Utah Jazz vs Atlanta Hawks Recap: Jazz lose a close one. NBA, Lauri Markkanen, Trae Young

On January 8, 2025By Littum

The Utah Jazz lose by 3 to the Atlanta Hawks in an exciting game. Sexton hit a game-tying 3 with 2.9 seconds left, but Trae Young hit a half-court buzzer beater to win the game. Lauri Markkanen had 35 points, Sexton had 24 points, Kessler had 21 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks. Also of note, Patty Mills had 13 points, which was his season high. Trae Young for the Hawks was the player of the game. He had 24 points, including his now iconic game-winner from tonight, and 20 assists. The Hawks had 7 players with more than 10 points and 1 player with 9 points (Young, Capela, Daniels, Hunter, Krejci, Risacher, Bogdanovic and Mathews had 9 points).

This game was a constant back and forth, neither team pulled much ahead throughout the game. Jazz turnovers have been a problem all season, tonight was no different (15 TOs). Utah hit a lot of 3s (19-48), which has also been a trend this year. Lauri hit eight 3s, while Juzang and Mills also hit three 3s.

Utah will play the Jimmy Butlerless Miami Heat on Thursday at 19.00 Mountain Time. With Flagg in mind, this was the perfect type of loss for the Jazz because we played well but lost from a half-court buzzer beater. What did you think of tonight, comment below!