Atlanta
Hawks
110
–
87
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Friday, January 9, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 30 | 28 | 16 | 36 | 110 |
| DEN | 28 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 87 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Dyson Daniels
ATL
17
PTS
11
REB
10
AST
+25
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections6
Contested Shots2
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending77.8%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.29
Impact Composite53.0
Hustle: 16.5Defense: 32.3Impact: 4.2
Triple-Double57.1% FG4 steals6 deflections+25 plus/minusonly 15 pts allowed on 51.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jalen Johnson
ATL
29
PTS
9
REB
6
AST
+11
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-18 (66.7%)
3PT5-6
FT0-1
TS%78.6%
eFG%80.6%
STL1
BLK1
TOV2
ORTG106
DRTG91
NET+14
66.7% FG5-6 from 33 deflections7 contested shots+11 plus/minusonly 12 pts allowed on 41.1 possessions
Box Score
| ATL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onyeka Okongwu | 34:43 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6-14 | 43% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | +32 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 33:22 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-21 | 43% | 3-11 | 27% | 1-1 | 100% | +9 |
| Vít Krejčí | 27:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0-8 | 0% | 0-7 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Dyson Daniels | 35:38 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-14 | 57% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +25 |
| Jalen Johnson | 34:43 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12-18 | 67% | 5-6 | 83% | 0-1 | 0% | +11 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Mouhamed Gueye | 18:37 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Luke Kennard | 27:28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +18 |
| Keaton Wallace | 17:20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Asa Newell | 10:49 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-5 | 80% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +20 |
| TOTAL | — | 110 | 40 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 46-94 | 49% | 16-43 | 37% | 2-4 | 50% | — |
Zaccharie Risacher —
Kristaps Porziņģis —
N'Faly Dante —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Tyson | 27:20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4-9 | 44% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Peyton Watson | 34:00 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9-19 | 47% | 2-4 | 50% | 5-7 | 71% | +2 |
| Jalen Pickett | 33:18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| DaRon Holmes II | 15:12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Christian Braun | 24:47 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0-5 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Gordon | 24:28 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 46% | 1-5 | 20% | 3-4 | 75% | -19 |
| Bruce Brown | 23:43 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -23 |
| Julian Strawther | 10:26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 20:42 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4-5 | 80% | 1-2 | 50% | 3-3 | 100% | -24 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 26:04 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | -19 |
| TOTAL | — | 87 | 44 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 30-72 | 42% | 11-32 | 34% | 16-20 | 80% | — |
Jamal Murray —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
ATL46/94 (49%)
Paint
28/45 (62%)
Mid
10/16 (63%)
3PT
16/43 (37%)
ATB3 42%RA 74%Paint 48%Corner 3 14%Mid 40%
DEN30/72 (42%)
Paint
15/34 (44%)
Mid
7/11 (64%)
3PT
11/32 (34%)
ATB3 36%RA 56%Paint 39%Corner 3 29%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jalen Pickett
defended Nickeil Alexander-Walker
6.4 min • 3 pts • 100%
Best Defender
Tim Hardaway Jr.
held Luke Kennard
3.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Zeke Nnaji
vs Asa Newell
2.6 min • 6 pts • 100%
| DEN Defense | Asa Newell | Dyson Daniels | Jalen Johnson | Keaton Wallace | Luke Kennard | Mouhamed Gueye | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Onyeka Okongwu | Vít Krejčí |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Watson | — | 6.1m 4pts 33% | 1.4m 3pts 25% | — | — | — | 2.1m 2pts 50% | 1.5m 2pts 33% | 1.0m 7pts 67% |
| Jalen Pickett | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 6.4m 3pts 100% | 1.5m 2pts 100% | 2.4m 0pts 0% |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.8m 2pts 33% | 3.5m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 3pts 100% | — | — |
| Christian Braun | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 3.1m 0pts 0% |
| Hunter Tyson | — | — | 4.6m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.9m 4pts 50% |
| Bruce Brown | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 2.3m 2pts 0% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Gordon | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0m 5pts 67% | — | 4.2m 4pts 25% | — |
| Zeke Nnaji | 2.6m 6pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 1.9m 2pts 50% | — |
| DaRon Holmes II | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 3.3m 3pts 50% | — |
| Julian Strawther | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.0m 3pts 25% | — | 1.5m 4pts 100% | 2.2m 3pts 50% | 2.6m 7pts 60% | 2.8m 4pts 33% | 3.1m 5pts 50% | 1.7m 3pts 20% | 1.6m 4pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = ATL leads
DEN Largest Lead
5
Q1 1:49
ATL Largest Lead
26
Q4 10:44
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q3 10:42 – Q3 11:55
-2 → +3
DEN 9-0 run
Q3 10:42 – Q3 11:55
-2 → +4
ATL 8-0 run
Q3 12:00 – Q4 0:30
+1 → -4
ATL 10-0 run
Q3 12:00 – Q4 0:58
+1 → -6