Hawks drop home opener to Rockets in second half of State Farm Arena doubleheader

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Atlanta Hawks lost 121-114 to the Houston Rockets in their home opener Saturday evening.

It was Atlanta’s first loss of the season, coming hours after the Atlanta Dream lost Game 4 of the WNBA Finals to the Golden State Valkyries at State Farm Arena.

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Jalen Johnson led the Hawks with 26 points and 16 assists, followed by Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Dyson Daniels with 18 points apiece. Aaron Wiggins had 16 points off the bench.

Houston’s Kevin Durant had 22 points on 8-for-15 shooting.

The Hawks play the Rockets again Monday in Houston.

How to watch the Atlanta Hawks on ANF

Fans across the Atlanta market can watch Hawks games on WANF’s free over-the-air signal (channel 46.1), as well as through WANF’s carriage on major pay-TV systems including Xfinity, Spectrum, DirecTV, and DISH Network. WANF is also available on YouTube TV, DirecTV Stream, and Fubo.

The games will also air across the state on Peachtree Sports Network. Gray Media stations in Albany (WALB), Augusta (WRDW), Columbus (WTVM), Macon (WPGA), and Savannah (WTOC) will carry games on their local stations, too.