{"id":211042,"date":"2026-03-19T06:37:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T06:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/211042\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T06:37:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T06:37:30","slug":"atlanta-puts-road-win-streak-on-the-line-against-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/211042\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta puts road win streak on the line against Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"

Atlanta Hawks<\/a> (38-31, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Rockets<\/a> (41-27, fifth in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n

Houston; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta will try to keep its three-game road win streak alive when the Hawks play Houston.<\/p>\n

The Rockets are 23-10 on their home court. Houston is sixth in the Western Conference with 32.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Alperen Sengun<\/a> averaging 5.9.<\/p>\n

The Hawks are 19-15 on the road. Atlanta is 6-7 in games decided by less than 4 points.<\/p>\n

The Rockets average 113.8 points per game, 2.8 fewer points than the 116.6 the Hawks allow. The Hawks average 14.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.0 more made shots on average than the 12.4 per game the Rockets give up.<\/p>\n

The teams play for the second time this season. In the last meeting on Jan. 30 the Rockets won 104-86 led by 31 points from Kevin Durant<\/a>, while CJ McCollum<\/a> scored 23 points for the Hawks.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Amen Thompson<\/a> is scoring 17.9 points per game and averaging 7.8 rebounds for the Rockets. Durant is averaging 23.6 points and 6.0 rebounds over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Jalen Johnson<\/a> is averaging 22.9 points, 10.5 rebounds and 8.1 assists for the Hawks. Nickeil Alexander-Walker<\/a> is averaging 3.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 4-6, averaging 108.8 points, 46.6 rebounds, 23.9 assists, 8.3 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.9 points per game.<\/p>\n

Hawks: 10-0, averaging 124.9 points, 48.9 rebounds, 31.3 assists, 10.1 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 49.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.4 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Rockets: Jae’Sean Tate<\/a>: out (knee), Fred VanVleet<\/a>: out for season (acl), Steven Adams<\/a>: out for season (ankle).<\/p>\n

Hawks: None listed.<\/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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