The Atlanta Hawks’ four-game winning streak was brought to a halt as the Denver Nuggets prevailed in a 139-120 victory on Wednesday night at Ball Arena in Denver.
Nikola Jokic posted a triple-double of 23 points, 17 rebounds, and 15 assists. Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. added 21 points apiece. For the Hawks, Trae Young scored a game-high 30 points while De’Andre Hunter added 20 points off the bench.
Heading into this contest both sides were without their respective starting power forwards, with Aaron Gordon absent for the Nuggets while a right shoulder injury ruled out Jalen Johnson from this contest, in addition to the continued absence of Bogdan Bogdanovic for the visitors.