Biggest mismatches

Team vs team

Season before this game (ATL 9 games, DEN 7). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

ATLDEN

Scoring

115.812th · Average

Points per game

NBA avg 113.4

115.413th · Average

113.015th · Average

Points allowed

NBA avg 113.6

114.721st · Below avg

+2.813th · Average

Point margin

NBA avg -0.2

+0.717th · Average

Efficiency

110.018th · Average

Offensive rating

NBA avg 110.8

116.26th · Above avg

109.211th · Average

Defensive rating

NBA avg 110.9

113.423rd · Below avg

+0.817th · Average

Net rating

NBA avg -0.1

+2.814th · Average

104.36th

Pace

NBA avg 102.4

100.224th

Shooting

52.5%19th · Average

Effective FG%

NBA avg 53.2%

56.1%4th · Top 5

55.3%25th · Below avg

True shooting %

NBA avg 57.1%

60.7%3rd · Top 5

15.44th · Top 5

Threes made

NBA avg 13.1

11.921st · Below avg

35.1%14th · Average

Three-point %

NBA avg 34.6%

37.2%8th · Above avg

0.2030th · Bottom 5

Free-throw rate

NBA avg 0.29

0.336th · Above avg

Defense

53.9%18th · Average

Opponent eFG%

NBA avg 53.2%

54.4%21st · Below avg

9.76th · Above avg

Steals

NBA avg 8.5

10.73rd · Top 5

3.429th · Bottom 5

Blocks

NBA avg 5.0

3.728th · Bottom 5

Possessions

13.8%7th · Above avg

Turnover rate

NBA avg 14.8%

15.2%20th · Average

29.1%11th · Average

Off. rebound rate

NBA avg 27.3%

26.8%19th · Average

44.712th · Average

Rebounds

NBA avg 44.2

41.624th · Below avg

31.01st · Top 5

Assists

NBA avg 26.2

27.66th · Above avg

Recent form

Atlanta Hawks

LWLWW

Last 5: average margin -2.4 (season +2.8). Streak W2.

Denver Nuggets

LWWLW

Last 5: average margin +2.2 (season +0.7). Streak W1.

Key players

Atlanta Hawks

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerG	21.7	3.3	2.7	59.8
Jalen JohnsonF	18.3	9.0	7.9	52.1
CJ McCollumG	14.3	3.0	4.1	56.0
Aaron WigginsG	13.9	3.7	1.9	57.6

Denver Nuggets

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Jamal MurrayG	25.4	5.4	5.9	65.1
Nikola JokicC	23.4	9.7	9.3	57.9
Christian BraunG	14.6	3.9	2.3	66.9
Aaron GordonF	12.3	5.3	2.4	57.9

Injury report

Atlanta Hawks

Henri Veesaar C · back ~2027-07-01 Out

Jalen Johnson F · back ~2026-11-06 Out

Jock Landale C · back ~2026-11-06 Out

Mouhamed Gueye F · back ~2026-11-20 Out

Asa Newell F · back ~2026-11-06 Day-To-Day

Denver Nuggets

DeMar DeRozan G · back ~2026-11-07 Out

Julian Strawther G · back ~2026-11-29 Out

Spencer Jones F · back ~2026-11-11 Out