The Atlanta Hawks were unable to stop the avalanche that is the Utah Jazz, falling 125-119 on Wednesday night at State Farm Arena.
Dejounte Murray led the Hawks with 26 points with De’Andre Hunter and Trae Young adding 22 points each to the Atlanta cause. For the Jazz, Lauri Markkanen scored a season-high 32 points, Jordan Clarkson added 23 points.
The form of the Utah Jazz has been one of the surprises of the season so far, and sat atop of the Western Conference when they rolled into Atlanta and they immediately showed why as they took it to the Hawks from the first minute, their aggression plain to see as they found themselves in the bonus with 9:51 remaining in the first quarter led by Markkanen, who scored 16 points in the first quarter and eight from the free throw line.