The Nuggets aren’t usually a team that plays good defense, but the defense that they played to open this game was laughable. The Hawks, without Trae Young, John Collins, or DeAndre Hunter, opened up the game on a 13-2 lead that led Michael Malone to make an unsurprising timeout early. After the horrendous start, the Nuggets did start to claw back a bit — finding the abundant amount of weak spots in the Hawks’ defense. They weren’t making a few looks that they typically would, and the defense still wasn’t good, but the Nuggets were making their way back.
Recap: Nuggets lose to a short handed Hawks team 117-109
