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Hawks' Jalen Johnson reaches stats never touched in history of NBA basketball

Trae Young and Kristaps Porzingis were out.

That meant Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson was pushed fully into the spotlight for their Thursday game at the Utah Jazz .

Johnson didn't mind the added attention.

He simply went out and put up a stat line never before done in the history of the NBA, per StatMuse .

Those stats:

31 points

18 rebounds

14 assists

7 steals

4-for-5 from 3

The rebounds, assists and steals were all career highs for Johnson, all coming in the same game.

The firepower worked out, as the Hawks won 132-122.

It's a really good road win for shorthanded Atlanta, which improved to 8-5 on the season.

Johnson has made steady improvements in his NBA career,

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