In an NBA increasingly known for load management, Rockets guard Jalen Green is an exception to the rule. Tuesday was his 150th consecutive start.

In a makeup of a postponement from earlier this month, Jalen Green and the Rockets (-6.5) are in Atlanta to face an injury ravaged Hawks team.

The Houston Rockets beat the Atlanta Hawks 100-96 in a game that was close for most of the 48 minutes. The Houston Rockets beat the Atlanta Hawks 100-96. Jalen Green led the way for Houston with 25 points.

The Atlanta Hawks fought valiantly but De’Andre Hunter’s three point shot in the final seconds did not fall. Jalen Green’s Houston Rockets walked out of State Farm Arena with the 100-96 victory. Green led all scorers with 25 points.

It was another tough situation for the Hawks tonight vs the team with the third-best record in the NBA, the Houston Rockets. They were missing Jalen Johnson, Za

ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks star forward Jalen Johnson will be out for the season, league sources confirmed to Channel 2 Sports Director Zach Klein. League sources say Johnson suffered a torn labrum in his left shoulder.

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Jalen Johnson's breakout season is over. The Atlanta Hawks forward will have season-ending shoulder surgery, the team confirmed Wednesday. Johnson, 23, suffered the shoulder injury during last Thursday's 122-119 loss against the Toronto Raptors.

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Houston comes into a matchup with Atlanta as winners of three games in a row. The teams match up Tuesday for the first time this season.

Atlanta forward Jalen Johnson plans to have shoulder surgery and miss the remainder of the season, a major blow to the struggling Hawks ’ efforts to remain in the Eastern Conference