Denver Nuggets vs. Atlanta Hawks Prediction, Preview, and Odds – 12-2-2022

This Friday, the (14-7) Denver Nuggets will travel to Atlanta, GA to take on the (12-10) Atlanta Hawks. Tipoff will be at 7:30 PM EST inside the State Farm Arena. Both of these teams have jumped out too hot starts to begin this season, but this will be the first matchup between these two teams.

The Denver Nuggets are coming into this one after taking down the Houston Rockets, 120-100. Denver looked great on both ends of the floor, as they will have to stay consistent in this game if they want to challenge the Hawks on the road.

The Atlanta Hawks are entering this matchup after defeating the Orlando Magic, 125-108. They looked great on the defensive end of the court, as they only allowed Orlando to shoot 29.6% from deep. They will need to stay efficient on the defensive end of the court if they want to challenge the Nuggets.

This game was written/published before last night 's results.

The Denver Nuggets have won four games in a row and they are still in second place in the Western Conference standings. They trail the first-place Suns by one game. On offense, Denver is scoring 115.4 points per game and they are shooting 49.8% from the field. This is the ninth most points scored per game and the second-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Nuggets have Ana adjusted offensive rating of 115.9, which is the fourth-highest rating in the league. Nikola Jokić continues to lead this team, as he is scoring 22.7 points and grabbing 9.8 rebounds per game. Denver has also shown that they have multiple players that can step behind the arc and knock down deep jumpers. They are shooting 40.4% from three, which is the second-highest three-point shooting percentage in the NBA. Denver has not been good at the free-throw line, though. They have only knocked down 75.5% of their looks from the charity st ripe, as this is the 24th-highest percentage in the league. They have to take advantage of these free looks at the rim if they want to consistently win these games.

On defense, the Nuggets are surrendering 113.1 points per game and their opponents have shot 48.5% from the floor. This is the 14th least amount of points surrendered per contest and the fourth-highest shooting percentage allowed from the field. According to dunksadnthrees.com, the Nuggets have an adjusted defensive rating of 114.6, which is the 25th lowest rating in the NBA. They have to apply more pressure and contest more shots from inside the paint if they want to consistently stop their opponents. The Nugget's perimeter defense has stayed strong, though. They are allowing their opponents to shoot 35.6% from deep, which is the 15th-lowest three-point shooting percentage surrendered from the field. They are also snatching 43.6 rebounds per game, which is the 15th most.

Injury Report: Michael Porter Jr. PF (Heel), Bones Hyland PG (Illness), and Jeff Green SF (Knee) are listed as questionable. Collin Gillespie (Leg) is out indefinitely.

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