Atlanta Hawks at Denver Nuggets
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
Series starts 12/17
Matchup Prediction
Nuggets: 54.1%
Hawks: 45.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 ATL |
 DEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Streak | W1 |
| 109.0 | Points Against | 115.5 |
| 2-1 | Last Ten Games | 1-1 |
| 124.7 | Points Per Game | 112.5 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 44.0 | Rebounds Per Game | 52.0 |
| 33.3 | Assists Per Game | 21.5 |
| 3.0 | Blocks Per Game | 4.0 |
| 11.7 | Steals Per Game | 8.0 |
| 0.7 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.5 |
| 14.7 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 17.0 |
Denver Nuggets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha Diallo, F | Day-To-Day | Oct 25 |
| Cameron Johnson, F | Day-To-Day | Oct 25 |
| Spencer Jones, F | Out | Oct 25 |
| Julian Strawther, G | Out | Oct 16 |
Atlanta Hawks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Mouhamed Gueye, F | Out | Oct 19 |
| Henri Veesaar, C | Out | Sep 21 |
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NOGame Information
Ball Arena
Location: Denver, CO
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2026-27 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
2 | 1 | .667 | - | L1 |
 Charlotte |
2 | 1 | .667 | - | W1 |
 Washington |
2 | 1 | .667 | - | W1 |
 Orlando |
0 | 2 | .000 | 1.5 | L2 |
 Miami |
0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | L3 |
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
 Portland |
- | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
 Oklahoma City |
- | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
 Denver |
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Utah |
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
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