Denver
Nuggets
134
–
133
FINAL
Atlanta
Hawks
Date
Friday, December 5, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 23 | 31 | 40 | 40 | 134 |
| ATL | 41 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 133 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jamal Murray
DEN
23
PTS
5
REB
12
AST
+6
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots4
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending25.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.09
Impact Composite79.8
Hustle: 13.5Defense: 65.5Impact: 0.8
Double-Double4-6 from 33 deflectionsheld opponents to 25.0% FGonly 5 pts allowed on 56.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
40
PTS
9
REB
8
AST
-15
+/−
Game Performance
FG13-26 (50.0%)
3PT1-8
FT13-15
TS%61.3%
eFG%51.9%
STL1
BLK1
TOV2
ORTG113
DRTG137
NET-23
40 points7 contested shotsonly 42 pts allowed on 77.6 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Watson | 28:15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4-11 | 36% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 8:08 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Jamal Murray | 38:11 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8-16 | 50% | 4-6 | 67% | 3-3 | 100% | +6 |
| Cameron Johnson | 34:44 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6-14 | 43% | 4-9 | 44% | 0-1 | 0% | +15 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 27:19 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 46% | 4-8 | 50% | 3-5 | 60% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 12:01 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-4 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +16 |
| Nikola Jokić | 35:36 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13-26 | 50% | 1-8 | 13% | 13-15 | 87% | -15 |
| Bruce Brown | 32:17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4-4 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | 3-4 | 75% | +1 |
| Spencer Jones | 23:30 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -2 |
| TOTAL | — | 134 | 42 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 47-89 | 53% | 16-37 | 43% | 24-30 | 80% | — |
Hunter Tyson —
Curtis Jones —
Jalen Pickett —
| ATL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristaps Porziņģis | 20:29 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9-13 | 69% | 4-7 | 57% | 3-4 | 75% | +18 |
| Onyeka Okongwu | 27:31 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 50% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -18 |
| Mouhamed Gueye | 10:25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 33:48 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10-17 | 59% | 5-9 | 56% | 5-5 | 100% | 0 |
| Luke Kennard | 17:31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jalen Johnson | 37:36 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9-20 | 45% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | +3 |
| Vít Krejčí | 27:56 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-8 | 63% | 5-8 | 63% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Keaton Wallace | 10:17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Dyson Daniels | 33:39 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7-14 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Zaccharie Risacher | 20:49 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-7 | 57% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 133 | 45 | 11 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 49-95 | 52% | 20-46 | 43% | 15-16 | 94% | — |
Asa Newell —
Trae Young —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN47/89 (53%)
Paint
27/38 (71%)
Mid
4/15 (27%)
3PT
16/37 (43%)
RA 78%ATB3 43%Paint 18%Mid 44%Corner 3 44%
ATL49/95 (52%)
Paint
23/41 (56%)
Mid
7/16 (44%)
3PT
20/46 (43%)
RA 69%ATB3 40%Corner 3 50%Paint 20%Mid 71%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Jalen Johnson
defended Spencer Jones
3.9 min • 4 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Onyeka Okongwu
held Jonas Valančiūnas
2.7 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Vít Krejčí
vs Bruce Brown
2.2 min • 9 pts • 75%
| ATL Defense | Bruce Brown | Cameron Johnson | Jamal Murray | Jonas Valančiūnas | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Spencer Jones | Tim Hardaway Jr. | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Johnson | 1.1m 2pts 50% | 2.2m 2pts 33% | 1.6m 4pts 29% | — | 1.1m 10pts 100% | 3.0m 4pts 67% | 3.9m 4pts 33% | — | — |
| Dyson Daniels | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 3pts 100% | 3.8m 2pts 33% | — | 2.6m 6pts 50% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 4pts 67% | — | — |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 1.4m 5pts 100% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 8pts 50% | 2.5m 6pts 100% | — |
| Onyeka Okongwu | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 2.7m 0pts 0% | 3.5m 6pts 40% | — | — | — | — |
| Vít Krejčí | 2.2m 9pts 75% | 2.1m 3pts 50% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 3pts 100% | — |
| Zaccharie Risacher | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 2.1m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.1m 4pts 67% | — | — | — |
| Luke Kennard | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — |
| Kristaps Porziņģis | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 2.4m 3pts 100% | 1.1m 3pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Keaton Wallace | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Mouhamed Gueye | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.8m 8pts 100% | — | — | 2.2m 6pts 40% | 2.0m 10pts 80% | — | — | 2.7m 12pts 83% | 3.3m 5pts 40% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = ATL leads, negative = DEN leads
ATL Largest Lead
23
Q2 8:07
DEN Largest Lead
11
Q4 5:07
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
ATL 8-0 run
Q1 8:23 – Q1 9:59
+14 → +19
DEN 8-0 run
Q3 0:46 – Q3 1:28
+18 → +11
DEN 9-0 run
Q3 2:05 – Q3 3:11
+11 → +4
DEN 9-0 run
Q4 0:57 – Q4 2:19
+6 → 0