The Nate McMillan era began with five straight victories for the Atlanta Hawks and, on Tuesday, the team arrived in Texas for a favorable matchup against a Houston Rockets team entering on a 16-game losing streak. While the Hawks operated without both Clint Capela and Onyeka Okongwu — in addition to De’Andre Hunter, Cam Reddish and Kris Dunn — for the second straight game, the Rockets had myriad injury issues of their own, leaving Atlanta as the comfortable betting favorite at tip-off. Still, anything can happen in the NBA, and the Hawks admirably took care of business on the way to a 119-107 win for their sixth consecutive victory.
Hawks survive mid-game swoon in 119-107 win over Rockets
