Jazz Find Shooting Stroke In Sweep Of Hawks

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Jazz haven’t shot the ball as well this season as they did last, but don’t tell that to the Atlanta Hawks.

After knocking off the Hawks 116-98 last week thanks to a season-high 17 made threes last week, the Jazz and shot 39 percent from three, their second-highest mark of the season for a 110-98 win.

Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz with 27 points while Kevin Huerter added 28 points for Atlanta in the loss.

First Quarter

The Jazz open the first quarter by knocking down 5-12 shots from deep after knocking down just eight threes all night in Sunday’s loss to the Orlando Magic.

Mitchell got the Jazz started by connecting on 2-3 attempts from downtown in route to 10 first quarter points. Meanwhile, Bojan Bogdanovic had nine points on 4-6 shooting.

bojan, bucket-getter 🤩#TakeNote | @44bojan pic.twitter.com/YfPOJpF1tp

— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) November 10, 2021

Trae Young, who hasn’t played incredibly well against the Jazz, had 10 points on 4-7 shooting overall.

After one, the Jazz led the Hawks 30-28.

Second Quarter

The Jazz continued to knock down threes in the second quarter at a high rate, knocking down 9-21 overall in the half.

The Hawks were able to keep this game competitive based on their own hot shooting knocking down 8-16 threes in the first 24 minutes.

JC with a mean move on Gallo 😅🌪 #TakeNote #ATLvsUTA https://t.co/bMjU6XPgFE

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That’s a departure from what the Jazz have done so far this season having entered the night with the NBA’s second-best three-point shooting defense in the NBA.

At the break, the Jazz led the Hawks 62-50 thanks to 15 points from Mitchell and 10 from Jordan Clarkson.

Third Quarter

Kevin Huerter is on fire knocking down 6-7 from the three-point line through the first three quarters of the game. He had 28 points heading into the fourth quarter including a self-made 8-0 run to keep Atlanta engaged while the Jazz threatened to put the game away.

N🛑PE 🖐@youngwhiteside with a crushing block.#TakeNote #ATLvsUTAhttps://t.co/RAfH9LgaD9

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Mitchell meanwhile continued to keep the Jazz in control scoring 24 points of his own in his first 23 minutes.

The Jazz used a late 13-5 lead to take a 95-80 lead into the final period.

Fourth Quarter

The Hawks were able to keep this game in doubt thanks to the red-hot shooting of Huerter and Young who connected on 11-20 three-point attempts.

In total, Atlanta knocked down 18-35 from three, the highest by a Jazz opponent so far this season.

However, it was the 27 points from Mitchell and the Jazz’s 15 threes, plus a 54-41 rebound advantage that ultimately decided the game as Atlanta managed just 18 points in the final period.

The Jazz opened their five-game homestand with a 110-98 win over the Hawks.

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