A recap of the Hawks’ 91-84 win over the Jazz Tuesday night:
Noteworthy
* The Hawks have held five of the past six opponents to under 40 percent shooting and the Warriors were one of those teams.
* After allowing 27 first-quarter points, the Hawks allowed the Jazz 30 combined in the second and third quarters (15 in each).
* This was the seventh game the Hawks have overcome a double-digit deficit this season.
* The Hawks had three double-digit scorers with Jeff Teague (24), Paul Millsap (18) and Al Horford (11).
* Kent Bazemore led the Hawks with a plus-15 rating.
* The Jazz had three double-digit scorers in Gordon Hayward (22), Derrick Favors (16) and Rodney Hood (16).
* Rudy Gobert as a minus-19 for the Jazz.
* The Hawks are 3-0 with Kris Humphries in the lineup.
* Favors (523) passed Millsap (521) for sixth most blocks in Jazz history.
* Horford surpassed the 8,000 career-point mark with his first points of the game. He is the eighth player in Atlanta history to reach the milestone.
Key stat
15-4
The Hawks won despite being outrebounded by the considerable margin on the offensive glass. At one point, the Jazz led 14-0 in the category
Quote of the game
“This is the Jeff that I’m used to seeing. Hopefully he keeps that going because when he plays at that level, we are a very tough team to beat.” – Al Horford on Jeff Teague
Report card
Offense: B-plus
The Hawks had just 16 points in the first quarter and were sloppy with the ball. They had five turnovers and most were not forced. They rebounded after shooting 39 percent in the first quarter to finish with a 47.5 percentage. For the second straight game, Teague was extra aggressive. He got in the lane and Jazz shot-blocker Gobert did not have a block.
Defense: B-plus
The Hawks again started slow, as they did against the Clippers Saturday, and had to overcome a double-digit deficit. Holding the Jazz to 30 combined points in the second and third quarters was excellent. The Jazz shot 25 percent in the second and 21.7 percent in the third. The Hawks ended up forcing 20 turnovers.
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