National Basketball Association
Atlanta 112, Utah 110
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, March 10, 2014
Where: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
#70 Brent Barnaky, #33 Sean Corbin, #14 Ed Malloy
Attendance:
17774
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Hawks 112, Jazz 110: Kyle Korver scored 26 points and hit all four of his 3-point attempts as Atlanta broke a six-game losing streak by dispatching of host Utah.
Paul Millsap had 23 points and eight rebounds as the Hawks salvaged the finale of a six-game trip to snap a 10-game road losing streak. Jeff Teague scored 14 points, Pero Antic added 12 and DeMarre Carroll chipped in 11.
Trey Burke scored 23 points and Marvin Williams added 18 for the Jazz, who have lost six of their last seven games. Richard Jefferson scored 15 points and Derrick Favors contributed 14 points and nine rebounds for Utah, which dropped back into a tie with the Los Angeles Lakers for last place in the Western Conference.
Carroll hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2:47 remaining and Korver added a 21-foot baseline jumper to give the Hawks a 101-96 edge with 1:35 to play. Atlanta’s lead reached nine before the Jazz rallied and pulled within 110-107 on Burke’s 3-pointer with five seconds left, but Teague hit two free throws with 4.3 seconds to play to make it a two-possession game.
Atlanta led by as many as 17 points in the second quarter and sailed into the break with a 59-44 halftime edge before the Jazz battled back with a 36-point third quarter and took an 80-78 lead heading into the final stanza. Burke drained a 3-pointer to give Utah a 96-93 advantage with 3:47 remaining before Korver scored five points during an 8-0 run, beginning with a tying 3-pointer with 3:32 left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Carroll made three 3-pointers as Atlanta was 13-of-29 from behind the arc, while Utah went 10-of-21. … Jazz C Enes Kanter joined Favors in grabbing nine rebounds as the Jazz held a 45-34 edge on the boards. … The Hawks have defeated Utah six consecutive times and nine of the past 10 meetings.
Top Game Performances
Atlanta |
|
Utah |
Kyle Korver 26 |
Scoring |
Trey Burke 23 |
Shelvin Mack 6 |
Assists |
Gordon Hayward 7 |
Paul Millsap 8 |
Rebounds |
Derrick Favors 9 |
Paul Millsap 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Derrick Favors 6 |
Kyle Korver 2 |
Steals |
Marvin Williams 3 |
Elton Brand 3 |
Blocks |
Derrick Favors 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Atlanta
|
112 |
48.7 |
13-29 |
23-27 |
30 |
34 |
6 |
5 |
12 |
Utah
|
110 |
48.8 |
10-21 |
20-24 |
19 |
45 |
2 |
9 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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Utah will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Jazz have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Atlanta will play their next game at home against Milwaukee. The Hawks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.