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Green scores 25 and Rockets hold off Hawks 100-96 for fourth straight victory
ATLANTA (AP) 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.
Alperen Sengun added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets, who led 96-80 after Green's steal and layup with 5:41 remaining before Atlanta closed within two in the final minute.
Dillon Brooks and Amen Thompson each finished with 11 points for the Rockets, who followed their victory in Boston on Monday with their fourth straight win.
Trae Young had 21 points and nine assists for Atlanta, which dropped its season-high sixth straight.
Rockets: Houston has won 10 of 12 and moved 1 1/2 games ahead of Memphis for the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference.
Hawks: Atlanta has not won since beating the Celtics 119-115 in overtime on Jan. 18.
The Hawks cut the lead to 98-96 with 46 seconds to play. De’Andre Hunter missed a potential go-ahead 3-pointer with 12 seconds left and the ball bounced over the backboard, giving the Rockets the ball with 10 seconds left. Sengun broke free on the ensuing Houston inbounds pass and his dunk sealed the win.
The Hawks shot 11 of 47 from 3-point range. After hitting three of its first seven 3-pointers, Atlanta went 8 of 40 the rest of the game.
The Hawks travel to Cleveland play the Cavaliers on Thursday while the Rockets head to Memphis to play the Grizzlies in a key Western Conference matchup on Thursday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Alperen Sengun vs. Onyeka Okongwu (Trae Young gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 | | Mouhamed Gueye misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:36 |  | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround hook shot | 2-0 |
| 11:13 | | Trae Young misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:12 | | Hawks offensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | Dillon Brooks kicked ball violation | ||
| 10:56 | | +2 | Mouhamed Gueye makes two point layup (Dyson Daniels assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:38 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:34 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 10:29 | | Vit Krejci misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:27 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 4-2 |
| 9:55 | | Trae Young turnover (bad pass) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 9:52 | | +3 | Dillon Brooks makes three point running jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 7-2 |
| 9:38 | | Dyson Daniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Alperen Sengun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | Dillon Brooks kicked ball violation | ||
| 8:59 | | +3 | Dyson Daniels makes three point jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 7-5 |
| 8:43 | | Jalen Green misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:40 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | Dyson Daniels misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:31 | | Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | +2 | Onyeka Okongwu makes two point putback layup | 7-7 |
| 8:25 | | Dillon Brooks turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:17 | | +3 | Trae Young makes three point pullup bank jump shot | 7-10 |
| 8:17 | | Amen Thompson shooting foul (Trae Young draws the foul) | ||
| 8:17 | | +1 | Trae Young makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 7-11 |
| 8:03 | | Jalen Green misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Vit Krejci defensive rebound | ||
| 7:52 | | +3 | Onyeka Okongwu makes three point jump shot (Vit Krejci assists) | 7-14 |
| 7:39 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:36 | | Mouhamed Gueye defensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | Trae Young turnover (bad pass) (Alperen Sengun steals) | ||
| 7:21 | | Mouhamed Gueye blocks Jalen Green's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:20 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:00 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 6:54 | | +2 | Trae Young makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 7-16 |
| 6:54 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:38 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround hook shot | 9-16 |
| 6:28 | | Alperen Sengun personal foul (De'Andre Hunter draws the foul) | ||
| 6:19 | | De'Andre Hunter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:16 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | Vit Krejci shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:11 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-16 |
| 6:11 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-16 |
| 5:53 | | De'Andre Hunter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:51 | | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | ||
| 5:39 | | +2 | Cam Whitmore makes two point driving floating jump shot | 13-16 |
| 5:21 | | Dyson Daniels misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:18 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:06 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | +2 | De'Andre Hunter makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 13-18 |
| 4:45 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:43 | | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | Dyson Daniels misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Dyson Daniels offensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | +3 | Larry Nance Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dyson Daniels assists) | 13-21 |
| 4:19 | | Vit Krejci blocks Dillon Brooks's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 4:16 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 4:02 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point turnaround jump shot | 15-21 |
| 3:32 | | Vit Krejci misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 3:30 | | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point jump shot (Dillon Brooks assists) | 18-21 |
| 3:23 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:09 | | +2 | De'Andre Hunter makes two point driving floating jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 18-23 |
| 2:41 | | Jalen Green misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:38 | | Trae Young defensive rebound | ||
| 2:35 | | Jae'Sean Tate personal foul (Larry Nance Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:35 | | De'Andre Hunter turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:19 | | Jalen Green offensive foul (Charge) (Larry Nance Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:19 | | Jalen Green turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:06 | | Aaron Holiday blocks Trae Young's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:05 | | Hawks offensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | De'Andre Hunter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:00 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | Jalen Green turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:41 | | Jock Landale blocks Garrison Mathews's two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:37 | | Garrison Mathews offensive rebound | ||
| 1:34 | | Trae Young misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:31 | | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | Cam Whitmore turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:14 | | +2 | Keaton Wallace makes two point driving floating jump shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists) | 18-25 |
| 0:56 | | Trae Young shooting foul (Aaron Holiday draws the foul) | ||
| 0:56 | | +1 | Aaron Holiday makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-25 |
| 0:56 | | +1 | Aaron Holiday makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-25 |
| 0:32 | | Hawks turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:22 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point layup | 22-25 |
| 0:00 | | +2 | De'Andre Hunter makes two point driving layup (Trae Young assists) | 22-27 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | Cam Whitmore turnover (lost ball) (Larry Nance Jr. steals) | ||
| 11:32 | | Trae Young turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:13 | | Cam Whitmore turnover (bad pass) (Keaton Wallace steals) | ||
| 11:09 | | +2 | Keaton Wallace makes two point running dunk | 22-29 |
| 10:57 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving reverse layup | 24-29 |
| 10:46 | | Trae Young misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:45 | | Mouhamed Gueye offensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | +2 | Mouhamed Gueye makes two point putback layup | 24-31 |
| 10:44 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:31 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving layup | 26-31 |
| 10:13 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | ||
| 10:10 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point pullup jump shot | 29-31 |
| 9:48 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:46 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Keaton Wallace personal foul (Jae'Sean Tate draws the foul) | ||
| 9:38 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:35 | | Vit Krejci defensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Dyson Daniels misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Jalen Green turnover (bad pass) (Larry Nance Jr. steals) | ||
| 8:56 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:56 | | Cam Whitmore personal foul (Loose ball) (Mouhamed Gueye draws the foul) | ||
| 8:51 | | Keaton Wallace turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:34 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point stepback jump shot | 31-31 |
| 8:26 | | +2 | Mouhamed Gueye makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 31-33 |
| 8:12 | | Larry Nance Jr. personal foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 8:01 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point driving floating jump shot | 33-33 |
| 7:38 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:36 | | Mouhamed Gueye offensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | Keaton Wallace misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:07 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | Vit Krejci turnover (lost ball) (Fred VanVleet steals) | ||
| 6:52 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running dunk (Jock Landale assists) | 35-33 |
| 6:51 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:35 | | Vit Krejci misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:31 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 6:22 | | Jump ball. Vit Krejci vs. Jae'Sean Tate (Onyeka Okongwu gains possession) | ||
| 6:22 | | Aaron Holiday turnover (lost ball) (Vit Krejci steals) | ||
| 6:11 | | Dyson Daniels turnover (lost ball) (Jae'Sean Tate steals) | ||
| 5:58 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point hook shot | 37-33 |
| 5:38 | | +3 | Vit Krejci makes three point jump shot (Dyson Daniels assists) | 37-36 |
| 5:36 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:17 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point hook shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 39-36 |
| 4:59 | | Vit Krejci misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:55 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 4:50 | | Aaron Holiday misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:47 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 4:41 | | Trae Young misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:37 | | Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | +2 | Onyeka Okongwu makes two point tip layup | 39-38 |
| 4:25 | | +3 | Aaron Holiday makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 42-38 |
| 4:19 | | Vit Krejci misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:17 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | Onyeka Okongwu blocks Alperen Sengun's two point hook shot | ||
| 3:59 | | Trae Young defensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | +2 | Trae Young makes two point driving floating jump shot | 42-40 |
| 3:40 | | +3 | Dillon Brooks makes three point jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 45-40 |
| 3:25 | | De'Andre Hunter misses two point layup | ||
| 3:21 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | Dillon Brooks turnover (lost ball) (Dyson Daniels steals) | ||
| 3:12 | | +3 | Trae Young makes three point running pullup jump shot | 45-43 |
| 2:53 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point layup | 47-43 |
| 2:38 | | Dyson Daniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:35 | | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | Fred VanVleet offensive foul (Off the ball) (Trae Young draws the foul) | ||
| 2:27 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:12 | | Trae Young misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:09 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | Cam Whitmore misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:55 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 1:48 | | Trae Young turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Green steals) | ||
| 1:38 | |