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 Tuesday night.

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 Hawks have also had success in previous matchups with Houston. In the last 10 meetings between these two teams, the Hawks are 6-4 straight up and 7-3 against the spread. They won both their meetings versus the Rockets last season, cashing once as a home favorite and the other as a road underdog.

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

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.