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The Hawks needed an 8-0 run – with the points coming from former Jazz players Kyle Korver and DeMarre Carroll – to pull out a 112-110 victory Monday night. Fellow ex-Jazz Paul Millsap added 23 points in his return to EnergySolutions Arena.
It was a victory – but it sure didn’t come easily. The Hawks lost a 17-point first half lead before a rally in the final three minutes.
The Hawks (27-35, 10-24 road) snapped a six-game losing streak and won for only the second time in the past 16 games. It was their sixth straight win over the lowly Jazz.
The Hawks finished 1-4 on their western road trip.
Korver finished with a game-high 26 points, including three 3-pointers. Millsap also had eight rebounds in his first game in Utah after season seasons. Carroll chipped in with 11 points.
The Hawks also got 14 points from Jeff Teague and 12 points from Pero Antic. Elton Brand had eight points, three blocks and a key steal.
Korver and Carroll hit back-to-back 3-pointers to turn a 96-93 deficit into a 99-96 lead and the Hawks never trailed again.
The Jazz (22-42, 14-17 home) have lost six of their past seven games. Trey Burke had 23 points and former Hawk Marvin Williams had 18 points.
The Jazz opened the third quarter on a 30-14 run to completely erase the Hawks’ double-digit lead. They took a 74-73 lead with a Trey Burke layup off a steal with 2:59 left in the period. The Jazz took an 80-78 lead into the final quarter when Gordon Hayward dunked a Marvin Williams miss just ahead of the buzzer. The Jazz outscored the Hawks 36-19 in the period.
The Hawks led by as many as 17 points in the first half and took a 59-44 into halftime. The Hawks outscored the Jazz 31-22 in the second quarter to open up the big lead. Korver had 15 points and Millsap had 11 points through two quarters.
The Hawks, who play 13 of their final 20 regular-season games at home, host the Bucks Thursday.
