Hawks at Jazz 2/1/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

In Friday night NBA action, the Atlanta Hawks will continue their road trip with a stop against the Utah Jazz.

The Hawks have lost 21 of their 29 road games and are rebuilding around rookie PG Trae Young. On Wednesday, Atlanta was outscored by 13 points during the second quarter of a 135-113 loss against Sacramento. The Hawks were outrebounded by a 58-44 margin and allowed the Kings to shoot 55 percent from the floor.

Trae Young led seven Atlanta players in double figures with 23 points and eight assists. John Collins added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Hawks. The Utah Jazz have won eight of their previous ten games and are sitting in seventh place in the Western Conference standings. On Wednesday, Utah as torched for 45 points during the first quarter of a 132-105 road loss against Portland. The Jazz turned the ball over 17 times and shot 45 percent from the field in defeat.

All five Utah starters scored in double figures and were led by Donovan Mitchell with 22 points. Rudy Gobert added 15 points and nine rebounds in a losing effort for the Jazz.