When: 7 p.m. Wednesday
Where:
TV/Radio: ALT; 950 AM
Spotlight on Dennis Schroeder: With the Hawks rebuilding after losing playoff pillars Al Horford, and Jeff Teague in recent offseasons, Schroeder is now Atlanta’s centerpiece. The point guard from Germany is averaging career-bests in scoring (19.8 points per game), assists (6.5 per game) and steals (1.1 per game) while shooting 44.2 percent from the floor. He totaled 20 points and six assists in the Hawks’ home loss to Denver in late October.
Notebook
Hawks: They entered Tuesday with the NBA’s worst overall record (10-30) and worst road record (3-19). Atlanta has also lost six of its last seven games. … The Hawks entered Tuesday ranked 26th in the NBA in defensive rating (108.1 points allowed per 100 possessions) and last in defensive rebounding percentage (73.9). … Starting center Miles Plumlee, the brother of Nuggets starting center , is averaging 4.9 points and 3.9 rebounds in 21 games.
Nuggets: Wednesday’s game against the Hawks will mark the midway point of Denver’s regular season. … The Nuggets have not lost three games in a row this season, but dropped both games on their recently completed road trip at Sacramento and Golden State to fall to seventh in the Western Conference at 21-19. … is coming off his first triple-double of the season, totaling 22 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in Monday’s loss at the Warriors. Denver is 5-4 since moving Jokic to power forward to pair with Plumlee, a starting lineup that has also helped the Nuggets to the NBA’s sixth-best defensive rating (103.9 points allowed per 100 possessions) over that span. … Denver entered Tuesday ranked fifth in the league in rebounding (45.2 per game), second in offensive rebounding (11.5 per game) and first in second-chance points (14.8 per game).
