HAWKS AT ROCKETS
Feb. 2, 2017, 8 p.m., Toyota Center
Probable starters
Hawks (28-21)
Dennis Schroder
Kent Bazemore
Tim Hardaway Jr.
Paul Millsap
Dwight Howard
Injury report: Out – Tiago Splitter (right hamstring strain), Questionable - Thabo Sefolosha (left groin strain)
Inactives: Tiago Splitter, TBA
Rockets (36-16)
Patrick Beverley
James Harden
Trevor Ariza
Ryan Anderson
Clint Capela
Injury report: None
Inactives: Chinanu Onuaku (D-League) and Kyle Wiltjer (D-League)
Officials: John Goble, Derrick Collins, Gary Zielinski
From the Hawks
The Hawks are coming off a 116-93 road loss to the Heat Wednesday. … They have won six straight over the Rockets, including a game in Atlanta in November. … They are 6-5 since a seven-game win streak. … Dwight Howard will play his first game at the Rockets since signing with the Hawks as a free agent this summer.
From the Rockets
The Rockets are coming off a 105-83 home win over the Kings Sunday. ... James Harden has 14 triple-doubles this season. … He is 54 points shy of 10,000 as a Rocket. … Reserve Eric Gordon is second in the NBA this season with 170 3-pointers, trailing only the Warriors’ Steph Curry.
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