Jalen Johnson recorded 24 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists to help the visiting Atlanta Hawks steamroll the Sacramento Kings 133-100 on Wednesday night.
Johnson made 9 of 10 field-goal attempts in just 24 minutes as the Hawks improved to 2-0 to start a four-game road trip. Onyeka Okongwu hit 6 of 7 shots and scored 21 points off the bench for Atlanta, which held a 33-8 edge in fastbreak points.
Zaccharie Risacher scored 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting and Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 14 points for the Hawks, who never trailed and led by as many as 44. Atlanta has won three straight and six of its past eight games.
Kristaps Porzingis and Luke Kennard scored 13 points apiece and Vit Krejci added 11 for Atlanta, which shot 57.6% from the field, including 17 of 40 from 3-point range. Dy

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