Atlanta Hawks vs Utah Jazz: Starting Lineups

The Hawks and the Jazz have revealed their starting lineups for tonight's game

Jan 4, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels (5) shoots the ball between Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac (40) and guard Terance Mann (14) during the second half at Intuit Dome. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images / Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images

Atlanta and Utah are getting ready to tip off the game in Salt Lake City and both teams just revealed their starting lineups.

Hawks:

G- Trae Young

G - Dyson Daniels

F - Zaccharie Risacher

F - Vit Krejci

C - Clint Capela

Jazz:

G - Collin Sexton

G - Isiah Collier

F - Lauri Markkanen

F - Johnny Juzang

C - Walker Kessler

After losing three straight games, the Atlanta Hawks are hoping to close out their road trip strong. They have two games remaining on their longest road trip of the season and one of them is tonight vs the Utah Jazz. Atlanta is going to have to overcome the absence of Jalen Johnson, but Utah is also going to be without key players tonight. Keyonte George, John Collins, and Jordan Clarkson are all out tonight for the Jazz while Lauri Markkanen is questionable. Utah has won two games in a row, but they have been one of the worst teams in the NBA this season. The Hawks could use a win tonight to get back on track, but they will have to do it without their All-Star caliber forward.

Our own Rohan Raman previewed the game earlier today:

"Coming into tonight's game, the Hawks are 7th in the NBA in PPG, 15th in FG%, 19th in 3PA, 18th in 3P%, 4th in FTA, 24th in turnovers, and 6th in rebounding. Per Cleaning the Glass, Atlanta is 15th in points per 100 possessions, 18th in effective field goal percentage, 19th in turnover percentage, 7th in offensive rebounding percentage, and 8th in free throw rate.

Currently, the Hawks rank 27th in PPG allowed, 25th in field goal percentage allowed, 30th in three-point attempts allowed, and 30th in three-point percentage allowed. Per Cleaning the Glass, Atlanta is 17th in points allowed per 100 possessions and 28th in effective field goal percentage allowed.

The Jazz's offense is solidly positioned within the middle of the NBA and hustles on the glass, but they do struggle to keep possession. Utah is 19th in the NBA in PPG, 17th in FG%, 11th in 3PA, 15th in 3P%, 8th in FTA, 30th in turnovers, and 8th in rebounding. Per Cleaning the Glass, the Jazz are 20th in points per 100 possessions, 14th in effective field goal percentage, 30th in turnover percentage, 3rd in offensive rebounding percentage, and 4th in free throw rate.

On defense, Utah ranks 26th in PPG allowed, 26th in field goal percentage allowed, 27th in three-point attempts allowed, and 17th in three-point percentage allowed. Per Cleaning the Glass, the Jazz are 28th in points allowed per 100 possessions and 22nd in effective field goal percentage allowed.

The key to this game is going to be keeping the Jazz off the boards and taking advantage of their propensity for turnovers. I think the matchup between Kessler and Clint Capela/Onyeka Okongwu is going to be key because Utah thrives on second-chance points. If Capela/Okongwu can hold their own against the seven-footer, it's going to be hard for a Jazz team down so much offensive firepower to hold pace.

Jan 3, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Atlanta Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher (10) moves the ball against Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) during the first half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images / Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

Even though Collin Sexton is a difficult matchup due to his strength and shooting ability, Dyson Daniels should be able to bait him into a few turnovers. I expect Sexton to have a lot of plays as the ball-handler and Daniels will be tasked with shutting him down.

This is a game that I am very interested to see if Risacher can thrive in. The Jazz really don't have a lot of good wing defenders and they will be focused on not letting Young beat them. If they decide to employ that strategy, I expect that Risacher will be able to take advantage of a lack of defensive attention on him.

On defense, the Hawks should be able to shoot the Jazz out of this game. Getting back Bogdanovic means they will have their best two high-volume shooters (Hunter and Bogdanovic) in the lineup and ready to go against a defense that does not have the personnel to limit them. Mathews has also re-integrated himself into the lineup after struggling for a significant portion of the year and looked better as a quick-trigger shooter from deep."

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