ATLANTA (AP) — Rookie Onyeka Okongwu set career highs with 21 points and 14 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks headed to the playoffs on a roll with a 124-95 rout of the woeful Houston Rockets in the regular-season finale Sunday night. The Hawks went with a makeshift lineup after their Eastern Conference playoff spot was locked in before taking the court. The Knicks beat the Hawks on the tiebreaker with three straight wins over Atlanta during the regular season. Augustin and Armoni Brooks each scored 18 points to lead the injury-ravaged Rockets, who dressed only nine players. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...A budding star early in the season, he has battled a lingering right knee injury that kept him off the court for all but five of the last 53 games.

Source: thestar May 17, 2021 01:34 UTC