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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 34 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 125 |
 Grizzlies | 37 | 38 | 26 | 29 | 130 |
HOUTeam statsMEM| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 48-9351.6% | 12-3336.4% | 17-2373.9% | 48 | 27 | 16 |
| MEM | 45-8751.7% | 12-3633.3% | 28-3384.8% | 36 | 27 | 10 |
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 Grizzlies130| 35 | 37, Season high (his best before, 31) | 14-20 | 1-5 | 8-11 | +4 | +9.3 | ||||||||
| 35 | 20 | 6-13 | 3-8 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | +7 | +5.6 | ||||||
| 27 | 14 | 5-12 | 3-6 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +2.7 | |||||
| 25 | 13 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | −3 | +1.1 | ||||||
| 19 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −5.4 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 13 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +2.3 | |||||
| 24 | 17 | 6-13 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 0 | +11 | +1.8 | |||||||
| 21 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −2.5 | |||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | −1.5 | ||||||
| 14 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.1 | |||||
| Team | 130 | 45-8751.7% | 12-3633.3% | 36 | 27 | 10 | 21 | 28-3384.8% | 12 | 8 | 4 | |||
Bench 42 points on 14 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Kennedy Chandler and Jake LaRavia (coach’s decision); Dillon Brooks (league suspension).
Houston Rockets125| 39 | 31, Career high (his best before, 27) | 12-18 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0 | +3 | +9.2 | |||||
| 37 | 32 | 10-18 | 3-6 | 0 | 9-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +8.2 | ||||
| 34 | 14 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | +3.6 | |||||||
| 32 | 25 | 11-15 | 0-2 | 3-6 | 0 | +5 | +7.2 | |||||||
| 31 | 16 | 6-14 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0 | −10 | −4.2 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.8 | ||||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | −9 | −0.1 | |||||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −10.4 | |||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +0.4 | |||
| Team | 125 | 48-9351.6% | 12-3336.4% | 48 | 27 | 16 | 25 | 17-2373.9% | 20 | 6 | 3 | |||
Bench 7 points on 3 for 14 shooting
Did not play: Boban Marjanovic and Frank Kaminsky (coach’s decision).
Grizzlies130Rockets125ClickTap 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.
Jaren Jackson Jr. had a season-high 37 points (26 in the paint) and 10 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Houston Rockets 130-125 for their fourth straight win.
Ja Morant’s driving layup put the Grizzlies ahead for good with 4:06 left in the fourth quarter.
The Rockets got within 117-116 on Kevin Porter Jr.’s 15-foot step-back jumper with 2:08 to play, but Jackson answered with a free throw, and the Rockets got no closer.
Desmond Bane’s driving layup with 39.2 seconds left made it 124-117 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Grizzlies outscored the Rockets 16-7. Bane scored 8 of the Grizzlies’ 16 on 3 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, John Konchar had 2 of his 3 steals in 20 seconds, both with the game within five points.
Bane had 20 points (11 in the fourth quarter) and 7 assists.
For the Rockets, Jalen Green scored 32 points, and KJ Martin added a career-high 31 points on 12 for 18 shooting. Alperen Sengun had 25 points and 8 rebounds on 11 for 15 shooting. The Rockets had 2 30-point scorers.
The Grizzlies went 28 for 33 at the line to the Rockets’ 17 for 23 and outscored them 42-7 off the bench. Sengun and Usman Garuba fouled out.
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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
102 points from the field on 87 shots: 6.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-25 | 72.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 15-24 | 62.5% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 0-2 | 0.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-9 | 22.2% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-27 | 37.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 23 | 6 | 3-5 | −1 |
| Alperen Sengun | 16 | 11 | 4-6 | +6 |
| Usman Garuba | 15 | 9 | 4-5 | +4 |
| Jalen Green | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 9 | 4-6 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 37 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 25 | 2 | 1-2 | −6 |
| Tari Eason | 12 | 3 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Daishen Nix | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Jalen Green | 6 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 10 | 4-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Green | 19 | 2 | 1-5 | −6 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Daishen Nix | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Tari Eason | 5 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 6 | 3-5 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 45 possessions. He usually scores about 19 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.
MEM win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
HOU
50/50
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Highest Leverage Moments
Martin Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (28 PTS) (Porter Jr. 10 AST)
Q4 4:58
19.1%
62→43
Bane Tip Layup Shot (12 PTS)
Q4 2:28
16.4%
62→79
Porter Jr. 15' Step Back Bank Jump Shot (14 PTS)
Q4 2:08
16.4%
79→62
Porter Jr. 17' Step Back Jump Shot (12 PTS)
Q3 0:34
11.0%
79→68
Aldama 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jones 4 AST)
Q2 3:17
10.9%
66→77
