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The hard-serving 22-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., became the first Canadian to be ranked in the Top 10 on the ATP World Tour thanks to his runner-up performance at Rogers Cup in Montreal.SALT LAKE CITY - The Atlanta Hawks are one of the NBAs best shooting teams. They can play a little defence, too.Teague scored 25 points, and the surging Hawks held Utah to 37 per cent shooting in a 98-92 victory on Friday night.Atlanta is one of two NBA teams which rank in the top 10 in field-goal percentage, 3-point shooting percentage and free throw percentage. But its defence played a key role in the road win against the Jazz.We just acted defensively, Teague said. Getting deflections. Getting steals. It led to some easy offensive points for us.The Hawks (24-8) have won three straight and 19 of 22. Coupled with Torontos 126-105 loss at Golden State, Atlanta moved into the top spot in the Eastern Conference.Paul Millsap had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Al Horford scored 13 points in Atlantas sixth consecutive win over a Western Conference opponent.Gordon Hayward scored 18 points and reserve Dante Exum added 13 points for the Jazz. Utah (11-22) was swept in the season series against Atlanta for a second consecutive year.We did a lot better in the second half, Hayward said. Its another game - weve had many of these before - where we get down in a hole, we fight back, we make it interesting and we fall short.The Jazz put together a 12-1 run to make the game close late in the fourth quarter. Hayward drilled a 3-pointer and drove for a layup on back-to-back possessions to help Utah close to 91-87 with 3:38 remaining.But Carroll and Teague then had back-to-back jumpers to put the Hawks ahead 95-87 less than a minute later.Our focus was to just finish the game out, Horford said. We had been playing so well all game, so we just wanted to come out of here with a win.Atlanta used its stout defence to get off to a fast start. Utah did not make a basket for nearly 6 1/2 minutes in the first quarter, and the Hawks opened a 28-9 lead on Millsaps 3-pointer with 3:41 remaining in tthe period. Nike NFL Jerseys 2020. .But the Jazz battled back. Exums 3-pointer with 2:04 left sparked a 19-3 run that carried over to the second quarter. Seldom-used guard Ian Clark capped the lengthy spurt with a 3-pointer that trimmed Atlantas lead to 31-28.The Hawks had a 46-42 lead when they scored on their final five possessions of the first half - capped by three unanswered baskets from Teague - to take a 57-45 advantage into the locker room.They increased the lead to 76-56 in the third on three free throws from Teague and Millsap after Joe Ingles got called for a shooting foul and technical foul.TIP-INSHawks: Atlanta made 22 consecutive free throws and was 26 for 30 from the line for the game. ... Korver reached 1,600 career 3-pointers late in the second quarter. He ranks 15th in NBA history in that category and also ranks eighth all-time in 3-point shooting percentage (.429).Jazz: Utah got strong production from its second unit. The Jazzs reserves outscored the Hawks backups, 47-25. ... Trey Burke was 2 for 19 from the field, including an 0-for-11 performance from 3-point range. ... The Jazz had a 23-9 advantage in second-chance points.INJURY BUGUtahs depth at shooting guard has quickly vanished in recent weeks. Alec Burks is out for the season with a shoulder injury and two more players at the position joined him on the injured list on Friday. Rodney Hood did not dress because of a sore left heel and could be out for up to two weeks. Patrick Christopher then dislocated his right kneecap in the first quarter and is expected to miss six to eight weeks.GIVE EM AN ASSISTAtlanta is building a reputation for being one of the leagues most unselfish teams. The Hawks entered the game ranked third in the NBA in assists with 25.6 per game. Atlanta had 24 assists on 33 baskets against the Jazz.UP NEXTHawks: Visit Portland on Saturday.Jazz: Visit Minnesota on Saturday. ' ' '