Overview
- Houston completed a 2-0 season sweep, improving to 42-27 as Atlanta fell to 38-32 in the tightening playoff race.
- Kevin Durant scored 25 points, Jabari Smith Jr. added 23, and Alperen Sengün finished with 15 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds.
- The Rockets shot 51% from the field and 47% from three (14-of-30) while outrebounding the Hawks 51-37; Atlanta shot 42% overall and 26% from deep (9-of-35).
- A 39-22 third quarter broke the game open after Houston led 62-54 at halftime.
- Atlanta’s Nickeil Alexander-Walker led the visitors with 21 points, with CJ McCollum adding 17 and Zaccharie Risacher 16; Jonathan Kuminga was out, as were Houston’s Steven Adams, Fred VanVleet and Jae’Sean Tate, and both teams play again Saturday.