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Millsap, Korver help Atlanta keep Nuggets down as Hawks take 6th straight win

Associated Press
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    Atlanta Hawks' Paul Millsap, left, goes up to shoot against Denver Nuggets' J.J. Hickson in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (The Associated Press)

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    Atlanta Hawks' Dennis Schroder, of Germany, left, chases a loose ball in front of Denver Nuggets' J.J. Hickson in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (The Associated Press)

ATLANTA – Paul Millsap scored 23 points, Kyle Korver added 15 points and the Atlanta Hawks won their sixth straight game with a 96-84 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday.

Wilson Chandler finished with a season-high 29 points and Timofey Mozgov had 14 points for the Nuggets. Chandler and Mozgov combined for 21 rebounds.

Denver began the season with a win over Detroit before losing seven of eight. A Nov. 17 victory at Cleveland started a 7-1 stretch, but the Nuggets have dropped their last three.

Al Horford and DeMarre Carroll each had 11 points and combined for 17 Atlanta rebounds.

The Nuggets missed 23 of their first 32 field-goal attempts and trailed 45-26 after Mike Scott's short turnaround jumper midway through the second.

Atlanta took its biggest lead at 24 when Millsap hit a 3 early in the third. Denver went on a 28-14 run to cut the lead to 10 late in the period, and baseline jumper by Mozgov made it a nine-point lead in early in the fourth.

The Nuggets were 5 for 32 on 3-point attempts before Chandler's made it 87-78. He followed with a layup on Denver's next possession, cutting the lead to seven, but Korver's 3 and Teague's layup put the Hawks back up by 12.

Atlanta never trailed after Korver's 3 midway through the first.

Denver point guard Ty Lawson had four points and 10 assists to snap his streak of six consecutive double-doubles. Alonzo Gee had 14 points in a reserve role for the Nuggets.

Dennis Schroder gave Atlanta its first double-digit lead with a free throw late in the first, and his straightaway 3 made it 41-24 midway through the second.

TIP-INS

Nuggets: Faried, Denver's fourth-leading scorer, has a lower back strain and missed his first game this season. J.J Hickson started in his place and had four points and nine rebounds in 20 minutes. .... Reserve G Nate Robinson (back) missed his first game. Reserve C JaVale McGee (left leg) was sidelined, too.

Hawks: Atlanta, which began the game with no major injuries, has won six of seven against Denver at Philips Arena. The Hawks improved to 32-7 against the Nuggets at home.

UP NEXT

Nuggets: Visit Toronto on Monday.

Hawks: Visit Indiana on Monday.