Sengun has 29 points and 6 steals as Rockets beat Hawks 120-110
Alperen Sengun had 29 points and a career-high six steals, and the Houston Rockets used a 14-2 run in the third quarter to beat the Atlanta Hawks 120-110 for their fourth straight win.
The Hawks led 76-75 when Sengun’s cutting layup put the Rockets ahead for good with 6:06 left in the third quarter. Kevin Durant scored nine points as they pulled away to an 89-78 lead with 2:10 left in the quarter, and they led by as many as 22 in the fourth quarter.
The Hawks got within 95-93 on Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s 28-foot 3-pointer with 9:39 to play, but Reed Sheppard answered with a 3-pointer, and the Hawks got no closer.
Durant had 22 points, nine rebounds and four blocks.
For the Hawks, Jalen Johnson had 21 points and nine rebounds, and CJ McCollum added 20 points and four steals.
The Rockets shot 53.1% from the field and 29.6% from 3 to the Hawks’ 42.9% and 28.2%. The Hawks outscored the Rockets 32-19 off turnovers.












