Jazz Complete Comeback, Secure Road Win Over Hawks
The Utah Jazz defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 111-106, at State Farm Arena on Thursday evening.

The Jazz (17-11) managed to defeat the Hawks (6-23) despite the fact they didn't play very well for most of the game, and only managed to turn things around in the final 12 minutes of action. Atlanta jumped to a 30-28 lead after the first quarter, and they extended their advantage to four points following a 26-24 second quarter. Utah began their turnaround in the third quarter (31-28), but they completed the comeback in the final 12 minutes of action where a 28-22 score gave Utah a huge win on the road even if they weren't at their best. With the win, Utah improved to 6-8 away while the Hawks fell to 3-11 at home.

Donovan Mitchell led the way for the Jazz since he ended with 30 points, five rebounds and five assists, while Rudy Gobert delivered another strong double-double after chipping in with 20 points and 13 boards. Joe Ingles had 14 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Bojan Bogdanovic added 19 points and nine rebounds. Emmanuel Mudiay contributed 10 points and four rebounds in 19 minutes off the bench.

Trae Young was the Hawks’ top player since he had 30 points, eight assists and five boards. Kevin Huerter contributed 17 points, while Cam Reddish had 14 points, four rebounds and three steals. Jabari Parker was one of Atlanta’s top scorers despite coming off the bench, as the power forward contributed 23 points, nine rebounds and five assists despite playing just 24 minutes while coming off the bench.
Posted on: 12/19/2019 7:15 PM
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