Overview
- Atlanta beat Utah 132-122 to move to 8-5, sealing it with an 8-0 run late in the fourth quarter.
- Jalen Johnson posted 31 points, 18 rebounds, 14 assists and seven steals, setting career highs in points and assists for his third career triple-double.
- Onyeka Okongwu scored a career-best 32 points and went 8-for-14 from three as the Hawks hit 24 threes, including a franchise-record 15 before halftime.
- Vit Krejci added 20 points with a 5-for-5 first half from deep, and Atlanta finished with 36 assists while playing without Trae Young and resting Kristaps Porzingis.
- Lauri Markkanen scored 40 and rookie Ace Bailey had 21 for the Jazz, who dropped to 4-8 and remain without back-to-back wins this season.