Hawks 102, Jazz 91: Al Horford scored 34 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to power visiting Atlanta to its fourth consecutive victory.
Josh Smith also had a double-double with 24 points and 14 rebounds for the Hawks, who pulled away in the third quarter for their sixth win in seven games.
Al Jefferson had 26 points and 11 rebounds and Derrick Favors added 17 and 15 for Utah, which absorbed its third straight defeat.
Atlanta led 56-48 at halftime and stretched it to as many as 20 points in the third quarter before settling for an 82-66 edge entering the fourth.
The Jazz got the deficit under double digits on a 3-pointer by DeMarre Carroll to make it 90-82 with 5 1/2 minutes to play, but the closest they got was seven points on a pair of free throws by Favors with 70 seconds left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: PG Jeff Teague had 19 points, seven assists and three steals for Atlanta. ... Jazz forward Paul Millsap sat out the game with a sprained left ankle. ... Horford has scored at least 20 points in seven straight games and has five double-doubles in that span.
Atlanta | Utah | |
Al Horford 34 | Scoring | Al Jefferson 26 |
Josh Smith 7 | Assists | Earl Watson 5 |
Al Horford 15 | Rebounds | Derrick Favors 15 |
Al Horford 6 | Free Throws Made | Derrick Favors 5 |
Devin Harris 3 | Steals | Alec Burks 2 |
Al Horford 5 | Blocks | Derrick Favors 3 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Atlanta | 102 | 48.7 | 5-17 | 21-26 | 23 | 38 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
Utah | 91 | 44.6 | 4-15 | 13-23 | 17 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 13 |