Houston Rockets vs. Memphis Grizzlies

Jan 9, 2025

FINAL

25-12HoustonRockets

119

24-14MemphisGrizzlies

115

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	45	23	33	18	119
MEM	36	27	29	23	115

Game Recap

Memphis threatened late but Houston held on, defeated Memphis 119-115. The Grizz got 43 points from their bench while the Rockets had just 23 yet the Rockets poured in 31 PTS off TO while Memphis had just 11 in that category. Houston wins their third straight and sixth straight on the road, moving to 25-12 as the Grizzlies fall to 24-14.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Dillon BrooksSF	34	2-15	1-8	0-0	5	4	1	0	0	4	+5	5
1Amen ThompsonPF	35	2-6	0-0	6-7	7	5	1	1	0	4	-4	10
28Alperen SengunC	35	12-20	1-1	7-15	14	5	0	1	3	4	+2	32
4Jalen GreenSG	38	11-21	4-8	1-2	2	3	3	1	3	0	-1	27
5Fred VanVleetPG	40	8-13	3-7	3-3	1	4	4	0	3	4	+2	22
8Jae'Sean Tate	18	3-6	2-3	4-8	4	0	1	0	0	4	+5	12
7Cam Whitmore	15	3-14	2-6	1-2	2	0	3	0	1	0	+4	9
12Steven Adams	12	0-0	0-0	0-2	9	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
0Aaron Holiday	9	0-1	0-1	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	+7	2
17Tari Eason	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Jeff Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Jock Landale	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jabari Smith Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
19Nate Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-9642.7%	13-3438.2%	24-4158.5%	44	21	13	3	12	23	-	119

GRIZZLIES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Jaylen WellsSF	22	1-5	0-3	2-2	3	1	0	0	2	1	-20	4
13Jaren Jackson Jr.PF	34	9-15	1-4	2-3	8	4	2	6	3	2	+6	21
14Zach EdeyC	17	1-1	1-1	1-2	3	0	0	1	0	5	-4	4
22Desmond BaneSG	27	6-10	2-5	2-3	4	4	2	0	4	4	-6	16
12Ja MorantPG	29	9-22	1-5	8-11	3	3	1	0	4	2	-7	27
30Jay Huff	10	2-3	0-1	4-4	2	1	0	0	2	3	-11	8
7Santi Aldama	23	4-12	2-6	2-5	9	0	1	0	2	1	-2	12
10Luke Kennard	25	4-7	3-5	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	+13	11
3Jake LaRavia	19	2-4	0-2	0-0	5	2	0	1	0	1	+9	4
15Brandon Clarke	17	4-5	0-0	0-0	4	1	2	0	0	6	+3	8
1Scotty Pippen Jr.	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	2	1	0	2	3	-1	0
8Colin Castleton	— did not play —												— did not play —
17Yuki Kawamura	— did not play —												— did not play —
46John Konchar	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8450.0%	10-3231.3%	21-3070.0%	43	20	9	8	19	28	-	115

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUMEM

(11:58) Jump Ball Edey vs. Sengun: Tip to Jackson Jr.
(11:46) Thompson S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Corbin)
+1 (11:46) Wells Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
+1 (11:46) Wells Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
02
+2 (11:32) Brooks Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
22
(11:31) Brooks HANGING.TECH.FOUL (P0.T1) (J.Williams)
+1 (11:31) Bane Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
23
+2 (11:19) Morant 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
25
(11:05) MISS Brooks 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:03) Wells REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:56) MISS Morant 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:52) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:49) Ja. Green Running Dunk (2 PTS) (VanVleet 1 AST)
45
+2 (10:37) Jackson Jr. 6' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Bane 1 AST)
47
+2 (10:18) Ja. Green 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
67
+3 (10:09) Edey 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jackson Jr. 1 AST)
610
+2 (9:56) Sengun 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
810
(9:56) Edey S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Corbin)
+1 (9:56) Sengun Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
910
(9:44) Bane Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (9:38) Sengun 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
1210
+2 (9:19) Jackson Jr. 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1212
+2 (9:00) Sengun 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (8 PTS)
1412
(9:00) GRIZZLIES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (8:50) Morant 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1415
+2 (8:32) Thompson 1' Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Ja. Green 1 AST)
1615
(8:32) Edey S.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.Sterling)
+1 (8:32) Thompson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1715
(8:07) MISS Wells 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:03) Brooks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:56) Sengun 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (10 PTS) (Brooks 1 AST)
1915
+2 (7:45) Jackson Jr. 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1917
(7:31) MISS Ja. Green 19' Step Back Jump Shot
(7:28) Jackson Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:20) Morant 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS) (Bane 2 AST)
1919
+3 (6:59) VanVleet 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
2219
(6:48) Jackson Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:48) VanVleet STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:44) VanVleet 2' Running Layup (5 PTS)
2419
(6:44) Bane S.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Corbin)
+1 (6:44) VanVleet Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
2519
(6:34) Bane Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
(6:34) Ja. Green STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:30) Ja. Green 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS)
2719
(6:17) MISS Morant 5' Driving Layup
(6:17) Ja. Green BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:14) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:11) Thompson 3' Running Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)
2919
(6:11) GRIZZLIES Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(5:58) MISS Kennard 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:55) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:49) Sengun 1' Running Dunk (12 PTS) (Thompson 3 AST)
3119
+2 (5:41) Huff 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Kennard 1 AST)
3121
(5:29) MISS Sengun 2' Driving Layup
(5:28) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:28) Huff S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Sterling)
(5:28) MISS Sengun Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:28) Rockets Rebound
(5:28) MISS Sengun Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:27) GRIZZLIES Rebound
(5:14) MISS Aldama 9' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(5:10) Tate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:01) Sengun 2' Driving Layup (14 PTS) (Ja. Green 2 AST)
3321
(4:41) MISS Clarke 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(4:41) GRIZZLIES Rebound
(4:41) GRIZZLIES Turnover: 5 Second Violation (T#4)
(4:24) MISS Brooks 3PT Jump Shot
(4:21) LaRavia REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:10) MISS Aldama 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:07) Clarke REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:07) Clarke Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
3323
(3:53) MISS Ja. Green 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:51) GRIZZLIES Rebound
+3 (3:44) Kennard 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Pippen Jr. 1 AST)
3326
(3:24) MISS VanVleet 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:22) Rockets Rebound
(3:22) Clarke L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Williams)
(3:22) MISS Tate Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:22) Rockets Rebound
+1 (3:22) Tate Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
3426
+2 (3:08) Clarke 9' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Pippen Jr. 2 AST)
3428
(2:50) MISS Tate 3PT Jump Shot
(2:50) Rockets Rebound
(2:50) Clarke L.B.FOUL (P2.PN) (J.Sterling)
+1 (2:50) Sengun Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
3528
+1 (2:50) Sengun Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
3628
(2:40) MISS Aldama 3PT Jump Shot
(2:39) Rockets Rebound
(2:31) MISS Whitmore 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:31) LaRavia BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:28) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:25) MISS Whitmore 6' Layup
(2:25) Jackson Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:23) Adams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(2:18) Jump Ball Jackson Jr. vs. Adams: Tip to LaRavia
(2:18) Adams Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(2:18) Jackson Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (2:10) Aldama 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jackson Jr. 2 AST)
3631
(1:54) Pippen Jr. S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Sterling)
+1 (1:54) Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
3731
+1 (1:54) Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
3831
(1:43) Tate P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Sterling)
(1:36) MISS Aldama 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:34) Adams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+3 (1:17) Ja. Green 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS)
4131
+3 (1:02) Kennard 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS) (LaRavia 1 AST)
4134
(0:38) MISS Whitmore 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:37) GRIZZLIES Rebound
+2 (0:29) Morant 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (9 PTS)
4136
(0:21) MISS Whitmore 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:17) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:17) MISS Ja. Green Tip Dunk Shot
(0:17) Tate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (0:16) Ja. Green 28' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Brooks 2 AST)
4436
(0:16) Bane FLAGRANT.FOUL.TYPE1 (P2.PN) (J.Williams)
(0:16) MISS Ja. Green Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 2
(0:16) Rockets Rebound
+1 (0:16) Ja. Green Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
4536
(0:06) MISS Brooks 3PT Jump Shot
(0:02) Morant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Morant 39' 3PT Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:00) GRIZZLIES Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

MEM

119Points115

41-96(42.7%)Field Goal(%)42-84(50.0%)

13-34(38.2%)3-Point(%)10-32(31.3%)

24-41(58.5%)Free Throw(%)21-30(70.0%)

44(16)Rebounds(Offensive)43(10)

21Assists20

13Steals9

3Blocks8

12Turnovers19

23Fouls28

48Pts In The Paint62

22Fast Break Pts8

31Pts Off Turnovers11

23Bench Pts43

17Largest Lead4

Game Details

Thursday, January 9, 2025 · 8:00 PM

FedExForum · Memphis, TN

attendance: 16,298 (89.9%)