The Atlanta Hawks were in Denver on Wednesday night to face the Nuggets. The Hawks come into the new year still on their two-week road trip, and tonight they had to face one of the best players in the league, Nikola Jokic.
The last time these two teams played the Nuggets put on a dominant performance, and Jokic finished with 48 points, 14 rebounds, and eight assists. Jalen Johnson didn’t playing in that game, and he was also ruled out of this game with right shoulder soreness. The Hawks were already short in the frontcourt with Larry Nance Jr.