Game ID: 22400461
Atlanta Hawks @ Denver Nuggets
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET
Ball Arena, Denver, CO
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DEN 40 34 41 24 139ATL 33 38 24 25 120
ATL @ DEN ScoutingATL @ 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.
DEN availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 12 since 11/25, out tonight
BACK Murray back 12/13 after 2, 37 min since (101% of 37)
BACK Pickett back 12/23 after 3, 23 min since (183% of 13)
BACK Nnaji back 12/23 after 3, 4 min since (40% of 10)
DEN availability going into 12/27 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 13 since 11/25, out tonight
BACK Pickett back 12/23 after 3, 23 min since (183% of 13)
BACK Nnaji back 12/23 after 3, 4 min since (40% of 10)
DEN availability going into 12/28 · back-to-backOUT Šarić missed 14 since 11/25, out tonight
BACK Pickett back 12/23 after 3, 12 min since (98% of 13)
BACK Nnaji back 12/23 after 3, 3 min since (28% of 10)
DEN availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 2 since 12/27, out tonight
OUT Šarić missed 15 since 11/25, out tonight
BACK Pickett back 12/23 after 3, 12 min since (98% of 13)
BACK Nnaji back 12/23 after 3, 3 min since (28% of 10)
DEN availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 3 since 12/27, out tonight
OUT Šarić missed 16 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 2 since 12/28, returns tonight: 13 min (104% of 13)
OUT Nnaji missed 2 since 12/28, returns tonight: 3 min (33% of 10)
DEN availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 4 since 12/27, out tonight
OUT Šarić missed 17 since 11/25, out tonight
BACK Pickett back 1/01 after 2, 13 min since (104% of 13)
BACK Nnaji back 1/01 after 2, 3 min since (33% of 10)
DEN availability going into 1/04 · back-to-backOUT Gordon missed 5 since 12/27, out tonight
OUT Šarić missed 18 since 11/25, out tonight
BACK Pickett back 1/01 after 2, 13 min since (104% of 13)
BACK Nnaji back 1/01 after 2, 3 min since (33% of 10)
DEN availability going into 1/07 · 2 days' restOUT Gordon missed 6 since 12/27, out tonight
OUT Šarić missed 19 since 11/25, returns tonight: 16 min (126% of 13)
OUT Nnaji missed 2 since 1/03, returns tonight: 5 min (49% of 10)
BACK Pickett back 1/01 after 2, 8 min since (67% of 13)
DEN availability going into 1/08 · back-to-backOUT Gordon missed 7 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Šarić back 1/07 after 19, 16 min since (126% of 13)
BACK Pickett back 1/01 after 2, 6 min since (46% of 13)
BACK Nnaji back 1/01 after 2, 4 min since (41% of 10)
ATL availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Okongwu missed 2 since 12/19, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 21 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 4 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Nance Jr. back 12/08 after 10, 27 min since (138% of 19)
BACK Mathews back 12/08 after 3, 13 min since (76% of 18)
BACK Wallace back 12/21 after 14, 23 min since (144% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 12/08 after 4, 7 min since (52% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/21 after 20, 5 min since (50% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT Okongwu missed 3 since 12/19, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 22 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 5 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Nance Jr. back 12/19 after 2, 26 min since (132% of 19)
BACK Mathews back 12/21 after 3, 16 min since (91% of 18)
BACK Wallace back 12/21 after 14, 12 min since (76% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 12/21 after 3, 5 min since (41% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/21 after 20, 5 min since (50% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/28 · 1 day's restOUT Okongwu missed 4 since 12/19, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 2 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 23 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 6 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 2 since 12/23, out tonight
BACK Nance Jr. back 12/19 after 2, 25 min since (129% of 19)
BACK Mathews back 12/21 after 3, 17 min since (96% of 18)
BACK Wallace back 12/21 after 14, 12 min since (76% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 12/21 after 3, 5 min since (41% of 13)
ATL availability going into 12/29 · back-to-backOUT Okongwu missed 5 since 12/19, returns tonight: 18 min (65% of 28)
OUT Bogdanović missed 3 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 24 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 2 since 12/26, returns tonight: 9 min (73% of 13)
OUT Bufkin missed 7 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 3 since 12/23, returns tonight: 3 min (31% of 11)
BACK Nance Jr. back 12/19 after 2, 25 min since (131% of 19)
BACK Mathews back 12/21 after 3, 19 min since (110% of 18)
BACK Wallace back 12/21 after 14, 13 min since (79% of 16)
ATL availability going into 1/01 · 2 days' restOUT Daniels missed 2 since 12/28, returns tonight: 30 min (89% of 34)
OUT Bogdanović missed 4 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 25 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 8 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Okongwu back 12/29 after 5, 18 min since (65% of 28)
BACK Mathews back 12/21 after 3, 20 min since (114% of 18)
BACK Wallace back 12/21 after 14, 13 min since (83% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 12/21 after 3, 7 min since (52% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/21 after 20, 4 min since (41% of 11)
ATL availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 5 since 12/23, returns tonight: 23 min (93% of 25)
OUT Nance Jr. missed 2 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 26 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 9 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 1/01 after 2, 30 min since (89% of 34)
BACK Okongwu back 12/29 after 5, 21 min since (76% of 28)
BACK Roddy back 12/29 after 2, 13 min since (103% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/29 after 3, 4 min since (34% of 11)
NEW Mathews 18 to 25 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/04 · back-to-backOUT Nance Jr. missed 3 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 2 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 27 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 10 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 1/01 after 2, 30 min since (90% of 34)
BACK Okongwu back 12/29 after 5, 22 min since (79% of 28)
BACK Bogdanović back 1/03 after 5, 23 min since (93% of 25)
BACK Roddy back 12/29 after 2, 9 min since (73% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/29 after 3, 3 min since (28% of 11)
ATL availability going into 1/07 · 2 days' restOUT Nance Jr. missed 4 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 3 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 28 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 11 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 1/01 after 2, 30 min since (89% of 34)
BACK Okongwu back 12/29 after 5, 23 min since (81% of 28)
BACK Bogdanović back 1/03 after 5, 23 min since (93% of 25)
BACK Roddy back 12/29 after 2, 12 min since (90% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/29 after 3, 4 min since (33% of 11)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 27 min over the last 4
NEW Mathews 18 to 24 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 2 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 5 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 4 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 29 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 12 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 1/01 after 2, 31 min since (93% of 34)
BACK Okongwu back 12/29 after 5, 23 min since (81% of 28)
BACK Bogdanović back 1/03 after 5, 26 min since (103% of 25)
BACK Roddy back 12/29 after 2, 12 min since (90% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/29 after 3, 4 min since (33% of 11)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 27 min over the last 4
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 124 a night and allowing 118, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jokić at 31 and Murray at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Gordon (3 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 28 free throws a game; Young at 25 and Hunter at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Daniels (2 straight), Bogdanović (4 straight), Gueye (25 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Atlanta giving it away 17 times a game to Denver's 12 and the glass, where Denver has been plus-5 a night and Atlanta minus-1. Call it Denver 121, Atlanta 119, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/25 @ PHX 100-110 — DEN notes
DEN lost 100-110. DEN shot 46% (36 of 78) to PHX's 47%, 8 of 29 from three, and went to the line 28 times to PHX's 20 — 20 points from the stripe to their 17. DEN turned it over 16 times to PHX's 7, and PHX turned those into 12 steals. Jokić led with 25 (10 of 19, 2 of 7 from three); Porter Jr. added 22, Westbrook 17. Q2 was theirs, 22-20, the deficit cut from 4 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 90-78 against them. Murray's -16 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/27 vs CLE 135-149 — DEN notes
DEN lost 135-149. DEN shot 56% (53 of 94) to CLE's 56%, 15 of 31 from three. Murray led with 27 (10 of 20, 3 of 6 from three); Jokić added 27, Porter Jr. 18. Q4 was theirs, 34-33, the deficit cut from 15 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 116-101 against them. Braun's -21 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/28 vs DET 134-121 — DEN notes
DEN won 134-121. DEN shot 56% (46 of 82) to DET's 48%, 13 of 27 from three, and went to the line 36 times to DET's 23 — 29 points from the stripe to their 17. Jokić led with 37 (11 of 17, 4 of 5 from three, 11 of 14 at the line); Murray added 34, Porter Jr. 26. The hinge was Q3, 47-28: a lead of 6 became 25. Jokić was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
12/30 @ UTA 132-121 — DEN notes
DEN won 132-121. DEN shot 50% (53 of 105) to UTA's 51%, 9 of 30 from three. DEN turned it over 7 times to UTA's 16. The glass went 51-37 for them. Jokić led with 36 (14 of 33, 3 of 9 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Porter Jr. added 21, Murray 20. The hinge was Q3, 34-23: DEN came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 9. DEN trailed 64-66 at the half and won the second half 68-55. Westbrook was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
1/01 vs ATL 139-120 — DEN notes
DEN won 139-120. DEN shot 56% (53 of 94) to ATL's 45%, 12 of 30 from three. Jokić led with 23 (8 of 16, 6 of 6 at the line); Murray added 21, Porter Jr. 21. The hinge was Q3, 41-24: a lead of 3 became 20, and the lead reached 27. Jokić was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
1/03 vs SAS — 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 128 a night and allowing 124, shooting 53 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Murray at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Gordon (4 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 103, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 30 and Vassell at 13 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 103 a night to Denver's 124 and the arc, Denver at 39 percent from three to San Antonio's 33. Call it Denver 117, San Antonio 114, San Antonio keeping it close.
1/04 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 102, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 31 and Vassell at 14 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 125, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jokić at 33 and Murray at 23 a game. Without Gordon (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 102 a night to Denver's 125 and the arc, Denver at 41 percent from three to San Antonio's 34. Call it San Antonio 117, Denver 115, Denver keeping it close.
1/07 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jokić at 37 and Porter Jr. at 24 a game. Without Gordon (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 100, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 16 free throws a game; Tatum at 25 and Brown at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 100 a night to Denver's 117 and the line, where Denver takes 23 free throws a game to Boston's 16. Call it Denver 116, Boston 115, Boston keeping it close.
1/08 vs LAC — 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 122 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Jokić at 36 and Porter Jr. at 21 a game. Without Gordon (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Powell at 20 and Harden at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 16 times a game to Denver's 10. Call it Denver 116, the Clippers 112, the Clippers keeping it close.
12/23 vs MIN 117-104 — ATL notes
ATL won 117-104. ATL shot 53% (39 of 73) to MIN's 43%, 18 of 36 from three, and went to the line 26 times to MIN's 13 — 21 points from the stripe to their 12. Young led with 29 (8 of 15, 4 of 7 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Mathews added 25, Hunter 19. The hinge was Q1, 35-19: from level to 16 ahead, and the lead reached 19. ATL trailed 52-55 at the half and won the second half 65-49. Daniels was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
12/26 vs CHI 141-133 — ATL notes
ATL won 141-133. ATL shot 52% (46 of 89) to CHI's 54%, 17 of 45 from three, and went to the line 34 times to CHI's 6 — 32 points from the stripe to their 5. Johnson led with 30 (11 of 16, 8 of 9 at the line); Young added 27, Hunter 25. The hinge was Q4, 50-25: ATL came in trailing by 17 and left it ahead by 8. ATL trailed 53-64 at the half and won the second half 88-69. Capela was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
12/28 vs MIA 120-110 — ATL notes
ATL won 120-110. ATL shot 51% (44 of 86) to MIA's 44%, 15 of 37 from three. Johnson led with 28 (13 of 20, 2 of 3 from three); Hunter added 26, Mathews 18. The hinge was Q1, 35-28: from level to 7 ahead. Johnson was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
12/29 @ TOR 136-107 — ATL notes
ATL won 136-107. ATL shot 48% (46 of 95) to TOR's 45%, 18 of 45 from three, and went to the line 35 times to TOR's 27 — 26 points from the stripe to their 24. ATL turned it over 14 times to TOR's 31. The glass went 40-52 against them. Young led with 34 (10 of 21, 7 of 13 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Hunter added 22, Johnson 15. The hinge was Q3, 40-24: a lead of 6 became 22, and the lead reached 31. Young was the night's best plus/minus at +39.
1/01 @ DEN 120-139 — ATL notes
ATL lost 120-139. ATL shot 45% (45 of 100) to DEN's 56%, 16 of 46 from three. Young led with 30 (8 of 17, 4 of 10 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Hunter added 20, Krejčí 14. Q2 was theirs, 38-34, the deficit cut from 7 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 105-82 against them. Young's -25 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/03 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; James at 30 and Reaves at 23 a game. Without Vincent (2 straight), Vanderbilt (27 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 28 free throws a game; Young at 26 and Johnson at 22 a game. Without Bogdanović (5 straight), Nance Jr. (2 straight), Gueye (26 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Atlanta takes 28 free throws a game to the Lakers' 22. Call it Atlanta 118, the Lakers 117, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/04 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Powell at 22 and Harden at 21 a game. Without Mann (11 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Young at 27 and Johnson at 23 a game. Without Nance Jr. (3 straight), Wallace (2 straight), Gueye (27 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 17 times a game to Atlanta's 12 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 111 a night to Atlanta's 122. Call it the Clippers 115, Atlanta 113, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/07 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 17 free throws a game; Sexton at 21 and Sensabaugh at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Hendricks (31 straight), Williams (3 straight), Tshiebwe (16 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Young at 26 and Johnson at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Nance Jr. (4 straight), Wallace (3 straight), Gueye (28 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-6 a night and Atlanta minus-6 and the defense, Utah allowing 111 a night to Atlanta's 121. Call it Utah 118, Atlanta 115, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/09 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Durant at 27 and Booker at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without O'Neale (4 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Young at 28 and Hunter at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Johnson (2 straight), Nance Jr. (5 straight), Wallace (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 113 a night to Atlanta's 123. Call it Phoenix 117, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DENCB C. Braun
DJ D. Jordan
JM J. Murray
JP J. Pickett
JS J. Strawther
JO Jokic
MP M. Porter Jr.
NJ N. Jokić
PW P. Watson
RW R. Westbrook
SJ S. Jones
ZN Z. Nnaji
ATLCC C. Capela
DB D. Barlow
DD D. Daniels
DH D. Hunter
DR D. Roddy
GM G. Mathews
OO O. Okongwu
TY T. Young
VK V. Krejčí
ZR Z. Risacher
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
Nikola Jokic has triple-double as Nuggets roll past Hawks 139-120 for 3rd straight win
DENVER -- — Nikola Jokic had 23 points, 17 rebounds and 15 assists in leading the Denver Nuggets to a 139-120 win over Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night.
Jokic nearly notched a triple-double in the first half, finishing an assist shy. He secured his 144th career triple-double early in the third quarter.
Jamal Murray scored 21 points, while Russell Westbrook added 16 to go with 11 assists as the Nuggets won their third straight game. It started a busy 17-game month on the right note for Denver.
The Nuggets finished a perfect 21 of 21 from the free throw line. They also set a season-high in assists with 44 as they finished 2-0 against the Hawks this season. The Nuggets won in Atlanta 141-111 on Dec. 8 behind Jokic’s 48-point, 14-rebound performance.
Young had 30 points and nine assists, while reserve De’Andre Hunter added 20 as Atlanta saw its four-game win streak halted.
Takeaways Hawks: Atlanta fell to 11-11 all-time on New Year’s Day.
Nuggets: Westbrook continues to add a spark to the starting lineup with Aaron Gordon sidelined by a strained right calf. The Nuggets had seven players finish in double figures.
Key moment The Nuggets broke open the game with a 39-14 run in the third quarter. Young was called for a technical foul during the stretch, and Hunter drew a technical for flopping.
Key stat Young now has five or more assists in 193 straight regular season games. It’s the third-longest streak in NBA history, trailing only John Stockton (336) and Isiah Thomas (209).
Up next Hawks visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, while Nuggets host San Antonio.