{"id":444940,"date":"2026-01-29T10:30:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/444940\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T10:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:30:22","slug":"hawks-face-the-rockets-on-4-game-win-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/444940\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawks face the Rockets on 4-game win streak"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Rockets<\/a> (28-17, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks<\/a> (24-25, ninth in the Eastern Conference)<\/p>\n

Atlanta; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

Rockets -4; over\/under is 225.5<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta heads into a matchup against Houston as winners of four straight games.<\/p>\n

The Hawks have gone 9-13 at home. Atlanta is seventh in the NBA averaging 117.7 points and is shooting 47.5% from the field.<\/p>\n

The Rockets have gone 12-13 away from home. Houston ranks seventh in the NBA scoring 52.9 points per game in the paint led by Alperen Sengun<\/a> averaging 14.1.<\/p>\n

The 117.7 points per game the Hawks average are 7.2 more points than the Rockets give up (110.5). The Rockets average 11.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 fewer made shots on average than the 13.2 per game the Hawks allow.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Johnson<\/a> is averaging 22.9 points, 10.5 rebounds and 7.9 assists for the Hawks. Nickeil Alexander-Walker<\/a> is averaging 19.9 points, four assists and 1.7 steals over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Kevin Durant<\/a> is averaging 26.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.5 assists for the Rockets. Sengun is averaging 20.5 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Hawks: 6-4, averaging 115.0 points, 43.0 rebounds, 30.5 assists, 9.9 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.7 points per game.<\/p>\n

Rockets: 6-4, averaging 108.8 points, 47.8 rebounds, 24.0 assists, 8.8 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.8 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Hawks: Onyeka Okongwu<\/a>: day to day (face), Kristaps Porzingis<\/a>: out (achilles), Zaccharie Risacher<\/a>: out (knee), N’Faly Dante<\/a>: out for season (knee).<\/p>\n

Rockets: Fred VanVleet<\/a>: out for season (acl), Steven Adams<\/a>: out for season (ankle).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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