{"id":2251,"date":"2025-11-15T03:05:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T22:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/onyeka-okongwu-jalen-johnson-tally-career-highs-in-hawks-win-over-jazz\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T03:05:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T22:05:57","slug":"onyeka-okongwu-jalen-johnson-tally-career-highs-in-hawks-win-over-jazz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/ur\/onyeka-okongwu-jalen-johnson-tally-career-highs-in-hawks-win-over-jazz\/","title":{"rendered":"Onyeka Okongwu, Jalen Johnson tally career highs in Hawks&#8217; win over Jazz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<section id=\"0\" class=\"w-full\">\n<div class=\"xl:container mx-0 !px-4 py-0 pb-4 !mx-0 !px-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.deadspin.com\/tr:w-900\/27580997.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.deadspin.com\/tr:w-900\/27580997.jpg\" alt=\"NBA: Atlanta Hawks at Utah Jazz\" class=\"w-full\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\"\/><span class=\"text-0.8 leading-tight\">Nov 13, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson (1) drives against Utah Jazz center Jusuf Nurkic (30) during the first quarter at Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images<!-- --> <!-- --> <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-1\">\n<p>Onyeka Okongwu scored a career-high 32 points and Jalen Johnson added a career-best 31 points to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 132-122 win over the Utah Jazz for their sixth road victory of the season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-2\">\n<p>Johnson also tallied career highs in rebounds (18), assists (14) and steals (7) against the Jazz. Okongwu added 11 rebounds. Vit Krejci made six 3-pointers and scored 20 points off the bench. The Hawks made 24 3-pointers and shot 51.1% from 3-point range.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-3\">\n<p>Lauri Markkanen led Utah with 40 points. Ace Bailey added a career-high 21 points and Keyonte George chipped in 19 for the Jazz.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-4\">\n<p>Utah used an 11-0 run to cut a 12-point deficit to one early in the third quarter. George scored three baskets to fuel the run. The Jazz finally took a 97-94 lead on back-to-back baskets from Kevin Love and Isaiah Collier.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-5\">\n<p>Okongwu made three 3-pointers over four possessions to put Atlanta back in front for good at 119-112.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"section-6\">\n<p>Markkanen scored nine of Utah&#8217;s first 13 points and gave the Jazz a 13-12 lead on a layup. He totaled 15 points in the first quarter alone.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-7\">\n<p>Atlanta quickly clamped down defensively and made nine straight shots late in the first quarter to take a 39-26 lead. Johnson fueled the surge by making three baskets and assisting three others. The Hawks scored 11 unanswered points, at one point, to sprint ahead of Utah.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-8\">\n<p>Krejci hit three 3-pointers to put Atlanta up 53-35 early in the second quarter. He tallied five outside baskets in the quarter. As a team, the Hawks went 15-of-25 from 3-point range before halftime and tied a franchise record for 3-pointers made in a single half.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-9\">\n<p>The Jazz chipped away at the deficit with runs of 10-0 and 10-2. Back-to-back dunks from Markkanen highlighted the second run that cut the Hawks&#8217; lead to 65-61. That&#8217;s as close as Utah got before Atlanta pulled away again.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-10\">\n<p>Johnson scored or assisted five baskets over a two-minute stretch to help the Hawks extend their lead to 78-64.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-11\">\n<p>&#8211;Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/onyeka-okongwu-jalen-johnson-tally-career-highs-in-hawks-win-over-jazz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nov 13, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson (1) drives against Utah Jazz center Jusuf Nurkic (30) during the first quarter at Delta Center. 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