Rockets at Hawks 1/8/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Houston Rockets are playing great on the year with a 24-11 record overall. However, even with a great record the Rockets find themselves only 1.5 games over the Mavericks. When it comes to the last game the Rockets were able to get a 10 point win over the Philadelphia 76ers in what ended up being a 118-108 final.

James Harden has been able to lead all the NBA with 38.4 points a game, but leads the Rockets with 7.6 assist a game. The rebounding for the Rockets has been led by Clint Capela who has pulled down 14.2 boards a game. The Rockets on the year have ended up getting 119.4 points per game. When it comes to the defense the Rockets have ended up getting a questionable defense that is giving up 113.9 points a game.  

With the Hawks the team has not really looked that impressive at all and find themselves towards the basement of the NBA. The Hawks have ended up with an 8-29 record on the year and are 18.5 games back from the Miami Heat in the Southeast. The last game for the Hawks was a 123-115 loss to Denver.

Trae Young has been impressive at scoring with 28.8 points a game for the Hawks, but also has 8.3 assist a game. The rebounding for the Hawks has been led by Jabari Parker with 6 boards a game. With the Hawks the team has scored only 107.3 points  game, but the defense is horrible giving up 117.2 points per game.