Overview
- Daniels finished with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his first career triple-double.
- Jalen Johnson led the Hawks with 29 points as Atlanta surged with a 36-12 fourth quarter.
- Atlanta tallied 31 assists with only six turnovers and forced 19 Denver giveaways.
- The Nuggets were short-handed, including Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, after a taxing seven-game trip that left them visibly fatigued.
- CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert had not yet joined the Hawks and Kristaps Porzingis was out, with the newcomers expected to link up for Sunday’s game at Golden State.