Jalen Johnson had a career-high 31 points (14 in the first quarter), 18 rebounds, 14 assists and 7 steals, his third career triple-double, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Utah Jazz 132-122 for their fourth straight win.
Onyeka Okongwu’s 3-pointer put the Hawks ahead for good with 8:32 left in the fourth quarter.
The Jazz got within 119-118 on Keyonte George’s step-back 3-pointer with 5:57 to play, but Okongwu answered with an alley oop dunk, and the Jazz got no closer.
Early in the fourth quarter, Luke Kennard had 2 steals, both with the game within five points.
Okongwu had a career-high 32 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Vít Krejčí added 20 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) and 3 steals on 7 for 9 shooting off the bench. The Hawks had 2 30-point scorers. Johnson assisted on 5 of Okongwu’s 11 baskets, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Jazz, Lauri Markkanen scored 40 points on 15 for 25 shooting, and Ace Bailey added a career-high 21 points on 8 for 13 shooting. Jusuf Nurkić had 10 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals.
The Hawks shot 51.1% from the field and 51.1% from 3 to the Jazz’s 48.9% and 43.2%. The Hawks made 24 3-pointers, 8 of them by Okongwu and 6 by Krejčí. The Jazz turned it over 24 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions.