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Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder was somewhat critical of the sporadic play from his bench in the morning shootaround before Friday's game against the Atlanta Hawks at Vivint Smart Home Arena.

"Our bench has been really, really inconsistent," Snyder said. "There's certain things any bench has to do: You can't make it easy on the other team because of subpar level of urgency and energy. The second thing, is you can't make mistakes. If players come in and make mistakes — that's not acceptable off the bench. If players come in and don't have energy — that's not acceptable.

"Those two things, collectively, have a tremendous impact on the game. That's what we need from our bench. Our bench, when they've done that, has been very good."

The bench accomplished both of those tasks against the Hawks, committing very few unforced errors and instigating numerous runs with enthusiastic and efficient play in Utah's 95-68 win.

"Do your job," Snyder said of the interchangeable lineup, which saw Boris Diaw start instead of Trey Lyles. "Whether you're startin' or coming off the bench, everybody just do your job, and those things take of themselves."

Lyles was the main spark-plug. He finished with 13 points and a season-high 10 rebounds. Although Lyles struggled to find a consistent stroke, especially early, he started to find success by crashing the glass. His garbage bucket off a missed George Hill 3-point attempt gave the Jazz a 57-44 lead with 3:53 left in the third.

He slammed a one-handed put-back dunk off another missed triple shortly thereafter before corralling yet another offensive rebound and promptly connecting on a triple.

"It's one of his best [games]. The things people gravitate toward to with Trey, the eye-test, is 3-point shooting. The reason this game was a significant one for him is because he didn't make shots," Snyder said. "He got himself going on the offensive glass first. It's hard to do that. He had his eyes up the whole time, and he was making plays for his teammates. I know he can shoot the ball, but making plays for your teammates, that's what can make you a unique player."

Joe Johnson added a season-high 11 rebounds off the bench, while Shelvin Mack, who played primarily as the No. 2 point guard instead of Dante Exum, finished with a team-high five assists while chipping in four points.

Joe Ingles chipped in nine points, and Jeff Withey added a defensive presence while Rudy Gobert rested, including registering two blocks on consecutive possessions in the second quarter.

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R Playing as a reserve, Trey Lyles finishes with 13 points and a season-high 10 rebounds.

• Joe Johnson adds a season-high 11 rebounds off the bench.