Expect a shootout when the Atlanta Hawks (12-10, 7-4 Home) welcome the Denver Nuggets (14-7, 8-5 Away) on Friday. Denver dismantled the Houston Rockets 120-100 at Ball Arena on Wednesday, their fourth win in a row. Jamal Murray had a standout performance with 26 points. The Nuggets are one game back in the Western Conference, currently sitting in second.
Atlanta got the win on Wednesday at Amway Center, beating the Orlando Magic 125-108. Trae Young had 30 points and 14 assists, carrying the team. The Hawks are the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.
It’s the first meeting of the season between the teams. Denver won both games between the teams last season, the last of which was a 133-115 triumph at State Farm Arena in December 2021, their third straight head-to-head victory.
Bones Hyland led the Nuggets with 24 points, while Nikola Jokic contributed 20 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists. Young had 34 points and 10 assists in defeat.
Jokic is averaging 22.7 points per game, best in the league, to lead the Nuggets in scoring this season. Jokic also is contributing 9.8 rebounds and 8.9 assists per game, placing him first and first in the league, respectively.
Young has powered the Hawks on offense, averaging 27.8 points per game. He is the top scorer in the NBA. Young also has tallied 9.6 assists per game, most in the league. Clint Capela has pulled down 12.1 rebounds per game.
The Nuggets and the Hawks rank as two of the top scoring teams in the league, third and fifth in points per game, respectively. Denver is scoring 115.4 per game, while Atlanta is averaging 113.9. The Nuggets have come up short more often than not in recent visits to State Farm Arena, losing seven of the last 10.
Denver has won three straight away from home this season.Denver is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +2.3 (114.0-111.7). Atlanta has gone 4-6 over the last 10, allowing 114.1 points per game on average while scoring only 111.8 (-2.3 margin).
NUGGETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Bones Hyland: 2.0 | 20.7 | -18.7
Points per game:
Aaron Gordon: 20.2 | 16.1 | +4.1
Bones Hyland: 2.0 | 15.0 | -13.0
HAWKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Assists per game:
Dejounte Murray: 4.2 | 6.6 | -2.4
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Denver Nuggets (-175)
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