{"id":536164,"date":"2026-03-21T05:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T05:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/536164\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T05:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T05:53:10","slug":"rockets-snap-hawks-11-game-win-streak-with-a-117-95-rout-as-durant-scores-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/536164\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockets snap Hawks’ 11-game win streak with a 117-95 rout as Durant scores 25"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON — – Kevin Durant<\/a> scored 25 points, Jabari Smith<\/a> Jr. added 23 and the Houston Rockets<\/a> snapped Atlanta’s 11-game winning streak with a 117-95 victory over the Hawks on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Alperen Sengun<\/a> 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<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nickeil Alexander-Walker<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

CJ McCollum<\/a> had 17 points and Zaccharie Risacher<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

The Rockets outrebounded the Hawks 51-37.<\/p>\n

The Rockets ked 62-54 at halftime then pulled away by outscoring the Hawks 39-22 in the third quarter.<\/p>\n

Onyeka Okongwu<\/a> had three assists including the 600th of his career. He is averaging 3.2 assists per game this season, the most of his career.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Hawks: Return home to play Golden State on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Rockets: Host Miami on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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