The Houston Rockets looked lethargic to start against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night, with their late arrival after a thrilling win over the Boston Celtics from the night before apparently weighing on them.

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24 hours after defeating the reigning NBA Champion Boston Celtics, the Houston Rockets are back in action against the Atlanta Hawks. The Rockets' eastern conference tour has been a success, delivering two victories against the top-ranked Cleveland Cavaliers in addition to beating the Celtics.

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T he Houston Rockets will visit the Atlanta Hawks in a cross-conference matchup on Tuesday's NBA schedule. Atlanta is 22-24 overall and 11-10 at home, while Houston is 31-14 overa

Amen Thompson had the clutch go-ahead bucket and Dillon Brooks made a franchise record-tying 10 3-pointers in the Rockets' win over the Celtics on Monday.

Amen Thompson hit a game-winning floater with 0.7 seconds left and finished with 33 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 114-112 victory over the Boston Celtics

But there was no bravado from Thompson, no puffing of his chest, no yelling, nothing. Just a congratulatory text from his twin brother Ausar and a finger pointing to the vein on his right forearm. Ice.