Nikola Jokic and Key Nuggets Players to Watch vs. the Hawks - April 6

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Nuggets vs. Hawks: Players to Watch

Nuggets Key Players

Jokic's numbers on the season are 26.5 points, 12.4 rebounds and 9 assists per game, shooting 57.9% from the floor and 34.2% from beyond the arc, with an average of 1 made treys.

Michael Porter Jr. averages 16.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists.

Jamal Murray is averaging 20.9 points, 4.1 boards and 6.7 assists. Defensively, he averages 1 steal and 0.6 blocked shots.

Aaron Gordon is averaging 14 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is averaging 10 points, 2.4 boards and 2.4 assists.

Hawks Key Players

Dejounte Murray is averaging 22.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.2 assists for the Hawks.

Per game, Clint Capela provides the Hawks 11.4 points, 10.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists. He also averages 0.6 steals and 1.5 blocks (10th in NBA).

Bogdan Bogdanovic's numbers on the season are 16.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. He is making 42.6% of his shots from the floor and 37.2% from 3-point range, with an average of 3.1 triples (eighth in NBA).

The Hawks receive 16 points per game from Jalen Johnson, plus 8.8 boards and 3.6 assists.

The Hawks get 13.7 points per game from Saddiq Bey, plus 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists.

Nuggets vs. Hawks Stat Insights

Denver Key Stats

The Nuggets have a +360 scoring differential, topping opponents by 4.7 points per game. They're putting up 114.3 points per game to rank 14th in the league and are giving up 109.6 per contest to rank sixth in the NBA.

The 44.5 rebounds per game Denver averages rank seventh in the NBA, and are 2.2 more than the 42.3 its opponents record per contest.

The Nuggets knock down 11.5 three-pointers per game (26th in the league) at a 37.1% rate (12th in the NBA), compared to the 11.2 their opponents make while shooting 35.5% from beyond the arc.

Denver ranks ninth in the league by averaging 115.1 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is ninth in the NBA, allowing 110.7 points per 100 possessions.

Atlanta Key Stats

The Hawks' -95 scoring differential (being outscored by 1.2 points per game) is a result of putting up 118.8 points per game (fifth in NBA) while allowing 120 per outing (27th in league).

Atlanta grabs 44.9 rebounds per game (sixth in league), compared to the 44.3 of its opponents.

The Hawks knock down 13.8 three-pointers per game (sixth-most in the league) at a 36.7% rate (14th in NBA), compared to the 13.8 their opponents make, shooting 38.1% from deep.

Atlanta ranks 11th in the league averaging 114.8 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 27th, allowing 116.3 points per 100 possessions.

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