Atlanta Hawks 120, Denver Nuggets 139 — Recap

January 1, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Atlanta Hawks 120, Denver Nuggets 139. Scoring by quarter: Q1 ATL 33-40 DEN; Q2 ATL 38-34 DEN; Q3 ATL 24-41 DEN; Q4 ATL 25-24 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Trae Young (ATL) 30 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-17 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 23 points, 17 rebounds, 15 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 21 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-14 shooting; De'Andre Hunter (ATL) 20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · ATL

Trae Young

30 PTS, 4 REB, 9 AST, 4 3PM · 8-17 FG

Scoring · DEN

Nikola Jokic

23 PTS, 17 REB, 15 AST, 1 3PM · 8-16 FG

Scoring · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 5 3PM · 8-14 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
ATL	33	38	24	25		120
DEN	40	34	41	24		139

🧮 How They Scored

ATLDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

51.2%Effective FG%62.8%

8.8%Turnover %10.4%

22.0%Offensive rebound %12.9%

0.235Free-throw rate0.223

Box Score

Atlanta Hawks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Zaccharie Risacher F	32	13	3	2	—	1	1	6-12	1-6	—	-17
Trae Young G	30	30	4	9	2	—	4	8-17	4-10	10-12	-25
Dyson Daniels G	30	9	5	6	3	—	—	4-17	1-7	—	-17
Vit Krejci G	28	14	6	5	—	2	—	5-12	3-8	1-1	+3
De'Andre Hunter F	26	20	4	3	3	—	2	7-14	3-5	3-5	-10
Onyeka Okongwu F-C	24	9	7	2	1	1	—	4-6	1-3	—	-9
Clint Capela C	20	4	7	1	1	—	2	2-4	—	0-2	-13
Dominick Barlow F	4	2	2	1	—	—	—	1-3	—	—	+3

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	36	21	3	2	2	1	2	6-14	2-5	7-7	+11
Christian Braun G	32	15	3	4	—	—	—	7-9	0-1	1-1	+23
Nikola Jokic C	30	23	17	15	—	1	2	8-16	1-1	6-6	+31
Julian Strawther G	30	13	6	2	2	1	1	6-12	1-5	—	+4
Russell Westbrook G	26	16	2	11	—	—	2	5-6	1-2	5-5	+24
Michael Porter Jr. F	24	21	4	2	1	—	1	8-14	5-9	—	+24
Peyton Watson G	24	11	—	1	2	1	2	4-10	1-4	2-2	+3
DeAndre Jordan C	15	8	7	3	1	1	1	4-4	—	—	-6
Jalen Pickett G	13	7	1	4	—	—	1	3-5	1-2	—	-4
Hunter Tyson F	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3
Zeke Nnaji F-C	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	1-2	—	—	-6
Spencer Jones F	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	1-2	0-1	—	-6

🔬 Advanced Stats

Atlanta HawksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Trae Young	Bench	30	30	67.3	30.6	-34.2	15.8
De'Andre Hunter	Bench	26	20	61.7	25.0	-17.9	11.3
Vit Krejci	Bench	28	14	56.3	16.2	+4.6	8.5
Zaccharie Risacher	Bench	32	13	54.2	16.9	-21.4	5.1
Onyeka Okongwu	Bench	24	9	75.0	9.8	-16.4	9.8
Dyson Daniels	Bench	30	9	26.5	21.5	-20.0	4.6
Clint Capela	Bench	20	4	41.0	12.1	-32.8	4.8
Dominick Barlow	Bench	4	2	33.3	33.3	+23.6	14.6
Bogdan Bogdanovic	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Johnson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	30	23	61.7	27.0	+45.6	23.7
Jamal Murray	Bench	36	21	61.5	20.2	+11.9	8.4
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	24	21	75.0	25.4	+41.1	13.7
Russell Westbrook	Bench	26	16	97.6	16.9	+44.9	14.2
Christian Braun	Bench	32	15	79.4	11.3	+28.2	9.1
Julian Strawther	Bench	30	13	54.2	17.1	+4.1	8.0
Peyton Watson	Bench	24	11	50.6	21.7	+7.5	3.3
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	15	8	100.0	13.9	-20.6	21.1
Jalen Pickett	Bench	13	7	70.0	19.4	-10.0	13.3
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	3	2	50.0	28.6	-85.7	5.9
Spencer Jones	Bench	3	2	50.0	28.6	-85.7	5.9
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	4	—	0.0	0.0	-23.6	0.0