Kyle Korver had 15 points and DeMarre Carroll had 11 and nine rebounds as the Hawks won for the 12th time in 16 games after starting the season 1-2. Al Horford had 11 points and eight rebounds and Jeff Teague chipped in nine points and seven assists for the Hawks, who drained 10-of-27 shots from the arc despite shooting only 41.4 percent from the floor.

Wilson Chandler scored a season-high 29 points and matched his season best with 10 rebounds for the Nuggets, who lost all three games of a brief road trip after winning seven of eight. Ty Lawson scored just four points on 1-of-10 shooting but added 10 assists for Denver.

Korver scored seven points during a 20-8 run to end the first quarter as Atlanta took a 32-21 lead. A runner by Teague and two free throws by Mike Scott pushed the edge to 19 midway through the second and a 9-0 run to end the period gave Atlanta a 57-36 lead at the break.

Denver pulled within 69-58 with an 8-0 run but a 3-pointer by Millsap stopped that surge and Atlanta led by 11 heading into the fourth. Chandler hit a 3-pointer and a tip-in to pull the Nuggets within 87-80 with 3:35 left, but Korver hit a deep 3-pointer from the right wing and Teague drove the lane to restore order.

GAME NOTEBOOK: After the Hawks held Brooklyn to 37.5 percent shooting, including 3-of-18 from the arc, they held the Nuggets to 36.6 percent and 6-of-35 from the arc. … The Nuggets won the battle of the boards 52-43. … Denver F Alonzo Gee scored a season-high 14 points and added four rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench.