The Atlanta Hawks (48 - 12) defeated the Houston Rockets 104 - 96 (41 - 19) on Tuesday in Atlanta. The Hawks' dominant fourth quarter led them to victory, outscoring the Rockets 32 - 15 in the final period. The Rockets were without MVP-candidate James Harden on Tuesday and could have used him down the stretch, such as when the game was tied at 96 with two minutes remaining and Atlanta ended the game on an 80 run because the Rockets did n't have a go - to scorer. The Hawks were led by Jeff Teague who, after sitting out their last game with a thigh injury, recorded a game - high 25 points on 7 - for - 12 shooting and six assists in 31 minutes. Atlanta was able to win the game at the free - throw line, going 18 - for - 21 while the Rockets shot just 4 - for - 9 from the stripe. Paul Millsap posted a double - double, putting up 16 points and 14 assists in 33 minutes, and Dennis Schroder had a nice performance off the bench for Atlanta, posting 16 points, eight assists, and four rebounds in 27 minutes. As a team, the Hawks shot 45 percent from the field and 28 percent from three. Jason Terry led the Rockets in scoring in Harden's absence, scoring 21 points on 8 - of - 13 shooting in 28 minutes off the bench. Houston's starting frontcourt of Terrence Jones and Donatas Motiejunas put together solid outings in the loss. Motiejunas had 14 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, and three steals in 35 minutes, while Jones recorded 18 points on 8 - for - 11 shooting and eight rebounds in 37 minutes. As a team, the Rockets shot 41 threes, but only made 14 of them, and they shot 43 percent from the field overall. Up next, the Rockets will head back home Wednesday to take on the Grizzlies, while the Hawks will stay home to take on the red - hot Cavaliers on Friday.
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