The Atlanta Hawks (24 - 8) defeated the Utah Jazz (11 - 22) 98 - 92 on Friday at Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City. Notching their third victory in a row, the Hawks were able to hold off a fourth quarter comeback attempt from the Jazz. The Hawks were the superior shooters in this one, going 41 percent from the field compared to the Jazz who went just 37 percent. Free throws were also a factor, as Atlanta went 26 - for - 30 from the line, while Utah went 18 - for - 24 from the line. With the superior shooting and the free throw advantage, the Hawks were able to secure a cross - conference road victory. The Hawks were led by Jeff Teague in this one. Teague went 9 - for - 17 from the field and 2 - for - 4 from the three - point line to finish with 26 points and eight assists. Over his last three outings, he's now averaging 25 points and 9 assists per game as the unquestioned offensive leader of this team. Paul Millsap also had a productive game despite going only 2 - for - 11 from the field. He scored 15 points, but most of it came from the free throw line where he went a perfect 10 - of - 10 on the night. Along with the 15 points, he added 11 rebounds, giving him his eigth double - double of the year. The other two Hawks to reach double figures in points were Al Horford and DeMarre Carroll, as they finished with 13 and 10 points respectively. Gordon Hayward had the biggest day for the Jazz. He went 6 - for - 14 from the field and 2 - for - 3 from the three - point line to have a team - high of 18 points. It was n't quite on par with his two previous games, where he recorded 26 and 22 points, but on a night where the team as a whole really struggled, it was the best that he could do. He's now averaging 19 points and 5 rebounds on the year. Rookie Dante Exum had one of his better offensive outings of the year. He had a career - high of 13 points (5 - 9 FG, 3 - 7 3Pt), while also chipping in two rebounds two assists and another career - high of three steals. He's only reached double figures in points four other times this season, so it was somewhat of a surprise performance. Enes Kanter and Rudy Gobert had 11 points each. The Hawks' next game will be on the road against the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday, while the Jazz will travel to Minnesota to play the Timberwolves on Saturday.
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 "TeamStat(G,'Hawks') has 41 Percentage of field goals ,has 8 Losses ,has 98 Total points ,has 24 Wins ."]