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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 29 | 35 | 27 | 32 | 123 |
 Hawks | 31 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 115 |
DENTeam statsATL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 47-9251.1% | 9-2733.3% | 20-2774.1% | 41 | 27 | 4 |
| ATL | 35-7745.5% | 18-3946.2% | 27-3284.4% | 34 | 24 | 10 |
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Denver Nuggets123| 37 | 47, Career high (his best before, 41) | 16-25 | 4-8 | 0 | 11-16 | 0 | +21.4 | |||||||
| 37 | 28, Season high (his best before, 26) | 12-20 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0 | +4 | +7.9 | |||||||
| 36 | 4 | 2-12 | 0-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −13.9 | ||||
| 34 | 16 | 6-13 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 0 | +9 | +2.5 | |||||||
| 24 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −6.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −4.2 | ||||
| 20 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +17 | −0.8 | |||||||
| 19 | 14 | 6-9 | 1-1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +3.7 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −0.3 | |||||
| Team | 123 | 47-9251.1% | 9-2733.3% | 41 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 20-2774.1% | 7 | 4 | 6 | |||
Bench 26 points on 11 for 19 shooting
Did not play: PJ Dozier, Juancho Hernangomez, Torrey Craig and Malik Beasley (coach’s decision).
Atlanta Hawks115| 39 | 29 | 8-12 | 4-5 | 9-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +7.0 | |||||
| 37 | 16 | 5-11 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 34 | 22 | 8-12 | 6-8, Ties his career high | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | +8.3 | |||||||
| 30 | 17 | 6-15 | 1-6 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | −8 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −3.7 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 10 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 6-10 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −4.0 | |||||
| 19 | 7 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.9 | ||||
| 18 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.5 | |||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.1 | ||||
| 8 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +0.7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | 0.0 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.6 | ||||
| Team | 115 | 35-7745.5% | 18-3946.2% | 34 | 24 | 10 | 22 | 27-3284.4% | 4 | 3 | 5 | |||
Bench 29 points on 7 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Paul Watson (coach’s decision).
Nuggets123Hawks115ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Nikola Jokić scored a career-high 47 points, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Atlanta Hawks 123-115.
The Nuggets took control with a 20-6 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 10.
The Hawks got within 101-100 on John Collins’ three-point play with 8:19 to play, but Monte Morris answered with an alley oop layup, and the Hawks got no closer than 108-106.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Hawks 8-3. Jamal Murray scored 4 of the Nuggets’ 8 on 2 for 3 shooting.
Will Barton had a season-high 28 points (14 in the paint) and 9 rebounds. Jokić and Murray set each other up for 8 baskets and 18 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Hawks, Trae Young had 29 points and 12 assists on 8 for 12 shooting, and Kevin Huerter added 22 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) and 8 rebounds on 8 for 12 shooting.
The Hawks forced 4 turnovers, about 11 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Nuggets outscored the Hawks 54-34 in the paint.
Denver NuggetsAtlanta HawksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
103 points from the field on 92 shots: 7.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-30 | 66.7% | 64% |
| In the paint | 9-17 | 52.9% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 9-18 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-3 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-24 | 33.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Len | 32 | 21 | 8-14 | +11 |
| John Collins | 10 | 2 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Bruno Fernando | 8 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Damian Jones | 6 | 7 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 10 | 4-5 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 44 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Andre Hunter | 37 | 6 | 3-8 | −3 |
| Kevin Huerter | 15 | 11 | 5-5 | +8 |
| Cam Reddish | 13 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Trae Young | 5 | 2 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 11 | 5-9 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trae Young | 39 | 4 | 2-3 | −7 |
| Kevin Huerter | 8 | 7 | 3-4 | +5 |
| De'Andre Hunter | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Allen Crabbe | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 3 | 1-7 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
ATL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DEN
50/50
ATL
Highest Leverage Moments
Young 35' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (27 PTS)
Q4 4:25
16.4%
24→40
Huerter 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (20 PTS)
Q4 3:37
15.0%
14→29
Young 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS)
Q1 1:51
13.2%
49→62
Hunter 27' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Reddish 1 AST)
Q4 10:35
12.3%
24→37
Murray 3' Layup (14 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
Q4 2:34
11.5%
20→8
