The Atlanta Hawks beat the Denver Nuggets 110-87 on Jan 9, 2026 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Jalen Johnson led the Hawks with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.
- Peyton Watson led the Nuggets with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.
Atlanta Hawks box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Johnson | 35 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12-18 | 5-6 | 0-1 | 1 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 33 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9-21 | 3-11 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Dyson Daniels | 36 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8-14 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Onyeka Okongwu | 35 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6-14 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Asa Newell | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Luke Kennard | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Vit Krejci | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-8 | 0-7 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Mouhamed Gueye | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Team | 223 | 100 | 40 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 42-88 | 14-40 | 2-4 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Denver Nuggets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Watson | 34 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9-19 | 2-4 | 5-7 | 3 |
| Aaron Gordon | 24 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 21 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 1 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Jalen Pickett | 33 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| DaRon Holmes II | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Christian Braun | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Julian Strawther | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 188 | 74 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 26-60 | 9-28 | 13-16 | 9 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Hawks · 2025-26 season · Previous Jan 7, 2026: NO 100, ATL 117 · Next Jan 11, 2026: ATL 124, GS 111
- Nuggets · 2025-26 season · Previous Jan 7, 2026: DEN 114, BOS 110 · Next Jan 11, 2026: MIL 104, DEN 108