Grizzlies 120-119 Rockets (30 January 2025) Game Recap

Memphis, Tenn .– Desmond course had 24 points and 12 rebounds, Jaren Jackson Jr.

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

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

Memphis (32-16) moved within half a play in Houston second at the Western conference.

Both teams were without key players. Houston’s Alperen Sengun who was advertised as A Western Conference All-Star Reserve Earlier Thursday, there was a left calf contusion, and the Memphis guard yes Morant sat out with the right shoulder tenderness.

Takeaways

ROCKETS: Houston built an 11-point first half on the strength of his 3-point shooting, but couldn’t keep Memphis down on the stretch.

Grizzlies: Memphis finally passed Houston after losing the team’s previous three meetings this season.

Keying moment

With 13 seconds left, Grizzlies’ Jaylen Wells ran for a walk-aead, quick-break-layup when the official marat Kogut called Timeout. Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins was exciting and said he never called timeout, and it looked like he was moving for well to drive to the basket instead of signaling to stop the clock. However, Jackson drove into the paint and was persecuted after timeout and created the outdoor free throws.

Key State

Rockets grabbed 19 offensive rebounds, led to 30 points.

Up next

Rockets host Brooklyn on Saturday. Grizzlies play on Milwaukee on Sunday.

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