NBA

Houston Rockets at Atlanta Hawks

· Rescheduled from Jan 11
32-14, 17-7 Away
Final
100 - 96

22-25, 11-11 Home

Green scores 25 and Rockets hold off Hawks 100-96 for fourth straight victory

Houston Rockets vs. Atlanta Hawks: Game Highlights

Alperen Sengun added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets, who led 96-80 after Green's steal and layup with 5:41 remaining before Atlanta closed within two in the final minute.

Dillon Brooks and Amen Thompson each finished with 11 points for the Rockets, who followed their victory in Boston on Monday with their fourth straight win.

Trae Young had 21 points and nine assists for Atlanta, which dropped its season-high sixth straight.

Takeaways Rockets: Houston has won 10 of 12 and moved 1 1/2 games ahead of Memphis for the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference.

Hawks: Atlanta has not won since beating the Celtics 119-115 in overtime on Jan. 18.

Key moment The Hawks cut the lead to 98-96 with 46 seconds to play. De’Andre Hunter missed a potential go-ahead 3-pointer with 12 seconds left and the ball bounced over the backboard, giving the Rockets the ball with 10 seconds left. Sengun broke free on the ensuing Houston inbounds pass and his dunk sealed the win.

Key stat The Hawks shot 11 of 47 from 3-point range. After hitting three of its first seven 3-pointers, Atlanta went 8 of 40 the rest of the game.

Up next The Hawks travel to Cleveland play the Cavaliers on Thursday while the Rockets head to Memphis to play the Grizzlies in a key Western Conference matchup on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

HOU leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 100 - 96
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 100 - 96
4th 0.0 Hawks offensive team rebound 100 - 96
4th 0.1 Dyson Daniels misses 44-foot three point jumper 100 - 96
4th 2.1 Alperen Sengun makes dunk (Amen Thompson assists) 100 - 96

Statistics

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37-79 FG 36-89
46.8 Field Goal % 40.4
7-30 3PT 11-47
23.3 Three Point % 23.4
19-20 FT 13-16
95.0 Free Throw % 81.3
44 Rebounds 40
6 Offensive Rebounds 9
38 Defensive Rebounds 31
19 Assists 19
12 Steals 11
4 Blocks 5
21 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 2
21 Total Turnovers 18
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 23
13 Fast Break Points 17
58 Points in Paint 46
20 Fouls 18
16 Largest Lead 9
Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jacob Toppin, F Out Apr 2
Keaton Wallace, G Out Apr 2
Larry Nance Jr., PF Out Mar 26
Clint Capela, C Out Mar 21
Jalen Johnson, SF Out Jan 29
Houston Rockets Houston Rockets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Fred VanVleet, PG Out Apr 2

Game Information

State Farm Arena

Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 15,553 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 49 27 .645 - L1
Memphis 44 32 .579 5 L4
Dallas 37 39 .487 12 L1
San Antonio 31 44 .413 17.5 L5
New Orleans 21 54 .280 27.5 W1

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 37 40 .481 - W1
Atlanta 36 39 .480 - L1
Miami 35 41 .461 1.5 W6
Charlotte 19 57 .250 17.5 L1
Washington 17 59 .224 19.5 W1
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