Jalen Johnson has 22 points as Hawks never trail in runaway 124-97 win over Jazz
ATLANTA (AP) Jalen Johnson had 22 points with 13 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks never trailed after scoring the first 12 points and beat the Utah Jazz 124-97 on Tuesday night.
The Hawks have won two straight games after losing All-Star point guard Trae Young for at least four weeks with a torn ligament in his left pinky finger. Dejounte Murray, who has taken over primary ball-handling duties, scored 17 points with 11 assists.
The Hawks, who also have center Onyeka Okongwu for an indefinite period with a sprained left toe. Despite the roster limitations, Atlanta has held back-to-back opponents under 100 points for the first time this season.
“I think our communication has been better than it has been,” Johnson said, adding success has come with “executing defensively and sticking to the game plan.”
De’Andre Hunter scored 20 points Bogdan Bogdanovic had 19 in Atlanta's balanced attack.
Collin Sexton led Utah with 22 points. Walker Kessler added 14 points with 12 rebounds. Utah has lost six of its last seven.
John Collins scored only five points with 10 rebounds in his first appearance in Atlanta since being traded to the Jazz on June 26, 2023.
The Hawks are 10th in the Eastern Conference and hold the last spot in the play-in tournament. Utah is 11th in the Western Conference.
Utah's turnover woes helped Atlanta start strong. Atlanta scored 10 points off six Utah turnovers while taking an early 15-4 lead.
“The turnovers, at some point we have to take some individual responsibility of just being sloppy with the ball,” said Utah coach Will Hardy. “... When you compound that with a night you don't shoot the ball well, the game was ugly.”
The Hawks won in coach Quin Snyder's first game against Utah since coaching the Jazz from 2014-22. “There are so many ways that time impacted me and my family,” Snyder said before the game. “It was great years.”
Collins played his first six seasons with Atlanta. He was emotional, wiping tears from his eyes, when hugging former teammates and Hawks staff members on the court during pregame warmups. He tapped his chest and waved to the fans following an enthusiastic response from the fans to a video tribute to the forward during the game's first timeout.
Collins made only two of eight shots from the field and missed each of his three 3-pointers.
Johnson posted his fourth consecutive double-double and his 17th of his breakout season while starting in the forward spot formerly manned by Collins. In his third season, Johnson is averaging 16.9 points and 8.8 rebounds.
Young reported on social media he “made it through” surgery on the finger in New York. The Hawks said Sunday Young will miss at least four weeks before his status is updated. Young posted Tuesday: “Don't worry. I'll be ready when the time is right!”
UP NEXT
Utah visits Orlando on Thursday in the second game of a three-game trip.
Atlanta visits Brooklyn on Thursday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | John Collins vs. Clint Capela (Lauri Markkanen gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 |  | Taylor Hendricks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:38 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | Dejounte Murray turnover (bad pass) (Taylor Hendricks steals) | ||
| 11:20 | | John Collins misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:14 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | Clint Capela turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:51 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:47 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | Dejounte Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:36 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | Collin Sexton misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:28 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | Jalen Johnson offensive foul (Charge) (John Collins draws the foul) | ||
| 10:24 | | Jalen Johnson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:16 | | John Collins turnover (bad pass) (Dejounte Murray steals) | ||
| 10:09 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point running dunk | 0-2 |
| 9:50 | | Collin Sexton turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:33 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point driving bank jump shot | ||
| 9:28 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | Clint Capela misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:28 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | John Collins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:11 | | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | +2 | Jalen Johnson makes two point pullup jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 0-4 |
| 8:49 | | John Collins turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:39 | | +3 | Saddiq Bey makes three point jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 0-7 |
| 8:25 | | John Collins turnover (bad pass) (Bogdan Bogdanovic steals) | ||
| 8:21 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point running layup (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists) | 0-9 |
| 8:21 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:07 | | John Collins turnover (lost ball) (Clint Capela steals) | ||
| 8:04 | | Taylor Hendricks shooting foul (Saddiq Bey draws the foul) | ||
| 8:04 | | +1 | Saddiq Bey makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 0-10 |
| 8:04 | | +1 | Saddiq Bey makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 0-11 |
| 8:04 | | +1 | Saddiq Bey makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 0-12 |
| 7:53 | | Keyonte George misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:50 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | Clint Capela misses two point cutting finger roll layup | ||
| 7:43 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | Keyonte George turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:18 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:15 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 2-12 |
| 6:51 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:47 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | +2 | Taylor Hendricks makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Keyonte George assists) | 4-12 |
| 6:28 | | +3 | Jalen Johnson makes three point pullup jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 4-15 |
| 6:12 | | Dejounte Murray blocks Collin Sexton's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:12 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | Jordan Clarkson misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:02 | | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | Bruno Fernando offensive foul (Off the ball) (Walker Kessler draws the foul) | ||
| 5:58 | | Bruno Fernando turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:40 | | +2 | Walker Kessler makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 6-15 |
| 5:25 | | +2 | De'Andre Hunter makes two point jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 6-17 |
| 5:18 | | Keyonte George turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:08 | | Jordan Clarkson shooting foul (De'Andre Hunter draws the foul) | ||
| 5:08 | | De'Andre Hunter misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:08 | | Hawks offensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | De'Andre Hunter misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:05 | | Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound | ||
| 4:48 | | Jordan Clarkson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:44 | | Hawks defensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | Dejounte Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:25 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | +3 | Taylor Hendricks makes three point jump shot (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 9-17 |
| 3:55 | | Saddiq Bey misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:52 | | Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | Kris Dunn misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:38 | | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:28 | | Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound | ||
| 3:12 | | Kris Dunn misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:09 | | Walker Kessler offensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | +2 | Walker Kessler makes two point putback layup | 11-17 |
| 3:09 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:53 | | Kobe Bufkin misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:49 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | Jordan Clarkson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:39 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | De'Andre Hunter misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:33 | | Bruno Fernando offensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | +2 | Bruno Fernando makes two point putback layup | 11-19 |
| 2:16 | | +2 | Jordan Clarkson makes two point driving layup | 13-19 |
| 2:04 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:01 | | Bruno Fernando offensive rebound | ||
| 2:00 | | +2 | Bruno Fernando makes two point putback dunk | 13-21 |
| 1:45 | | Lauri Markkanen misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:42 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:32 | | De'Andre Hunter misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:30 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | +3 | Brice Sensabaugh makes three point jump shot (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 16-21 |
| 1:07 | | +2 | De'Andre Hunter makes two point pullup jump shot (Kobe Bufkin assists) | 16-23 |
| 1:07 | | Brice Sensabaugh shooting foul (De'Andre Hunter draws the foul) | ||
| 1:07 | | +1 | De'Andre Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-24 |
| 0:52 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:50 | | Kobe Bufkin defensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | +2 | Kobe Bufkin makes two point pullup jump shot | 16-26 |
| 0:39 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 18-26 |
| 0:27 | | Kobe Bufkin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:24 | | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | De'Andre Hunter offensive rebound | ||
| 11:42 | | +2 | De'Andre Hunter makes two point putback layup | 18-28 |
| 11:29 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point driving layup (Kris Dunn assists) | 20-28 |
| 11:09 | | Jalen Johnson misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | De'Andre Hunter blocks Jordan Clarkson's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:41 | | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:37 | | Hawks offensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | +2 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes two point jump shot (Kobe Bufkin assists) | 20-30 |
| 10:18 | | +2 | Jordan Clarkson makes two point driving finger roll layup (Kris Dunn assists) | 22-30 |
| 10:06 | | +2 | Jalen Johnson makes two point driving reverse layup (Kobe Bufkin assists) | 22-32 |
| 10:01 | | Kris Dunn turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:44 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Clarkson steals) | ||
| 9:42 | | Jordan Clarkson misses two point running dunk | ||
| 9:41 | | Hawks defensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:35 | | Jalen Johnson offensive foul (Off the ball) (Brice Sensabaugh draws the foul) | ||
| 9:35 | | Jalen Johnson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:25 | | Lauri Markkanen turnover (bad pass) (Bogdan Bogdanovic steals) | ||
| 9:20 | | +2 | Jalen Johnson makes two point running layup (Garrison Mathews assists) | 22-34 |
| 9:04 | | Jordan Clarkson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Garrison Mathews defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic turnover (bad pass) (Collin Sexton steals) | ||
| 8:46 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point running layup | 24-34 |
| 8:27 | | Garrison Mathews misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:25 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point driving hook shot | 24-36 |
| 8:01 | | +3 | Collin Sexton makes three point stepback jump shot (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 27-36 |
| 7:46 | | Jalen Johnson misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | Jordan Clarkson misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:33 | | Lauri Markkanen offensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point putback layup | 29-36 |
| 7:33 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:15 | | Saddiq Bey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | John Collins misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:56 | | Garrison Mathews defensive rebound | ||
| 6:50 | | Saddiq Bey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:47 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | John Collins blocks Clint Capela's two point driving hook shot | ||
| 6:44 | | Saddiq Bey offensive rebound | ||
| 6:35 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 29-38 |
| 6:13 | | John Collins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:12 | | Garrison Mathews defensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | Dejounte Murray turnover (bad pass) (Collin Sexton steals) | ||
| 5:59 | | Collin Sexton offensive foul (Charge) (Garrison Mathews draws the foul) | ||
| 5:59 | | Collin Sexton turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:56 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:53 | | Saddiq Bey offensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:39 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point running layup (Keyonte George assists) | 31-38 |
| 5:18 | | Dejounte Murray turnover (bad pass) (Collin Sexton steals) | ||
| 5:04 | | John Collins offensive foul (De'Andre Hunter draws the foul) | ||
| 5:04 | | John Collins turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:48 | | De'Andre Hunter misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:45 | | Saddiq Bey offensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | John Collins shooting foul (Saddiq Bey draws the foul) | ||
| 4:44 | | +1 | Saddiq Bey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-39 |
| 4:44 | | +1 | Saddiq Bey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-40 |
| 4:29 | | Keyonte George misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:27 | | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | +2 | Saddiq Bey makes two point running layup | 31-42 |
| 4:23 | | Taylor Hendricks defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 4:23 | | Keyonte George shooting foul (Saddiq Bey draws the foul) | ||
| 4:23 | | +1 | Saddiq Bey makes regular free throw 1 of 1 |