Game completed

Denver Nuggets16-6134atAtlanta Hawks13-11133

Fri, Dec 5, 7:30 PM ESTState Farm Arena, Atlanta, GAAltitude · FanDuel Sports Network - Southeast - Atlanta

The box score

Final numbers

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
DEN	23	31	40	40	134
ATL	41	32	30	30	133

Denver Nuggets

134

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Spencer JonesSF	24	6	4	2	1	0	0	2-2	0-0	2-2	-2
Peyton WatsonPF	28	9	6	2	1	2	0	4-11	1-4	0-0	-9
Nikola JokićC	36	40	9	8	1	1	2	13-26	1-8	13-15	-15
Cameron JohnsonSG	35	16	4	2	1	1	2	6-14	4-9	0-1	+15
Jamal MurrayPG	38	23	5	12	2	1	4	8-16	4-6	3-3	+6
Tim Hardaway Jr.	27	17	6	0	0	0	1	5-11	4-8	3-5	-4
Bruce Brown	32	13	3	0	3	1	2	4-4	2-2	3-4	+1
Zeke Nnaji	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	-3
Jonas Valančiūnas	12	8	4	2	0	0	1	4-4	0-0	0-0	+16
Team		134	51	28	9	6	12	47-89	16-37	24-30

DNP: Curtis Jones, Jalen Pickett, Hunter Tyson, Tamar Bates (gleague twoway), Christian Braun (injury), Aaron Gordon (injury), DaRon Holmes II (gleague on assignment), Julian Strawther (injury)

Atlanta Hawks

133

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Zaccharie RisacherSF	21	9	3	0	0	0	0	4-7	0-2	1-1	-7
Jalen JohnsonPF	38	21	18	16	2	0	3	9-20	1-4	2-2	+3
Onyeka OkongwuC	28	13	6	2	1	0	1	4-8	3-6	2-2	-18
Dyson DanielsSG	34	15	3	8	2	0	3	7-14	1-3	0-0	+4
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerPG	34	30	5	1	0	0	1	10-17	5-9	5-5	0
Luke Kennard	18	2	1	1	1	0	1	0-2	0-1	2-2	-1
Kristaps Porziņģis	20	25	2	1	1	2	1	9-13	4-7	3-4	+18
Vít Krejčí	28	15	2	2	1	0	1	5-8	5-8	0-0	+7
Keaton Wallace	10	0	2	4	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	-6
Mouhamed Gueye	10	3	3	0	0	0	1	1-4	1-4	0-0	-5
Team		133	45	35	8	2	12	49-95	20-46	15-16

DNP: Asa Newell, Trae Young (injury), N'Faly Dante (concussion protocol), Nikola Đurišić (gleague on assignment), Caleb Houstan (gleague twoway), Eli John Ndiaye (gleague twoway), Jacob Toppin (injury)

Lead tracker

How the game flowed

Biggest lead · ATL: 23
Biggest lead · DEN: 11
Times tied: 1
Lead changes: 3
Longest run · DEN: 20

How they entered this matchup

Pregame context

Travel tax: DENBody clock: DEN4 in 6: ATL

DEN is carrying the heavier travel load at 426 mi from its previous stop.
DEN is dealing with minimal pressure: 2h on the body clock and 0h of zone shift.
ATL is playing into a 4 in 6 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
DEN is in game 2 of 4 on the road with 1,000 mi already logged before tip.

The numbers

Rest · travel · body clock

Schedule spot	DEN	ATL
Record	16-6	13-11
Days rest	1 day	1 day
Hours rest	48.5h	48h
Rest swing	+0.5h	-0.5h
Travel in	426 mi	0 mi
Zone change	0h	0h
Body clock	2h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 2 of 4	Homestand · 2 of 2
Miles before tip	1,000 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	4 in 6

How each side got here

Travel and map

DEN

426 mi

Indianapolis, INAtlanta, GA

DEN came from Indianapolis, IN with 426 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Indianapolis, IN to Atlanta, GA

ATL

0 mi

Atlanta, GANo travel

ATL stayed in Atlanta, GA between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Atlanta, GA

Where this game sits in the run

Trip context

DEN

Road trip

DEN is on game 2 of 4 on the road, with 1,000 mi already behind it.

Game in segment2 of 4

Miles before tip1,000 mi

Segment miles3,893 mi

ATL

Homestand

ATL is in game 2 of 2 on this homestand.

Game in segment2 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

TV · streaming · radio

Local TV: DENAltitudeATLFanDuel Sports Network - Southeast - Atlantain-market
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Radio: DENAltitude Sports Radio 92.5 FMSiriusXMATLWZGC

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