The Denver Nuggets started Tuesday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks looking to get the offense rolling early thanks in large part to the offensive glass as six of their first nine points came off of offensive rebounds. They got out to a 9-0 lead that saw the Hawks go 0-of-3 from the floor before head coach Lloyd Pierce was forced to call a timeout. Out of the timeout, the Nuggets got their fourth assist to put them up by 12 before a Kevin Huerter 3-point shot ended the shutout.
Nikola Jokic had his passing going early, but he wasn’t getting his shot to fall.