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.

Jalen Johnson will lead the Atlanta Hawks (22-24) into a home matchup with the Houston Rockets (31-14) at State Farm Arena on Tuesday, with the opening tip at 7:30 PM ET.In their last time out,

At issue was a brutal second half in which the Timberwolves were outscored 49-40 by the zombie Hawks, who were missing Trae Young, Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels and Bogdan Bogdanović. The Wolves still needed to play Rudy Gobert 38 minutes, Anthony Edwards 35 and Mike Conley 31 to ensure they finished off the Hawks.

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Atlanta Hawks 100-92 at Target Center on Monday, but their head coach Chris Finch was fuming after the game. The Hawks were missing several key players for this clash but nearly staged an improbable comeback and Finch blasted his Timberwolves players in his press conference.

Timberwolves players Rudy Gobert, Mike Conley Jr. and Anthony Edwards react from the locker room after a 100-92 win over the Atlanta Hawks Monday night at Target Center.