Dennis Schröder scored a season-high 41 points (17 in the fourth quarter), and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Utah Jazz 99-94 to end a 6-game losing streak.
Schröder’s 9-foot floater put the Hawks ahead for good with 37 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
The Jazz got within 95-94 on Donovan Mitchell’s 2 free throws with 15 seconds to play, but Taurean Prince answered with 2 free throws, and the Jazz got no closer.
Prince’s 2 free throws with 5.6 seconds left made it 99-94 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Jazz 17-11. Schröder scored 10 of the Hawks’ 17 on 4 for 5 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line.
Schröder scored 17 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter. Schröder and Dewayne Dedmon set each other up for 8 baskets and 19 points, 4 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Jazz, Mitchell scored 24 points but shot 9 for 28, and Ricky Rubio added 23 points.
The Hawks shot 40.4% from the field and 27.3% from 3 to the Jazz’s 37.1% and 17.6%. They outscored the Jazz 26-13 off turnovers. The Jazz’s starters outscored the Hawks 29-17 in 10 minutes together.