Utah Jazz: Hawks swoop down and embarrass Jazz

Those two were a combined 9-for-14 from 3-point land, while reserve Maurice Evans had his own 3-for-5 3-point spree to go with 13 points. Big man Al Horford added 18 points and eight rebounds, taking advantage of the Millsap-less Jazz, who struggled on interior and perimeter defense.

In cruising to the win, the Hawks never allowed the Jazz to lead and outscored their hosts in every quarter. That Atlanta advantage even included a 24-18 edge in the fourth quarter, when Utah usually dominates opponents.

"They wanted it badder than we did," Jazz center Al Jefferson said. "We didn't play hard enough. We was too soft and them guys hit shots. Every mistake that we made, they benefited from. It was just one of them games that we've got to learn from."

One of those lessons, Sloan said, is that the Jazz can't alter their offense and play what he called "helter-skelter offense" regardless of who's in or out.

"We just don't seem to have success when we do that," Sloan said.

NOTES: The Jazz fell to 5-8 when allowing their opponent to score 100 points or more and dropped to 7-11 when they failed to hit the century scoring mark. ... Williams and Crawford each notched four-point plays by hitting a 3-pointer and an ensuing free throw.

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