Hawks beat Jazz 91-84
Jeff Teague scored 24 points, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Utah Jazz 91-84.
Al Horford’s 18-foot jumper put the Hawks ahead for good with 11:37 left in the third quarter.
The Jazz got within 80-77 on Gordon Hayward’s floater with 3:40 to play, but Horford answered with a layup, and the Jazz got no closer.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Jazz 7-2.
For the Jazz, Hayward scored 22 points but shot 6 for 18.
The Hawks shot 47.5% from the field and 32.0% from 3 to the Jazz’s 34.9% and 26.9%. They held the Jazz to 84 points. The Jazz turned it over 20 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions.