Who won Denver Nuggets vs Atlanta Hawks?

The Denver Nuggets beat the Atlanta Hawks 141-111 on December 8, 2024.

Nikola Jokić scored 48 for the Denver Nuggets with 14 rebounds; De'Andre Hunter scored 20 for the Atlanta Hawks.

Denver Nuggets at Atlanta Hawks

2024-25 · Regular season Sun, Dec 8, 2024 · 6:00 pm EST · All results that day · Denver Nuggets vs Atlanta Hawks head-to-head · Denver Nuggets schedule · Atlanta Hawks schedule

Final

Away

Atlanta Hawks

111

Venue: State Farm Arena

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Denver Nuggets beat the Atlanta Hawks 141-111 on the road on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at State Farm Arena. Nikola Jokić had 48 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists for the Denver Nuggets. De'Andre Hunter had 20 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist for the Atlanta Hawks.

The Denver Nuggets led 71-48 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 38-23. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Trae Young (double-double, Atlanta Hawks), Nikola Jokić (double-double, Denver Nuggets). Bench points: Denver Nuggets 35, Atlanta Hawks 43. Michael Porter Jr. had 26 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Denver Nuggets vs Atlanta Hawks?: The Denver Nuggets beat the Atlanta Hawks 141-111 on December 8, 2024.
Who led the scoring?: Nikola Jokić scored 48 for the Denver Nuggets with 14 rebounds; De'Andre Hunter scored 20 for the Atlanta Hawks.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Denver Nuggets	38	33	35	35	141
Atlanta Hawks	23	25	36	27	111

Game leaders

Denver Nuggets

Points: 48 Nikola Jokić
Rebounds: 14 Nikola Jokić
Assists: 11 Russell Westbrook

Atlanta Hawks

Points: 20 De'Andre Hunter
Rebounds: 10 Clint Capela
Assists: 10 Trae Young

Nikola Jokić double-double (48 PTS, 14 REB) · Trae Young double-double (15 PTS, 10 AST)

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Michael Porter Jr. starter	35:45	26	7	3	0	0	1	12-17	1-5	1-1	2	+15
Nikola Jokić starter	35:03	48	14	8	3	0	3	17-29	3-6	11-13	2	+25
Christian Braun starter	32:12	17	8	4	2	1	1	7-11	2-2	1-2	3	+34
Russell Westbrook starter	30:42	9	1	11	2	1	4	4-6	1-3	0-1	3	+12
Aaron Gordon starter	22:53	6	2	6	0	1	3	1-6	0-4	4-5	1	+17
Julian Strawther bench	21:40	13	2	3	0	0	3	5-6	3-4	0-0	3	-2
Peyton Watson bench	18:02	2	1	0	1	2	0	1-2	0-1	0-1	3	+9
Jalen Pickett bench	17:18	5	2	5	1	0	2	2-2	1-1	0-0	4	+18
DeAndre Jordan bench	10:07	4	4	2	0	0	1	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	+0
Hunter Tyson bench	7:48	5	1	1	0	0	0	2-2	1-1	0-0	1	+7
PJ Hall bench	2:50	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	+5
Trey Alexander bench	2:50	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	+5
Zeke Nnaji bench	2:50	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-1	0	+5

Not available: Vlatko Cancar, DaRon Holmes II, Dario Šarić, Jamal Murray

Atlanta Hawks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Trae Young starter	35:08	15	4	10	3	0	4	6-13	2-7	1-2	1	-5
Dyson Daniels starter	33:31	18	4	6	5	1	3	7-15	2-5	2-4	3	-6
Zaccharie Risacher starter	29:28	10	4	0	1	0	1	3-11	0-2	4-6	2	-13
Larry Nance Jr. starter	24:24	16	4	3	2	0	0	6-11	2-7	2-2	2	-26
Clint Capela starter	19:01	9	10	1	0	0	0	4-7	0-0	1-2	5	-11
Onyeka Okongwu bench	24:52	14	9	1	1	0	1	5-10	0-0	4-4	2	-10
De'Andre Hunter bench	24:27	20	3	1	0	0	0	7-20	3-9	3-3	2	-20
Garrison Mathews bench	20:50	2	2	1	0	0	0	0-4	0-4	2-2	4	-27
Vít Krejci bench	20:05	3	2	3	0	0	2	1-6	0-4	1-2	0	-14
Kobe Bufkin bench	4:07	4	2	0	0	0	1	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	-9
David Roddy bench	4:07	0	1	0	0	1	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	-9

Not available: Seth Lundy, Cody Zeller, Bogdan Bogdanović, Jalen Johnson

Team statistics
Denver Nuggets	Stat	Atlanta Hawks
17/24 (70%)	Free throws	20/27 (74%)
44/62 (71%)	2 pointers	32/61 (52%)
12/27 (44%)	3 pointers	9/40 (22%)
56/89 (62%)	Field goals	41/101 (40%)
43	Rebounds	45
36	Defensive rebounds	26
7	Offensive rebounds	19
43	Assists	26
18	Turnovers	12
9	Steals	12
5	Blocks	2
22	Fouls	22
10	Max points in a row	10
47:49	Time spent in lead	0:00
32	Biggest lead	0

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Atlanta Hawks ahead)

Largest margin: 30 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 0
Times tied: 0
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 32 Q4 0:42
Largest lead · Atlanta Hawks: Never led
Longest run: 10-0 Atlanta Hawks · Q3 5:46 to Q3 4:06

Scoring plays

Q1 · 37 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Atlanta Hawks
11:49	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	3	0
11:09	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels Free throw	3	1
10:55	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	5	1
10:19	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	7	1
9:58	Atlanta Hawks	Larry Nance Jr. 2-pt field goal	7	3
9:29	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	8	3
9:29	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	9	3
8:57	Atlanta Hawks	Zaccharie Risacher Free throw	9	4
8:24	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 2-pt field goal	9	6
7:59	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	11	6
7:43	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	13	6
7:29	Atlanta Hawks	Clint Capela 2-pt field goal	13	8
7:04	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	15	8
6:49	Atlanta Hawks	Clint Capela 2-pt field goal	15	10
6:30	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	18	10
6:03	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 2-pt field goal	18	12
5:49	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	19	12
5:49	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	20	12
5:22	Atlanta Hawks	De'Andre Hunter 2-pt field goal	20	14
5:03	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	22	14
4:22	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	24	14
4:17	Atlanta Hawks	Vít Krejci Free throw	24	15
3:58	Atlanta Hawks	De'Andre Hunter 2-pt field goal	24	17
3:40	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	26	17
3:03	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	28	17
2:54	Atlanta Hawks	De'Andre Hunter Free throw	28	18
2:54	Atlanta Hawks	De'Andre Hunter Free throw	28	19
2:37	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal	31	19
1:56	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	33	19
1:29	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	34	19
1:29	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	35	19
1:17	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu Free throw	35	20
1:17	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu Free throw	35	21
1:08	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	36	21
0:42	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	38	21
0:25	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu Free throw	38	22
0:25	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu Free throw	38	23

Q2 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Atlanta Hawks
11:40	Atlanta Hawks	Larry Nance Jr. 2-pt field goal	38	25
11:13	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	40	25
10:29	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	43	25
9:39	Denver Nuggets	DeAndre Jordan 2-pt field goal	45	25
9:03	Atlanta Hawks	Larry Nance Jr. Free throw	45	26
9:03	Atlanta Hawks	Larry Nance Jr. Free throw	45	27
8:36	Atlanta Hawks	Zaccharie Risacher 2-pt field goal	45	29
8:10	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 2-pt field goal	45	31
7:51	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	47	31
7:37	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 2-pt field goal	47	33
7:02	Atlanta Hawks	De'Andre Hunter 3-pt field goal	47	36
6:51	Denver Nuggets	Hunter Tyson 2-pt field goal	49	36
6:31	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	50	36
6:31	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	51	36
5:44	Atlanta Hawks	Trae Young Free throw	51	37
5:24	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 2-pt field goal	51	39
5:06	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	53	39
4:46	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	55	39
4:13	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	57	39
3:44	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 3-pt field goal	57	42
3:12	Atlanta Hawks	Clint Capela 2-pt field goal	57	44
2:52	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	58	44
2:34	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	60	44
2:05	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	62	44
1:17	Atlanta Hawks	De'Andre Hunter 2-pt field goal	62	46
1:04	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	64	46
0:38	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	66	46
0:19	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	67	46
0:19	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	68	46
0:05	Atlanta Hawks	Larry Nance Jr. 2-pt field goal	68	48
0:02	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	71	48

Q3 · 37 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Atlanta Hawks
11:30	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	73	48
11:16	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 2-pt field goal	73	50
10:57	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	75	50
10:49	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 2-pt field goal	75	52
10:40	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	77	52
10:02	Atlanta Hawks	Zaccharie Risacher Free throw	77	53
9:44	Atlanta Hawks	Zaccharie Risacher 2-pt field goal	77	55
9:33	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	79	55
9:19	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 2-pt field goal	79	57
9:07	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	81	57
8:50	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	83	57
8:50	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. Free throw	84	57
8:31	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 3-pt field goal	87	57
7:34	Atlanta Hawks	Larry Nance Jr. 2-pt field goal	87	59
7:18	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 2-pt field goal	87	61
7:01	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	90	61
6:36	Atlanta Hawks	Larry Nance Jr. 3-pt field goal	90	64
6:23	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	92	64
6:19	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels Free throw	92	65
6:02	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 3-pt field goal	95	65
5:46	Atlanta Hawks	Vít Krejci 2-pt field goal	95	67
5:22	Atlanta Hawks	Clint Capela Free throw	95	68
4:40	Atlanta Hawks	Clint Capela 2-pt field goal	95	70
4:26	Atlanta Hawks	Zaccharie Risacher 2-pt field goal	95	72
4:06	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 3-pt field goal	95	75
3:51	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	97	75
3:28	Atlanta Hawks	Trae Young 2-pt field goal	97	77
2:52	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 2-pt field goal	97	79
2:32	Atlanta Hawks	Garrison Mathews Free throw	97	80
2:32	Atlanta Hawks	Garrison Mathews Free throw	97	81
2:27	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	99	81
1:39	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	101	81
1:39	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	102	81
1:19	Atlanta Hawks	De'Andre Hunter 3-pt field goal	102	84
0:54	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	103	84
0:54	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	104	84
0:22	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	106	84

Q4 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Atlanta Hawks
11:47	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal	109	84
11:10	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	112	84
10:23	Atlanta Hawks	De'Andre Hunter 2-pt field goal	112	86
10:23	Atlanta Hawks	De'Andre Hunter Free throw	112	87
9:52	Atlanta Hawks	Zaccharie Risacher Free throw	112	88
9:52	Atlanta Hawks	Zaccharie Risacher Free throw	112	89
9:38	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	114	89
9:16	Atlanta Hawks	Trae Young 3-pt field goal	114	92
9:02	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	116	92
8:35	Atlanta Hawks	Trae Young 2-pt field goal	116	94
8:24	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal	119	94
8:13	Atlanta Hawks	Trae Young 3-pt field goal	119	97
7:53	Denver Nuggets	DeAndre Jordan 2-pt field goal	121	97
7:22	Atlanta Hawks	Trae Young 2-pt field goal	121	99
7:02	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	123	99
7:02	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	124	99
6:36	Atlanta Hawks	Trae Young 2-pt field goal	124	101
6:08	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	126	101
5:53	Atlanta Hawks	De'Andre Hunter 3-pt field goal	126	104
5:08	Atlanta Hawks	Larry Nance Jr. 3-pt field goal	126	107
4:07	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	128	107
3:53	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	130	107
3:18	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	132	107
2:37	Denver Nuggets	PJ Hall 2-pt field goal	134	107
1:49	Denver Nuggets	Trey Alexander 2-pt field goal	136	107
1:35	Atlanta Hawks	Kobe Bufkin 2-pt field goal	136	109
1:25	Denver Nuggets	Hunter Tyson 3-pt field goal	139	109
0:42	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	141	109
0:30	Atlanta Hawks	Kobe Bufkin 2-pt field goal	141	111

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After this game: Denver Nuggets 1-0. Final series: Denver Nuggets 2-0.

Dec 8: Denver Nuggets 141 at Atlanta Hawks 111 (this game)
Jan 1: Atlanta Hawks 120 at Denver Nuggets 139

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