The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Houston Rockets 113 - 108 Thursday at Toyota Center. With 8:30 left in the fourth quarter and the Rockets (36 - 17) up 20, the same seemed all but over, especially with both Paul Millsap and Dennis Schroeder on the bench and not looking to return for the Hawks (29 - 21). But then, from there, Houston stopped hitting their shots and Tim Hardaway Jr. refused to miss his. Hardaway went on to score 23 points in the final quarter, outscoring the Rockets 23 - 22 all by himself and willing the Hawks to a much - needed road victory. Hardaway finished with 33 points on 12 - of - 18 shooting from the field, and his performance ended up overshadowing the return to Houston for Dwight Howard, who put together his best performance of the season against his old team, recording 24 points and 23 rebounds in 37 minutes. For the Rockets, everything was going right for them through three quarters, and more importantly, everything was going right for James Harden, who had been going through a bit of a slump as of late. Harden finished with a game - high 41 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and four steals. Clint Capela also put together a nice game down low, scoring 22 points and grabbing nine boards in 31 minutes. Unfortunately for Houston, no lead was safe, and in the end, their poor shooting down the stretch cost them. The team ended up shooting just 38 percent from the field and 26 percent from behind the arc. Up next, the Hawks will head home Saturday to take on the Magic, while the Rockets will look to bounce back Friday against the Bulls.
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