Who won Atlanta Hawks vs Denver Nuggets?

The Denver Nuggets beat the Atlanta Hawks 139-120 on January 1, 2025.

Trae Young scored 30 for the Atlanta Hawks; Nikola Jokić scored 23 for the Denver Nuggets with 17 rebounds.

Atlanta Hawks at Denver Nuggets

2024-25 · Regular season Wed, Jan 1, 2025 · 9:00 pm EST · All results that day · Atlanta Hawks vs Denver Nuggets head-to-head · Atlanta Hawks schedule · Denver Nuggets schedule

Final

Away

Denver Nuggets

139

Venue: Ball Arena

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

Game recap

The Denver Nuggets beat the Atlanta Hawks 139-120 at home on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at Ball Arena. Nikola Jokić had 23 points, 17 rebounds and 15 assists for the Denver Nuggets. Trae Young had 30 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists for the Atlanta Hawks.

The Denver Nuggets led 74-71 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 41-24. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Nikola Jokić (triple-double, Denver Nuggets), Russell Westbrook (double-double, Denver Nuggets). Bench points: Atlanta Hawks 55, Denver Nuggets 43. Michael Porter Jr. had 21 points, 4 rebounds and 2 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 Atlanta Hawks vs Denver Nuggets?: The Denver Nuggets beat the Atlanta Hawks 139-120 on January 1, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Trae Young scored 30 for the Atlanta Hawks; Nikola Jokić scored 23 for the Denver Nuggets with 17 rebounds.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Atlanta Hawks	33	38	24	25	120
Denver Nuggets	40	34	41	24	139

Game leaders

Atlanta Hawks

Points: 30 Trae Young
Rebounds: 7 Clint Capela
Assists: 9 Trae Young

Denver Nuggets

Points: 23 Nikola Jokić
Rebounds: 17 Nikola Jokić
Assists: 15 Nikola Jokić

Nikola Jokić triple-double (23 PTS, 17 REB, 15 AST) · Russell Westbrook double-double (16 PTS, 11 AST)

Atlanta Hawks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Zaccharie Risacher starter	31:39	13	3	2	0	1	1	6-12	1-6	0-0	1	-17
Trae Young starter	30:16	30	4	9	2	0	4	8-17	4-10	10-12	1	-25
Dyson Daniels starter	30:00	9	5	6	3	0	0	4-17	1-7	0-0	1	-17
Garrison Mathews starter	28:33	9	5	3	0	1	2	4-8	1-4	0-1	3	-15
Clint Capela starter	19:35	4	7	1	1	0	2	2-4	0-0	0-2	1	-13
Vít Krejci bench	28:22	14	6	5	0	2	0	5-12	3-8	1-1	5	+3
De'Andre Hunter bench	26:06	20	4	3	3	0	2	7-14	3-5	3-5	0	-10
Onyeka Okongwu bench	24:23	9	7	2	1	1	0	4-6	1-3	0-0	3	-9
David Roddy bench	17:04	10	1	2	0	0	2	4-7	2-3	0-0	1	+5
Dominick Barlow bench	4:02	2	2	1	0	0	0	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	+3

Not available: Jalen Johnson, Kobe Bufkin, Mouhamed Gueye, Larry Nance Jr., Cody Zeller, Bogdan Bogdanović

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jamal Murray starter	35:31	21	3	2	2	1	2	6-14	2-5	7-7	1	+11
Christian Braun starter	31:48	15	3	4	0	0	0	7-9	0-1	1-1	3	+23
Nikola Jokić starter	29:31	23	17	15	0	1	2	8-16	1-1	6-6	2	+31
Russell Westbrook starter	25:37	16	2	11	0	0	2	5-6	1-2	5-5	3	+24
Michael Porter Jr. starter	24:19	21	4	2	1	0	1	8-14	5-9	0-0	1	+24
Julian Strawther bench	30:06	13	6	2	2	1	1	6-12	1-5	0-0	2	+4
Peyton Watson bench	24:01	11	0	1	2	1	2	4-10	1-4	2-2	2	+3
DeAndre Jordan bench	15:07	8	7	3	1	1	1	4-4	0-0	0-0	1	-6
Jalen Pickett bench	13:14	7	1	4	0	0	1	3-5	1-2	0-0	1	-4
Hunter Tyson bench	4:02	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-3
Zeke Nnaji bench	3:22	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	-6
Spencer Jones bench	3:22	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	-6

Not available: Vlatko Cancar, DaRon Holmes II, Aaron Gordon

Team statistics
Atlanta Hawks	Stat	Denver Nuggets
14/21 (66%)	Free throws	21/21 (100%)
29/54 (53%)	2 pointers	41/64 (64%)
16/46 (34%)	3 pointers	12/30 (40%)
45/100 (45%)	Field goals	53/94 (56%)
44	Rebounds	43
32	Defensive rebounds	39
12	Offensive rebounds	4
34	Assists	44
13	Turnovers	12
10	Steals	8
5	Blocks	5
16	Fouls	16
8	Max points in a row	12
1:57	Time spent in lead	41:43
5	Biggest lead	27

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Denver Nuggets ahead)

Largest margin: 26 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 4
Times tied: 10
Largest lead · Atlanta Hawks: 5 Q2 4:53
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 27 Q4 2:46
Longest run: 12-0 Denver Nuggets · Q3 7:50 to Q3 6:03

Scoring plays

Q1 · 39 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Atlanta Hawks	Denver Nuggets
11:44	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	0	3
11:21	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 3-pt field goal	3	3
10:34	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	3	5
10:09	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	3	7
10:09	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	3	8
9:49	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 2-pt field goal	5	8
9:26	Atlanta Hawks	Trae Young 3-pt field goal	8	8
9:05	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	8	10
8:58	Atlanta Hawks	Trae Young Free throw	9	10
8:58	Atlanta Hawks	Trae Young Free throw	10	10
8:49	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	10	13
8:30	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	10	15
8:07	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	10	17
7:44	Atlanta Hawks	Trae Young Free throw	11	17
7:44	Atlanta Hawks	Trae Young Free throw	12	17
7:44	Atlanta Hawks	Trae Young Free throw	13	17
7:19	Atlanta Hawks	Clint Capela 2-pt field goal	15	17
6:58	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	15	19
6:40	Atlanta Hawks	Zaccharie Risacher 2-pt field goal	17	19
6:13	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 2-pt field goal	19	19
6:04	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	19	21
5:38	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	19	24
5:12	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	19	26
4:58	Atlanta Hawks	Vít Krejci 2-pt field goal	21	26
4:39	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	21	28
4:28	Atlanta Hawks	De'Andre Hunter Free throw	22	28
4:12	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	22	30
3:59	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 2-pt field goal	24	30
3:34	Atlanta Hawks	Zaccharie Risacher 2-pt field goal	26	30
2:40	Atlanta Hawks	De'Andre Hunter 2-pt field goal	28	30
2:12	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	28	32
1:52	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	28	34
1:29	Atlanta Hawks	De'Andre Hunter 3-pt field goal	31	34
1:11	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	31	35
1:11	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	31	36
0:43	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	31	37
0:43	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	31	38
0:29	Atlanta Hawks	Trae Young 2-pt field goal	33	38
0:11	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	33	40

Q2 · 36 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Atlanta Hawks	Denver Nuggets
11:41	Atlanta Hawks	Garrison Mathews 2-pt field goal	35	40
10:53	Denver Nuggets	DeAndre Jordan 2-pt field goal	35	42
10:26	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	35	43
10:26	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	35	44
10:09	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 2-pt field goal	37	44
9:58	Denver Nuggets	DeAndre Jordan 2-pt field goal	37	46
9:44	Atlanta Hawks	De'Andre Hunter 3-pt field goal	40	46
9:37	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal	40	49
9:21	Atlanta Hawks	David Roddy 2-pt field goal	42	49
9:08	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	42	51
9:00	Atlanta Hawks	Trae Young 3-pt field goal	45	51
8:22	Atlanta Hawks	Vít Krejci 3-pt field goal	48	51
8:01	Denver Nuggets	DeAndre Jordan 2-pt field goal	48	53
7:40	Atlanta Hawks	Vít Krejci 3-pt field goal	51	53
7:40	Atlanta Hawks	Vít Krejci Free throw	52	53
7:07	Denver Nuggets	DeAndre Jordan 2-pt field goal	52	55
6:29	Atlanta Hawks	De'Andre Hunter 3-pt field goal	55	55
5:57	Atlanta Hawks	Zaccharie Risacher 2-pt field goal	57	55
5:31	Atlanta Hawks	De'Andre Hunter 2-pt field goal	59	55
5:16	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	59	57
4:53	Atlanta Hawks	Vít Krejci 3-pt field goal	62	57
4:37	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	62	59
4:12	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	62	62
3:47	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	62	64
3:23	Atlanta Hawks	De'Andre Hunter 2-pt field goal	64	64
2:53	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	64	66
2:44	Atlanta Hawks	Clint Capela 2-pt field goal	66	66
2:35	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	66	68
1:49	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 2-pt field goal	68	68
1:07	Atlanta Hawks	Vít Krejci 2-pt field goal	70	68
0:55	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	70	69
0:55	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	70	70
0:36	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	70	72
0:13	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	70	73
0:13	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	70	74
0:07	Atlanta Hawks	Trae Young Free throw	71	74

Q3 · 34 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Atlanta Hawks	Denver Nuggets
11:49	Atlanta Hawks	Trae Young 2-pt field goal	73	74
11:11	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	73	77
10:46	Atlanta Hawks	Trae Young 2-pt field goal	75	77
10:30	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	75	79
10:15	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	75	82
9:06	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	75	84
8:39	Atlanta Hawks	Garrison Mathews 2-pt field goal	77	84
8:03	Atlanta Hawks	Zaccharie Risacher 2-pt field goal	79	84
7:50	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	79	86
7:50	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	79	87
7:50	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	79	88
7:27	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	79	91
6:45	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	79	93
6:03	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	79	96
5:44	Atlanta Hawks	Zaccharie Risacher 2-pt field goal	81	96
5:23	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	81	97
5:23	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	81	98
4:46	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	81	100
4:36	Atlanta Hawks	De'Andre Hunter Free throw	82	100
3:48	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	82	102
3:38	Atlanta Hawks	De'Andre Hunter 2-pt field goal	84	102
3:38	Atlanta Hawks	De'Andre Hunter Free throw	85	102
3:27	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	85	104
3:27	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	85	105
3:16	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	85	106
2:55	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	85	108
2:21	Atlanta Hawks	Trae Young Free throw	86	108
2:21	Atlanta Hawks	Trae Young Free throw	87	108
1:59	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	87	110
1:35	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	87	113
1:10	Atlanta Hawks	Trae Young 3-pt field goal	90	113
0:40	Atlanta Hawks	Trae Young 3-pt field goal	93	113
0:08	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	93	115
0:05	Atlanta Hawks	Garrison Mathews 2-pt field goal	95	115

Q4 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Atlanta Hawks	Denver Nuggets
11:39	Atlanta Hawks	Garrison Mathews 3-pt field goal	98	115
11:23	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	98	117
10:49	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	98	119
9:40	Atlanta Hawks	Trae Young Free throw	99	119
9:40	Atlanta Hawks	Trae Young Free throw	100	119
9:25	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	100	121
9:17	Atlanta Hawks	Trae Young 2-pt field goal	102	121
8:56	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	102	123
8:25	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	102	124
8:25	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	102	125
8:25	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	102	126
7:39	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	102	127
7:18	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 2-pt field goal	104	127
6:33	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	104	130
5:45	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 3-pt field goal	107	130
5:17	Atlanta Hawks	David Roddy 3-pt field goal	110	130
4:02	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	110	132
3:39	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	110	135
2:46	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	110	137
2:25	Atlanta Hawks	David Roddy 2-pt field goal	112	137
1:59	Atlanta Hawks	Zaccharie Risacher 3-pt field goal	115	137
0:55	Atlanta Hawks	David Roddy 3-pt field goal	118	137
0:46	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 2-pt field goal	118	139
0:28	Atlanta Hawks	Dominick Barlow 2-pt field goal	120	139

2024-25 season series

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

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

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