Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
16
17
33
2022
2151
20
11
55
72
39
54
39
26
67
39
7
46
4
23
6
19
21
115
4
76
54
71
2217
1512
68
74
62
84
136
22
158
02
106
31
63
4130
6060
43
20
47
1716
75
4
820
513
63
119
21
140
20
34
11
73
2123
6060
7
5
71
22
15
68
7
6
86
13
2
15
0
10
3
6
41
60
6
4
67
17
12
71
4
2
50
6
2
8
2
6
1
3
30
60
4
2
50
17
7
41
8
5
62
11
2
13
2
3
1
7
21
60
3
0
0
16
5
31
20
13
65
9
1
10
0
4
1
3
23
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
James
Harden
James Harden
True
38
6
16
38
3
6
50
11
12
92
0
10
10
8
1
0
7
3
26
-2
double
Dwight
Howard
Dwight Howard
True
38
10
12
83
0
0
0
10
18
56
2
14
16
3
1
1
3
3
30
-21
double
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
35
4
13
31
2
5
40
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
10
-26
none
Clint
Capela
Clint Capela
True
29
6
9
67
0
0
0
5
9
56
2
8
10
2
2
1
2
4
17
4
double
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
20
4
6
67
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
9
-12
none
Donatas
Motiejūnas
Donatas Motiejūnas
False
27
2
4
50
2
2
100
0
0
0
2
5
7
2
1
1
2
2
6
7
none
Ty
Lawson
Ty Lawson
False
25
6
9
67
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
1
0
0
1
14
15
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
17
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
4
0
8
none
Jason
Terry
Jason Terry
False
6
1
1
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
-3
none
Montrezl
Harrell
Montrezl Harrell
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Terrence
Jones
Terrence Jones
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
K.J.
McDaniels
K.J. McDaniels
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Marcus
Thornton
Marcus Thornton
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
31
December
2015
Thursday
Toyota Center
Houston
Warriors
Golden State
True
Hawks
Atlanta
Eastern Conference
Southeast
21
13
34
1983
1739
41
14
34
99
43
43
25
21
84
28
17
45
7
27
10
12
24
121
4
119
24
20
2124
912
43
64
53
83
64
05
69
20
58
32
52
2531
6060
138
53
38
2826
1111
39
213
211
99
810
66
876
32
77
41
41
2936
6060
11
2
18
21
9
43
6
5
83
6
0
6
2
5
3
5
25
60
9
4
44
24
12
50
4
3
75
4
5
9
0
8
2
2
31
60
13
5
38
28
11
39
2
2
100
8
6
14
3
7
4
4
29
60
8
3
38
26
11
42
13
11
85
10
6
16
2
7
1
1
36
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Al
Horford
Al Horford
True
35
11
15
73
5
7
71
3
4
75
4
10
14
2
1
1
0
3
30
19
double
Paul
Millsap
Paul Millsap
True
35
9
20
45
1
3
33
3
4
75
8
5
13
4
1
5
3
4
22
12
double
Kent
Bazemore
Kent Bazemore
True
34
7
13
54
5
9
56
7
8
88
0
3
3
4
2
0
4
4
26
9
none
Jeff
Teague
Jeff Teague
True
33
8
18
44
2
3
67
4
5
80
0
2
2
8
3
0
1
2
22
23
none
Kyle
Korver
Kyle Korver
True
30
0
11
0
0
10
0
2
2
100
1
2
3
4
0
1
0
4
2
14
none
Thabo
Sefolosha
Thabo Sefolosha
False
20
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
-13
none
Mike
Scott
Mike Scott
False
14
2
5
40
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
0
0
2
5
-11
none
Shelvin
Mack
Shelvin Mack
False
14
2
9
22
0
5
0
1
1
100
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
1
5
-17
none
Edy
Tavares
Edy Tavares
False
10
3
5
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
6
0
1
0
2
1
6
-7
none
Lamar
Patterson
Lamar Patterson
False
9
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
1
100
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
1
none
Justin
Holiday
Justin Holiday
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Mike
Muscala
Mike Muscala
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Dennis
Schröder
Dennis Schröder
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
3
January
2016
Sunday
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Knicks
New York
False
The Atlanta Hawks ( 21 - 13 ) prevailed over the Houston Rockets ( 17 - 16 ) in a wild back - and - forth affair , 121 - 115 on Tuesday . The game provided plenty of fireworks with several outstanding individual stat lines , but the best individual matchup of the night was between the big men . Dwight Howard and Al Horford seemed to bring out each other 's best and virtually matched one another point for point and rebound and rebound . Howard finished with a season - high 30 points and added 16 rebounds , while Horford equaled him with a season - high 30 points and 14 rebounds . Due to the game remaining close throughout , both players also received a higher allotment of minutes than usual . The standoff between them also extended to the final statistics down low for both clubs , as they battled to a draw near the basket ; Atlanta slightly outscored Houston in the paint , 50 - 46 , while the Rockets nipped them in the rebounding department , 46 - 45 . Besides Horford 's outstanding effort , the Hawks also got a trio of 20 - point - plus efforts from some of their most dependable starters . Kent Bazemore , already a solid contributor in rebounds and assists , turned his scoring up several notches , collecting 26 points on the night along with four assists and three rebounds . Stalwarts Jeff Teague and Paul Millsap contributed a pair of 22 - point tallies , with the latter making it a double - double by hauling in 13 boards as well . The veteran power forward also added a season - high five blocks as he dominated a Houston defense that has been one of the league 's weakest against opposing fours . The Hawks improved to 21 - 13 and remain atop the Eastern Conference 's Southeast Division . They will now enjoy an extended break over the New Year 's holiday and return to action in New York on Sunday . In addition to Howard 's mammoth double - double , Jame Harden pitched in with one of his own , pouring in 26 points , while also impressively grabbing a season - high 10 boards and dishing out eight assists . Clint Capela was the third Rockets starter to accomplish the feat , posting 17 points and 10 rebounds . Trevor Ariza ( 10 points ) and Patrick Beverley ( nine points ) rounded out the starting five 's contributions with modest outputs , while Ty Lawson continued his recent stretch of improved play by pacing the Houston bench with 14 points , four assists , a rebound and a steal . The Rockets fell to 16 - 17 and remain in fourth place in the Western Conference 's Southwest Division . They await the Golden State Warriors for a New Year 's Eve matchup at home .
The Atlanta Hawks (21 - 13) prevailed over the Houston Rockets (17 - 16) in a wild back - and - forth affair, 121 - 115 on Tuesday. The game provided plenty of fireworks with several outstanding individual stat lines, but the best individual matchup of the night was between the big men. Dwight Howard and Al Horford seemed to bring out each other's best and virtually matched one another point for point and rebound and rebound. Howard finished with a season - high 30 points and added 16 rebounds, while Horford equaled him with a season - high 30 points and 14 rebounds. Due to the game remaining close throughout, both players also received a higher allotment of minutes than usual. The standoff between them also extended to the final statistics down low for both clubs, as they battled to a draw near the basket; Atlanta slightly outscored Houston in the paint, 50 - 46, while the Rockets nipped them in the rebounding department, 46 - 45. Besides Horford's outstanding effort, the Hawks also got a trio of 20 - point - plus efforts from some of their most dependable starters. Kent Bazemore, already a solid contributor in rebounds and assists, turned his scoring up several notches, collecting 26 points on the night along with four assists and three rebounds. Stalwarts Jeff Teague and Paul Millsap contributed a pair of 22 - point tallies, with the latter making it a double - double by hauling in 13 boards as well. The veteran power forward also added a season - high five blocks as he dominated a Houston defense that has been one of the league's weakest against opposing fours. The Hawks improved to 21 - 13 and remain atop the Eastern Conference's Southeast Division. They will now enjoy an extended break over the New Year's holiday and return to action in New York on Sunday. In addition to Howard's mammoth double - double, Jame Harden pitched in with one of his own, pouring in 26 points, while also impressively grabbing a season - high 10 boards and dishing out eight assists. Clint Capela was the third Rockets starter to accomplish the feat, posting 17 points and 10 rebounds. Trevor Ariza (10 points) and Patrick Beverley (nine points) rounded out the starting five's contributions with modest outputs, while Ty Lawson continued his recent stretch of improved play by pacing the Houston bench with 14 points, four assists, a rebound and a steal. The Rockets fell to 16 - 17 and remain in fourth place in the Western Conference's Southwest Division. They await the Golden State Warriors for a New Year's Eve matchup at home.
The Atlanta Hawks (21 - 13) prevailed over the Houston Rockets (17 - 16) in a wild back - and - forth affair, 121 - 115 on Tuesday. The game provided plenty of fireworks with several outstanding individual stat lines, but the best individual matchup of the night was between the big men. Dwight Howard and Al Horford seemed to bring out each other's best and virtually matched one another point for point and rebound and rebound. Howard finished with a season - high 30 points and added 16 rebounds, while Horford equaled him with a season - high 30 points and 14 rebounds. Due to the game remaining close throughout, both players also received a higher allotment of minutes than usual. The standoff between them also extended to the final statistics down low for both clubs, as they battled to a draw near the basket; Atlanta slightly outscored Houston in the paint, 50 - 46, while the Rockets nipped them in the rebounding department, 46 - 45. Besides Horford's outstanding effort, the Hawks also got a trio of 20 - point - plus efforts from some of their most dependable starters. Kent Bazemore, already a solid contributor in rebounds and assists, turned his scoring up several notches, collecting 26 points on the night along with four assists and three rebounds. Stalwarts Jeff Teague and Paul Millsap contributed a pair of 22 - point tallies, with the latter making it a double - double by hauling in 13 boards as well. The veteran power forward also added a season - high five blocks as he dominated a Houston defense that has been one of the league's weakest against opposing fours. The Hawks improved to 21 - 13 and remain atop the Eastern Conference's Southeast Division. They will now enjoy an extended break over the New Year's holiday and return to action in New York on Sunday. In addition to Howard's mammoth double - double, Jame Harden pitched in with one of his own, pouring in 26 points, while also impressively grabbing a season - high 10 boards and dishing out eight assists. Clint Capela was the third Rockets starter to accomplish the feat, posting 17 points and 10 rebounds. Trevor Ariza (10 points) and Patrick Beverley (nine points) rounded out the starting five's contributions with modest outputs, while Ty Lawson continued his recent stretch of improved play by pacing the Houston bench with 14 points, four assists, a rebound and a steal. The Rockets fell to 16 - 17 and remain in fourth place in the Western Conference's Southwest Division. They await the Golden State Warriors for a New Year's Eve matchup at home.
<GAME> <DATE> 29 December 2015 <DAY> Tuesday <STADIUM> Toyota Center <CITY> Houston <HOME> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 115 <WINS-LOSSES> 16 17 <QTRS> 41 30 21 23 <TEAM-AST> 23 <3PT> 11 <TEAM-FG> 39 <TEAM-FT> 26 <TEAM-REB> 46 <TEAM-TO> 19 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 31 December 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Thursday <NEXT-STADIUM> Toyota Center <NEXT-CITY> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Golden State <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Warriors <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Hawks <CITY> Atlanta <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 121 <WINS-LOSSES> 21 13 <QTRS> 25 31 29 36 <TEAM-AST> 27 <3PT> 14 <TEAM-FG> 43 <TEAM-FT> 21 <TEAM-REB> 45 <TEAM-TO> 12 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 3 January 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> Madison Square Garden <NEXT-CITY> New York City <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> New York <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Knicks <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Dwight Howard <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 30 <FG> 10 12 83 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 10 18 56 <REB> 16 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 14 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 26 <FG> 6 16 38 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 11 12 92 <REB> 10 <AST> 8 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 0 <TO> 7 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Clint Capela <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 9 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 5 9 56 <REB> 10 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Ty Lawson <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 14 <FG> 6 9 67 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 13 31 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Donatas Motiejūnas <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jason Terry <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Thornton <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> K. J. McDaniels <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Terrence Jones <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Montrezl Harrell <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Al Horford <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 30 <FG> 11 15 73 <FG3> 5 7 71 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 14 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 4 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Kent Bazemore <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 26 <FG> 7 13 54 <FG3> 5 9 56 <FT> 7 8 88 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeff Teague <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 22 <FG> 8 18 44 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 2 <AST> 8 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Paul Millsap <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 22 <FG> 9 20 45 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 13 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 5 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 8 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Edy Tavares <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shelvin Mack <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 9 22 <FG3> 0 5 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Scott <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lamar Patterson <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Korver <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 2 <FG> 0 11 0 <FG3> 0 10 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dennis Schröder <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Muscala <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Justin Holiday <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Thabo Sefolosha <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none