ATLANTA — Dejounte Murray had 34 points and the Atlanta Hawks overcame a sluggish start to beat the Houston Rockets 122-113 on Saturday night.
The Hawks, who reportedly considered trading Murray before Thursday's deadline, won for the sixth time in eight games.
Trae Young had 18 points and eight assists, Saddiq Bey scored 24 and Jalen Johnson added 21 for the Hawks.
Jalen Green had 20 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists for the Rockets, who lost all four games on their road trip. Jeff Green scored a season-high 19. Aaron Holiday had 18 points against the team he played for last season.