Atlanta faces Utah, seeks 4th straight home win

Posted November 04, 2021 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Utah Jazz (6-1, first in the Western Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (4-4, 11th in the Eastern Conference)

Atlanta; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hawks -1

BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta will try to keep its three-game home win streak alive when the Hawks play Utah.

Atlanta finished 41-31 overall last season while going 25-11 at home. The Hawks averaged 113.7 points per game last season, 47.8 in the paint, 14.7 off of turnovers and 10.0 on fast breaks.

Utah finished 28-14 in Western Conference play and 21-15 on the road a season ago. The Jazz shot 46.8% from the field and 38.9% from 3-point range last season.

INJURIES: Hawks: Onyeka Okongwu: out (shoulder).

Jazz: Hassan Whiteside: day to day (left ankle), Jared Butler: day to day (illness), Donovan Mitchell: day to day (ankle), Rudy Gay: out (right heel), Royce O'Neale: day to day (ankle).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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