Atlanta Hawks @ Denver Nuggets
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET
Ball Arena, Denver, CO | Game ID: 22400461
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DEN 40 34 41 24 139ATL 33 38 24 25 120
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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.
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Who
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
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