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Atlanta Hawks vs Houston Rockets Final — October 26, 2026

Atlanta Hawks logo
Atlanta Hawks
110
Top scorer Jalen Johnson72 games
FINAL
Houston Rockets logo
Houston Rockets
120
Top scorer Kevin Durant78 games
Monday, October 26 · 8:40 PM ET
ATLOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)HOU
14th114.2
Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions
115.99th
6th118.5
PPG
115.218th
ATLDefenseHOU
11th111.9
Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions
111.16th
18th116.0
Opp PPG
110.05th
ATLTeamHOU
12th+2.3
Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating
+4.87th
ATLLast 10 gamesHOU
+47+47+47-7-7-7-7-7-7-7
Game by game
+4+4+4+7+7+7+7+7+7+7
3-7
Last 10
10-0
+92
Net points
+61
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel
ATLRest & travelHOU
2 days
Days of rest
2 days
701 mi1,128 km
Travel to the game
Home
−1 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
ATLKey injuriesHOU
None listed
Players out or limited
Marcus Smart GDay-to-day
About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

No key players listed.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 26, 9:40 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Hawks visited the Rockets on Monday, October 26 at 8:40 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Hawks scored 118.5 points per game (6th of 30) and allowed 116.0 (18th). The Rockets scored 115.2 points per game (18th of 30) and allowed 110.0 (5th).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Hawks 114.2 (14th), Rockets 115.9 (9th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Hawks 111.9 (11th), Rockets 111.1 (6th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Hawks +2.3 (12th), Rockets +4.8 (7th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Rockets closed as 4.5-point favorites at home against the Hawks. The spread opened at Rockets -5.5. The total closed 229.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Hawks +160, Rockets -193) prices the Hawks at 37% and the Rockets at 63%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Atlanta Hawks 110, Houston Rockets 120

Houston Rockets won by 10.

  • Against the closing spread (Houston Rockets -4.5): Houston Rockets covered.
  • Combined score 230 vs the closing total of 229.5: Over.
  • Houston Rockets closed at -193 on the moneyline (a 63% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadmoved 1
OpenRockets -5.5 (-110)
Hawks +5.5 (-110)
CloseRockets -4.5 (-112)
Hawks +4.5 (-108)
Totalno move
Open229.5 (o -110 / u -110)
Close229.5 (o -110 / u -110)
Moneyline
OpenHawks +180 34%
Rockets -220 66%
CloseHawks +160 37%
Rockets -193 63%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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Matchup

Players to watch

Atlanta Hawks logo
Hawks
72 games · Jalen Johnson
  • Points per game22.525th
  • Rebounds per game10.310th
  • Assists per game7.97th
  • Minutes per game35.2
78 games · Nickeil Alexander-Walker
  • Points per game20.835th
  • Rebounds per game3.4212th
  • Assists per game3.781st
  • Minutes per game33.4
Houston Rockets logo
Rockets
78 games · Kevin Durant
  • Points per game26.015th
  • Rebounds per game5.592nd
  • Assists per game4.850th
  • Minutes per game36.4
72 games · Alperen Sengun
  • Points per game20.438th
  • Rebounds per game8.917th
  • Assists per game6.220th
  • Minutes per game33.3

Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 391 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 15 times since 2022: the Hawks won 3 and the Rockets 12.

DateScoreLineTotal
Oct 24, 2026Rockets 121, Hawks 114
Rockets won

Oct 24, 2026Rockets 121, Hawks 114
Rockets won

Oct 24, 2026Rockets 121, Hawks 114
Rockets won

Oct 24, 2026Rockets 121, Hawks 114
Rockets won

Oct 24, 2026Rockets 121, Hawks 114
Rockets won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Atlanta Hawks

Houston Rockets

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