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 on Thursday in Salt Lake City.
Atlanta posted its Eastern Conference-leading sixth road victory of the season, in eight attempts.
Johnson also tallied career highs in rebounds (18), assists (14) and steals (seven) in his third career triple-double. Okongwu added 11 rebounds. Vit Krejci made six 3-pointers and scored 20 points off the bench. The Hawks sank 24 3-pointers and shot 51.1% from long range.
Lauri Markkanen led Utah with 40 points. Rookie Ace Bailey added a career-high 21 points and Keyonte George chipped in 19 for the Jazz, who have lost four of their past five games.
Suns 133, Pacers 98
Devin Booker scored 16 of his 33 points in the third quarter, Dillon Brooks had 24 of his 32 in the first half and host Phoenix routed struggling Indiana for its fifth consecutive win.
Oso Ighodaro had a career-high 17 points and added seven rebounds for the Suns. Grayson Allen scored 12 points but exited for good in the second quarter due to a right quad contusion.
Andrew Nembhard had 21 points and eight assists while Pascal Siakam had 19 points for the Pacers, who have lost six in a row. Aaron Nesmith (left knee soreness) exited in the third quarter.
Raptors 126, Cavaliers 113
Scottie Barnes collected 28 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and five blocked shots and Immanuel Quickley scored 25 points as visiting Toronto beat Cleveland.
Jakob Poeltl added 20 points for Toronto, which is 6-1 since winning in Cleveland on Oct. 31. The Raptors are a season-high two games over .500 and 5-1 against East foes on the road.
Donovan Mitchell scored 31 points and made 15 of 17 free throws for the Cavaliers, who also got 18 points from Nae’Qwan Tomlin and 16 from De’Andre Hunter. Cleveland lost for the second time in its past seven games.
–Field Level Media
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