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

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

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 Houston Rockets survived a late charge by the Atlanta Hawks to win 100-96 on Tuesday. Houston led 96-80 following Jalen Green's jumper with 5:16 to go in the fourth quarter.

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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.

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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 Tuesda

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.