The Houston Rockets didn’t stay at .500 for long. The Hawks came back from 19 points down to win on the road and earn their 21st win. Earlier, the Knicks cruised over the Pistons behind Carmelo Anthony and strong performances off the bench.
The Rockets found their groove, then fell apart
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY SportsThe Hawks have won 7-of-8 to reemerge as a threat in the East. Meanwhile, the Rockets’ bizarre season took another wild turn as they fell below .500 with a second consecutive loss.
The problems started for the Rockets when the Hawks’ interior defense stepped up. In the first half the Rockets were getting to the lane at will, but Horford and Millsap went into lockdown mode in the second half. The Rockets couldn’t buy a bucket, scoring only 44 points in the second half after lighting up the Hawks for 71 in the first. And their defense was the opposite:
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Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY SportsCurry wasn’t only scoring. He had 23 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists as he notched his first triple-double of the season -- doing so before the third quarter was even over.
Nothing should be a surprise with Curry anymore. He constantly impresses, giving highlight reels ammunition night after night. No play was more impressive than one sequence in his 17-point stretch in which he never stopped running -- he makes a finger roll, gets back on defense just in time to contest his brother Seth Curry’s shot and runs back on the court to grab the loose-ball rebound ... before chucking a 27-footer. It’s exhausting to watch.
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