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Atlanta Hawks vs. Houston Rockets

October 24, 2026 · 2026-27 season

The Rockets beat the Hawks 121-114 on 2026-10-24 on the road against the Hawks. The Hawks started CJ McCollum, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Onyeka Okongwu, Jalen Johnson, and Dyson Daniels. The Rockets started Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson, and Reed Sheppard. Alperen Sengun (Rockets) scored 23 points (10/16) in his matchups, with Jock Landale as his primary defender. Nickeil Alexander-Walker (Hawks) scored 12 points (5/9) 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
Atlanta Hawks 114

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Jalen Johnson GS 38:15 26 9 16 2 0 2 2 8-19 2-7 8-10 +3
Nickeil Alexander-Walker GS 32:24 18 5 4 3 0 1 1 7-16 4-12 0-1 -2
CJ McCollum GS 29:57 17 2 1 0 0 1 1 7-14 1-5 2-3 -2
Dyson Daniels GS 28:46 18 8 3 1 0 1 6 8-11 1-1 1-2 -8
Onyeka Okongwu GS 26:01 8 6 2 1 1 1 2 2-8 0-5 4-5 -13
Aaron Wiggins 28:30 16 5 2 1 1 0 2 6-13 4-9 0-0 -2
Luguentz Dort 22:57 7 2 3 1 0 0 3 3-6 1-4 0-0 -6
Jock Landale 18:38 2 4 2 0 0 5 3 1-5 0-4 0-0 +2
Kingston Flemings 14:32 2 1 2 0 0 2 2 1-4 0-2 0-0 -7
Totals 114 42 35 9 2 13 22 43-96 13-49 15-21

Did not play: RayJ Dennis (Inactive - G League - Two-Way), Zuby Ejiofor (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dorian Finney-Smith (DNP - Coach's Decision), Keshon Gilbert (Inactive - G League - Two-Way), Mouhamed Gueye (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Corey Kispert (DNP - Coach's Decision), Asa Newell (DNP - Coach's Decision), Henri Veesaar (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Jalen Wilson (Inactive - G League - Two-Way)

HOU
Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets 121

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Amen Thompson GS 39:02 17 11 6 1 0 2 1 4-12 0-0 9-9 -1
Kevin Durant GS 36:33 22 4 2 0 1 2 3 8-15 3-7 3-3 +19
Jabari Smith Jr. GS 33:17 14 5 3 0 1 0 4 5-12 2-6 2-2 -2
Alperen Sengun GS 32:54 17 10 7 1 0 3 2 6-12 1-2 4-6 +13
Reed Sheppard GS 30:17 19 6 7 2 0 3 4 7-13 5-11 0-0 +19
Tari Eason 30:33 19 3 0 1 1 1 2 8-15 0-3 3-3 -1
Bogdan Bogdanović 20:23 11 1 1 0 0 1 1 4-8 3-5 0-0 -6
Clint Capela 11:02 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 +1
Bruce Thornton 4:20 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 -1
Isaiah Crawford 0:49 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -3
Jae'Sean Tate 0:49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -3
Totals 121 43 27 6 4 14 20 43-89 14-35 21-23

Did not play: Steven Adams (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Quadir Copeland (Inactive - G League - Two-Way), Julian Phillips (Inactive - G League - Two-Way), Marcus Smart (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Oscar Tshiebwe (DNP - Coach's Decision), Fred VanVleet (Inactive - Injury/Illness)

Lineups

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Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Hawks

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

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Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets

Starting lineup

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Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Hawks defense

Defender Guarded most
Jalen Johnson Tari Eason: 15 poss., 10 pts (3/4) · Kevin Durant: 14 poss., 3 pts (0/3)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Amen Thompson: 23 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Reed Sheppard: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
CJ McCollum Amen Thompson: 15 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Aaron Wiggins Amen Thompson: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tari Eason: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Dyson Daniels Alperen Sengun: 14 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Onyeka Okongwu Alperen Sengun: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 12 poss., 4 pts (1/1)
Luguentz Dort Kevin Durant: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Reed Sheppard: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Jock Landale Alperen Sengun: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Tari Eason: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Kingston Flemings Bruce Thornton: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Reed Sheppard: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1)

Rockets defense

Defender Guarded most
Amen Thompson Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 32 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · Aaron Wiggins: 20 poss., 3 pts (1/3)
Kevin Durant Dyson Daniels: 26 poss., 10 pts (3/5) · Luguentz Dort: 24 poss., 5 pts (2/5)
Alperen Sengun Onyeka Okongwu: 29 poss., 7 pts (2/3) · Jock Landale: 22 poss., 5 pts (2/7)
Jabari Smith Jr. Jalen Johnson: 32 poss., 6 pts (3/5) · CJ McCollum: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Reed Sheppard CJ McCollum: 20 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Dyson Daniels: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Tari Eason Aaron Wiggins: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jalen Johnson: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Bogdan Bogdanović CJ McCollum: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Aaron Wiggins: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Clint Capela Onyeka Okongwu: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jock Landale: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Bruce Thornton Kingston Flemings: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dyson Daniels: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Isaiah Crawford
Jae'Sean Tate