The Houston Rockets remained unbeaten after dethroning the Atlanta Hawks 120-110 on Monday night.
Alperen Sengun dropped 29 points, nine assists, and nine rebounds as the Rockets have a 4-0 start this season.
Kevin Durant added 22 points, while Jabari Smith Jr. scored 16 points, 12 rebounds, and five assists.
On the other hand, Jalen Johnson led the Hawks with 21 points, while CJ McCollum had 20 points.
The Hawks battled a close gap in the early fourth after a 7-0 run capped by a triple from Nickeil Alexander-Walker, cutting the lead to 95-93.
The Rockets answered back after that using a 14-0 burst with triples from Reed Sheppard and Tari Eason to make it 109-93 with less than seven minutes to go.
Johnson gave the Hawks their first points in 3 ½ minutes on a dunk after that, but Houston went on an 8-0 run to push their edge to 117-95 with under five minutes left.
Meanwhile, Houston played without Marcus Smart (forearm strain) and Steven Adams (strained leg muscle) for a second straight game.
Both teams will play their next games on Wednesday night: the Hawks host the Heat, while the Rockets visit Milwaukee.
