The Rockets look to bounce back against Atlanta
After a dud against the undermanned Denver Nuggets, the Houston Rockets look to get back to their winning ways when they welcome the Atlanta Hawks to the Toyota Center.
The Hawks have won three games in a row and are 7-3 over their last 10 games, so tonight is by no means a layup. The Hawks play in the weakest division in basketball, the Southeast, and could win the division while still being a play-in team. They currently sit in seventh place, two games ahead of Orlando and four back in the loss column from sixth. As with a few of Houston’s recent opponents, the Hawks will be desperate to win to keep their positioning locked up. The seventh seed guarantees two home postseason games. The eighth seed only guarantees one. Selfishly, I’d love to see Atlanta get to the sixth seed because it would mean we’d get Trae Young in the Garden in Round 1.
Houston has to come out with more juice tonight than they did Sunday night. Even though the game was tied at halftime, it was clear early on that Denver was putting forth much more effort than the Rockets. Against a surging Hawks squad with a deadly point guard and several athletes and shooters, anything less than full effort on defense will spell a loss for the Rockets.
We’ll be in the Playback room tonight, so you should come join to watch the Rockets and talk about the game. Remember, we get a handful of VIP passes that we give out to anyone who wants to watch the game. No League Pass necessary!
Tip-off
7pm CT
How To Watch
Space City Home Network and Playback
Injury Report
Rockets
Reed Sheppard: OUT
Hawks
Clint Capela: OUT
Larry Nance Jr.: OUT
Jalen Johnson: OUT
Jacob Toppin: GTD
Keaton Wallace: GTD
The Line (as of this post)
N/A
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