HOU @ ATL — The Matchups

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Houston Rockets

2-0 · 1-0 on the road

121 – 114

Final · numbers below are from before this game

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Atlanta Hawks

2-0 · 0-0 at home

Biggest mismatches

ATL's offense ranks 6th in shooting, and HOU ranks 23rd defending it.

A clash of tempos: ATL plays at the 6th-fastest pace, HOU at the 26th.

Team vs team

Season before this game (HOU 2 games, ATL 2). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

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Scoring

121.07th · Above avg

Points per game

NBA avg 111.9

130.01st · Top 5

110.011th · Average

Points allowed

NBA avg 113.0

103.07th · Above avg

+11.09th · Above avg

Point margin

NBA avg -1.1

+27.01st · Top 5

Efficiency

123.71st · Top 5

Offensive rating

NBA avg 107.7

120.14th · Top 5

106.112th · Average

Defensive rating

NBA avg 108.6

97.45th · Top 5

+17.66th · Above avg

Net rating

NBA avg -0.9

+22.72nd · Top 5

100.826th

Pace

NBA avg 104.0

107.06th

Shooting

59.0%3rd · Top 5

Effective FG%

NBA avg 52.0%

58.4%6th · Above avg

63.5%2nd · Top 5

True shooting %

NBA avg 56.1%

61.8%5th · Top 5

13.011th · Average

Threes made

NBA avg 11.8

16.06th · Above avg

42.6%1st · Top 5

Three-point %

NBA avg 32.4%

39.5%7th · Above avg

0.347th · Above avg

Free-throw rate

NBA avg 0.31

0.3115th · Average

Defense

55.7%23rd · Below avg

Opponent eFG%

NBA avg 52.3%

48.3%6th · Above avg

11.07th · Above avg

Steals

NBA avg 9.3

13.04th · Top 5

3.526th · Bottom 5

Blocks

NBA avg 5.2

3.525th · Below avg

Possessions

15.3%15th · Average

Turnover rate

NBA avg 16.0%

13.4%8th · Above avg

30.9%10th · Above avg

Off. rebound rate

NBA avg 27.8%

28.0%13th · Average

43.015th · Average

Rebounds

NBA avg 44.5

45.012th · Average

28.56th · Above avg

Assists

NBA avg 24.9

32.51st · Top 5

Recent form

Houston Rockets

Last 2: average margin +11.0 (season +11.0). Streak W2.

Atlanta Hawks

Last 2: average margin +27.0 (season +27.0). Streak W2.

Key players

Houston Rockets

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Alperen SengunF-C	23.3	8.7	7.8	64.2
Kevin DurantF	20.8	5.2	3.2	66.5
Jabari Smith Jr.F	18.4	6.4	2.4	65.0
Amen ThompsonG-F	16.0	6.1	3.6	58.2

Atlanta Hawks

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerG	21.1	3.2	2.8	59.5
Jalen JohnsonF	18.3	9.0	7.9	52.1
CJ McCollumG	14.2	2.8	4.0	57.3
Aaron WigginsG	13.8	3.6	1.9	58.2

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.