped on the second night of a back-to-back. Rebounding battle was 61-36 tonight, points in the paint 62-32. Lakers are in town Tuesday.

Down four of their typical starting five, Jamal Murray was the lone starter in the mix for the Nuggets, where they were simply outmatched on both ends of the floor. Denver shot less than 22% from three as a team, allowed an astounding 62 points in the paint from the Hornets, and tied their season-lowest total in points for a single game at 87.