With just over three seconds left and down by three, Grizzlies star guard Desmond Bane decided to chuck up a game-tying shot from well beyond the three-point line. With the game on the line, Bane drilled it, only to have the shot waved off because Jenkins called a timeout before the release.
The Houston Rockets (25-12) host the Memphis Grizzlies (25-14) on Monday at Toyota Center, the second game in four days between the two teams. On Thursday in Memphis, Alperen Şengün's double-double and Fred VanVleet's clutch play helped the Rockets hold off the Grizzlies in a 119-115 win.
The Grizzlies need Zach Edey's muscle while Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. try out some old actions versus Alperen Sengun's Rockets.
After playing just nine games in the 2023-24 season, Ja Morant has taken a step back after returning from injury but the Memphis Grizzlies still sit in third place in the West with a 25-14 record.
The Rockets won a direct duel that allows them to strengthen their position in second place in the West.
Memphis star Ja Morant scored the game-winner with 18.6 seconds left on Saturday, lifting the Memphis Grizzlies to a 117-125 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in a tension-packed NBA shootout. Morant, playing his second game back from a shoulder ...
Ja Morant might return from injury, and Rockets center Steven Adams will play in Memphis for the first time since the Grizzlies traded him last February.
Thursday night (1/9/25) the Houston Rockets secured a 119-115 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum. Alperen Şengün led the Rockets with an impressive 32 points and 14 rebounds, showcasing his dominance in the paint.
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Rockets beat the Grizzlies 119-115 in Morant's return
Ja Morant scored 27 points in his return from a five-game absence with a shoulder injury, and Jaren Jackson Jr. added 21 points.
Alperen Sengun had 32 points and 14 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets held on to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 119-115 on Thursday night in a showdown between two of the top teams in the Western Conference.
Jalen Green added 27 points and Fred VanVleet contributed 22 to lead the Houston Rockets past the Memphis Grizzlies 119-115 for their fifth straight road victory. Ja Morant paced the Grizzlies ...