Hawks beat Rockets 109-97
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 20 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), and the Atlanta Hawks went on a 21-8 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 109-97 for their fifth straight win.
The Rockets led 87-82 with 9:50 left in the fourth quarter. Hardaway’s corner 3-pointer put the Hawks ahead for good with 8:26 left. He scored 8 points during the run, and they led 103-95 with 2:02 left.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Rockets 10-4. Al Horford scored 5 of the Hawks’ 10 on 2 for 2 shooting. Late in the fourth quarter, Thabo Sefolosha had 2 of his 5 steals in 14 seconds, the first leading to Horford’s driving dunk and the second to his own free throws.
Horford had 22 points and 9 rebounds, and Sefolosha added 10 points and a season-high 5 steals off the bench.
For the Rockets, Michael Beasley had 30 points (12 in the fourth quarter) and 9 rebounds on 12 for 18 shooting off the bench, and James Harden added 25 points and 8 assists.
The Hawks shot 50.0% from the field and 36.8% from 3 to the Rockets’ 39.3% and 21.7%. The Hawks outscored the Rockets 17-2 in 6 minutes with Korver, Sefolosha, Millsap, Horford and Teague on the floor together.