Houston is looking to extend its four-game win streak with a victory against Memphis. Thursday's meeting is the first this season between the squads.
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.
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We are over halfway through now, and our record is what it is,” Ime Udoka says of the Rockets (32-14). “It is not just a fluke or anything.”
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Green continued to stay hot in the third quarter, scoring 12 points to help the Rockets gain a lead. Jae'Sean Tate was also solid in the period, scoring eight points. Houston ended the third quarter up 82-73 after a solid performance from the two players.
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.
Amen Thompson made a game-winning floater with 1.3 seconds remaining to polish off a career night, lifting the visiting Houston Rockets to a 114-112 victory over the short-handed Boston Celtics on Mon
The Cleveland Cavaliers haven’t won since Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Memphis Grizzlies are rolling and the Los Angeles Lakers took it to the defending NBA champions. Here’s The Arizona Republic’s latest NBA power rankings with movement in the top 10.
However, Houston is firmly in the mix with the Memphis Grizzlies and the Denver ... maximize the scoring talents of Alperen Sengun and Jalen Green, even during off nights for either player.
Oklahoma City showed how dominant its defense can be in shutting down Cleveland last Thursday, earning some revenge for the week before (and with that win, the Thunder move back to the top of these rankings).