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
Clint Capela, C Out Apr 17
Larry Nance Jr., PF Out Mar 26
Jalen Johnson, SF Out Jan 29
Kobe Bufkin, G Out Dec 18
Houston Rockets Houston Rockets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jae'Sean Tate, SF Out Apr 25
Jock Landale, C Out Apr 25

Game Information

State Farm Arena

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

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 52 30 .634 - L3
Memphis 48 34 .585 4 W1
Dallas 39 43 .476 13 L1
San Antonio 34 48 .415 18 W1
New Orleans 21 61 .256 31 L7

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 41 41 .500 - L1
Atlanta 40 42 .488 1 W3
Miami 37 45 .451 4 L1
Charlotte 19 63 .232 22 L7
Washington 18 64 .220 23 W1
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