Hawks run wild on Jazz behind Jalen Johnson

Jalen Johnson totaled 22 points, 13 rebounds and six assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 124-97 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Tuesday night.

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De’Andre Hunter added 20 points, Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 19 and Dejounte Murray contributed 17 points and 11 assists to help the Hawks win their second straight game.

All-Star Trae Young didn’t play after undergoing surgery on his left hand earlier in the day. He’ll be re-evaluated in a month.

Collin Sexton led Utah with 22 points and Walker Kessler had 14 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks as the Jazz lost for the sixth time in seven games.

Jazz leading scorer Lauri Markkanen was limited to 11 points on 4-of-13 shooting. Utah shot just 37.2 percent overall and was 11-for-38 from 3-point territory.

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