The Utah Jazz look to defeat the Atlanta Hawks for the eighth straight time when the teams meet Wednesday night.

The Hawks' drought against the Jazz goes back to the John Stockton-Karl Malone era.

Utah (18-7) has beaten Atlanta (9-14) by an average of nearly 14 points during the streak. The Hawks have lost by double digits in all but one game in that span and haven't beaten the Jazz since a 105-98 victory on Oct. 31, 2002.

The teams last met on March 17, when Deron Williams scored 28 points on 11-of-13 shooting to lead Utah to a 111-101 win in Atlanta.

The Jazz will be trying to get back on track after a 97-96 overtime loss at New York on Monday. Williams' jumper with 3 seconds left gave Utah a 96-95 lead, but the team failed to stop Stephon Marbury on a driving layup just before time expired.

``We've done that a number of times where we don't call a timeout and that's the result of it sometimes,'' Utah coach Jerry Sloan said. ``You can't hesitate for a second, and that's just what happened.''

Williams and Carlos Boozer each had 23 points for Utah, which bolted to a 16-point lead in the first quarter before scoring only 10 points in the second. Williams matched a season low with four assists.

``We came out and started out pretty good, execution-wise and intensity-wise,'' Williams said. ``We got out with a lead but they came back and played a heck of a ball game. They outhustled us, they outrebounded us, and they brought more energy than us.''

Boozer also grabbed 10 rebounds to record his seventh straight double-double. He's averaging 21.7 points and 12.0 rebounds during his last seven games.

Utah fell for only the third time when Boozer has a double-double. He leads the league with 19.

The Hawks welcomed Joe Johnson back to the lineup in a 106-104 overtime loss to Chicago on Saturday. Johnson scored 23 points after missing four games due to a right calf strain.

Johnson made 9-of-21 shots and missed a jumper with the Hawks trailing by one point and about five seconds left in overtime.

``I pretty much didn't have my legs,'' said Johnson, who is averaging 28.4 points. ``I was pretty much exhausted. I tried to give the team the best I had. It was tough.''

Atlanta blew an 87-75 lead with 7:55 left in regulation and a 102-96 advantage with less than two minutes to go in overtime.

``This was a tough one,'' Atlanta coach Mike Woodson said. ``The difference is that they drove the ball and we settled for jump shots.''

The Hawks received a boost from second-year forward Marvin Williams, who posted his second 23-point effort in three games to match a career high. Williams missed the first 17 games with a hand injury.