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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grizzlies | 26 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 129 |
 Rockets | 32 | 38 | 30 | 22 | 122 |
MEMTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM | 45-9845.9% | 19-4245.2% | 20-2969.0% | 50 | 26 | 12 |
| HOU | 44-9347.3% | 16-3545.7% | 18-3060.0% | 45 | 18 | 14 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Memphis Grizzlies129| 33 | 14 | 3-16 | 3-10 | 5-5 | 0 | +2 | −3.9 | |||||||
| 33 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | +23 | −1.4 | ||||||
| 31 | 49 | 17-26 | 5-6 | 10-13 | +23 | +20.6 | ||||||||
| 31 | 8 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 2-4 | +22 | −1.7 | ||||||||
| 30 | 17 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +13 | +6.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.7 | |||||
| 22 | 11 | 4-13 | 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −1.6 | |||
| 15 | 12 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | −4 | +2.9 | ||||||
| 15 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | −16 | −2.0 | |||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −2.5 | ||||
| Team | 129 | 45-9845.9% | 19-4245.2% | 50 | 26 | 12 | 21 | 20-2969.0% | 17 | 8 | 10 | |||
Bench 35 points on 12 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Kenneth Lofton Jr., Kennedy Chandler and Vince Williams Jr. (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets122| 36 | 17 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −4.4 | ||||||
| 35 | 18 | 6-16 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −4.2 | ||||||
| 35 | 33 | 13-21 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +7.7 | ||||||
| 35 | 10 | 3-14 | 2-8 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −31 | −9.0 | ||||||
| 12 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | +1.4 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 23 | 9-13 | 1-2 | 4-10 | +13 | +10.0 | ||||||||
| 25 | 8 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | +12 | −0.8 | ||||||||
| 20 | 6 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +11 | −0.1 | ||||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −1.7 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.3 | ||
| Team | 122 | 44-9347.3% | 16-3545.7% | 45 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 18-3060.0% | 13 | 4 | 6 | |||
Bench 40 points on 15 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Daishen Nix, Trevor Hudgins, Usman Garuba and Boban Marjanovic (coach’s decision).
Grizzlies129Rockets122ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Ja Morant scored 49 points, and the Memphis Grizzlies rallied from 16 points down in the second quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 129-122 in the Rockets’ home opener at Toyota Center.
The Grizzlies trailed 42-26 with 9:51 left in the second quarter. They outscored the Rockets 103-80 the rest of the way.
For the Rockets, Jalen Green scored 33 points (14 in the first quarter) on 13 for 21 shooting, and Alperen Sengun added 23 points (16 in the paint) and 12 rebounds on 9 for 13 shooting off the bench.
The Grizzlies grabbed 17 offensive rebounds to the Rockets’ 13. The Rockets outscored the Grizzlies 18-0 in 5 minutes with Gordon, Mathews, Martin, Sengun and Eason on the floor together.
Memphis GrizzliesHouston RocketsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Grizzlies’ chance bottomed out at 8.4% (2nd quarter, 9:51 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
109 points from the field on 98 shots: about what the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-32 | 62.5% | 67% |
| In the paint | 4-16 | 25.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 2-8 | 25.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-9 | 55.6% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-33 | 42.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Green | 28 | 2 | 0-3 | −10 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 13 | 7 | 3-4 | +2 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 6 | 11 | 5-7 | +8 |
| Eric Gordon | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 22 | 8-14 | +18 |
The tracking credits him with 44 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 23 | 5 | 2-5 | +2 |
| Eric Gordon | 11 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Jalen Green | 11 | 5 | 2-3 | +4 |
| KJ Martin | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 7 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Gordon | 31 | 0 | 0-1 | −9 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 11 | 6 | 2-5 | +3 |
| Jalen Green | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 7 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 3 | 1-7 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 9 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
HOU win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Smith Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Gordon 4 AST)
Q4 8:44
14.4%
56→71
Green 24' 3PT Jump Shot (27 PTS) (Martin Jr. 2 AST)
Q3 5:59
13.9%
48→62
Bane 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Jones 4 AST)
Q4 7:58
13.8%
68→54
Martin Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
Q3 2:32
13.5%
40→54
Jones 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
Q4 10:39
13.4%
66→53
