Houston Rockets vs. Memphis Grizzlies

Mar 24, 2023

FINAL

18-56HoustonRockets

114

46-27MemphisGrizzlies

151

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	30	22	32	30	114
MEM	42	41	36	32	151

Game Recap

The Grizzlies have officially clinched a spot in the 2023 NBA Playoffs as they defeated the Rockets, 151-114. Luke Kennard recorded 30 points (10-11 FG, 10-11 3pt FG) for the Grizzlies, while Desmond Bane (25 points, 10-13 FG) and Ja Morant (18 points, eight assists) added a combined 43 points in the victory. Jabari Smith Jr. tallied 20 points and eight rebounds for the Rockets in the losing effort. The Grizzlies improve to 46-27 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 18-56.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
6KJ MartinSF	30	4-6	0-1	2-2	3	2	0	1	1	3	-28	10
1Jabari Smith Jr.PF	29	9-16	2-4	0-0	8	0	0	1	0	2	-25	20
28Alperen SengunC	25	3-6	0-1	1-3	5	2	1	0	2	3	-18	7
4Jalen GreenSG	30	6-15	0-3	1-2	2	5	1	0	1	0	-26	13
3Kevin Porter Jr.PG	29	7-12	1-2	5-7	6	7	2	0	3	1	-22	20
17Tari Eason	29	9-13	1-2	2-3	4	3	1	0	1	0	-21	21
16Usman Garuba	19	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	3	-15	2
9Josh Christopher	16	3-6	1-3	1-2	0	3	1	1	1	0	-9	8
15Daishen Nix	20	3-8	2-6	1-2	2	1	1	0	1	1	-17	9
51Boban Marjanovic	10	2-3	0-0	0-0	5	2	0	0	4	1	-4	4
8Jae'Sean Tate	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	47-8754.0%	7-2330.4%	13-2161.9%	38	25	7	3	15	14	-	114

GRIZZLIES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
24Dillon BrooksSF	17	4-7	2-3	1-2	1	1	1	1	0	5	+2	11
13Jaren Jackson Jr.PF	25	5-13	0-4	8-9	7	2	2	2	2	3	+20	18
2Xavier TillmanC	21	4-4	0-0	0-0	4	0	2	0	1	2	+14	8
22Desmond BaneSG	20	10-13	5-7	0-0	4	1	2	1	1	4	+24	25
21Tyus JonesPG	23	4-8	3-4	0-0	3	9	0	0	1	0	+15	11
10Luke Kennard	23	10-11	10-11	0-0	0	3	1	0	0	1	+28	30
7Santi Aldama	26	2-2	2-2	2-2	6	2	1	0	2	1	+28	8
12Ja Morant	19	8-12	1-2	1-1	2	8	0	1	1	0	+30	18
27David Roddy	24	2-5	0-3	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	2	+22	4
46John Konchar	18	1-4	1-4	0-0	3	2	1	1	1	0	+6	3
1Kennedy Chandler	10	2-5	0-1	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	0	-2	4
6Kenneth Lofton Jr.	10	5-9	1-1	0-0	2	3	2	1	0	1	-2	11
TOTAL	-	57-9361.3%	25-4259.5%	12-1485.7%	35	36	12	7	10	19	-	151

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUMEM

(11:57) Jump Ball J. Smith Jr. vs. J. Jackson Jr.: Tip to A. Sengun
+2 (11:43) K. Martin Jr. cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (K. Porter Jr. 1 AST)
20
(11:26) MISS J. Jackson Jr. 8' turnaround bank Hook
(11:24) J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:16) J. Smith Jr. 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Porter Jr. 2 AST)
50
(11:04) MISS T. Jones 11' driving floating Shot
(11:02) J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:44) K. Porter Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:44) X. Tillman STEAL (1 STL)
(10:40) MISS T. Jones running reverse Layup
(10:35) D. Bane REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:35) D. Bane tip Layup (2 PTS)
52
+2 (10:26) A. Sengun driving Layup (2 PTS) (J. Green 1 AST)
72
(10:19) MISS D. Brooks driving floating bank Shot
(10:19) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(10:19) J. Smith Jr. loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(10:12) MISS J. Jackson Jr. 24' 3PT
(10:10) J. Jackson Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:10) J. Jackson Jr. driving Layup (2 PTS)
74
(10:10) J. Smith Jr. shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Jackson Jr. 1 FT)
(10:10) MISS J. Jackson Jr. Free Throw 1 of 1
(10:08) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:01) MISS J. Smith Jr. 25' 3PT
(9:58) J. Jackson Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:52) MISS D. Bane driving floating Shot
(9:48) K. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:37) MISS A. Sengun floating Shot
(9:34) J. Jackson Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (9:24) D. Brooks 24' 3PT pullup (3 PTS) (J. Jackson Jr. 1 AST)
77
(9:04) MISS J. Green driving floating Shot
(9:02) T. Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:00) D. Bane running DUNK (4 PTS) (T. Jones 1 AST)
79
(8:42) MISS K. Martin Jr. 25' 3PT
(8:39) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:35) A. Sengun bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:35) J. Jackson Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:31) J. Jackson Jr. running DUNK (4 PTS)
711
(8:30) HOU Timeout
+3 (8:15) J. Smith Jr. 3PT (6 PTS) (J. Green 2 AST)
1011
(8:00) J. Jackson Jr. offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(8:00) J. Jackson Jr. offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:43) MISS J. Green 7' driving Layup - blocked
(7:43) D. Bane BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:40) D. Bane REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (7:38) D. Bane 24' 3PT step back (7 PTS)
1014
+2 (7:21) A. Sengun cutting Layup (4 PTS) (K. Porter Jr. 3 AST)
1214
(7:21) X. Tillman shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Sengun 1 FT)
(7:21) MISS A. Sengun Free Throw 1 of 1
(7:19) D. Brooks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:12) A. Sengun shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jackson Jr. 2 FT)
+1 (7:12) J. Jackson Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1215
+1 (7:12) J. Jackson Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1216
+2 (7:00) K. Porter Jr. driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
1416
(6:50) MISS J. Jackson Jr. 24' 3PT
(6:48) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:41) X. Tillman shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Green 2 FT)
(6:41) MISS J. Green Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:41) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (6:41) J. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
1516
+2 (6:26) J. Jackson Jr. driving finger roll Layup (8 PTS) (L. Kennard 1 AST)
1518
+2 (6:06) K. Porter Jr. driving DUNK (4 PTS)
1718
+3 (5:58) L. Kennard 3PT (3 PTS) (T. Jones 2 AST)
1721
(5:37) MISS J. Green 8' driving floating Shot
(5:35) J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:25) MISS K. Porter Jr. driving Layup - blocked
(5:25) D. Brooks BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:22) T. Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (5:20) T. Jones 25' 3PT running pullup (3 PTS)
1724
(5:04) L. Kennard shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Martin Jr. 2 FT)
+1 (5:04) K. Martin Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1824
+1 (5:04) K. Martin Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1924
(4:42) MISS L. Kennard 25' fadeaway 3PT
(4:39) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:36) D. Brooks personal FOUL (1 PF)
(4:26) MISS J. Green driving floating bank Shot
(4:24) J. Jackson Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (4:20) D. Brooks running finger roll Layup (5 PTS)
1926
(4:13) D. Brooks personal FOUL (2 PF) (Porter Jr. 2 FT)
+1 (4:13) K. Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2026
+1 (4:13) K. Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2126
+2 (4:01) J. Morant driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
2128
(3:55) MISS K. Porter Jr. 25' pullup 3PT
(3:52) J. Jackson Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(3:49) K. Porter Jr. personal FOUL (1 PF)
(3:44) MISS J. Morant 11' floating Shot
(3:41) T. Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:37) J. Smith Jr. running DUNK (8 PTS) (T. Eason 1 AST)
2328
(3:27) A. Sengun shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Jackson Jr. 2 FT)
+1 (3:27) J. Jackson Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
2329
+1 (3:27) J. Jackson Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
2330
(3:06) MISS J. Smith Jr. 9' fadeaway Shot
(3:02) S. Aldama REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:57) L. Kennard 25' 3PT running (6 PTS) (J. Morant 1 AST)
2333
(2:40) MISS K. Porter Jr. driving reverse Layup - blocked
(2:40) J. Jackson Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:40) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(2:40) MEM Timeout
(2:23) U. Garuba shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Aldama 2 FT)
+1 (2:23) S. Aldama Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2334
+1 (2:23) S. Aldama Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2335
(2:07) MISS J. Smith Jr. 24' 3PT
(2:05) U. Garuba REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:00) MISS J. Green 25' step back 3PT
(1:56) T. Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (1:51) J. Green driving reverse Layup (3 PTS) (T. Eason 2 AST)
2535
+3 (1:33) D. Bane 25' 3PT step back (10 PTS) (S. Aldama 1 AST)
2538
+2 (1:22) K. Porter Jr. 17' pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2738
+2 (1:13) D. Bane cutting finger roll Layup (12 PTS) (J. Morant 2 AST)
2740
(1:13) U. Garuba defensive goaltending VIOLATION
+2 (0:52) J. Green 20' step back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2940
(0:32) S. Aldama lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:32) K. Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(0:28) D. Bane shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Eason 2 FT)
(0:28) MISS T. Eason Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:28) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (0:28) T. Eason Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
3040
+2 (0:11) J. Morant driving finger roll Layup (4 PTS)
3042

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

MEM

114Points151

47-87(54.0%)Field Goal(%)57-93(61.3%)

7-23(30.4%)3-Point(%)25-42(59.5%)

13-21(61.9%)Free Throw(%)12-14(85.7%)

38(10)Rebounds(Offensive)35(5)

25Assists36

7Steals12

3Blocks7

15Turnovers10

14Fouls19

72Pts In The Paint62

32Fast Break Pts33

15Pts Off Turnovers20

44Bench Pts78

5Largest Lead41

Game Details

Friday, March 24, 2023 · 8:00 PM

FedExForum · Memphis, TN

attendance: 17,851 (98.5%)