Houston Rockets at Atlanta Hawks
Final
Recap
ATLANTA – Kevin Durant scored 22 points and both Reed Sheppard and Tari Eason had 19 points as the Houston Rockets beat the Atlanta Hawks 121-114. The Hawks nearly pulled off a comeback by cutting Houston’s 20-point lead down to five in the closing moments, but Durant knocked down two three throws with 18.9 seconds remaining to push the lead back to three possessions. The win gave Houston its first 3-0 start since 2017-18, and spoiled Atlanta's home opener after the Hawks won their first two games of the season on the road.
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteATL -115 · 51% to win
UpsetSpreadATL -1
HOU coveredTotalO/U 227.5 · 235 scored
OverAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 16 books
Team stats
48%Field goal %44%
40%3-point %27%
91%Free throw %71%
43Rebounds44
13Offensive rebounds19
27Assists34
6Steals9
5Blocks2
14Turnovers13
20Fouls21
Box score
Players
| Players | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tari EasonF | 31 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Kevin DurantF | 37 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Amen ThompsonG | 39 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| Jabari Smith Jr.F | 33 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jae'Sean TateF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah CrawfordF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alperen SengunC | 33 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Bruce ThorntonG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bogdan BogdanovicG | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed SheppardG | 30 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Clint CapelaC | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 240 | 121 | 43 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 89 | 14 | 35 | 21 | 23 | 20 |