Denver Nuggets 141, Atlanta Hawks 111 — Recap

December 8, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 141, Atlanta Hawks 111. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 38-23 ATL; Q2 DEN 33-25 ATL; Q3 DEN 35-36 ATL; Q4 DEN 35-27 ATL.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 48 points, 14 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 threes on 17-of-29 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 26 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 12-of-17 shooting; De'Andre Hunter (ATL) 20 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-20 shooting; Dyson Daniels (ATL) 18 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Christian Braun (DEN) 17 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

48 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST, 3 3PM · 17-29 FG

Scoring · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

26 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 3PM · 12-17 FG

Scoring · ATL

De'Andre Hunter

20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 3 3PM · 7-20 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
DEN	38	33	35	35		141
ATL	23	25	36	27		111

🧮 How They Scored

DENATL

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

69.7%Effective FG%47.4%

15.3%Turnover %10.1%

23.3%Offensive rebound %34.5%

0.270Free-throw rate0.260

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Michael Porter Jr. F	36	26	7	3	—	—	1	12-17	1-5	1-1	+15
Nikola Jokic C	35	48	14	8	3	—	3	17-29	3-6	11-13	+25
Christian Braun G	32	17	8	4	2	1	1	7-11	2-2	1-2	+34
Russell Westbrook G	31	9	1	11	2	1	4	4-6	1-3	0-1	+12
Aaron Gordon F	23	6	2	6	—	1	3	1-6	0-4	4-5	+17
Julian Strawther G	22	13	2	3	—	—	3	5-6	3-4	—	-2
Peyton Watson G	18	2	1	—	1	2	—	1-2	0-1	0-1	+9
Jalen Pickett G	17	5	2	5	1	—	2	2-2	1-1	—	+18
DeAndre Jordan C	10	4	4	2	—	—	1	2-2	—	—	—
Hunter Tyson F	8	5	1	1	—	—	—	2-2	1-1	—	+7
Zeke Nnaji F-C	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	1-2	—	0-1	+5
Trey Alexander G	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	1-2	—	—	+5
PJ Hall C	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	1-2	—	—	+5

Atlanta Hawks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Trae Young G	35	15	4	10	3	—	4	6-13	2-7	1-2	-5
Dyson Daniels G	34	18	4	6	5	1	3	7-15	2-5	2-4	-6
Zaccharie Risacher F	29	10	4	—	1	—	1	3-11	0-2	4-6	-13
Onyeka Okongwu F-C	25	14	9	1	1	—	1	5-10	—	4-4	-10
De'Andre Hunter F	24	20	3	1	—	—	—	7-20	3-9	3-3	-20
Larry Nance Jr. F	24	16	4	3	2	—	—	6-11	2-7	2-2	-26
Vit Krejci G	20	3	2	3	—	—	2	1-6	0-4	1-2	-14
Clint Capela C	19	9	10	1	—	—	—	4-7	—	1-2	-11
Kobe Bufkin G	4	4	2	—	—	—	1	2-3	0-1	—	-9

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	35	48	69.1	40.2	+29.6	31.2
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	36	26	74.5	20.0	+15.9	14.7
Christian Braun	Bench	32	17	71.5	15.3	+40.3	13.4
Julian Strawther	Bench	22	13	108.3	19.1	-1.7	11.0
Russell Westbrook	Bench	31	9	69.9	12.3	+13.7	8.5
Aaron Gordon	Bench	23	6	36.6	17.5	+30.9	3.8
Jalen Pickett	Bench	17	5	125.0	9.8	+44.8	9.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	8	5	125.0	8.7	+27.2	18.5
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	10	4	100.0	15.0	0.0	15.9
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	3	2	41.0	25.0	+71.4	0.0
Peyton Watson	Bench	18	2	41.0	4.8	+19.7	0.0
Trey Alexander	Bench	3	2	50.0	25.0	+71.4	8.0
PJ Hall	Bench	3	2	50.0	25.0	+71.4	16.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
De'Andre Hunter	Bench	24	20	46.9	32.3	-36.4	7.2
Dyson Daniels	Bench	34	18	53.7	21.7	-1.7	9.3
Larry Nance Jr.	Bench	24	16	67.3	17.9	-44.0	14.3
Trae Young	Bench	35	15	54.0	18.8	-3.2	9.7
Onyeka Okongwu	Bench	25	14	59.5	19.7	-18.9	9.9
Zaccharie Risacher	Bench	29	10	36.7	18.3	-22.0	0.7
Clint Capela	Bench	19	9	57.1	15.4	-22.3	9.5
Kobe Bufkin	Bench	4	4	66.7	40.0	-104.4	17.6
Vit Krejci	Bench	20	3	21.8	17.3	-35.6	-0.6
Bogdan Bogdanovic	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Johnson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0