Hawks go down to Jazz in National Basketball Association

Point guard Jeff Teague sat out with a sore ankle, leaving the Hawks without their second-leading scorer.

Kent Bazemore’s injury could force Mike Budenholzer to reshuffle the Hawks’ wing rotation yet again.

Horford’s 3 with 33 seconds left made it 97-96.

Millsap led Atlanta with 28 points, converting 10 of 18 from the floor, and he grabbed six rebounds.

“That wasn’t luck”, Favors said.

Utah has a winning 4-2 record when it gives up under 100 points this season.

LOS ANGELES – Kobe Bryant had 17 points, eight rebounds and nine assists to help Los Angeles beat Detroit for its second win and to avoid the worst 10-game start in franchise history. Aside from two big three-pointers late in the second half, Horford struggled for the majority of the game as he was unable to find a rhythm in the paint with Gobert constantly lingering around him. Hawks G/F Kent Bazemore suffered a sprained right ankle with 2:20 remaining in the fourth quarter and did not return.

The Hawks also held a moment of silence and had a video display of the French flag at center court to acknowledge victims of the attacks before the game.

“That was great”, Gobert said. “I appreciate that from the National Basketball Association. It shows that we’re together”.

Atlanta enjoyed a 79-74 lead with 10:08 left in the game before Utah began its fourth-quarter spurt. The Jazz had dropped 11 of 12 in the series…. Shot-clock violations caused three of Utah’s 11 first-half turnovers. All season long Favors has been far and away the Jazz’s best and most consistent player.

NY – Aided by strong play from the bench, NY won for just the second time at home this season, knocking off New Orleans.

Westbrook had posted triple-doubles in his previous two games but finished this one with just five assists and four rebounds. 500 after handing the Atlanta Hawks (8-4) their THIRD HOME LOSS of the season.

After missing Friday’s game against the Celtics to be with his ailing wife, Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said Saturday – according to a statement the Hawks released – that he hopes to “return to the team as soon as possible”. He is not discussing Mary Beth Budenholzer’s health status. When it comes to stealing the ball, the Jazz are one of the best in the league with an average of 9.7 steals per game.

When asked about it earlier in the day, coach Quin Snyder was confident that wouldn’t be the case, that his team wouldn’t be looking forward to getting home and that if they lost it wouldn’t be because of a lack of focus.