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Atlanta Hawks 110, Denver Nuggets 87 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Atlanta Hawks 110, Denver Nuggets 87. Scoring by quarter: Q1 ATL 30-28 DEN; Q2 ATL 28-22 DEN; Q3 ATL 16-25 DEN; Q4 ATL 36-12 DEN.
Top performers (box score): Jalen Johnson (ATL) 29 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 threes on 12-of-18 shooting; Peyton Watson (DEN) 25 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-19 shooting; Nickeil Alexander-Walker (ATL) 22 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-21 shooting; Dyson Daniels (ATL) 17 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists on 8-of-14 shooting; Onyeka Okongwu (ATL) 15 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-14 shooting.
Standouts
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
Ahead for good: Dyson Daniels makes 3-foot two point shot (Q4 11:53, ATL 76, DEN 75).
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 30 | 28 | 16 | 36 | 110 | |
| DEN | 28 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 87 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyson Daniels G | 36 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8-14 | 0-2 | 1-2 | +25 |
| Jalen Johnson F | 35 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12-18 | 5-6 | 0-1 | +11 |
| Onyeka Okongwu F-C | 35 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6-14 | 3-7 | 0-0 | +32 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker G | 33 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9-21 | 3-11 | 1-1 | +9 |
| Luke Kennard G | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +18 |
| Vit Krejci G | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-8 | 0-7 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Mouhamed Gueye F | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Keaton Wallace G | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Asa Newell F | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +20 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Watson G | 34 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9-19 | 2-4 | 5-7 | +2 |
| Jalen Pickett G | 33 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Hunter Tyson F | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. G | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 2-2 | -19 |
| Aaron Gordon F | 25 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 3-4 | -19 |
| Christian Braun G | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Bruce Brown G | 24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | -23 |
| Zeke Nnaji F-C | 21 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 3-3 | -24 |
| DaRon Holmes II F | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Julian Strawther G | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -12 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Johnson | Starter | 35 | 29 | 78.6 | 26.3 | +14.4 | 25.6 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Starter | 33 | 22 | 51.3 | 30.6 | +14.7 | 16.2 |
| Dyson Daniels | Starter | 36 | 17 | 57.1 | 18.8 | +33.8 | 20.7 |
| Onyeka Okongwu | Starter | 35 | 15 | 53.6 | 19.8 | +38.5 | 9.6 |
| Vit Krejci | Starter | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 13.1 | +12.7 | -6.0 |
| Keaton Wallace | Bench | 17 | 10 | 83.3 | 16.2 | +10.9 | 12.6 |
| Asa Newell | Bench | 11 | 9 | 90.0 | 21.7 | +93.7 | 19.1 |
| Luke Kennard | Bench | 27 | 8 | 66.7 | 10.7 | +35.7 | 8.8 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Mouhamed Gueye | Bench | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | -31.5 | -6.7 |
| Zaccharie Risacher | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| N'Faly Dante | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Watson | Starter | 34 | 25 | 56.6 | 38.0 | +4.5 | 14.5 |
| Hunter Tyson | Starter | 27 | 10 | 55.6 | 19.6 | +12.6 | 9.9 |
| Jalen Pickett | Starter | 33 | 7 | 58.3 | 10.1 | -19.8 | 12.0 |
| DaRon Holmes II | Starter | 15 | 6 | 100.0 | 12.5 | -16.7 | 9.9 |
| Christian Braun | Starter | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 13.2 | -11.5 | -3.0 |
| Aaron Gordon | Bench | 25 | 14 | 54.9 | 27.5 | -33.4 | 15.7 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 21 | 12 | 94.9 | 20.5 | -51.1 | 10.6 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Bench | 26 | 10 | 56.3 | 16.4 | -34.0 | 5.7 |
| Bruce Brown | Bench | 24 | 3 | 31.5 | 11.8 | -47.9 | 2.8 |
| Jamal Murray | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Julian Strawther | Bench | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 21.7 | -65.9 | -19.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
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