Atlanta Hawks (18-15, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (18-13, sixth in the Western Conference)
Denver; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta seeks to extend its four-game win streak with a victory over Denver.
The Nuggets have gone 9-5 in home games. Denver is 6-4 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 14.0 turnovers per game.
The Hawks have gone 8-8 away from home. Atlanta has a 9-9 record in games decided by 10 points or more.
The Nuggets make 50.1% of their shots from the field this season, which is 3.0 percentage points higher than the Hawks have allowed to their opponents (47.1%). The Hawks average 117.8 points per game, 0.3 more than the 117.5 the Nuggets give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nikola Jokic is averaging 31 points, 12.9 rebounds, 9.5 assists and 1.8 steals for the Nuggets.
Trae Young is scoring 22.0 points per game and averaging 3.6 rebounds for the Hawks.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nuggets: 7-3, averaging 126.5 points, 45.9 rebounds, 33.4 assists, 8.9 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 53.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.4 points per game.
Hawks: 6-4, averaging 120.7 points, 45.8 rebounds, 30.0 assists, 10.8 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.8 points.
INJURIES: Nuggets: Aaron Gordon: out (calf), DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Vlatko Cancar: out (knee).
Hawks: Bogdan Bogdanovic: day to day (leg), Kobe Bufkin: out for season (shoulder), Larry Nance Jr.: out (hand), Dyson Daniels: day to day (illness), Cody Zeller: out (personal).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
