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Houston Rockets at Memphis Grizzlies

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32-15, 17-8 Away
Final
119 - 120

32-16, 20-5 Home

Bane scores 24 points, Jackson hits go-ahead free throws as Grizzlies beat Rockets 120-119

Grizzlies coach livid at refs over late clock mishap

Luke Kennard added 21 points and Santi Aldama had 15 for Memphis, which has won six of seven.

Jalen Green led the Rockets with 25 points. Dillon Brooks had 22 points and Amen Thompson finished with 21 points and seven rebounds. Houston's four-game winning streak ended.

Memphis (32-16) moved within one-half game of Houston for second in the Western Conference.

Both teams were without key players. Houston's Alperen Sengun, who was announced as a Western Conference All-Star reserve earlier Thursday, was out with a left calf contusion, and Memphis guard Ja Morant sat out with right shoulder soreness.

Takeaways Rockets: Houston built an 11-point first-half lead on the strength of its 3-point shooting, but couldn't hold off Memphis down the stretch.

Grizzlies: Memphis finally got past Houston after losing the teams' previous three meetings this season.

Key moment WIth 13 seconds left, the Grizzlies' Jaylen Wells was driving for a go-ahead, fast-break layup when official Marat Kogut called timeout. Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins was livid, saying he never called timeout, and it appeared he was motioning for Wells to drive to the basket rather than signaling to stop the clock. However, Jackson drove into the paint and was fouled after the timeout, setting up the go-ahead free throws.

Key stat The Rockets grabbed 19 offensive rebounds, leading to 30 points.

Up next The Rockets host Brooklyn on Saturday. The Grizzlies play at Milwaukee on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

HOU wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 119 - 120
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 119 - 120
4th 2.2 Rockets offensive team rebound 119 - 120
4th 2.2 Fred VanVleet misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot 119 - 120
4th 8.1 Jalen Green enters the game for Steven Adams 119 - 120

Statistics

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42-97 FG 48-93
43 Field Goal % 52
13-32 3PT 9-28
41 Three Point % 32
22-28 FT 15-20
79 Free Throw % 75
45 Rebounds 37
19 Offensive Rebounds 9
26 Defensive Rebounds 28
22 Assists 23
6 Steals 7
5 Blocks 6
12 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
6 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 11
8 Fast Break Points 15
50 Points in Paint 72
20 Fouls 25
11 Largest Lead 4
Memphis Grizzlies Memphis Grizzlies Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Cedric Coward, F Day-To-Day Dec 23
Vince Williams Jr., G Out Dec 23
Ja Morant, G Out Dec 23
Brandon Clarke, F Out Dec 22
John Konchar, G Out Dec 15
Houston Rockets Houston Rockets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dorian Finney-Smith, F Out Dec 24
Alperen Sengun, C Day-To-Day Dec 24
Jae'Sean Tate, F Day-To-Day Dec 24
Fred VanVleet, G Out Sep 22

Game Information

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Location: Memphis, TN
Attendance: 16,257 · Capacity:

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 22 7 .759 - W7
Houston 17 10 .630 4 L2
Memphis 14 16 .467 8.5 W1
Dallas 12 19 .387 11 W1
New Orleans 8 23 .258 15 L1
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