The Rockets used a 16-0 run and outscored the Hawks 38-19 in the second quarter to blow open the game. The Hawks slowly chipped away at the Rockets big lead, but Houston used a 21-7 run in the last five minutes of the game to win. The Rockets had six players score in double figures, led by James Harden who had 28 points. Carlos Delfino scored 22 points off the bench, Jeremy Lin had sixteen, Marcus Morris had fifteen and Toney Douglas had ten. Omer Asik also had eleven points and led the Rockets with seventeen rebounds. The Rockets are now 17-14 on the season.
The Hawks four game winning streak was snapped with the defeat. The Hawks had cut the Rockets lead to five late in the fourth quarter, but then the Rockets used their 21-7 run to win. Al Horford had yet another double-double in the loss, scoring eighteen points and pulling down a team-high thirteen rebounds.
Lou Williams led the team with 21 points, it was the first time the Hawks have lost in the five games since Williams was inserted into the starting lineup. Josh Smith had seventeen points after missing a game with an injury. John Jenkins scored fifteen points off the bench, setting a new career-high in scoring for the second game in a row. Jeff Teague also scored ten points. Devin Harris and Anthony Morrow each missed another game, they will most likely miss the Hawks' next two games.
The Hawks are now 19-10 on the season. They fly to New Orleans to play the Hornets tomorrow night. The Hornets are 7-23 on the season and have lost three of their last five games. The game will be at 8 p.m.
Josh Smith drives to the lane, Smith scored seventeen points in his return to the lineup after missing the last game due to an injury.
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