Atlanta Hawks vs. Houston Rockets
January 29, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Rockets beat the Hawks 104-86 on 2026-01-29 on the road against the Hawks. The Hawks started Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Vít Krejčí, Corey Kispert, Dyson Daniels, and Christian Koloko. The Rockets started Kevin Durant, Josh Okogie, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., and Amen Thompson. Kevin Durant (Rockets) scored 14 points (6/12) in his matchups, with Corey Kispert as his primary defender. CJ McCollum (Hawks) scored 20 points (8/13) in his matchups, with Amen Thompson as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
86
Did not play: Jalen Johnson (DND - Injury/Illness), Zaccharie Risacher (DND - Injury/Illness)
HOU
Houston Rockets
104
Lineups
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Starting lineup
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Nickeil Alexander-Walker
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Corey Kispert
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Dyson Daniels
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Vít Krejčí
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Christian Koloko
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Vít Krejčí · Corey Kispert · Dyson Daniels · Christian Koloko Starter 10.4 min
- CJ McCollum · Luke Kennard · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Mouhamed Gueye · Asa Newell 5.3 min
- CJ McCollum · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Vít Krejčí · Dyson Daniels · Mouhamed Gueye 4.5 min
- CJ McCollum · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Corey Kispert · Dyson Daniels · Christian Koloko 3.8 min
- CJ McCollum · Luke Kennard · Dyson Daniels · Christian Koloko · Asa Newell 3.5 min
HOU
Houston Rockets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kevin Durant · Josh Okogie · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson Starter 11.6 min
- Clint Capela · Jae'Sean Tate · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 7.9 min
- Kevin Durant · Clint Capela · Josh Okogie · Jae'Sean Tate · Reed Sheppard 5.2 min
- Kevin Durant · Aaron Holiday · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson 3.5 min
- Kevin Durant · Josh Okogie · Jae'Sean Tate · Alperen Sengun · Amen Thompson 3.4 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Hawks defense
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Kevin Durant 14 pts (6/12) in 58 possessions
Guarded by: Corey Kispert (19 %, 2 pts) · Vít Krejčí (18 %, 2 pts) · Dyson Daniels (16 %, 0 pts)
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Alperen Sengun 11 pts (4/13) in 47 possessions
Guarded by: Dyson Daniels (40 %, 2 pts) · Christian Koloko (26 %, 2 pts) · Mouhamed Gueye (10 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
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| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Amen Thompson: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Josh Okogie: 13 poss., 6 pts (1/1) |
| Corey Kispert | Kevin Durant: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Josh Okogie: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Dyson Daniels | Alperen Sengun: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/6) · Kevin Durant: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| CJ McCollum | Amen Thompson: 16 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Josh Okogie: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Christian Koloko | Alperen Sengun: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Vít Krejčí | Kevin Durant: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Reed Sheppard: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Mouhamed Gueye | Clint Capela: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/5) · Alperen Sengun: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Asa Newell | Jabari Smith Jr.: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Kevin Durant: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Luke Kennard | Reed Sheppard: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kevin Durant: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Keaton Wallace | Isaiah Crawford: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · JD Davison: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Rockets defense
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CJ McCollum 20 pts (8/13) in 57 possessions
Guarded by: Amen Thompson (36 %, 4 pts) · Josh Okogie (31 %, 0 pts) · Jabari Smith Jr. (9 %, 2 pts)
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Nickeil Alexander-Walker 22 pts (8/11) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Amen Thompson (30 %, 1 pts) · Reed Sheppard (25 %, 2 pts) · Kevin Durant (16 %, 10 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | CJ McCollum: 21 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 19 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Kevin Durant | Dyson Daniels: 29 poss., 6 pts (3/8) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 10 poss., 10 pts (4/5) |
| Josh Okogie | CJ McCollum: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Vít Krejčí: 16 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Corey Kispert: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Asa Newell: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Alperen Sengun | Christian Koloko: 26 poss., 4 pts (2/8) · Mouhamed Gueye: 10 poss., 5 pts (1/3) |
| Reed Sheppard | Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Corey Kispert: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Corey Kispert: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Luke Kennard: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Clint Capela | Mouhamed Gueye: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Christian Koloko: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Aaron Holiday | Luke Kennard: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Asa Newell: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaiah Crawford | Keaton Wallace: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Corey Kispert: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jeff Green | Mouhamed Gueye: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Vít Krejčí: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| JD Davison | Corey Kispert: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Keaton Wallace: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |