Who won Atlanta Hawks vs Houston Rockets?

The Houston Rockets beat the Atlanta Hawks 117-95 on March 20, 2026.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 21 for the Atlanta Hawks; Kevin Durant scored 25 for the Houston Rockets.

Atlanta Hawks at Houston Rockets

2025-26 · Regular season Fri, Mar 20, 2026 · 8:00 pm EDT · All results that day · Atlanta Hawks vs Houston Rockets head-to-head · Atlanta Hawks schedule · Houston Rockets schedule

Final

Away

Houston Rockets

117

Venue: Toyota Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Houston Rockets beat the Atlanta Hawks 117-95 at home on Friday, March 20, 2026 at Toyota Center. Kevin Durant had 25 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists for the Houston Rockets. Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 21 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists for the Atlanta Hawks.

The Houston Rockets led 62-54 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 39-22. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Alperen Sengun (double-double, Houston Rockets), Tari Eason (double-double, Houston Rockets). Bench points: Atlanta Hawks 34, Houston Rockets 26. Jabari Smith Jr. had 23 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Atlanta Hawks vs Houston Rockets?: The Houston Rockets beat the Atlanta Hawks 117-95 on March 20, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 21 for the Atlanta Hawks; Kevin Durant scored 25 for the Houston Rockets.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Atlanta Hawks	27	27	22	19	95
Houston Rockets	35	27	39	16	117

Game leaders

Atlanta Hawks

Points: 21 Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Rebounds: 8 Onyeka Okongwu
Assists: 4 Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Houston Rockets

Points: 25 Kevin Durant
Rebounds: 10 Tari Eason
Assists: 10 Alperen Sengun

Alperen Sengun double-double (15 PTS, 10 AST) · Tari Eason double-double (10 PTS, 10 REB)

Atlanta Hawks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jalen Johnson starter	31:54	14	5	3	1	0	4	6-12	2-6	0-0	1	-27
Nickeil Alexander-Walker starter	27:17	21	4	4	1	0	3	6-12	1-3	8-9	2	-14
CJ McCollum starter	25:19	17	2	2	1	3	3	7-11	2-5	1-1	1	-15
Dyson Daniels starter	25:10	3	3	1	2	0	2	1-5	0-0	1-2	1	-14
Onyeka Okongwu starter	23:35	6	8	3	1	2	0	2-9	1-4	1-2	2	-7
Jock Landale bench	20:06	6	1	3	2	2	0	3-9	0-2	0-0	3	-18
Zaccharie Risacher bench	19:00	16	6	2	2	1	1	6-8	3-3	1-1	6	+0
Corey Kispert bench	18:15	2	2	2	1	0	0	1-6	0-5	0-0	2	+2
Mouhamed Gueye bench	18:05	0	2	0	1	1	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	-17
Gabe Vincent bench	16:48	6	3	1	0	0	0	2-7	0-4	2-2	0	-7
Buddy Hield bench	8:12	2	0	1	1	0	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	+9
Caleb Houstan bench	3:18	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	-1
Keaton Wallace bench	3:01	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	-1

Not available: Jonathan Kuminga

Houston Rockets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jabari Smith Jr. starter	35:06	23	9	2	2	0	2	7-14	3-8	6-8	1	+30
Amen Thompson starter	33:57	14	7	4	1	0	1	5-10	0-0	4-4	2	+13
Alperen Sengun starter	31:45	15	9	10	2	0	6	7-11	0-1	1-4	2	+10
Kevin Durant starter	30:26	25	3	6	2	2	0	9-15	3-5	4-5	0	+25
Reed Sheppard starter	24:56	14	4	4	1	2	3	5-10	4-7	0-0	4	+23
Tari Eason bench	24:30	10	10	2	1	1	2	3-9	1-3	3-3	2	+15
Josh Okogie bench	19:10	2	3	0	1	0	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	-1
Aaron Holiday bench	16:10	9	1	2	0	0	3	3-6	3-4	0-0	1	-3
Clint Capela bench	13:48	3	5	2	1	0	1	1-2	0-0	1-4	0	+8
Isaiah Crawford bench	5:54	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	-7
Jeff Green bench	4:19	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	-3

Not available: Fred VanVleet, Jae'Sean Tate, Steven Adams

Team statistics
Atlanta Hawks	Stat	Houston Rockets
14/17 (82%)	Free throws	19/28 (67%)
27/50 (54%)	2 pointers	28/53 (52%)
9/35 (25%)	3 pointers	14/30 (46%)
36/85 (42%)	Field goals	42/83 (50%)
37	Rebounds	51
28	Defensive rebounds	39
9	Offensive rebounds	12
22	Assists	33
16	Turnovers	19
13	Steals	11
9	Blocks	5
21	Fouls	13
12	Max points in a row	9
4:46	Time spent in lead	40:29
5	Biggest lead	34

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Houston Rockets ahead)

Largest margin: 33 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 6
Times tied: 5
Largest lead · Atlanta Hawks: 5 Q1 7:22
Largest lead · Houston Rockets: 34 Q4 9:55
Longest run: 12-0 Atlanta Hawks · Q4 6:57 to Q4 3:32

Scoring plays

Q1 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Atlanta Hawks	Houston Rockets
11:23	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	0	2
11:08	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 3-pt field goal	3	2
10:34	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 2-pt field goal	5	2
10:19	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	5	4
10:05	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	5	6
9:49	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 3-pt field goal	8	6
9:30	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	8	8
9:18	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 2-pt field goal	10	8
8:55	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	10	10
8:43	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	12	10
7:50	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal	12	13
7:33	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker Free throw	13	13
7:33	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker Free throw	14	13
7:33	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker Free throw	15	13
7:22	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 3-pt field goal	18	13
7:00	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	18	15
6:50	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels Free throw	19	15
6:30	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	19	17
6:14	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 2-pt field goal	21	17
6:06	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	21	18
6:06	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	21	19
5:25	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	21	21
4:52	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	21	24
4:42	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 3-pt field goal	24	24
3:31	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	24	25
3:13	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	24	27
2:43	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	24	29
1:30	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	24	31
1:30	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	24	32
0:46	Atlanta Hawks	Zaccharie Risacher 3-pt field goal	27	32
0:25	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason Free throw	27	33
0:25	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason Free throw	27	34
0:01	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	27	35

Q2 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Atlanta Hawks	Houston Rockets
11:30	Houston Rockets	Josh Okogie 2-pt field goal	27	37
11:03	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	29	37
11:03	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum Free throw	30	37
10:43	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	30	38
10:43	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	30	39
10:07	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday 3-pt field goal	30	42
9:49	Atlanta Hawks	Zaccharie Risacher 2-pt field goal	32	42
9:49	Atlanta Hawks	Zaccharie Risacher Free throw	33	42
9:13	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday 3-pt field goal	33	45
8:56	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	35	45
7:59	Atlanta Hawks	Zaccharie Risacher 2-pt field goal	37	45
7:40	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	37	47
7:24	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	39	47
5:45	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	39	48
5:14	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal	39	51
4:53	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	41	51
4:23	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	41	53
3:59	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal	41	56
3:43	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 2-pt field goal	43	56
3:26	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	43	58
2:59	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	45	58
2:25	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 3-pt field goal	48	58
2:00	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	51	58
1:16	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 2-pt field goal	53	58
0:53	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	53	61
0:46	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu Free throw	54	61
0:31	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	54	62

Q3 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Atlanta Hawks	Houston Rockets
10:26	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal	54	65
10:14	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 2-pt field goal	56	65
9:27	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	56	67
9:17	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	58	67
9:02	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	58	69
8:46	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	60	69
8:29	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	60	70
8:29	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	60	71
8:06	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	60	73
7:32	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	60	75
6:32	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	60	77
5:42	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	62	77
5:32	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 2-pt field goal	62	79
4:28	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 3-pt field goal	62	82
4:05	Atlanta Hawks	Jock Landale 2-pt field goal	64	82
3:56	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal	64	85
3:37	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	64	88
3:15	Atlanta Hawks	Gabe Vincent 2-pt field goal	66	88
2:56	Atlanta Hawks	Jock Landale 2-pt field goal	68	88
2:40	Houston Rockets	Clint Capela 2-pt field goal	68	90
2:07	Atlanta Hawks	Zaccharie Risacher 3-pt field goal	71	90
1:48	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 2-pt field goal	71	92
1:28	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 2-pt field goal	71	94
1:28	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason Free throw	71	95
1:13	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker Free throw	72	95
1:13	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker Free throw	73	95
1:13	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker Free throw	74	95
0:54	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal	74	98
0:16	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal	74	101
0:10	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker Free throw	75	101
0:10	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker Free throw	76	101

Q4 · 20 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Atlanta Hawks	Houston Rockets
11:36	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	76	103
10:51	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	76	105
10:23	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	76	107
9:55	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday 3-pt field goal	76	110
9:41	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	78	110
9:19	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	78	111
9:19	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	78	112
9:04	Atlanta Hawks	Zaccharie Risacher 3-pt field goal	81	112
7:51	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	81	113
7:51	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	81	114
6:57	Atlanta Hawks	Zaccharie Risacher 2-pt field goal	83	114
6:17	Atlanta Hawks	Jock Landale 2-pt field goal	85	114
5:12	Atlanta Hawks	Corey Kispert 2-pt field goal	87	114
4:42	Atlanta Hawks	Gabe Vincent 2-pt field goal	89	114
3:55	Atlanta Hawks	Gabe Vincent Free throw	90	114
3:55	Atlanta Hawks	Gabe Vincent Free throw	91	114
3:32	Atlanta Hawks	Buddy Hield 2-pt field goal	93	114
2:14	Houston Rockets	Clint Capela Free throw	93	115
1:43	Houston Rockets	Isaiah Crawford 2-pt field goal	93	117
1:03	Atlanta Hawks	Caleb Houstan 2-pt field goal	95	117

2025-26 season series

After this game: Houston Rockets 2-0. Final series: Houston Rockets 2-0.

Jan 29: Houston Rockets 104 at Atlanta Hawks 86
Mar 20: Atlanta Hawks 95 at Houston Rockets 117 (this game)

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Rockets 117 - 95 Hawks — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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