It was another tough situation for the Hawks tonight vs the team with the third-best record in the NBA, the Houston Rockets. They were missing Jalen Johnson, Za

Jalen Green scored 12 of his 25 points in the third quarter and the Houston Rockets avoided a late collapse to beat the Atlanta Hawks 100-96 on Tuesda

The Atlanta Hawks are back home tonight and hoping they can end their five-game losing streak when they face the Houston Rockets, the team with the second-best

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The Atlanta Hawks (22-24) head into a home matchup with Fred VanVleet and the Houston Rockets (31-14) at State Farm Arena on Tuesday, starting at 7:30 PM ET.The Rockets are coming off of a 114-112

Jalen Green scored 12 of his 25 points in the third quarter and the Houston Rockets avoided a late collapse to beat the Atlanta Hawks 100-96 on Tuesday night.

The Houston Rockets will visit the Atlanta Hawks in a cross-conference matchup on Tuesday's NBA schedule. Atlanta is 22-24 overall and 11-10 at home, while Houston is 31-14 overall and 16-7 on the road.

The Hawks will be in front of their home fans on Tuesday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home-court advantage. They and the Houston Rockets will face off at 7:30 p.m. ET at State Farm Arena without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.

This season, the Hawks had been double-digit underdogs in three games, but found a way to win them. With Trae Young, Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels, Larry Nance,

Trae Young is confident the Atlanta Hawks will emerge better and stronger from their current rut. That quest begins in Cleveland on Thursday against a Cavaliers outfit rolling again on the back of consecutive wins. The Hawks' losing run stands at six games following Tuesday's 100-96 road defeat against the Houston Rockets.