Atlanta Hawks ahead Jalen Johnson made historical past on Thursday night time, posting a stat line that has by no means been seen earlier than within the NBA.
Johnson’s 31 factors, 18 rebounds, 14 assists and seven steals throughout a 132-122 win over the Utah Jazz have been profession highs and helped the Hawks to a fourth straight win.
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The Hawks have been enjoying with out Trae Younger, who was out with a knee injury, and Kristaps Porziņģis, who missed the sport due to maintenence.
Younger loved the present placed on by the 2021 first-round draft select of Duke.
Ahead Onyeka Okongwu additionally had a superb night time with 32 factors, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks.
The stat strains from Okongwu and Johnson made them second teammates in franchise historical past to report a 30-point triple-double and 30-point double-double in the identical recreation. The opposite pair? Joe Caldwell and Lenny Wilkens, who did it in Oct. 1967, according to the Hawks. Johnson additionally grew to become the primary NBA participant since Chris Paul in Jan. 2009 to report a 30-point, seven-steal recreation.
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The win helped Atlanta to enhance to 8-5 as they sit atop the Southeast Division a half recreation forward of the Miami Warmth. It is a good begin for a Hawks crew that has missed the playoffs in every of the previous two seasons. and haven’t superior out of the primary spherical since reaching the Jap Convention Finals in 2021.
