Atlanta Hawks at Houston Rockets
· National Basketball AssociationRockets snap Hawks' 11-game win streak with a 117-95 rout as Durant scores 25
Alperen Sengun had 15 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds for Houston, which was just 4-6 in its previous 10 games and was coming off back-to-back losses to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker led Atlanta with 21 points, but the Hawks shot just 42% from the field and 26% (9 for 35) from 3-point range. Houston shot 51% overall and 47% (14 of 30) from deep.
CJ McCollum had 17 points and Zaccharie Risacher had 16 for Atlanta, which was riding its longest winning streak in over a decade that had positioned the team for a play-in berth.
The Rockets outrebounded the Hawks 51-37.
The Rockets ked 62-54 at halftime then pulled away by outscoring the Hawks 39-22 in the third quarter.
Onyeka Okongwu had three assists including the 600th of his career. He is averaging 3.2 assists per game this season, the most of his career.
Rockets: Host Miami on Saturday night.
Regular Season Series
HOU wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 95 - 117 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 95 - 117 |
| 4th 13.9 |  |
shot clock turnover | 95 - 117 |
| 4th 38.5 |  |
Keaton Wallace out of bounds bad pass turnover | 95 - 117 |
| 4th 44.6 | |
Caleb Houstan defensive rebound | 95 - 117 |
Statistics
 ATL |
 HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 36-85 | FG | 42-83 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 9-35 | 3PT | 14-30 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 14-17 | FT | 19-28 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 39 |
| 22 | Assists | 33 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 28 | Fast Break Points | 27 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 21 | Fouls | 13 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 34 |
| 6 | Lead Changes | 6 |
| 10 | Percent Led | 84 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Fred VanVleet, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 31 |
| Reed Sheppard, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 31 |
| Steven Adams, C | Out | Oct 26 |
Atlanta Hawks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jock Landale, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 31 |
| Jalen Johnson, F | Day-To-Day | Oct 31 |
| Mouhamed Gueye, F | Out | Oct 19 |
| Henri Veesaar, C | Out | Sep 21 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 18,055 · Capacity:
2026-27 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington |
3 | 3 | .500 | - | W1 |
 Atlanta |
3 | 4 | .429 | 0.5 | L1 |
 Charlotte |
3 | 4 | .429 | 0.5 | L3 |
 Orlando |
2 | 3 | .400 | 0.5 | W1 |
 Miami |
2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | W2 |
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Memphis |
- | 0 | W6 | 1 | 6 |
 Houston |
0.5 | 1 | W1 | 0.85714287 | 6 |
 San Antonio |
2 | 2 | W4 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Dallas |
2 | 2 | W3 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 New Orleans |
4 | 4 | W2 | 0.33333334 | 2 |
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