National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Atlanta 96, Denver 84
When: 3:30 PM ET, Sunday, December 7, 2014
Where: Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials: #34 Kevin Cutler, #9 Derrick Stafford, #26 Pat Fraher
Attendance: 12143

Hawks 96, Nuggets 84: Paul Millsap had 23 points and four steals as host Atlanta pulled away early for its sixth straight win.

Kyle Korver had 15 points and DeMarre Carroll had 11 and nine rebounds as the Hawks won for the 12th time in 16 games after starting the season 1-2. Al Horford had 11 points and eight rebounds and Jeff Teague chipped in nine points and seven assists for the Hawks, who drained 10-of-27 shots from the arc despite shooting only 41.4 percent from the floor.

Wilson Chandler scored a season-high 29 points and matched his season best with 10 rebounds for the Nuggets, who lost all three games of a brief road trip after winning seven of eight. Ty Lawson scored just four points on 1-of-10 shooting but added 10 assists for Denver.

Korver scored seven points during a 20-8 run to end the first quarter as Atlanta took a 32-21 lead. A runner by Teague and two free throws by Mike Scott pushed the edge to 19 midway through the second and a 9-0 run to end the period gave Atlanta a 57-36 lead at the break.

Denver pulled within 69-58 with an 8-0 run but a 3-pointer by Millsap stopped that surge and Atlanta led by 11 heading into the fourth. Chandler hit a 3-pointer and a tip-in to pull the Nuggets within 87-80 with 3:35 left, but Korver hit a deep 3-pointer from the right wing and Teague drove the lane to restore order.

GAME NOTEBOOK: After the Hawks held Brooklyn to 37.5 percent shooting, including 3-of-18 from the arc, they held the Nuggets to 36.6 percent and 6-of-35 from the arc. … The Nuggets won the battle of the boards 52-43. … Denver F Alonzo Gee scored a season-high 14 points and added four rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench.

Top Game Performances
 
Denver   Atlanta
Wilson Chandler 29 Scoring Paul Millsap 23
Ty Lawson 10 Assists Jeff Teague 7
Timofey Mozgov 11 Rebounds DeMarre Carroll 9
Timofey Mozgov 4 Free Throws Made Paul Millsap 7
Alonzo Gee 3 Steals Paul Millsap 4
Timofey Mozgov 2 Blocks Al Horford 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Denver 84 36.6 6-35 10-13 25 52 4 9 14
Atlanta 96 41.4 10-27 14-19 26 43 4 9 12
Upcoming Games
  • Atlanta will play their next game on the road against Indiana. The Hawks have a W/L % of .692 after a win and .667 after a loss.
  • Denver will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .364 after a loss.