Houston (12-23) at Atlanta (9-26) 2:00 pm EST

ATLANTA (Ticker) - Most experts predicted that the Atlanta Hawks would languish near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings this season. However, few could have known that the Houston Rockets would stumble to such an awful start.

Both teams look to snap losing streaks when they meet at Philips Arena on Monday.

The Hawks stumbled in overtime on Saturday to drop their fourth straight contest, a 114-106 loss to the Washington Wizards.

Joe Johnson scored 23 points and dished out 11 assists and Josh Childress added 17 and 12 rebounds off the bench, but Atlanta managed just seven points in the extra session.

The Rockets, whom many believed would challenge the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference, have been plagued by injuries to key players all season.

Houston dropped an 86-80 decision to the New Orleans Hornets on Saturday, its fifth straight defeat.

Juwan Howard collected 22 points and 10 rebounds and rookie Luther Head and David Wesley scored 18 points apiece for the Rockets, who played without injured starters Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady and Stromile Swift.

The Rockets enter Monday's contest 15 games behind the Spurs in the Southwest Division standings.