The Jazz have fully decoupled from the Tyrone Corbin era: Tonight marked the youngest starting lineup in Jazz history, with John Collins, Taylor Hendricks, Brice Sensabaugh, Colin Sexton and Keyonte George. Collins, the elder statesman of the group, led the first quarter effort with 11 points on 4-6 shooting. Atlanta countered with a trio of triples from an even older statesman and former Jazzman, Wesley Matthews. At the end of the first quarter, the Jazz led 34-28 after a Garrison Matthews three was waved off.
Johnny Juzang, Taylon Horton-Tucker, and Walker Kessler stretched the lead to as many as nine in the 2nd quarter, but turnovers and questionable shots helped Garrison Matthews, Dejounte Murray, and Clint Capela erase that deficit in about three minutes.