ATLANTA -- — 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.

Takeaways

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.

Key moment

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.

Key stat

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.

Up next

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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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Alperen Sengun vs. Onyeka Okongwu (Trae Young gains possession)	0	0
11:39	Mouhamed Gueye misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:36	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	0	0
11:26	Alperen Sengun makes 7-foot two point shot	0	2
11:13	Trae Young misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	2
11:12	Hawks offensive team rebound	0	2
11:09	Dillon Brooks kicked ball violation	0	2
10:56	Mouhamed Gueye makes layup (Dyson Daniels assists)	2	2
10:38	Dillon Brooks misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:34	Dyson Daniels defensive rebound	2	2
10:29	Vit Krejci misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:27	Jalen Green defensive rebound	2	2
10:09	Alperen Sengun makes 12-foot two point shot	2	4
9:55	Trae Young bad pass (Amen Thompson steals)	2	4
9:52	Dillon Brooks makes 25-foot three point shot (Fred VanVleet assists)	2	7
9:38	Dyson Daniels misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	7
9:34	Jalen Green defensive rebound	2	7
9:20	Alperen Sengun misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	7
9:18	Dyson Daniels defensive rebound	2	7
9:04	Dillon Brooks kicked ball violation	2	7
8:59	Dyson Daniels makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trae Young assists)	5	7
8:43	Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	7
8:40	Dyson Daniels defensive rebound	5	7
8:36	Dyson Daniels misses two point shot	5	7
8:31	Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound	5	7
8:31	Onyeka Okongwu makes two point shot	7	7
8:25	Dillon Brooks out of bounds lost ball turnover	7	7
8:17	Trae Young makes 24-foot three point shot	10	7
8:17	Amen Thompson shooting foul	10	7
8:17	Trae Young makes free throw 1 of 1	11	7
8:03	Jalen Green misses 18-foot two point shot	11	7
8:00	Vit Krejci defensive rebound	11	7
7:52	Onyeka Okongwu makes 23-foot three point jumper (Vit Krejci assists)	14	7
7:39	Fred VanVleet misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	7
7:36	Mouhamed Gueye defensive rebound	14	7
7:29	Trae Young bad pass (Alperen Sengun steals)	14	7
7:21	Mouhamed Gueye blocks Jalen Green 's 2-foot driving layup	14	7
7:20	Rockets offensive team rebound	14	7
7:03	Fred VanVleet misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	14	7
7:00	Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound	14	7
6:54	Trae Young makes 4-foot two point shot	16	7
6:54	Rockets Full timeout	16	7
6:54	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Mouhamed Gueye	16	7
6:38	Alperen Sengun makes 10-foot two point shot	16	9
6:28	Alperen Sengun personal foul	16	9
6:19	De'Andre Hunter misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	9
6:16	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	16	9
6:11	Vit Krejci shooting foul	16	9
6:11	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	16	10
6:11	Larry Nance Jr. enters the game for Trae Young	16	10
6:11	Cam Whitmore enters the game for Jalen Green	16	10
6:11	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	16	11
6:11	Keaton Wallace enters the game for Onyeka Okongwu	16	11
5:53	De'Andre Hunter misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	11
5:51	Cam Whitmore defensive rebound	16	11
5:39	Cam Whitmore makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	16	13
5:21	Dyson Daniels misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	13
5:18	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	16	13
5:10	Fred VanVleet misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	13
5:06	Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound	16	13
4:56	De'Andre Hunter makes 2-foot two point shot	18	13
4:45	Fred VanVleet misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	18	13
4:43	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	18	13
4:38	Dyson Daniels misses driving floating jump shot	18	13
4:36	Dyson Daniels offensive rebound	18	13
4:33	Larry Nance Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dyson Daniels assists)	21	13
4:19	Vit Krejci blocks Dillon Brooks 's 7-foot two point shot	21	13
4:16	Dyson Daniels defensive rebound	21	13
4:05	Larry Nance Jr. misses layup	21	13
4:02	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	21	13
3:52	Dillon Brooks makes 3-foot two point shot	21	15
3:32	Vit Krejci misses two point shot	21	15
3:30	Cam Whitmore defensive rebound	21	15
3:25	Fred VanVleet makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dillon Brooks assists)	21	18
3:23	Hawks Full timeout	21	18
3:23	Trae Young enters the game for Dyson Daniels	21	18
3:23	Garrison Mathews enters the game for Vit Krejci	21	18
3:23	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Amen Thompson	21	18
3:23	Jock Landale enters the game for Fred VanVleet	21	18
3:23	Jalen Green enters the game for Dillon Brooks	21	18
3:23	Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for Alperen Sengun	21	18
3:09	De'Andre Hunter makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Trae Young assists)	23	18
2:41	Jalen Green misses 14-foot two point shot	23	18
2:38	Trae Young defensive rebound	23	18
2:35	Jae'Sean Tate personal foul	23	18
2:35	De'Andre Hunter out of bounds bad pass turnover	23	18
2:19	Jalen Green offensive charge	23	18
2:19	Jalen Green turnover	23	18
2:06	Aaron Holiday blocks Trae Young's driving layup	23	18
2:05	Hawks offensive team rebound	23	18
2:03	De'Andre Hunter misses 23-foot three point jumper	23	18
2:00	Jalen Green defensive rebound	23	18
1:56	Jalen Green out of bounds lost ball turnover	23	18
1:41	Jock Landale blocks Garrison Mathews 's 6-foot two point shot	23	18
1:37	Garrison Mathews offensive rebound	23	18
1:34	Trae Young misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	23	18
1:31	Cam Whitmore defensive rebound	23	18
1:29	Cam Whitmore out of bounds bad pass turnover	23	18
1:14	Keaton Wallace makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists)	25	18
56.1	Trae Young shooting foul	25	18
56.1	Aaron Holiday makes free throw 1 of 2	25	19
56.1	Aaron Holiday makes free throw 2 of 2	25	20
32.1	shot clock turnover	25	20
22.1	Jock Landale makes layup	25	22
0.2	De'Andre Hunter makes driving layup (Trae Young assists)	27	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	22

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

State Farm Arena

Atlanta, GA

Date & Time

12:30 AM, January 29, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN SE, Space City Home Network

Attendance

15,553

Referees

Jacyn Goble, Jonathan Sterling, John Butler

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

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