Atlanta Hawks at Houston Rockets 4/10/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Atlanta Hawks look to bounce back from a loss when visiting the Houston Rockets on Sunday for the final game of the NBA regular season for both teams. Atlanta is 42-39 and ninth in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Atlanta must defeat Houston in order to have an opportunity to possibly reach each eight place Cleveland and hold off 10th place Charlotte. Atlanta was defeated by the Miami Heat 113-109 on Friday.

Trae Young is leading Atlanta in scoring and assists with averages of 28.3 points and 9.7 assists per game, while Clint Capela is the leading rebounder with an average of 11.8 rebounds per game. Atlanta has eight active players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team the Hawks are scoring an average of 113.8 points per game.

Houston looks to snap a six-game losing streak when hosting Atlanta on Sunday. The Rockets are last in the Southwest Division at 20-61 and eliminated from playoff contention. Houston was defeated by the Toronto Raptors 117-115 on Friday. Kevin Porter Jr was the leading scorer in the loss with 35 points. The big difference in the game was Houston committed 19 turnovers to only 10 by Toronto.

Christian Wood is leading Houston in scoring and rebounding with averages of 17.9 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, while Kevin Porter Jr is the leader in assists with an average of 6.2 assists per game. Jalen Green is the second-leading scorer with an average of 17.0 points per game. Houston is scoring an average of 109.6 points per game, while shooting 45.5% overall and 34.8% from 3-point territory.