Hawks defeat Rockets 122-113 for second win on back-to-back

Photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty ImagesThe Atlanta Hawks defeated the Houston Rockets, without VanVleet and Sengun, by a score of 122-113 on Saturday night.

The Hawks scored their first points on great action that led to Trae Young lobbing the ball to an Onyeka Okongwu dunk.

Pretty motion to start us off pic.twitter.com/i6ZXMuCqHU

— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) February 11, 2024 Kobe Bufkin entered the game during the first set of substitutions around the six minute mark. He attempted a three-pointer early but couldn’t connect. The Rockets secured a 22-15 advantage thanks to a 10-0 run. Jalen Johnson ended this run with a dunk in transition at the 3:30 mark. However, the Rockets still…