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Trae Young’s brilliance leads Atlanta to upset victory in Denver

On a night that started without John Collins and finished without Kevin Huerter, nobody would have blamed the Atlanta Hawks if they had walked out of Denver with another loss on their resume. The Nuggets have one of the best homecourt advantages in the league and have a significant talent edge over this version of the Hawks. Led by All-NBA center Nikola Jokic and a cast of strong role players around him, including ex-Atlanta man Paul Millsap, Denver was tabbed as one of this year’s preseason picks to make a deep playoff run. The early 12-0 hole for the Hawks made it look like the game was going to be a massive blowout to a very good Western Conference opponent.