Game ID: 22300296
Denver Nuggets @ Atlanta Hawks
Monday, December 11, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 36 26 24 36 122DEN 28 37 38 26 129
ATL vs DEN ScoutingATL vs DEN Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
ATL availability going into 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 13 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 13 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 11/25 after 6, 4 min since (29% of 15)
BACK Mathews back 11/25 after 4, 9 min since (61% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 11/25 after 4, 7 min since (60% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 14 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 14 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 11/25 after 6, 4 min since (29% of 15)
BACK Mathews back 11/25 after 4, 10 min since (68% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 11/25 after 4, 7 min since (60% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/06 · 3 days' restOUT Johnson missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 2 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 15 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 15 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 2 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Mathews back 11/25 after 4, 10 min since (63% of 15)
ATL availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 5 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 3 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 16 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 16 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 3 since 11/30, returns tonight: 12 min (115% of 11)
OUT Mills missed 5 since 11/26, returns tonight: 17 min (157% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restOUT Johnson missed 6 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 4 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 17 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 17 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Forrest back 12/08 after 3, 12 min since (115% of 11)
BACK Mills back 12/08 after 5, 17 min since (157% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/13 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 7 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 5 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 18 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 18 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Forrest back 12/08 after 3, 12 min since (115% of 11)
BACK Mills back 12/08 after 5, 17 min since (157% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/15 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 8 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Hunter missed 2 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 6 since 11/30, returns tonight: 1 min (7% of 15)
OUT Gueye missed 19 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 19 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 2 since 12/11, returns tonight: 11 min (99% of 11)
OUT Mills missed 2 since 12/11, returns tonight: 1 min (10% of 11)
NEW Bey 33 to 38 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 12/16 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 9 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Hunter missed 3 since 12/11, returns tonight: 26 min (89% of 30)
OUT Gueye missed 20 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 20 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 12/15 after 6, 1 min since (7% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 12/08 after 3, 12 min since (107% of 11)
BACK Mills back 12/08 after 5, 9 min since (83% of 11)
NEW Bey 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Capela 26 to 31 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 12/18 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 10 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 21 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 21 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hunter back 12/16 after 3, 26 min since (89% of 30)
BACK Fernando back 12/15 after 6, 8 min since (56% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 12/08 after 3, 10 min since (94% of 11)
BACK Mills back 12/08 after 5, 10 min since (95% of 11)
NEW Bey 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Capela 26 to 32 min over the last 4
DEN availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Murray back 11/29 after 11, 22 min since (69% of 33)
BACK Holiday back 11/24 after 2, 25 min since (171% of 15)
BACK Jordan back 11/26 after 9, 17 min since (159% of 11)
NEW Jackson 21 to 30 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 12/02 · back-to-backOUT Gordon missed 4 since 11/26, returns tonight: 33 min (101% of 32)
BACK Murray back 11/29 after 11, 22 min since (69% of 33)
BACK Holiday back 11/24 after 2, 25 min since (171% of 15)
BACK Jordan back 11/26 after 9, 16 min since (150% of 11)
NEW Jackson 21 to 29 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 12/06 · 3 days' restOUT Murray missed 2 since 12/01, returns tonight: 29 min (89% of 33)
BACK Gordon back 12/02 after 4, 33 min since (101% of 32)
BACK Jordan back 11/26 after 9, 15 min since (138% of 11)
NEW Jackson 21 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Holiday 15 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Strawther 11 to 16 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restBACK Murray back 11/29 after 11, 26 min since (79% of 33)
BACK Gordon back 12/02 after 4, 32 min since (99% of 32)
NEW Jackson 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Holiday 15 to 24 min over the last 4
DEN availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restBACK Murray back 11/29 after 11, 28 min since (85% of 33)
BACK Gordon back 12/02 after 4, 29 min since (89% of 32)
NEW Jackson 21 to 26 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 12/12 · back-to-backBACK Murray back 12/06 after 2, 30 min since (92% of 33)
BACK Gordon back 12/02 after 4, 29 min since (89% of 32)
DEN availability going into 12/14 · 1 day's restBACK Murray back 12/06 after 2, 30 min since (92% of 33)
BACK Gordon back 12/02 after 4, 29 min since (91% of 32)
NEW Strawther 11 to 16 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 12/16 · 1 day's restBACK Murray back 12/06 after 2, 28 min since (86% of 33)
NEW Strawther 11 to 18 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 12/18 · 1 day's restOUT Caldwell-Pope missed 2 since 12/14, returns tonight: 26 min (82% of 32)
NEW Holiday 15 to 20 min over the last 4
NEW Strawther 11 to 18 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 127, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Young at 30 and Murray at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Johnson (6 straight), Fernando (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Jokić at 27 and Murray at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, Denver allowing 117 a night to Atlanta's 127. Call it Atlanta 119, Denver 118, Denver keeping it close.
11/30 @ SAS 137-135 — ATL notes
ATL won 137-135. ATL shot 51% (49 of 96) to SAS's 54%, 14 of 33 from three, and went to the line 29 times to SAS's 23 — 25 points from the stripe to their 21. ATL turned it over 10 times to SAS's 21. The glass went 37-47 against them. Young led with 45 (15 of 29, 2 of 9 from three, 13 of 16 at the line); Murray added 24, Bogdanović 14. The hinge was Q4, 36-30: ATL came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 2. ATL trailed 62-66 at the half and won the second half 75-69. Bogdanović was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
12/02 @ MIL 121-132 — ATL notes
ATL lost 121-132. ATL took 12 more shots (101 to 89), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to MIL's 60%, 15 of 38 from three, and went to the line 21 times to MIL's 15 — 16 points from the stripe to their 12. Young led with 32 (13 of 28, 5 of 13 from three); Murray added 30, Bey 17. Q3 was theirs, 35-32, the deficit cut from 4 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 100-86 against them. Okongwu's -19 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/06 vs BKN 113-114 — ATL notes
ATL lost 113-114. ATL shot 45% (42 of 94) to BKN's 46%, 12 of 35 from three, and got to the line 18 times to BKN's 24. Young led with 30 (11 of 24, 3 of 9 from three); Bey added 21, Bogdanović 20. Q1 was theirs, 33-31, but the other 3 periods went 83-80 against them. Okongwu's -8 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/08 @ PHI 114-125 — ATL notes
ATL lost 114-125. ATL took 17 more shots (104 to 87), fed by 23 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to PHI's 48%, 13 of 39 from three, and got to the line 21 times to PHI's 37. Hunter led with 24 (9 of 18, 4 of 7 from three); Bogdanović added 20, Murray 20. Q2 was theirs, 45-27, turning a 12-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 98-69 against them. Hunter's -13 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/11 vs DEN 122-129 — ATL notes
ATL lost 122-129. ATL took 8 more shots (96 to 88), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to DEN's 53%, 17 of 44 from three, and got to the line 18 times to DEN's 29. ATL turned it over 10 times to DEN's 16. The glass went 35-49 against them. Bogdanović led with 40 (14 of 24, 10 of 17 from three); Murray added 21, Young 19. Q4 was theirs, 36-26, the deficit cut from 17 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 103-86 against them. They led by as many as 11. Young's -10 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/13 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Barnes at 23 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Freeman-Liberty (21 straight), Young (12 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 127, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Young at 32 and Bogdanović at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Johnson (7 straight), Fernando (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 38 percent from three to Toronto's 30 and the glass, where Toronto has been plus-3 a night and Atlanta minus-3. Call it Toronto 120, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/15 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Siakam at 26 and Barnes at 24 a game. Without Freeman-Liberty (22 straight), Young (13 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 127, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Young at 29 and Bogdanović at 23 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Johnson (8 straight), Hunter (2 straight), Fernando (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-4 a night and Atlanta minus-2 and the arc, Atlanta at 38 percent from three to Toronto's 33. Call it Toronto 122, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/16 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mitchell at 29 and Garland at 25 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Eva. Mobley (4 straight), Merrill (2 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 16 free throws a game; Young at 30 and Bogdanović at 24 a game. Without Johnson (9 straight), Hunter (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 110 a night to Atlanta's 121 and the turnovers, Cleveland giving it away 14 times a game to Atlanta's 11. Call it Cleveland 118, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/18 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 124, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Young at 32 and Bogdanović at 25 a game. Without Johnson (10 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 131, shooting 46 percent and 26 from three, 27 free throws a game; Bogdanović at 20 and Cunningham at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Duren (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 39 percent from three to Detroit's 26 and the glass, where Atlanta has been minus-1 a night and Detroit minus-13. Call it Atlanta 125, Detroit 114, Atlanta by 11.
12/01 @ PHX 119-111 — DEN notes
DEN won 119-111. DEN shot 57% (50 of 88) to PHX's 46%, 12 of 32 from three, and got to the line 12 times to PHX's 26. The glass went 32-43 against them. Jokić led with 21 (9 of 18, 0 of 3 from three, 3 of 6 at the line); Jackson added 20, Porter Jr. 19. The hinge was Q1, 41-30: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Porter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +8.
12/02 @ SAC 117-123 — DEN notes
DEN lost 117-123. DEN shot 49% (49 of 99) to SAC's 48%, 6 of 25 from three. Jokić led with 36 (13 of 23, 1 of 4 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Jackson added 20, Gordon 17. Q1 was theirs, 30-25, but the other 3 periods went 98-87 against them. Jordan's -17 in 10 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/06 @ LAC 102-111 — DEN notes
DEN lost 102-111. DEN took 11 more shots (98 to 87), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to LAC's 46%, 12 of 31 from three, and got to the line just 9 times against 20 fouls committed. Murray led with 23 (10 of 18, 2 of 7 from three); Jokić added 22, Porter Jr. 18. Q1 was theirs, 36-21, but the other 3 periods went 90-66 against them. They led by as many as 15. Braun's -17 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/08 vs HOU 106-114 — DEN notes
DEN lost 106-114. DEN took 8 more shots (90 to 82), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to HOU's 43%, 10 of 28 from three, and got to the line 27 times to HOU's 42. Jokić led with 23 (9 of 26, 4 of 7 at the line); Murray added 21, Porter Jr. 20. Q4 was theirs, 32-22, the deficit cut from 18 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 92-74 against them. Caldwell-Pope's -16 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/11 @ ATL 129-122 — DEN notes
DEN won 129-122. DEN shot 53% (47 of 88) to ATL's 46%, 12 of 29 from three, and went to the line 29 times to ATL's 18 — 23 points from the stripe to their 17. DEN turned it over 16 times to ATL's 10, and ATL turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 49-35 for them. J. Murray led with 29 (12 of 15, 4 of 5 from three); Jokić added 25, Strawther 22. The hinge was Q3, 38-24: a lead of 3 became 17, and the lead reached 20. J. Murray was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
12/12 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 43 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 28 and White at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without LaVine (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Jokić at 25 and Murray at 24 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-8 a night and Denver minus-1 and the arc, Chicago at 43 percent from three to Denver's 36. Call it Chicago 116, Denver 113, Denver keeping it close.
12/14 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Murray at 24 and Jokić at 22 a game. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Bridges at 28 and Thomas at 17 a game. Without Simmons (16 straight), Smith Jr. (3 straight), Walker IV (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Denver wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Denver 115, Brooklyn 114, Brooklyn keeping it close.
12/16 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Murray at 22 and Jokić at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Jal. Williams at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-2 a night and OKC minus-9 and the defense, Denver allowing 111 a night to OKC's 123. Call it Denver 118, OKC 115, OKC keeping it close.
12/18 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 27 free throws a game; Jokić at 20 and Murray at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Caldwell-Pope (2 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Dončić at 36 and Hardaway Jr. at 22 a game. Without Irving (4 straight), Green (7 straight), Kleber (17 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-4 a night and Dallas minus-3 and the line, where Denver takes 27 free throws a game to Dallas's 20. Call it Denver 118, Dallas 115, Dallas keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DENAG A. Gordon
CB C. Braun
JM J. Murray
JS J. Strawther
JO Jokic
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
MP M. Porter Jr.
NJ N. Jokić
PW P. Watson
RJ R. Jackson
ZN Z. Nnaji
ATLAG A. Griffin
BB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Capela
DM D. Murray
GM G. Mathews
OO O. Okongwu
SB S. Bey
TY T. Young
WM W. Matthews
DEN/ATL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Murray scores 29, Jokic adds 25 as Nuggets end 3-game skid, beat Bogdanovic, Hawks 129-122
ATLANTA -- — Jamal Murray scored 29 points, Nikola Jokic rediscovered his shooting touch to score 25 and the Denver Nuggets ended their three-game skid, holding off the Atlanta Hawks 129-122 on Monday night.
Bogdan Bogdanovic set career highs with 40 points and 10 3-pointers in the Hawks' fourth consecutive loss.
Bogdanovic sank three 3s in the final two minutes but the defending NBA champion Nuggets, who had a 20-point lead early in the fourth quarter, held off Atlanta's comeback. The Hawks got within 126-122 in the final minute.
“We were playing like we were in a panic,” Jokic said. “A win is a win and that's the most important thing. ... We got the stops when we needed it.”
Bogdanovic and Jokic were teammates on the Serbian national team that won a silver medal in the 2016 Olympics and placed fifth in the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Jokic said he was “happy to see” Bogdanovic, who made 10 of 17 3s, healthy and free of knee injuries.
“I think this is the first time in a long time he really moves normally and doesn't have any pains,” Jokic said. “I remember when he had games like this when he seemed like he never missed a shot.”
Rookie Julian Strawther scored a career-high 22 points while making six 3-pointers for Denver. Strawther had a game-high five steals.
Aaron Gordon had 18 points and 12 rebounds.
Murray rolled his left ankle and left the court midway through the opening quarter. Already dealing with a sore right ankle, Murray returned and finished with nine rebounds for Denver.
The Hawks' Trae Young scored 19 points before he was ejected when he picked up two technical fouls with 25 seconds remaining in the third quarter. Young was upset no foul was called when Peyton Watson reached in on Young's drive. Hawks coach Quin Snyder also was called for a technical while protesting the no-call.
“I think it would have been really easy, given all the adversity of the game that was going on, for us to give in and that didn't happen,” Snyder said. “I think we stayed focused on our execution and it got us back in the game.”
After making only 18 of 58 shots in his last two games, Jokic, the two-time MVP, shot 9 of 13 from the field. He had eight rebounds and eight assists.
Hawks forward Jalen Johnson missed his seventh consecutive game with a fractured left wrist. Another starting forward, De'Andre Hunter , was held out with soreness in his right quad. Garrison Mathews filled in for Hunter, making his first start of the season.
Snyder said before the game Mathews and other players would “try to accomplish what we want to get done, maybe in a different way.”
The different way early in the game was the long-range shooting of Bogdanovic and Dejounte Murray , who scored 21 points. The Hawks led 36-25 late in the first quarter before Strawther's 13 second-quarter points helped the Nuggets lead 65-62 at halftime.
Strawther's previous high was 21 points against New Orleans on Nov. 6, when he made five 3s. Strawther topped that mark by making 6 of 11 3s against Atlanta.