Memphis Grizzlies at Houston Rockets
· National Basketball AssociationJalen Green leads the way with 22 points in Houston's 128-108 win over Memphis
Dillon Brooks added 18, Alperen Sengun and Fred VanVleet both had 16, Jabari Smith Jr. had 14 points and 16 rebounds, Tari Eason had 13 and Cam Whitmore had 11.
Ja Morant scored 24 on 8-of-17 shooting to lead Memphis. Desmond Bane added 17 points, and Scottie Pippen Jr. and Zach Edey both had 13.
The Rockets trailed 65-59 at halftime but outscored Memphis 39-18 in the third quarter to take control of the game.
Rockets: Houston avoided a third straight 0-2 start to the season as its young core continued to show progress and resilience that wasn’t common in prior years. The Rockets have also shown improvement from the 3-point line. They made 17 of 43 for 39.5% on Friday, including 2 of 4 from rookie Reed Sheppard.
The Rockets visit San Antonio on Saturday night.
Regular Season Series
HOU leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 108 - 128 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 108 - 128 | |
4th 13.0 | shot clock turnover | 108 - 128 | |
4th 36.1 | Nate Williams defensive rebound | 108 - 128 | |
4th 38.2 | Jaylen Wells misses 24-foot three point jumper | 108 - 128 |
Statistics
MEM | HOU | |
---|---|---|
38-91 | FG | 43-98 |
41.8 | Field Goal % | 43.9 |
10-28 | 3PT | 17-43 |
35.7 | Three Point % | 39.5 |
22-36 | FT | 25-36 |
61.1 | Free Throw % | 69.4 |
43 | Rebounds | 64 |
14 | Offensive Rebounds | 23 |
29 | Defensive Rebounds | 41 |
24 | Assists | 20 |
8 | Steals | 10 |
8 | Blocks | 4 |
17 | Turnovers | 17 |
2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
19 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
29 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
7 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
48 | Points in Paint | 48 |
25 | Fouls | 32 |
12 | Largest Lead | 22 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 18,055 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Orleans | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W2 |
Dallas | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.5 | W1 |
Houston | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | W1 |
Memphis | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | L1 |
San Antonio | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.5 | L1 |
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