The Atlanta Hawks (27-26, 14-15 Away) will try to slow down one of the league’s top scoring teams when they travel to face the Denver Nuggets (36-16, 24-4 Home) on Saturday. Atlanta is playing on back-to-back days after defeating the Utah Jazz 115-108 at Vivint Arena yesterday. Trae Young was the top scorer with 27 points.
De’Andre Hunter was another standout performer with 26 points. The Hawks are eighth in the Eastern Conference. Denver found victory on Thursday at Ball Arena, beating the Golden State Warriors 134-117. Jamal Murray led the team in scoring with 33 points.
With 22 points, 16 assists, and 14 rebounds, Nikola Jokic also had a strong game. The Nuggets are first in the Western Conference, four games ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies.
The teams are meeting for the final time this season. After taking the only prior season game against Denver 117-109 at State Farm Arena in December 2022, Atlanta will be looking for a season sweep. Dejounte Murray led the Hawks with 34 points and eight assists.
Jokic had 24 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists in the losing effort. The Hawks have been led this season by Young, who is averaging 27.0 points per game. Young also has dished 9.9 assists per game, third-most in the NBA.
Meanwhile, John Collins is grabbing 7.5 rebounds.Jokic has supplied much of the Nuggets’ offense, averaging 25.0 points per game. Jokic has also stuffed the stat sheet with 11.1 rebounds and 10.1 assists per game, for which he ranks seventh and second in the league, respectively.
The Nuggets rank as one of the top scoring offenses in the league, fifth-best with 117.0 points per game. The Hawks have come up short in recent visits to Ball Arena, losing six of the last 10. Meanwhile, the Hawks are 2-5 when playing on consecutive nights this season and 2-3 in such games against rested opponents.
The Nuggets are 4-3 with a rest advantage.In the last 10 games, Atlanta is 6-4 with an average margin of +4.9 (123.0-118.1). For the season, the Hawks are averaging 116.5 points per game, compared to 116.3 for opponents. Denver has gone 7-3 over the last 10, scoring 116.9 points per game on average while allowing 112.0 (+4.9 margin).
HAWKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Rebounds per game:
John Collins: 5.4 | 7.5 | -2.1
NUGGETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Bones Hyland: 11.7 | 17.1 | -5.5
Points per game:
Jamal Murray: 28.0 | 19.8 | +8.3
Rebounds per game:
Michael Porter Jr.: 4.0 | 5.6 | -1.6
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Denver Nuggets -7.5 (-105)
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