Keyonte George scored 25 points (14 in the paint), and the Utah Jazz beat the Atlanta Hawks 124-122.
George’s 3-pointer put the Jazz ahead for good with 7:27 left in the third quarter.
The Jazz were called for a shot-clock violation with 8.9 seconds left. After a timeout, Vít Krejčí missed a 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
In the fourth quarter, Collin Sexton had 2 steals, 1 of them during an 8-0 Jazz run, and the Jazz scored 5 points off them.
Sexton had 21 points and 6 assists. John Collins added 18 points (11 in the first quarter) and 11 rebounds on 7 for 10 shooting, and Micah Potter scored 11 points off the bench.
For the Hawks, Dejounte Murray had 33 points and 9 assists, and De'Andre Hunter added 27 points with 5 3-pointers off the bench. Jalen Johnson scored 26 points but shot 8 for 23. The Hawks had 3 20-point scorers.
The Hawks made 20 3-pointers, 5 of them by Murray and 5 by Hunter. The Jazz outscored the Hawks 56-34 in the paint.