Jalen Green scored 12 of his 25 points in the third quarter and the Houston Rockets avoided a late collapse to beat the Atlanta Hawks 100-96 on Tuesday night.

Jalen Green scored 25 points as the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to four games with a 100-96 win over the host Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night.

It was another tough situation for the Hawks tonight vs the team with the third-best record in the NBA, the Houston Rockets. They were missing Jalen Johnson, Za

Veteran guard Bogdan Bogdanovic has been ruled out of the trip to the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse due to personal reasons while offensive leader Trae Young is considered day-to-day after picking up a slight hamstring problem.

Atlanta Hawks' forward Jalen Johnson will undergo surgery and miss the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury.

In a makeup of a postponement from earlier this month, Jalen Green and the Rockets (-6.5) are in Atlanta to face an injury ravaged Hawks team.

Gets green light

The Atlanta Hawks fought valiantly but De’Andre Hunter’s three point shot in the final seconds did not fall. Jalen Green’s Houston Rockets walked out of State Farm Arena with the 100-96 victory. Green led all scorers with 25 points.

Jalen Green scored 12 of his 25 points in the third quarter and the Houston Rockets avoided a late collapse to beat the Atlanta Hawks 100-96 on Tuesday night. Alperen Sengun added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets,

The Houston Rockets survived a late charge by the Atlanta Hawks to win 100-96 on Tuesday. Houston led 96-80 following Jalen Green's jumper with 5:16 to go in the fourth quarter.