National Basketball Association
Atlanta 124, Utah 97
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Where: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials: #89 Dannica Mosher, #54 Ray Acosta, #26 Pat Fraher
Attendance: 17129

Jalen Johnson totaled 22 points, 13 rebounds and six assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 124-97 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Tuesday night.

De'Andre Hunter added 20 points, Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 19 and Dejounte Murray contributed 17 points and 11 assists to help the Hawks win their second straight game.

All-Star Trae Young didn't play after undergoing surgery on his left hand earlier in the day. He'll be re-evaluated in a month.

Collin Sexton led Utah with 22 points and Walker Kessler had 14 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks as the Jazz lost for the sixth time in seven games.

Jazz leading scorer Lauri Markkanen was limited to 11 points on 4-of-13 shooting. Utah shot just 37.2 percent overall and was 11-for-38 from 3-point territory.

Saddiq Bey posted 16 points and seven rebounds and Clint Capela chipped in with 13 boards and nine points to help lift Hawks coach Quin Snyder to his first win over the team he previously coached from 2014-22.

The Hawks jumped all over the Jazz early on en route to an eventual 30-point lead.

After the teams went scoreless for nearly two minutes to begin the contest, Capela sparked a 12-0 run with a dunk.

Bey had six points during that surge before the Jazz even scored, which finally happened nearly five minutes into the opening quarter. Utah didn't reach double figures until Kessler scored on a putback layup with 3:09 left in the first quarter.

The Jazz pulled within seven in the second quarter, but Bey scored five straight points to make it 43-31. Bogdanovic put Atlanta up 55-44 at halftime with a last-second 3-pointer.

After Atlanta scored the first five points of the second half, Utah clawed back to within seven again thanks to a Sexton 3-pointer.

But Bogdanovic responded with a 3 and a tip-in to make it 68-56, and the Hawks ended the third quarter on a 12-2 run to take an 89-69 advantage. Atlanta stretched that into a 17-2 run and took its biggest lead of 30, 111-81, minutes later.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Utah   Atlanta
Collin Sexton 22 Scoring Jalen Johnson 22
Jordan Clarkson 8 Assists Dejounte Murray 11
Walker Kessler 12 Rebounds Clint Capela 13
Talen Horton-Tucker 5 Free Throws Made De'Andre Hunter 7
Collin Sexton 6 Steals Bogdan Bogdanovic 2
Walker Kessler 2 Blocks Clint Capela 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Utah 97 37.2 11-38 16-19 24 43 4 11 18
Atlanta 124 49.5 12-32 20-23 27 55 8 8 18
Upcoming Games
  • Atlanta will play their next game on the road against Brooklyn. The Hawks have a W/L % of .520 after a win and .394 after a loss.
  • Utah will play their next game on the road against Orlando. The Jazz have a W/L % of .519 after a win and .406 after a loss.